Side Hustle 101: Proven Ideas to Make Extra Money

The Fastest and Cheapest Way to Build a Great-Looking Website for your Side Hustle Service [Case Study]

August 25, 2023February 23, 2018

A couple weekends ago I finally got around to creating a website for a new side hustle of mine; non-fiction book editing.

Now I should mention that this is something I’ve been quietly doing on the side for the last year or so without a website, landing clients via word of mouth and even a few through Fiverr.

When your service business is just starting out, you absolutely don’t need a website. In fact, it can be one big giant distraction from your primary goal of winning paying clients.

271: Brilliant Blogging, Ruthless Productivity, and Guaranteed Success: 20 Questions with Nick

August 28, 2023February 22, 2018

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.

I’ve had quite a few interesting questions come in since the last Q&A episode, and picked 20 to talk through in today’s show.

Like this format? This is the 5th installment of “20 Questions” so feel free to go back and binge on the older ones too.

267: The Hustler’s Mindset: The 10 Traits of Successful Side Hustle Entrepreneurs

May 18, 2026January 25, 2018

This should probably be episode 1, not 267, but if I’m being totally honest, I probably wasn’t in a place personally or professionally to record it as episode 1.

I’ve avoided doing a “mindset” episode for almost 5 because I didn’t think it was necessary.

But older and (hopefully) wiser, I’ve come to see the mindset conversation as an important one, and one I’ve been overlooking for a long time.

261: Health and Fitness for Busy Entrepreneurs – The Most Overlooked Productivity Hack?

May 9, 2024December 14, 2017

I felt gross. I was tired from chasing a toddler around, out of shape, and fighting a series of frustrating injuries.

And I realized it was hurting my output at work. Building a business takes real energy and real brainpower, and I wasn’t performing optimally because my body wasn’t performing optimally.

I knew I had to do something about it.

256: Bootstrapped Business Idea Brain Dump: 8 Business Models You Can Borrow w/ Zero (or Better than Zero) Startup Costs

April 26, 2024November 9, 2017

In my annual member survey, one of the 3 most common obstacles I hear is the money needed to start a business. As in, “I don’t have enough money to start a business.” (The other 2 are time and ideas.) It’s kind of a chicken vs. egg problem: you need money to start the business … Read more

253: Your Escape Plan: How to Make Early “Retirement” a Reality

July 24, 2023October 19, 2017

Quit my job? “That’s stupid,” Kim Anderson told her husband, Cressel.

But she eventually did quit, and it turned out to be a really smart move. Together the couple paid off $93k in debt in less than 2 years, setting themselves up for a life of “financial flexibility.”

25 Productivity and Automation Hacks from a 6-Figure Freelancer

May 17, 2026October 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?”

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

May 17, 2026August 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.

239: How to Cultivate Creativity Like an Inventor to Generate Product and Business Ideas

January 16, 2024July 20, 2017

You can be a creator or a consumer, but it’s the creators that get paid.

I’ve argued before that creativity is the most important skill for entrepreneurs because before you can sell something, you have to create that value proposition.

But what if you’re not creative?

I believe we all have that innate creative spirit in us somewhere, it’s just a matter of flexing that creative muscle.

237: How to Quickly Brainstorm and Validate Business Ideas, with Noah Kagan

March 31, 2025July 6, 2017

Noah Kagan is Chief Sumo and founder of Sumo.com and AppSumo.com, which now do over 8-figures a year. He blogs about his personal and business experiences at OkDork.com, and his new podcast is called Noah Kagan Presents.

Noah has built up a number of successful businesses and is always toying with new ideas or looking for the next big business opportunity, so he was the perfect person to brainstorm with.

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