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.

$70k on the Side in 6 Months with Aura Photography

January 28, 2026November 13, 2025

What if you could earn $5,000 in a single weekend taking rainbow-colored portraits that help people feel seen and valued?

Summer Ray built exactly that kind of business with aura photography, creating portraits that visualize someone’s energy field and command $44 per session.

From somalumin.com, Summer has earned $70,000 in just six months while keeping her full-time job.

If you’ve never heard of aura photography before, that’s totally fine. But whether you believe in energy fields or not, Summer’s strategic approach to building this business offers valuable lessons for any event-based side hustle.

20 Best Side Hustles for Retirees: How Seniors Can Make Extra Money

December 17, 2025November 12, 2025

What are the best side hustles for seniors?

If you’re looking to earn extra money in retirement (or nearing retirement), you’re in the right place.

And you’re not alone — roughly 1 in 4 baby boomers already has a side hustle.

30 Ways to Make Extra Money for Christmas: Winter Side Hustles That Really Pay

December 12, 2025November 7, 2025

Looking to make extra money for Christmas?

You’re not alone!

The average American spent over $900 on Christmas last year.

In this post, we’ll share our top side hustle picks to make extra money for the holidays.

$1,000 a Day Posting on Facebook

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025

Let me tell you about the side hustle I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it myself.

Jeff Rose from Good Financial Sense is earning over $1,000 per day by posting content on Facebook. And a lot of it is just screenshots of other people’s tweets.

He cracked the code of Facebook’s content monetization program, where the platform pays creators to keep users engaged.

The more time you spend scrolling, the more advertising dollars Facebook makes — and they’re sharing that revenue with content creators like Jeff.

In this episode, Jeff pulls back the curtain on exactly how he built this income stream in less than a year, working just a few hours per week.

71 Side Hustle Jobs to Make Money Fast: $25-$100+/hr in Your Spare Time

December 17, 2025November 5, 2025

Side hustle jobs are everywhere these days!

There are dozens (maybe even hundreds) of different apps that all promise a different way to make extra money in your spare time.

In this post, I’ll share some of the most popular side hustle jobs, and where you can go to get started.

How (and Why) to Get a Business Credit Card for Your Side Hustle

January 17, 2026November 5, 2025

Is a small business credit card a good option for you and your side hustle?

Whether you’re looking for a way to separate your business and personal finances, or need a line of credit to cover startup costs, this post has you covered.

20 Ways to Make Money on Facebook … without Selling Your Soul

November 6, 2025November 5, 2025

Could you turn your Facebook habit into cash?

The average Facebook user spends more than half an hour a day on the site, and the company is certainly making money off you!

With more than 2 billion members, a robust advertising platform, and a popular peer-to-peer marketplace, there are tons of ways to make money on Facebook.

FlexJobs Review: Is FlexJobs Legit? Read Before Signing Up…

November 10, 2025November 3, 2025

FlexJobs promises to connect remote job seekers with verified, scam-free job listings.

But is it worth paying for?

17 Marketing Tips from Side Hustle Show Listeners: What’s Working Now?

November 10, 2025November 3, 2025

Marketing can feel like shouting into the void, especially when you’re just getting started with your side hustle.

To find out what’s actually working today across a wide range of industries, I’ve crowdsourced some wisdom from Side Hustle Show listeners.

One common theme from the past couple years is the strategy of using social media content to try and hit the algorithm on your platform of choice, and then get those viewers or readers to follow you or to join your email list.

I asked listeners to share a marketing tactic that’s working well for them right now, and I got back a ton of great responses.

Here are 17 of the best marketing tips that were submitted, many of which you can apply to your business today.

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