Many freelancers in Side Hustle Nation eventually grow their business into an agency that no longer ties their time to their income. What that looks like in practice is often bringing in other team members to deliver the work.
The business ideas and case studies featured in these archives are generally a little “bigger” than a traditional freelance business, even if the actual work offered is the same.
What separates a service business from a freelance business is a matter of scale. No longer are your hours directly tied to your income, and you may not even be directly responsible for doing the work; that’s what your team is for.
This week’s guest booked $100k worth of work in their first 9 months of a new side hustle they had no experience with.
Haley Gallagher and her husband are serial side hustlers and were specifically looking for a side hustle they could do after hours.
Seeing an opportunity at a bar he was working security for, Haley’s husband asked if they could take on the cleaning contract.
If you’ve been searching the Internet for different businesses to start, chances are you’ve found thousands of ways to make money online.
But there may be an equal or greater opportunity to make money right in your own hometown with a good old-fashioned “blue collar” business idea.
You’ve heard of Hot Tub Time Machine, but how does Hot Tub Cash Machine sound?
That’s effectively the business model this week’s guest Steve Nadramia of LIHotTubRentals.com has.
Steve is a high school history and economics teacher in New York, and a listener of the show.
Yes, you really can get paid to be an online friend.
I’d seen sites like RentaFriend show up in lists of ways to make money online for years, and was always curious to learn more.
Are laundromats “the ultimate side hustle,” like my guest Jordan Berry described?
These simple, local, cash-flowing businesses have been around forever, but surprisingly this is the first time discussing them in detail on the show.
Ever feel like you need a personal assistant but can’t afford one?
Hannah Morgan found a way to help busy families get that support without the big price tag. She started Heron House Management, a virtual service that handles all the stuff families need to do but never have time for.
Think about it: remembering when summer camp sign-ups open, booking doctor appointments, planning family trips, or just keeping track of everyone’s schedules. Hannah’s team does all of that – from their computers.
Her business made $60,000 last year and keeps growing. And the best part is she works totally remote and helps families get their time back.
Is Mark Wills’ Loan Signing System legit? And will it work for you?
If there’s one side hustle that’s generated the most buzz among Side Hustle Nation in the last few years, it would have to be becoming a loan signing agent.
Loan signing agents are mobile Notaries that help facilitate mortgage closings, and can earn $75-200 per appointment. Mark calls this “the best-kept secret in real estate” and is obviously a huge cheerleader for his program.
But does it really work?
Starting a pressure washing business may be a great seasonal side hustle opportunity.
These types of blue collar businesses tend to have low startup costs and you may already have the skills and equipment you need to get started.
$500/day doing work you love?
Let’s talk about it.
In today’s topic, we’ll look at the delicious business of being a personal chef, with someone who’s been doing it for 25 years and turned her skill into a six-figure solopreneur business.
Jessica Leibovich, from ChefJessica.com, didn’t start off aiming for this. She was working in catering, young, overworked, and — like a lot of us at some point — burnt out. But one suggestion changed her life: “Have you ever thought about being a personal chef?” she was asked.
So not only was she good at it, but her first client paid her more in a day than she used to make in a week. And she’s been doing it ever since and sharing it with her students through her Prosperous Personal Chef’s Success Suite.
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