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.
Service businesses can get a bad rap.
After all, there are still clients to deal with, there’s actual labor involved in fulfillment, they’re just not as glamorous as other more “passive” income models.
But you should know that more side hustle show guests started with a service-based business model than any other.
Do you know how much cash flows through your hometown on a monthly basis?
Today I’m joined by someone who can help you answer that question; Nick Huber, co-founder of Storage Squad and host of The Sweaty Startup podcast.
Building a remote cleaning side hustle from scratch. How crazy unique is that?
Skyler helps homeowners get the help they need while also helping on-the-ground professional cleaners get the work they want — and still makes a margin in the middle.
And the most interesting part is he’s running this $60k/month operation in less than two years — all while keeping his day job.
Sometimes the simplest ideas can lead to remarkable success.
That’s certainly the case for Gary Grewal, founder of Cal Box Rental, a moving box rental service that has grown from a college student’s brainstorm to a successful side hustle generating $1,000 in monthly recurring revenue.
For the last 10 years, he has been renting out moving boxes with a low start-up cost, consistent and increasing demand, and only a few hours per week to run on the side of his day job.
Becoming a mystery shopper is often included in lists of ways to make extra money.
But how does mystery shopping work?
Can you really get paid to shop and test products or services?
How do you find legit mystery shopping gigs?
How much can you realistically earn as a mystery shopper?
I had the same questions — and in this post, I’ll answer them all. I even got to make some money as a mystery shopper myself!
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.
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.
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.
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