Side hustles are becoming incredibly popular given the current economic climate. In this post I will describe a few of the most popular ones and provide my advice for each.
#1 Start a Podcast
Have you ever listened to a podcast? Of course you have. Maybe you’ve listened to a podcast while you’re driving in your car, working, or while you’re working out. As we transition into a purely (mostly) digital and mobile world, and as we continue to rely more and more on our mobile devices, podcasts are becoming a huge business. The biggest podcasts in the world have tens of millions of subscribers, and even smaller podcasts, can deliver tens of thousands of listeners all over the world. This is huge from an advertising standpoint and has given rise to a new and effective channel to reach potential customers.
Podcasting is one of the easiest ways for people to get started online. It’s actually very simple to get started, and it can be very profitable; if you hit it big. You can use it to build your personal brand and grow your audience, and you can monetize your podcast using any number of different methods. Throughout this podcast, we’ll talk about different ways to use push and pull marketing strategies to enhance your business outcomes.
When it comes to launching to your podcast, websites like Libsyn and Blubrry make it easy to get started, and they can help you to turn your podcast into a business.
#2 Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign
There are a lot of incredibly successful Kickstarter campaigns out there, but there are also a lot of failed campaigns. We’ve likely all seen dozens of successful Kickstarter campaigns, and we all know that Kickstarter is a great place to raise money. But what about the other side?
What about the failed Kickstarter campaigns? There have been a number of people who have tried to use Kickstarter to build a business, but they failed miserably. The sad thing is that many of these failed Kickstarter campaigns could have been successful, but they just didn’t have the right strategy.
How does someone run a successful Kickstarter campaign? You’ve probably already heard the advice: the most important thing is to produce something that people want. It’s hard to do this, though, and it’s even harder to do it on a small budget. The truth is that most Kickstarter campaigns fail because they just don’t have enough money to do the job right. In other words, it doesn’t matter how great your campaign is if you just can’t get the word out.
If you’re going to run a successful Kickstarter campaign, you need to build a substantial email list before you launch your campaign. You need to grow this list to tens of thousands of people before you launch your Kickstarter campaign, and you need to put together some marketing materials so that you can get the word out. Leverage social media channels, your personal network, and even your local chamber of commerce.
It’s not easy, but it’s not impossible, either.
#3 – Work as a Virtual Assistant
If you’ve been around the Internet for a while, you’ve probably heard of a company called e-lance.com. E-lance was one of the first companies to offer a marketplace for freelancers, and it was one of the first companies to offer freelancers the ability to work remotely.
These days, there are thousands of companies that offer remote work opportunities to freelancers, and many of these companies are very profitable.
You can find freelance work all over the web these days, but one of the best places to find work is Upwork.com.
Upwork is a company that offers an online marketplace for companies to find freelancers. Upwork is one of the largest freelancing platforms in the world, and it’s also one of the easiest ways to get started with freelancing.
There are thousands of remote jobs on Upwork, and you can sign up for free.
#4 – Start a Successful Blog
Blogging is one of the most popular ways to make money online.
There are thousands of successful blogs, and there are even more blogs that aren’t so successful. This is because it’s very easy to start a blog, but it’s hard to grow a blog into something that makes money.
Starting a blog is the easy part. All you need to do is sign up for a free blog on a service like Blogger or WordPress.com, and you can start posting in a matter of minutes.
Many bloggers make the mistake of starting a blog with the hope that their blog will make them money.
This is a big mistake.
The secret to success with blogging is to use your blog as a way to build your audience. You should use your blog as a way to build a relationship with your readers, and you should use your blog as a way to build a platform. Once you have a platform in place, you can use your platform to sell a product, to charge for a service, or to promote another business.
It’s not easy, but it’s definitely possible.
#5 – Create an Online Course
An online course is a very powerful way to build a business, and it’s also a very powerful way to build an audience. People love to learn, and people love to take courses. The problem is that most people can’t make money by simply teaching a course. On the other hand, if you can find a way to sell your course, you can definitely make money.
Selling an online course is not easy, though. You need to create an online course that people really want, and you need to find a way to sell it. We’ll cover some marketing tips throughout this blog to help assist with sales.
In most cases, the best way to do this is to setup an online course on a platform like Udemy.com.
#6 – Start an Affiliate Marketing Business
Affiliate marketing is another popular way to make money online.
The truth is that you can make money using affiliate marketing with any number of different products, and there are thousands of people who make a full-time income using affiliate marketing. If you want to start an affiliate marketing business, there are hundreds of books and courses that you can use to learn how to get started. You may also consider affiliate marketing as your main business, or you can use affiliate marketing as a way to supplement your income.
