It’s time once again 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 10 to talk through in today’s show.
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We’re covering everything from building audiences in today’s digital landscape and even how to compete in what some are calling a “no-click” world.
This is the 17th installment of this series, so feel free to check out the older ones:
- 616: Lifestyle Creep, Luck, and Why Every Podcast Guest Has an Online Course: Q&A w/ Nick
- 585: Giving Away Ideas, Getting Great Guests, Growing Your Business, and More: 20 Questions With Nick
- 556: Pricing, Podcasting, Permission to Quit, and More: 20 Questions with Nick
- 498: Profitable Podcasting, Getting Clients, and $50k/mo in Passive Income: 20 Questions with Nick
- 451: Affiliate Marketing, Early Retirement, and Side Hustle Shifts Over 8 Years of Podcasting: 20 Questions with Nick
- 431: Fear of Selling, Protecting Ideas, Podcasting and More
- 412: Side Hustle Ethics, Charging Your Friends, the Side Hustles I’m Most Excited About, and More
- 365: Market Saturation, Mind Mapping, Miracle Mornings, and More
- 346: The Con of the Side Hustle, Beanie Babies, Affiliate Marketing, and More
- 320: Multiplying Money, Morning Routines, and $100k Side Hustles
- 291: Email, Ebooks, Platforms, and Conferences
- 271: Brilliant Blogging, Ruthless Productivity, and Guaranteed Success
- 245: Network Marketing, Imposter Syndrome, My Side Hustle Mistakes, and More
- 219: Growing Traffic, Monetization, List-Building, a Day in the Life, and More
- 198: Blogging, Branding, Book Writing, and Finding the Right Side Hustle for You
- 181: SEO, Affiliate Marketing, Self-Publishing, Udemy, and More
Plus, I’ll share what keeps drawing me back year after year at FinCon.
Let’s dive in!
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The Questions
- Is it too late to start a podcast? And how long did it take to start making money from the show? (00:12)
- I’m 50 years old trying to restart my career. Would it be worthwhile to start a blog or YouTube channel targeting the Australian audience? (06:22)
- I started a free email newsletter for Southern California artists, growing to 4.5k subscribers in just 3 months. I’m ready to monetize. (08:15)
- I’m looking at starting a consulting business. I want to register a domain so I can have a professional email. What’s the best place to do that? (14:58)
- Is there anywhere on your site that covers ideas disabled people/people with mobility restrictions can do? (17:09)
- I’m struggling to launch my small sewing classes for kids. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? (18:55)
- My wife and I have been podcasting since 2018 in the special needs parenting niche. We’ve built up an audience, but we haven’t made any money. (21:46)
- How do you compete in a “no-click” world? (27:44)
- Can you really get paid to be an online friend? (31:57)
- Nick, what keeps you coming back (to FinCon)? What’s next? What are you working on? (34:24)
Links and Resources
- Ep 287: Choose Financial Independence: 10 Months to “FU Money”, with Jonathan Mendonsa
- Ep 436: John Lee Dumas’ Advice for Side Hustlers: Be “The Worst”
- FinCon
- Ep 615: Starting a Local Newsletter Business: $200K from 18K Subscribers, with Ryan Sneddon
- Register your domain at GoDaddy
- Register your domain at Porkbun
- Free domain with hosting registration at Bluehost
- Google Business Suite
- Side Hustle Nation Freelancing Archives
- Side Hustle Nation Consulting Archives
- Ep 343: Hiring Your First Virtual Assistant: When, Where, and How to Do it Right
- My Teachable Course Creation, Launch Strategy, and Results
- Ep 637: $1000 a Week Selling Digital Products, with Debbie Gartner
- Ep 582: How to Use AI to Create Digital Products: $30k a Month, with Becky Beach
- Ep 449: Etsy Printables: $10,000 a Month Selling Digital Products on Etsy, with Rachel Jones
- Ep 520: Building a $15K/Month Print on Demand Business on Etsy, with Heather Johnson
- Ep 402: Merch by Amazon and Print on Demand w/ a 6-Figure Designer with Michael Essek
- Jon Morrow with Smart Blogger
- Jon Morrow’s Linkedin Post: I Made $15 Million While Being Paralyzed from the Neck down.
- Ep 634: $100k Hosting Local Craft Workshops as a Side Hustle, with Chloe Winstanley
- Ep 289: After School Programs: How to Make $200 an Hour Playing with Kids, with May Najafabadi
- Ep 442: How to Make Money on Outschool: Tips from a $10k a Month Teacher, with Jade Weatherington
- Ep 524: This Teacher’s Side Hustle Brought in $20k in Her First Year, with Megan Champion
- How to Fight Back Against a Traffic-Less Web by Rand Fishkin
- Ep 482: From 6-Figure Blog to 7-Figure Online Business: Catching Up with Robert Farrington
- Ep 605: Blogging in a Post-HCU World: The Savvy 7-Figure Online Business, with Kelan Kline
- RentAFriend
- Ep 611: The 6-Figure Video Game Mom: How to Build a 6-Figure Business Teaching Video Games, with Devyn Ricks
- The Stacking Benjamins Show with Joe
- Self Publishing School with Chandler Bolt
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