Hands down, freelancing is the one of the fastest ways to begin making extra money on the side.
You don’t need to build a website, create a product, or even come up with some killer business idea. All you need is to dig into your inventory of current skills, and find ONE client you can solve a problem for.
What kind of problems could you solve? In the archives here, you’ll find people freelancing their skills in:
For more, here are some of the most in-demand freelance skills.
No, it’s not as sexy as “passive income,” but it’s not as speculative either. You can start getting paid right away, and if your goal is to replace your day job income, there’s probably no faster way.
I compiled a binge-worthy selection of freelancing and service business podcast episodes from The Side Hustle Show into this playlist. I think you’ll like it!
Dive into the archives here to figure out what you can sell as a freelancer and how to get it done.
This episode’s guest is about to start his sophomore year in college, but he’s already making around $10k a month from his side hustle window washing side hustle.
And it all started with a $200 window cleaning kit from Amazon.
Let’s break down how Jack Leimbach (@jackexteriorcleaning) is doing it, all while balancing school.
This episode is all about making use of the Piggyback Principle — why it’s easier to fill demand than to create it from scratch.
Just like how kids would rather get a piggyback ride than walk because it’s easier.
The same is true in business — this strategy allows you to ride the wave of success software products are experiencing to catch that rising tide and get better, faster results with less work.
To help illustrate this, I brought on Kristi DaSilva from DaSilvaLife.com.
DaSilva Life helps small businesses build success by setting up and integrating two popular software tools, HoneyBook and ClickUp, into their workflow and operations.
This earns her thousands of dollars per project along the way.
Roman Shmundyak didn’t intend to start a freight dispatching business. But when other trucking companies kept asking for his help, he couldn’t keep ignoring the idea.
Plus, dispatching was lower risk than owning a fleet of trucks himself — and gave him the flexibility to work remotely.
In episode 622 of The Side Hustle Show, Roman shares how to:
market a dispatch business and get your first customers
match freight with truckers that can carry it
grow your dispatch business and free up your time
A good dispatcher can earn $1,000 a month per client, and can handle several clients at once.
Today, Roman still oversees the dispatch business at Alfa X Logistics, and also helps new dispatchers learn the business at LearnDispatch.com.
Making $10k a month is a meaningful income milestone. That equates to $120k a year — a comfortable 6-figure income.
When I started making $10,000 a month consistently, I felt a lot of pride — like I’d “made it” — and finally had some breathing room in my budget.
In this post, I’ll break down some realistic ways to make $10k a month, both as an employee and as an entrepreneur.
Do you have an overwhelming number of photos scattered across your phone or even tucked away in dusty albums in the attic?
Would you hire someone to organize it for you?
I never imagined photo organizing as a side hustle could pay $85/hr per project, nor did I anticipate its high demand.
But Cheryl DiFrank from mymemoryfile.com says she’s building a six-figure business in the process.
What freelance skills are most in-demand right now?
Freelancing is one of the fastest side hustle ideas to start, and one of the fastest growing employment segments in the US.
But if you don’t have any immediately freelance-able skills, it can be frustrating to know where to begin. The good news is you have the ability to learn new skills!
And you’re going to learn a new skill, it might as well be something that pays well, right?
Do you want to make money with a 3D printer?
Whether you’re looking to build a 3D printing side hustle or just offset the costs of your 3D printing hobby, you’re in the right place.
Even though 3D printers can be expensive, the good news is there are lots of ways to turn them into money makers.
Is there gold in your backyard?
Or, more accurately … dog poop?
Erica Krupin found $1000 a week in hers, with a side hustle that can easily be replicated in your local area.
It’s not every day you spot one of your podcast guests’ yard signs while driving, but that’s exactly what happened to me.
As we cruised the neighborhood, a bright pink “Kroopin’s Poopin Scoopin” sign caught my eye.
We first heard from this guest in 2020.
She was earning around a thousand bucks a week from her part-time pooper scooper/pet waste removal business.
And since then, it has grown to serve almost 200 weekly residential customers at an average ticket price of $99/month.
In this ‘Where Are They Now?’ episode, I have once again Erica Krupin from Kroopin’s Poopin Scoopin to talk about what this former side hustle looks like at scale.
A service business is one of the fastest side hustles to get off the ground, and you can scale it by hiring other people to deliver the work.
But is there an advantage to staying as a solo operator?
To find out, it’s time for another Side Hustle Showdown. This time looking at: freelancing vs building an agency.
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