Episodes

  • 605: Blogging in a Post-HCU World: The Savvy 7-Figure Online Business

    605: Blogging in a Post-HCU World: The Savvy 7-Figure Online Business
    Apr 25 2024
    Google's Helpful Content Update (HCU) hit a lot of online businesses hard with its new update. Even well-established and authoritative websites experienced a significant drop in their rankings. That's why I went behind the scenes with Kelan Kline from The Savvy Couple, whose online blogging side hustle did well even after the update. Kelan built his online business up from making $50 in the first year to now seeing around 500k pageviews a month. That led to his online business making seven figures last year. Tune in to Episode 605 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: Strategies for creating content that resonates with Google's algorithm changes Ways to diversify traffic sources beyond just Google search Tools/tech for content creation, email marketing, monetization, and more. Full Show Notes: Blogging in a Post-HCU World: The Savvy 7-Figure Online Business New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Squarespace - Start building your professional website today! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! Cantaloupe — Join the 30,000+ entrepreneurs who rely on Cantaloupe to run and grow their vending businesses!
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    55 mins
  • 604: How to Make $3.2M/Year Reselling Products on Amazon

    604: How to Make $3.2M/Year Reselling Products on Amazon
    Apr 18 2024
    Ever wish you could get a piece of the Amazon pie? Corey Ganim of coreyganim.com did just that, banking $3.2 million in sales by selling other people's products on the e-commerce giant's platform. And he didn't have to deal with the massive upfront costs and headaches of manufacturing his own products. Corey got started in early 2019 and went full-time with his unique wholesale business model by mid-2020. He's since built a multi-million-dollar business buying brand-name inventory at wholesale prices and reselling it on Amazon at a profit. In this episode, Corey shares his best tips and insights featured in his book, The 5 Pillars of Amazon Wholesale and his free Wholesale Challenge training. Full Show Notes: How to Make $3.2M/Year Reselling Products on Amazon New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Ladder – Get instantly approved for term life insurance—no doctors, no needles, no paperwork! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! Cantaloupe — Join the 30,000+ entrepreneurs who rely on Cantaloupe to run and grow their vending businesses!
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 603: What Side Hustles Can You Start if You Don't Have Any Skills?

    603: What Side Hustles Can You Start if You Don't Have Any Skills?
    Apr 11 2024
    One of the most common questions I get is, "What if I don't have any skills? Can I still start a side hustle?" On the one hand, I totally get that feeling. If you're a teacher, tutoring might seem like an obvious side gig. If you're an accountant, you could freelance or start a bookkeeping business. But not everyone's skills neatly align with a natural side hustle. So what do you do if you don't think you have any marketable skills? Is there still a path to earning extra income on the side? Yes, there absolutely is! And that's what I'm breaking down in this post—your four options to start a profitable side hustle, even if you think you're skillless today. Full Show Notes: What Side Hustles Can You Start if You Don't Have Any Skills? New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Cantaloupe — Join the 30,000+ entrepreneurs who rely on Cantaloupe to run and grow their vending businesses! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! Squarespace - Start building your professional website today!
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    46 mins
  • 602: $10k/mo On The Side Sharing What You Already Know

    602: $10k/mo On The Side Sharing What You Already Know
    Apr 4 2024
    If you've ever thought about traveling the world while getting paid (and mingling with the rich and famous on the side), Hugo Ortega's side hustle story may appeal to you. After spending 9 years working as a yacht crew member and captain, traveling to over 60 countries, the former engineer decided to turn his niche career experience into a fast-growing online course business—Superyacht Sunday School. Now, it has grown into a full-time business earning $10K/month. (Sign up for Hugo's free superyacht training here!) Tune into Episode 602 of The Side Hustle Show to learn: building audiences with free valuable content turning followers into email subscribers using lead magnets boosting sales through live virtual trainings and webinars. monetization models like courses, plans, and memberships. Full Show Notes: $10k/mo On The Side Sharing What You Already Know New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Cantaloupe — An all-in-one platform that powers self-service commerce around the world with innovative technology and software solutions for businesses of all sizes Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! Monarch Money — Get an extended 30-day free trial of the top-rated personal finance app.
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    54 mins
  • GH: Free Houses: How to Build a $1 Million Real Estate Portfolio on the Side

    GH: Free Houses: How to Build a $1 Million Real Estate Portfolio on the Side
    Mar 28 2024
    Austin Miller built a $1.2 million real estate portfolio at 31 years old -- for free. He's a side hustling real estate investor specializing in "creative" financing deals -- houses he can buy without using his own money. Austin is the author of Free Houses: How To Build Your Real Estate Investment Portfolio With No Money. His basic strategy is this: Find a killer deal on a house that needs some work. Buy it with the creative financing methods Austin talks about in this episode. Either do the work yourself or hire contractors. Put a paying tenant in the newly rehabbed home. Refinance the home with a traditional bank loan and pay back the original funding source. The end game is positive monthly cash flow from rental income, plus building a long-term wealth through tenants paying off the mortgage. Austin has developed some unique and interesting ways to hard money and private money to fund his property purchases. The best part – it’s truly a side hustle that can be done in a few hours a week the end result is passive income from rental revenue. Tune in to hear how Austin finds killer deals, buys the houses without risking his own capital, and then rehabs them to get ready to rent. Full Show Notes: Free Houses: How to Build a $1 Million Real Estate Portfolio on the Side New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Squarespace - Start building your professional website today! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! This is Small Business Podcast - Brought to you by Amazon, explore the stories of small business owners as they navigate their path to success!
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    39 mins
  • 601: The $100k niche consulting business

    601: The $100k niche consulting business
    Mar 21 2024
    When you hear "college admissions essay consultant," you might imagine some dull, overly formal academic type. But Carter Osborne from carterosbornetutoring.com took a pretty unconventional path to dominating this niche business. When he started providing tutoring services on the side, he was just a "broke, desperate graduate student" in need of some extra money. Carter actually had no formal business training. His background was in political science and public administration—so not exactly the traditional entrepreneurial breeding grounds. Not exactly the traditional path for an entrepreneur, right? And yet, the untraditional route Carter took allowed him to build a unique $100k consulting business, with almost all the revenue coming in just half the year. While Carter's career path didn't seem logical as a tutor, he was about to discover an untapped market niche that was waiting to be explored. Tune in to Episode 601 of The Side Hustle Show to learn: How to come up with your lucrative side hustle offer How to get your first customers How to grow the business How to handle the delivery logistics as a solopreneur Full Show Notes: The $100k niche consulting business New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Ladder – Get instantly approved for term life insurance—no doctors, no needles, no paperwork! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! This is Small Business Podcast - Brought to you by Amazon, explore the stories of small business owners as they navigate their path to success!
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    53 mins
  • 600: $500k from a $9 membership

    600: $500k from a $9 membership
    Mar 14 2024
    Liz Wilcox found herself at a crossroads. With a growing email list of beginners wanting to learn about email marketing, she knew she wanted to find a way to step away from client work within a couple of years. She had just signed a huge copywriting contract worth $20,000... her biggest one yet. But instead of excitement, all she felt was dread about the massive project she now had to take on. And as a single parent, she knew the importance of creating a business that would support her lifestyle and allow her to be present for her family. This is where the idea of "low cost = low responsibility" appealed to her, as it would allow her to serve her audience at LizWilcox.com while maintaining a manageable workload. So Liz had the idea to create her flagship offer The Email Marketing Membership - a set of done-for-you email newsletter templates that members could access for just $9 per month. Tune in to Episode 600 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: How to come up with ideas for your own recurring revenue membership How Liz built her own email list and audience How to improve retention and continue delivering value to members Full Show Notes: $500k from a $9 membership New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: US Bank — Get a 75,000-point sign-up bonus with the US Bank Business Altitude Power World Elite Mastercard, and earn 2X points on everything you buy for your business. Squarespace - Start building your professional website today! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! This is Small Business Podcast - Brought to you by Amazon, explore the stories of small business owners as they navigate their path to success!
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    55 mins
  • 599: Vending Machines: The Path to Your First Passive Profits

    599: Vending Machines: The Path to Your First Passive Profits
    Mar 7 2024
    Tired of trading time for money at your 9 to 5 job? Looking for a way to make passive income with minimal startup costs and overhead? Then starting a vending machine business may be perfect for you. The vending machine industry was valued at $42 billion last year and is expected to grow at 8.1% from 2024 to 2030. Profitable vending machines are everywhere — offices, apartment buildings, gyms, airports. Wherever people gather, there’s an opportunity to provide convenient access to snacks, drinks, and other bestselling impulse-buy items. And it’s a great market to get into because it’s extremely fragmented, with vast potential for growth. No national player owns more than 5% market share. In this episode, you’ll learn: How the vending machine business model works The step-by-step process to go from zero to $1,000+ in monthly passive income Finding ideal locations and signing contracts Buying used machines vs leasing new ones Stocking, restocking, and maintenance procedures Risks to watch out for and mitigation tactics Full Show Notes: Vending Machines: The Path to Your First Passive Profits New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: US Bank — Get a 75,000-point sign-up bonus with the US Bank Business Altitude Power World Elite Mastercard, and earn 2X points on everything you buy for your business. Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Airbnb - Start an Airbnb business and earn money as an Airbnb Host! This is Small Business Podcast - Brought to you by Amazon, explore the stories of small business owners as they navigate their path to success!
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    48 mins