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691: Your Simple 10-Year Path to Financial Flexibility Aug 14, 2025

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Want a roadmap to build time-leveraged cash flow and long-term wealth without the complexity of traditional business ventures?

Dustin Heiner is back on the show to share his proven strategy: buy one profitable investment property per year for 10 years.

It might sound easier said than done, but Dustin has retired early from the cash flow of his 30+ rental properties and now helps others replicate his success at MasterPassiveIncome.com.

Dustin treats real estate as an "income building" business, not speculation. He's built systems that generate consistent monthly cash flow while building equity — and his 16-year-old daughter just bought her first property using these same strategies.

(Check out Dustin's free real estate investing starter course and learn more about his proven systems.)

Tune in to Episode 691 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How to find cash-flowing properties in today's market
The exact team-building process that prevents landlord nightmares
Creative financing options that require minimal down payments

Full Show Notes: 10 Year Path - 1 House A Year: Your Simple 10-Year Path to Financial Flexibility

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About The Side Hustle Show

This is the entrepreneurship podcast you can actually apply!

The award-winning small business show covers the best side hustles and ⁠⁠side hustle ideas⁠⁠. We share how to start a business and ⁠⁠make money online⁠⁠ and offline, including online business, side gigs, freelancing, marketing, sales funnels, investing, and much more.

Join 100,000+ listeners and get legit business ideas and ⁠⁠passive income⁠⁠ strategies straight to your earbuds. No BS, just actionable tips on how to start and grow your side hustle.

Hosted by Nick Loper of ⁠⁠Side Hustle Nation⁠⁠.

690: 9 Ways to Get Money to Start Your Side Hustle Aug 11, 2025

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Congrats! You've got a great side hustle idea ... now you just need money to get it off the ground.

Even though many small businesses can have pretty low startup costs, most will still require at least some startup capital.

And having enough money to start and grow your business is important. According to a recent study by CB Insights, 38% of startups fail because they can’t raise new capital. Similarly, "money" is consistently among the top struggles for side hustle founders.

In this episode, I'll share the most popular ways to fund your new business, so you can choose the path that makes the most sense for you.

I'll also share real-life examples of how some of the biggest brands in the world got the funding they needed to grow.

Ready? Let's do it!

Full Show Notes: 9 Ways to Get Money to Start Your Side Hustle

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689: 18 AI-Assisted Product Ideas You Could Build and Sell Aug 07, 2025

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It’s time for another round of business idea giveaways, this time with an AI-assisted theme to them!

Pete McPherson from doyouevenblog.com and codeplaybook.com stopped by to help me out with these.

(Side Hustle Show listeners get $100 off Pete's Code Playbook with our referral link. This is where he teaches non-coders how to build profitable web apps with AI.)

He was last on just a few months ago in Ep. 659 talking about AI-coded apps.

Tune in to Episode 689 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

18 specific AI product ideas you could build
How to validate demand before you code a single line
Which ideas have the best exit strategy potential
Tools and shortcuts to get your app launched fast

Full Show Notes: 18 AI-Assisted Product Ideas You Could Build and Sell

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From "No Skills" to $3k a Month on the Side (Greatest Hits) Jul 31, 2025

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No skills to start a side hustle?

Today’s guest, Chris Misterek of SelfMadeWebDesigner.com didn’t let that hold him back.

He went from being in a tight spot personally and financially, to bringing in an average of $3k a month on the side through his new web design business.

With no previous experience with web design, Chris decided to start at the ground up by working through some free online courses.

Within a few months, he was introducing himself as a web designer. Within 18 months, he was earning double his day job salary on the side!

Tune in to this episode to hear Chris explain how he:

Picked up this new skillset on the cheap
Found his first clients
Marketed and grew his business
Recommends you replicate this across any number of industries

Full Show Notes: The Path from "No Skills" to $3k a Month on the Side

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688: 10 Ways to Shrink the Internet and Find Your Ideal Customers Jul 29, 2025

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The Internet seems impossibly big and crowded — until you learn how to shrink it. In this episode, I'll share my 10 favorite ways to it and connect with your ideal customers.

Full Show Notes: 10 Ways to Shrink the Internet and Connect with your Ideal Customers

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687: $200/Flip: Inside the Return Reselling Side Hustle Jul 28, 2025

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What if you could build a systematic reselling business that averages $200+ per item, gets inventory for free, and has the potential to become a full-time income?

Meet Matt and Hannah Lee, who've been doing exactly that for the last eight years through Sharetown, a platform that connects return item pickup reps with direct-to-consumer brands.

Unlike the treasure hunt of liquidation pallets, this is a more systematic approach with lower transaction volume but higher profit per item. But these items are big, bulky furniture, mattresses, and exercise equipment that require proper transportation and storage.

For the last three years, Matt and Hannah have turned this into a full-time income, flipping 40-60 items per month and averaging $200-250 profit per item.

Listen to Episode 687 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How Sharetown's business model actually works
What it takes to earn $200+ per item consistently
Marketing strategies that build repeat customers

Full Show Notes: $200/Flip: Inside the Return Reselling Side Hustle

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686: Waiter to Glamping Millionaire: How to Build a Six-Figure Glamping Business Jul 24, 2025

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What if you could turn 10 acres of rural land into a million-dollar hospitality empire while working a full-time job?

Garrett Brown from Cameron Ranch Glamping strategically "land hacked" his way into a multi-six-figure operation that's now worth $1.5 million and generates nearly $100,000 per year from a single geodome.

By day, he teaches short-term rentals at BiggerPockets, but his real wealth-building happens through his glamping side hustle with $400+ nightly rates without the overhead of a traditional hotel.

Listen to Episode 686 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How "land hacking" lets you get started with minimal down payment
The 60-30-10 rule for choosing profitable glamping locations
Why 80% of his bookings come directly through social media (not Airbnb)

Full Show Notes: Waiter to Glamping Millionaire: How to Build a Six-Figure Glamping Business

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685: 10 Questions to Pick the Right Side Hustle for You Jul 21, 2025

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Too many side hustle ideas? Here's how to objectively choose which one to tackle first.

We'll cover factors like excitement, ease of operation, scalability, and more.

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Full Show Notes: 10 Questions to Pick the Right Side Hustle for You

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684: $500 Per Client Per Month: Why Local SEO Should Be Your Next Side Hustle Jul 17, 2025

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What if you could help local businesses get more customers while building a six-figure recurring revenue business from anywhere in the world?

Eric Dingler from EricDingler.com runs a successful digital agency, In Transit Studios, while traveling with his family across 20+ countries. But if he was starting over today, he'd focus on one simple service: local SEO.

While traditional SEO gets eaten alive by AI and Reddit, local search remains a goldmine. When someone searches "barber near me" or "pizza delivery," Google still shows real local businesses — not AI-generated answers.

Tune in to Episode 684 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Why 75% of local businesses haven't even claimed their Google Business Profile
How to sell a $500 "SEO boost" before you know how to deliver it
The path from one-time service to $750/month recurring revenue clients

Full Show Notes: $500 Per Client Per Month: Why Local SEO Should Be Your Next Side Hustle

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683: How to Find Your Side Hustle Niche Jul 15, 2025

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The riches are in the niches, but how do you find your niche?

Today we're sharing simple exercises and frameworks to help you find a side hustle niche that fits you. There's a lot of stress around picking the "right" thing, but we're going to make this easier.

You want to pick a place to play where you can thrive and get excited to show up.

Full Show Notes: How to Find Your Side Hustle Niche

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