Josh Belk is a full-time college student, he works full-time in web design, and in what little spare time, he’s started a $6,000 a month mobile detailing business with his younger brother.This idea came about when Josh connected the dots between obsession and opportunity.On the obsession side, Josh would always see his brother out in the driveway cleaning his car.On the opportunity side, he received an email about business ideas anyone could start, and mobile car washing was one of them.He asked his brother if he wanted to team up to see if they could make some money cleaning cars -- and with that, Belk Mobile Detailing was born.Tune in to hear to the full podcast episode to hear how the pair: landed their first mobile detailing customers price their service stand out from the competition Full Show Notes: How a Couple College Students Started a $6000 a Month Side Hustle

How can you instill the skills and values of innovation and entrepreneurship in kids?And if you can teach it to kids, why can’t you teach it to grownups?This week I’m joined by Don Wettrick, an award-winning middle school, and high school teacher and the CEO and co-founder of StartEdUp, which has a mission to empower students and teachers to apply innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom.He’s author of Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level, and also the host of the StartEd Up Podcast.Tune in to hear: how to get kids AND grownups excited about this stuff the rules Don uses for brainstorming his processes for turning problems into real solutions for real customers how those of us with young kids can encourage them to be producers not just consumers Full Show Notes: Raising Innovative and Entrepreneurial Kids: The Next Generation of Problem Solvers

$18k in 9 months ... from ONE YouTube video?And that's without even filming or putting your face on camera!Jon Corres identifies trending topics on YouTube and produces viral videos to ride that trend. Or at least videos he hopes will hit the algorithm just right.It's a numbers game -- not everything you publish will get traction. In fact, Jon said most of his videos don't even breakeven on their production costs right away. But when you have one that hits, it washes away all those expenses and more.When I spoke with Jon, he told me about one of his videos that had gone viral earlier in the year. This video quickly hit 1 million views in February, netting Jon $3,200 in ad revenue.That same video has carried on bringing in passive income. At the time of our call, it had made Jon more than $18,000 and received 8 million views.All from a short video that cost $80 to produce and comprises of short clips from other videos.Tune in to hear: how Jon comes up with ideas for his videos how he and his team create videos without filming any new content the types of videos most likely to go viral the math and metrics behind a successful viral video Full Show Notes: $10k a Month on YouTube - Without Filming or Being on Camera

It’s time 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 20 to talk through in today’s show.Like this format?This is the 10th installment of “20 Questions” so feel free to go back and binge on the older ones too: 365: Market Saturation, Mind Mapping, Miracle Mornings, and More: 20 Questions, with Nick 346: The Con of the Side Hustle, Beanie Babies, Affiliate Marketing, and More: 20 Questions with Nick 320: Multiplying Money, Morning Routines, and $100k Side Hustles: 20 Questions with Nick 291: Email, Ebooks, Platforms, and Conferences: 20 Questions with Nick 271: Brilliant Blogging, Ruthless Productivity, and Guaranteed Success: 20 Questions with Nick 245: Network Marketing, Imposter Syndrome, My Side Hustle Mistakes, and More: 20 Questions with Nick 219: Growing Traffic, Monetization, List-Building, a Day in the Life, and More: 20 Questions with Nick 198: Blogging, Branding, Book Writing, and Finding the Right Side Hustle for You: 20 Questions with Nick 181: SEO, Affiliate Marketing, Self-Publishing, Udemy, and More: 20 Questions with Nick A common piece of advice you’ll hear is to take audience questions and turn them into content, so here’s a meta example of that in action.This episode covers side hustle ethics, the side hustles I'm most excited about right now, the best traffic drivers, and lots more.Enjoy!Full Show Notes: 20 Questions with Nick: The Side Hustles I'm Most Excited About Right Now, Side Hustle Ethics, Charging Your Friends, and More

"I allowed the business to coast and it's coasted wonderfully well," Nate Dodson explained.In this episode you'll hear about the power of an evergreen digital product that makes sales on autopilot. It's allowed Nate to shift his focus to some offline projects, including several real estate renovations.In Nate's first appearance on The Side Hustle Show (episode 314 in late 2018), he shared the simple sales funnel that ultimately earned over $1 million in total online course sales.Tune in to hear how Microgreens Farmer continues to make sales every week, how COVID has impacted Nate's business, and his plans for the future.Full Show Notes: $40k a Month in 15-20 Hours a Week 

How does a new blog get to $50k a month within 2 years? It takes great content, a consistent SEO strategy, and building strong partnerships.When we last heard from Alex and Healy from FinvsFin.com in episode 367 at the very end of 2019, the site was earning around $20k a month in affiliate commissions.Just 9 months later, that's jumped to $50k!Tune in to hear what's changed and what's working today in terms of content, SEO, and affiliate partnerships.Full Show Notes: $50k a Month Online in 2 Years

When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail, right?Well, when you're a knife sharpener, every house is a potential customer!Matt Rowell was earning $250-500 a month when we caught up in episode 308 back in late 2018. Since then, he's grown to a consistent $1500 a month, working maybe an hour a day.Tune in to hear: The most important new marketing channel for Matt. How the pandemic has impacted his sales. How he's leveled up his skills to broaden his customer base. How new sharpeners can get started today. Full Show Notes: How Matt Tripled His Business

The mobile notary business is booming for Brian Schooley, a long-time Side Hustle Show listener.When we last caught up with Brian in mid-2018 (episode 286), he was earning $1500-2000 a month as a loan signing agent. In this "where are they now?" edition of the show, he shares how he's grown to $10k a month and quit his day job to focus on the notary gig full-time.Tune in to hear: when he felt comfortable quitting his job how the pandemic has impacted his business how he builds relationships with escrow officers Full Show Notes: $10k a Month Watching Ink Dry

$1000 a week cleaning backyards?Erica Krupin turned some earbuds at the start of the year with her fast-growing pet waste removal business. Since we spoke, she's added another 50+ recurring weekly customers and expanded to a new location.Tune in to hear: What's working on social media today. How she's grown 50% in 9 months, in spite of a global pandemic. The software she's testing to manage her customers, team members, and jobs. Full Show Notes: 135 Recurring Weekly Customers

Want to scale back on your day job?Want to travel more, and spend more time with your family?That’s exactly what Stacy Gallego has been able to do thanks to her part-time flipping business.What’s cool is that this income stream was actually inspired by a former side hustle show guest, Rob “the flea market flipper” Stephenson, who we last heard from in episode 298.Stacy is one of Rob’s star students, and I’ve loved watching her share some of her sales results for quite a while.In just two years, Stacy has gone from flipping her first item to hitting $10,000 in sales in a month.The ability to find profit in your hometown is one I think is really valuable in recession-proofing your own income. If that appeals to you, I encourage to you check out Rob and his wife Melissa’s free training to learn more.Tune in to hear: how Stacy sources profitable inventory how she deals with the logistics of shipping huge items which items/categories are selling best her advice for new flippers to start making money Full Show Notes: $4000 a Month in Flipping Profits