Nick Loper

Nick Loper is a side hustle expert who loves helping people earn more money and start businesses they care about. He hosts the award-winning Side Hustle Show, where he's interviewed over 500 successful entrepreneurs, and is the bestselling author of Buy Buttons, The Side Hustle, and $1,000 100 Ways. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Forbes, TIME, Newsweek, Business Insider, MSN, Yahoo Finance, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Hubspot, Ahrefs, Shopify, Investopedia, VICE, Vox, Mashable, ChooseFI, The Penny Hoarder, GoBankingRates, and more.

25 Productivity and Automation Hacks from a 6-Figure Freelancer

August 28, 2023October 16, 2017

There’s a great deal written about how to find work in the first place, but once you have it, how do you manage everything effectively? You must avoid becoming a victim of your own success, keep your work-life balance healthy, delight your clients, and ensure you still have enough projects coming in.

If you want to work in harmony and avoid the anxiety monster, you need to look at every aspect of your work and ask “How can I make this better?”

252: Facebook Ads Arbitrage: How to Drive Consistent Profitable Traffic to Your Blog

April 29, 2024October 12, 2017

Would you trade $1000 for $2000? How about $10,000 for $18,000?

If you’re anything like me, I’ll make those trades all day long!

Well, Deacon Hayes is doing exactly that every month through his blog, Facebook ads, and affiliate marketing.

Quarterly Progress Report – Q3 2017

November 22, 2021October 9, 2017

In a way, that consistent effort has started to feel a little tedious, like I’m never getting ahead of it, and I’m trying to come to grips with never really being done. There will always be more I want to work on and new projects I’d love to tackle.

Instead it’s become a game of focus and prioritization, which I know is good for me, but frustrating at the same time for somebody who wants to do all the things.

So why a “progress” report? Because that’s what it’s all about.

251: When a Side Hustle Fails – Lessons, Pivots, and Next Steps from a Less-Than-Successful Side Project

November 5, 2021October 6, 2017

In this episode Dustin lifts the lid on a business he invested a large chunk of time and money into, only to pull the plug on it a year and a half later.

He designed a great product that solved a pain point for people in the fitness community.

So, what went wrong?

7 Steps to Earn Your First $1,000 as a Freelance Writer

January 10, 2023October 2, 2017

Being a freelance writer is an amazing way to put your love of words to use while bringing in a nice chunk of change on the side.

So let’s talk about how you can build a sustainable and thriving side hustle as a writer.

Just follow this step-by-step guide and you’ll be well on your way to earning your first $1,000 as a freelance writer.

249: SaaS Case Study: How Snappa Bootstrapped Their Way from Idea to $33k MRR in 2 Years

March 31, 2025September 28, 2017

Christopher Gimmer is the founder of Snappa.com, where you can “create online graphics in a snap.” Like perfectly sized social media graphics or blog images easily and professionally.

He’s built a cool do-it-yourself tool that’s sold on a monthly or annual subscription model. Another example of a recurring revenue model that can be scaled up over time.

Self-Publishing Income Report: 12 Months Post-Launch

December 4, 2020September 25, 2017

A year ago I launched my book Buy Buttons out into the world.

It was my most ambitious book project to-date, and I put a lot of effort into the creation and marketing of it.

The launch did well. The book became an Amazon bestseller on its first day and earned around $2600 in profit in its first month.

But several people have asked how it’s done since then, and while I had a vague idea that it was still selling daily, I figured the 1-year anniversary would be a good excuse to dive into the numbers to see in concrete terms how profitable it’s been in its first year.

247: How To Shortcut Your Financial Freedom with Short-Term Rentals ($15k a Month, Part-Time)

October 31, 2021September 14, 2017

Zeona McIntyre is earning $12-18k a month through her portfolio of vacation rental properties and her “co-hosting” service for other property owners.

All this has afforded Zeona financial independence at a very young age, as she built her operation largely by piggybacking on the growing popularity of Airbnb.

246: How to Start a Subscription Box Service: From Spare Bedroom to $15k in Monthly Recurring Revenue

January 5, 2023September 7, 2017

From the spare bedroom to $15k in monthly recurring revenue, Sam Gonzalez has grown the subscription style service UrbaneBox.com all on the side from his day job as a police officer.

He noticed his wardrobe was getting pretty outdated and with family and work life, he didn’t have any time (or desire, really) to go shopping. So he decided to do something about it and create an online subscription box business with a cool value proposition: $120 worth of designer clothes for $60.

245: Network Marketing, Imposter Syndrome, My Side Hustle Mistakes, and More: 20 Questions with Nick

November 9, 2023August 31, 2017

It’s time to dive into the ol’ listener mailbag and answer a few questions in this week’s edition of The Side Hustle Show.

It’s been 6 months since the last Q&A show I did (where does the time go??) and I’ve had quite a few interesting questions come in since then. I picked 20 to talk through in today’s show.

Usually Hustling, Occasionally Social