Pallet flipping is a popular "buy low, sell high" side hustle.When you return a product to Costco, Amazon, or Walmart, it doesn’t always go back to the shelves. In most cases, that product ends up at a local liquidator that resells it to side hustlers, who then flip it for profit.Jamie McAuley has been doing just that for the past few years, and he’s earned over $25k in profit in the process.Jamie is one half of the dynamic duo behind the Jamie and Sarah YouTube channel, where they cover all things return pallets, furniture flipping, and more.Tune in to this Side Hustle Show interview to learn: The ins and outs of the pallet flipping game how to avoid scams Jamie’s tips on how to make pallet flipping worthwhile for you Full Show Notes: Pallet Flipping: How We Made $25k Flipping Liquidation PalletsListener Bonus: The Best Items to Flip for a Profit

Starting a recruiting business can be a lucrative side hustle, especially if you love playing matchmaker.Jon Chintanaroad knows the recruiting business inside and out, having worked for staffing agencies before starting and selling his own recruiting business.Today, he helps hundreds of other people start and expand their own profitable recruiting businesses at Recruiting Accelerator.Tune in to episode 568 of The Side Hustle Show to learn: Jon’s best practices for acquiring new clients and finding candidates what he calls “stealth mode” how to set yourself up for success Full Show Notes: How to Start a Recruiting Business and Earn $10-20k Per HireNew to the show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here!

"To build income you can hustle, but to build wealth you need to build something that doesn’t require your hands."That's what this week's guest told me, and then walked me down an interesting path in building that elusive "hands-free" business. His angle?Product licensing.Product licensing is essentially selling your ideas to larger companies for a percentage of future sales. You don't have to worry about the design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, or anything outside an initial pitch and perhaps a prototype.Stephen Key is a master of this and has been doing it decades. He's the author of One Simple Idea, the bestselling licensing book, and the founder of InventRight.In this conversation, Stephen shares how you can get started in product licensing without any big upfront investment, how to protect your intellectual property without a patent, and how to get big companies to take you seriously.Full Show Notes and Free Bonus: Turn Your Ideas into Recurring RevenueGet Your Personalized Side Hustle Show Playlist!

With a ton of ways for people to make money, Amazon is at the center of lots of side hustles these days.The innovative—if not controversial—Seattle company still has its core retail business, but has expanded in many different directions. For entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and everyone else looking to earn some extra cash, Amazon probably has an option for you.In fact, I have several Amazon-related income streams myself!It's the 4th most popular website in the country, and 13th most popular in the entire world. That means there's a huge volume of traffic--and buyers--visiting every day.Let's dive in and explore some of the many ways to make money on Amazon.Full Show Notes: 20 Ways to Make Money on Amazon

AI is rapidly revolutionizing the business landscape, offering a wide range of benefits from task automation to better customer service.Despite concerns about job displacement and ethical considerations, I’m curious to learn what tools are out there and how we can best use them to work smarter and drive better results.To help with that, I’ve crowdsourced some wisdom from Side Hustle Show listeners on how you’re using AI in your businesses, and you delivered big time.Stick around to hear creative suggestions on how you can boost your side hustle using AI tools or ignite a new income stream altogether.Ready? Let’s do it!Full Show Notes: 27 Ways to Use AI in Your Business

This week’s guest learned how to tap into the massive viewership of YouTube and make viral, cash-flowing videos on autopilot.Tony Lysandrides runs several YouTube channels, and what’s unique about his videos is he’s not on them. They’re faceless videos intentionally engineered for virality.Tony now brings in up to $14k a month in ad revenue from his videos. With a little practice and a little patience, there’s no reason you can’t do the same.Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear: Tony’s research process how he decides what videos to make the automated production process that keeps the publishing machine spinning Full Show Notes: YouTube Automation: Up to $14k a Month w/ Faceless Viral Videos

I love a good rental business: buy something once and get paid for it over and over again.It’s a cool model, and this week’s guest found a creative approach to it in the mobility scooter niche.Lenny Tim from LAMobilityScooterRentals.com is a serial side hustler and entrepreneur involved in the e-commerce and YouTube space. He built his scooter rental to $3k a month in his spare time.Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear how: Lenny discovered his niche found his first customers expanded his fleet and operations Full Show Notes and Bonus PDF: $3k a Month Renting Out Mobility Scooters Part-Time

Today, we’re doing another round of business idea giveaways with Side Hustle Show listener and serial entrepreneur Steve Chou.Steve built not one but two 7-figure businesses — MyWifeQuitHerJob.com and BumbleBeeLinens.com — and started both as side hustles.We did one of these episodes back in September, episode 530, so check that out if you enjoy this format.Without further ado, let’s get into it!Full Show Notes: 19 Business Ideas Free for the Taking

Last month, I did an episode on the 17 different income streams I was working on.One of the smallest on that list generated the largest response, and that was the Amazon Influencer Program.At the time of that recording, I made only $9.50, but I mentioned it was the easiest $9.50 I ever made online. A month later, I earned over $100.Now, there were a lot of questions about the program, and we’re going to attempt to answer those in today’s episode to see whether the Amazon Influencer Program could be a new income stream for you!To better explain how the program works, I’ve enlisted the help of two Side Hustle Show listeners who’ve been in the program for longer and are now earning around $2k a month from their product review videos.The first is Jon Corres, who encouraged me to test the program. You might remember him from episode 413 where he discussed how he made $10k on YouTube without being on camera.And second is Tyler Christensen from TylerChristensen.com — a serial side hustler, university instructor, and father of four who has also been doing well with the program.Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear: how to get accepted into the Amazon Influencer Program Jon and Tyler’s best practices for review videos other revenue streams they’re involved in Full Show Notes: From Zero to $2k a Month w/ the Amazon Influencer Program

In his book “Start From Zero,” Dane Maxwell shares a simple framework to use as an engine for coming up with both business ideas and your first sales: CPSO (Customer → Pain → Solution → Offer).Thanks to this framework, Chris Panteli from Linkifi.io found a common pain point and started selling the solution from zero to $50k a month in recurring revenue.Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear: How Linkifi found their first customers how they price their work Chris' tips on using HARO (Help A Reporter Out) for backlinks Full Show Notes: From Selling Fish and Chips to a $50k/mo Online BusinessDownload Your Free Bonus: 101 Service Business Ideas