It’s that time again — back into the listener mailbag for another round of Q&A on The Side Hustle Show.
This week, I’ve got 13 brand-new questions to dive into, covering everything from launching a hustle with $5,000, to small-town business ideas, making money with art, navigating anonymity online, and even whether rich people should still have side hustles.
This is the 18th installment of the series, feel free to check out the older ones:
- 641: Starting Over? Podcasting, Newsletters, Competing in a “No Click” World, and more: 10 Questions with Nick
- 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
Let’s dive in!
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The Questions
- If you had $5,000 to invest, which side hustle would you do? (00:00)
- We live in a small town. I’ve got two little kids under 2 that I take care of all day. Any ideas on what I can do, preferably from home? (02:11)
- For privacy reasons and workplace relationships, I’d like to set up a website, LLC and email newsletter, but I wanna do it anonymously. Do you have any experience with virtual addresses or would you recommend any alternative solutions? (06:11)
- How do I even get started with AI? (09:19)
- In your podcast episodes, you often discuss using Google (or other platforms) trending search data so that you can sell what people are searching for. However, I don’t know how to get that information. (13:49)
- What are the apps that could pay me for watching videos? (16:41)
- I run a newsletter, and I noticed that you’re a part of the Paved sponsor platform, and I was wondering how it is. How many sponsorships do you get from there per month? Do you do any other form of outreach to get sponsors? If so, what do you do to draw in or get sponsors for your newsletter? (19:33)
- What do you think are good and simple ways to earn money with drawing? I wouldn’t want to do portraits or caricatures in markets and such. (22:04)
- A friend of mine is really deep into the “make money online” scene. He puts in a ton of hours, but he completely avoids traditional jobs or careers with benefits, even though money is always tight. He does not understand opportunity cost. He’s got money problems. I’m worried about him. (27:49)
- Are you still married to your high school sweetheart? (30:48)
- Wait, did I just see you on a CNBC commercial? (31:36)
- Should rich people have side hustles? (34:09)
- What’s the most unique niche you’ve come across? (37:05)
Links and Resources
- 635: How to Start a Moving Box Rental Business: $1000/mo on the Side, with Gary Grewal
- 599: How to Start Your Own Vending Machine Business, with Mike Hoffman
- 683: How to Find Your Side Hustle Niche
- 403: “Local” E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products with Jenn Fei
- 659: $100k with AI-Coded Apps, with Pete McPherson
- 566: 27 Creative Ways to Use AI in Your Business to Work Smarter and Earn More
- 677: 8 Ways Real Side Hustles Are Using AI to Make More Money
- 615: Starting a Local Newsletter Business: $200K from 18K Subscribers, with Ryan Sneddon
- 675: Rating 10 Popular Passive Income Ideas with Pat Flynn
- 532: The Ladders of Wealth Creation: A Step-by-Step System to Up Your Earning Power, with Nathan Barry
- 597: Website Rentals: The Simple Local Websites That Earn $1000/mo, with Miao Rios
- 51: One Listener’s Year of Hustle: Apps, YouTube, Kindle, Udemy, Fiverr, and More, with Alex Genadinik
- 691: One House a Year: Your Simple 10-Year Path to Financial Flexibility, with Dustin Heiner
- 679: Free Inventory: The Sustainable Stuffed Animal Side Hustle
- 668: How I Built an $80k/Year Side Hustle Around Ancient Coins, with Dean Kinzer
- 658: $160k Talking About Australian Fantasy Football, with Ryan “Heff” Gerlach
- 652: How to Start a Dress Rental Business: $150k Renting Out Dresses, with Summer Fisher
- 611: The 6-Figure Video Game Mom: How to Build a 6-Figure Business Teaching Video Games, with Devyn Ricks
- 10 Creative Side Hustles That Make Real Money – Part 7
- Porkbun
- HeyGen
- Northwest Registered Agent
- LegalZoom
- Google Trends
- Research Keywords for Campaigns with Keyword Planner
- Keywords Everywhere
- Ubersuggest: Free Keyword Research Tool – Neil Patel
- eRank
- TubeBuddy
- Ahrefs
- Semrush
- Slicethepie
- Slicethepie Review
- Mediaprobe
- KatWatchesHorrorMovies
- Paved
- Kit
- GooGenius
- $1,000 100 Ways: How Real People Make Real Money on the Side (and how you can too)
- Jesse Spencer Smith @jessespencersmith)
- Ryan Trahan
- Planet of Names
- I’m worried about my friend who’s into “sideHustle culture gig passive income”
- Sidehusl.com
- Financial Panther
- How To Start a Side Hustle | Smarter by CNBC Make It
- Tina Fey admits she judges ‘rich people’ who have side hustles
- My First Million
- Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
- JM Street Poetry
- Mary Margaret Designs
- WhatsInABabyName.com
- TMSOFT’s White Noise Sleep Sounds
- The Purple Store
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