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.

How to Start a Business in 7 Days: 13 Real Ideas from Side Hustle Nation

August 28, 2023May 18, 2015

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to join John Lee Dumas on Entrepreneur on Fire, a top business podcast.

At the end of every show, he asks guests his famous “$500 question.” Naturally, there are some common threads in the answers, including the elements I touched on of networking, selling some service, or re-creating what you had on the “old” earth.

But since Side Hustle Nation is a creative bunch, I posed the question to in my email newsletter: What would you do?

111: How to Make Money as a Freelancer – Without Competing for Jobs on Elance or oDesk, with Daniel DiPiazza

August 25, 2023May 14, 2015

Freelancing or selling some useful service is one of the fastest ways to earn more money. It may not be as sexy as “passive income” but it does come with instant gratification.

Make deals, deliver awesome work, and get paid.

In today’s show, I’m excited to welcome back Daniel DiPiazza from Rich20Something.com. You may remember Daniel from Episode 35, where he talked about how his “marsupial method” took his tutoring business from $18 an hour to $1000 an hour.

12 Ways to Save Money on Conferences

September 28, 2023May 11, 2015

Last month I attended two industry conferences, ICON15 in Phoenix and New Media Expo in Las Vegas. My total travel and registration expenses were just $249.98 for both shows combined.

(Not including food and drinks.)

No matter what industry you’re in, I believe conferences are a great way to make lasting connections and friendships, and to learn from leaders in your space.

110: Monetizing Your Art and the Path to 1000 True Fans

November 6, 2021May 7, 2015

On this week’s show, I’m joined by Steph Halligan, who runs ArtToSelf.com. She’s a talented cartoonist who began a daily blog and email newsletter with inspirational and affirmational art — all created by her.

The site is 100% supported by donations from her followers, and even though it’s very early in the journey, I think there’s enough validation to say she’s on the path her 1000 true fans doing work she loves.

Beyond $5: 5 Fiverr Gigs with High Average Order Values

December 4, 2020May 6, 2015

Fiverr may have started as the $5 marketplace, but savvy sellers know there’s potential for much higher earnings on the platform.

These opportunities come in the form of gig extras (upsells), multiple orders, and their new custom offer tool. With the custom offer tool, you can now actually make sales up to $10,000, as AnarchoFighter shared earlier this year on The Side Hustle Show.

But if you’re just starting out as a seller, it can be tough to identify which gigs have high average order values.

108: The Best Passive Income Model?

July 3, 2025April 30, 2015

I was very excited to sit down with Mark Podolsky, The Land Geek, to talk about his side-hustle-turned-full-time-biz of investing in raw land.

In fact, he was able to replace his day job income and quit his job only 18 months after starting.

Mark calls it the best passive income model because you don’t have to worry about building a website, building a product, dealing with tenants, dealing with repairs, or selling a service.

Udemy Launch Strategy and Results – $3525 in 60 Days

May 16, 2020April 27, 2015

In November I released my Udemy course, Kindle Launch Plan: $1400 in 30 Days & an Amazon Bestseller.

It’s about time I break down what I did to create the course, launch it, and ultimately earn $3525 in the first 60 days.

Have you published a course on Udemy? How did it go?

Would you use their platform again?

106: Stand Out: Build Your Unique Authority and Get Paid

November 6, 2021April 23, 2015

Dorie’s latest book is called Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It, and it is the perfect companion to anyone trying to build a personal brand, an authority website, or an audience-based business.

This episode is a little different from other Side Hustle Show episodes because we actually don’t talk much about Dorie’s personal story or experience at all, but rather dive into the research and examples that went into Stand Out.

Listen in to learn how you can generate your next killer idea, get people to pay attention to you, and find a way to monetize it.

Quarterly Progress Report – Q1 2015

January 5, 2023April 20, 2015

This is my first attempt at what may turn into a regular series: a quarterly progress report.

Why quarterly? Because months are too short.

Why “progress”? Because that’s what it’s all about.

To me, progress means forward motion, or actively taking the steps to improve each day. It’s one thing we can control.

105: How to Retire in Your 30s

July 24, 2023April 16, 2015

I’ve been medium-obsessed with the idea of early retirement ever since I discovered this little blog called Mr. Money Mustache a couple years ago.

The basic formula goes like this: once you have 25x your annual spending in invested net worth, you can theoretically live off growth/interest/dividends in perpetuity.

On today’s episode you’ll meet Jeremy Jacobson, who retired at 37 and now spends his days traveling with his wife and soaking up new cultures and experiences — and blogging about financial independence.

Usually Hustling, Occasionally Social