This week — in what has become a Thanksgiving tradition on the show — we’re diving into 10 creative side hustles that make real money.This is the 4th installment of the series, so I encourage you to go check out the other episodes if you like this format -- those are episodes 310, 363, and 420.Tune in to learn about how real people are making real money from everything from tarantulas to luxury picnics, from invisible sculptures to reselling driftwood that you can go pick up for free.Full Show Notes: 10 Creative Side Hustles That Make Real Money - Part 4

From hating photo booths to seeing an opportunity in the market and taking her photo booth side hustle to 6-figures in 18 months…That’s the story of today’s guest, Cat Bloch.Cat told me you would never “catch me dead” using a photo booth at a party.That was until she came across a modern photo booth, and it completely changed how she looked at this popular wedding venue and Gala attraction.Cat saw a gap in the market for an upmarket, modern, photo booth. Something that does much more than you’d expect from a photo booth, such as being used for corporate branding, immersive virtual experiences, and more.Starting with one photo booth out of her front closet, Cat and MDRN Photobooth Company now operate 20 photo booths in multiple cities all across Canada.Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn: how Cat got her first customers how she prices and positions her service to stand out from the competition and really smart and intentional ways she’s found a steady stream of bookings Full Show Notes and PDF Bonus: 6 Figures in 18 Months: Building a Photo Booth Rental Business

Can you really make money flipping phones?To find out, I sat down with pro cell phone flipper Jeff Duhon from the Smart Flippers Facebook group. In a typical week, Jeff resells 20-30 used iPhones with a target profit of $100 per flip.If you did half that volume, you could be earning $1000 a week.Flipping phones for profit can be a lucrative side hustle or grow into a full-time income stream, but, like any business, there are some pros and cons.The used cell phone industry is already huge, and growing bigger all the time. Estimates project the global market for secondhand phones to be worth between $39 and $52 billion by 2025.Here's how to carve out your piece of that massive pie.Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn: How to source profitable inventory The easiest places to resell your phones How to not get scammed After all, being able to go out into the world and find profit is a skill to recession-proof your life.Full Show Notes and PDF Bonus: $1K/Week: How to Flip Phones for Profit

Struggling to come up with a side hustle or business idea?To help get the creative idea juices flowing, I’ve invited Joel Hansen, a member of the founding team of Kern.al on the show.Kern.al is kind of like Reddit or Product Hunt, but for business ideas that don’t exist yet.Just a few minutes on the site definitely sparked some creativity for me so I encourage you to check it out.In this episode, Joel and I bounce some different business ideas back and forth that are free for you to run with and should be enough to get the cogs turning on your own ideas.Tune in to this episode of The Side Hustle Show to hear 16 business ideas that are free for the taking, including: why I’d be interested in an “erase me” button for personal data online ideas that have been posted on Kern.al for shadowing CEOs and elevating “Open” signs in shop windows a cool idea Joel has for autotext reminders and more Full Show Notes: 16 Business Ideas You're Free to Run With: The Business Idea Giveaway Show

Like it or not, we’re all marketers.Whether we’re selling ourselves in a job interview, pitching our product or service, or trying to get people to pay attention to our content — we’re all marketers.And you should know this is one of my all-time favorite topics.So, how do we solve the awareness problem?How do we position ourselves so the right people can find us — and the wrong ones leave us alone?To spark some inspiration and maybe breathe new life into your own marketing efforts, I asked members of Side Hustle Nation to share what’s working for them right now.Tune in to this episode of The Side Hustle Show to hear 16 of the best marketing wins and tips, including: how you can dominate local search for your business and get a steady flow of organic leads the best social platforms to use to grow and engage with your audience some different and highly effective ways you can build your network and more Full Show Notes: 16 Marketing Ideas from Side Hustle Nation to Grow Your Business

At the end of nearly every episode of The Side Hustle Show, I ask my guests for their “#1 tip for Side Hustle Nation.”There’s always a great variety of responses, and I wanted to take some time today to go through some of my favorites from the past 50-ish interviews.This has become an annual tradition on the show, which is now almost 8.5 years old and recently passed 17 million lifetime downloads.If you like this short-and-sweet meta-style show, be sure to check out the others in this series: Episode 50 - 2014 Episode 124 - 2015 Episode 177 - 2016 Episode 236 - 2017 Episode 288 - 2018 Episode 338 - 2019 Episode 392 - 2020 Full Show Notes: What I’ve Learned and Applied from 49 Awesome Entrepreneurs Part 8  

Where there’s pain, there might also be profit… That was the case for today’s guest, Pete Mockaitis. Pete was seeing some traction with his podcast, the HowToBeAwesomeAtYourJob Podcast, but was struggling to keep up all the off-air tasks — the show notes, the editing, the social media. For Pete Mockaitis, that pain turned into AwesomePros.co, a niche drop-servicing company that he co-founded with Brian Kearny and is now doing $10k a month in recurring revenue. This is something that will work in just about any niche where you can outsource tasks remotely, and in this episode, Pete and Brian break down exactly how they grew their business. Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn: how Pete and Brian took this from an in-house solution to a $10k/mo business the tactics they’ve used to grow their client roster how you can figure out niche and pricing if you want to replicate this in another vertical Full Show Notes: Online Drop Servicing - Building a $10k/mo Niche Productized Service Agency

One challenge that most new businesses face is the awareness problem – nobody knows you exist.To help erase this problem, I’ve invited Dustin Lien from JumpXmarketing.com back on the show.Dustin first appeared on episode 251 back in 2017. Back then, he was just ramping up JumpX after shutting down his own physical product business.Since then he’s grown it into a 6-figure operation and built it in such a way that it only requires part-time attention.What’s been his key driver?Partner workshops, which are essentially virtual lunch-and-learn sessions where he can showcase his expertise and build his client roster without ads or bidding for work.This works in just about any niche and in this episode, Dustin breaks down his exact process so you can go out and apply it in your own business.Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn: Dustin’s fast-track strategy to getting in front of the right audience how he builds his email list quickly with his top tips for creating warm outreach emails and connecting with customers Full Show Notes: 6-Figure Growth Hack: Partner Workshops

Ever thought about turning your expertise in an everyday subject or topic into an online business?For Delilah Orpi, her expertise was on taking care of her curly hair — and starting as a side hustle, she turned that into an online business earning around $8k a month at HolisticEnchilada.com.Delilah has some interesting strategies she used to grow her audience, build her email list, diversify her multiple income streams -- all of which can be applied to a topic of your choosing.Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn: why Delilah started blogging about curly hair how she has grown her audience through Pinterest and organic search the multiple income streams she’s created and a high-converting tripwire Full Show Notes: The $8k a Month Curly Hair Blog

There are tons of ways to make money online — the root of all of them comes down to helping people. Two common ways entrepreneurs help a wide audience is by packaging up their knowledge and experience into an online training course or a membership program/community. But which model makes the most sense for your business? To find out, it’s time for another Side Hustle Showdown. For the debate, I’ve invited back two Side Hustle Show favorites: Jacques Hopkins has sold over $2 million worth of his flagship online course PianoIn21Days.com and teaches others how to create their own courses at TheOnlineCourseGuy.com. Shane and his wife Jocelyn sold their primary membership website for over $1M and now help other people create and grow membership sites of their own at flippedlifestyle.com Tune in the week to learn: how Jacques and Shane approach creating content for their businesses the differences in business models between memberships and courses the time commitment involved for both business models tips for pricing and increasing conversions and more Full Show Notes: Memberships vs. Online Courses: Which Business Model is Right for You?