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682: Beating Side Hustle Burnout: 14 Strategies for Sustainable Success Jul 14, 2025

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Today, I want to tackle the important topic of burnout. What it is, what it’s not, how to prevent it, and how to get past it if you find yourself in a state of burnout.

Because here's the thing — without struggle, there's no progress, but how much is too much? When does "rise and grind" become unsustainable?

In this episode, I'm sharing 14 strategies that have worked for me and Side Hustle Show guests over the years, both in terms of your day job and your side hustle, in preventing and overcoming burnout should it happen to you.

Listen to Episode 682 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

The difference between being tired and true burnout
4 key prevention strategies to avoid hitting the wall
10 tactics to recover if you're already feeling burnt out
Real stories from entrepreneurs who've been there

Full Show Notes: Beating Side Hustle Burnout: 14 Strategies for Sustainable Success

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681: 15 List Building Tactics that Actually Work Jul 10, 2025

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It's time for some list building tactics that actually work! With all the upheaval in the search results and the fickle nature of social media, you know you need to build your email list, but how do you actually do it?

Today we're sharing 15 simple tactics that really work. Our guest has been studying the biggest newsletters and creators to see what's working now.

Chenell Basilio from Growth in Reverse and Growth in Reverse Podcast joins us to share strategies that get real results.

Listen to Episode 681 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

15 specific list building tactics with real subscriber numbers
How to turn one subscriber into two with minimal effort
Creative ways to collaborate and cross-promote
Tools and automations that make growth hands-off

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10 Reasons to Buy a Laundromat Business as Your Next Side Hustle (Greatest Hits) Jul 03, 2025

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Are laundromats "the ultimate side hustle," like my guest Jordan Berry described?

These simple, local, cash-flowing businesses have been around forever, but surprisingly this is the first time discussing them in detail on the show.

Jordan is a former pastor turned laundromat mogul. Along the way, he's become an advocate for the industry through his website and podcast at LaundromatResource.com.

Jordan got the idea to buy a laundromat after his wife told him about a family friend quitting his day job in tech after buying one.

It wasn’t just the income potential that intrigued Jordan. He wanted a business that would generate passive income -- and yield better returns than real estate.

Jordan has been able to achieve both of those things through buying laundromats.

Tune in to hear:

why a laundromat makes a great side hustle and investment vehicle
some of the expensive mistakes to avoid
where to look for financing and some creative marketing and monetization ideas

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680: I Started a Virtual House Management Agency for Busy Families Jun 30, 2025

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Ever feel like you need a personal assistant but can't afford one?

Hannah Morgan found a way to help busy families get that support without the big price tag. She started Heron House Management, a virtual service that handles all the stuff families need to do but never have time for.

Think about it: remembering when summer camp sign-ups open, booking doctor appointments, planning family trips, or just keeping track of everyone's schedules. Hannah's team does all of that - from their computers.

Her business made $60,000 last year and keeps growing. And the best part is she works totally remote and helps families get their time back.

Listen to Episode 680 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How to find a business idea that nobody else is doing
Why monthly packages work better than hourly rates
Simple marketing tricks that actually bring in customers

Full Show Notes: House Management: $60k on the Side With This Niche Virtual Assistant Service

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679: Free Inventory: The Sustainable Stuffed Animal Side Hustle Jun 26, 2025

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What if you could turn something destined for the landfill into a thriving business that's now sold in luxury stores like Selfridges and Bloomingdale's?

Charlotte Liebling noticed a heartbreaking problem while volunteering at a charity shop: donated stuffed animals were going straight into the bin or being sold as dog toys, despite the love and memories attached to them.

Instead of accepting this waste, Charlotte saw an opportunity. She created Love Before, what she calls a "sustainable soft toy adoption agency" that's now facilitated over 10,000 adoptions and built partnerships with some of the world's most prestigious retailers.

Charlotte runs it while still working another full-time job, proving that with the right systems and passionate community, you can scale a side hustle to impressive heights.

Tune in to Episode 679of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How to find profitable opportunities in waste streams
Creative marketing strategies that cost zero dollars
Building retail partnerships with luxury brands

Full Show Notes: Free Inventory: The Sustainable Stuffed Animal Side Hustle

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678: $300k Worth of BBQ Rub on the Side Jun 19, 2025

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What if you could turn someone else's proven product into a six-figure side hustle by simply adding your own story and marketing magic?

Chris Gray from BaldBuck.com is doing exactly that with his barbecue seasoning business, generating around $300,000 annually selling a product he didn't create — he just white-labeled it with his own branding and marketing approach.

Chris didn't spend months in a lab perfecting his own spice blend. Instead, he found a seasoning that was already working, slapped his own label on it, and built a compelling story around it. Now he has a thriving e-commerce business that proves you don't need to reinvent the wheel to build something profitable.

Listen to Episode 678 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How to find and white-label products that are already selling
Creative influencer outreach strategies that actually work
Ways to build a community around any product through storytelling
Email marketing tactics that turn customers into fans

Full Show Notes: $300k Worth of BBQ Rub on the Side

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677: 8 Ways to Use AI to Make More Money Jun 16, 2025

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How are real side hustlers and entrepreneurs are using AI to work smarter, save time, and make more money?

Last month, I asked Side Hustle Nation email subscribers: "How are you using AI in your business?"

The responses were awesome, revealing 8 key categories where entrepreneurs are leveraging artificial intelligence to scale their side hustles.

Listen to Episode 677 of the Side Hustle Show to discover how Side Hustle Nation is using AI to:

speed up content creation and marketing
get strategic business coaching on demand
create and design profitable digital products
automate workflows and save hours of manual work

Full Show Notes: 8 Ways to Use AI to Make More Money

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676: This PE Teacher Started a $150k Side Hustle Jun 12, 2025

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How do you go from gym whistles and dodgeballs to foam cannons and $150,000 in side hustle income?

This elementary PE teacher discovered a unique business opportunity that lets him earn six figures during his summer break — and have a lot of fun along the way.

Tim Carstensen from FoamPartyAllStars.com runs a full-service mobile foam party that brings an interactive experience to the Chicagoland area. The best part is he started with zero business experience and figured it out as he went.

Tune in to Episode 676 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

The smart marketing strategy that got his first customers
How he scaled from 1 foam cannon to 9 setups across multiple locations
Why this business model works better than bounce house rentals

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$10k a Month Helping Babies and Toddlers Sleep (Greatest Hits) Jun 05, 2025

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Jayne Havens went from being a “bored stay at home mom” to running a multi 6-figure business in just a few short years.

This is a 2-for-1 episode where we’re going to learn about starting a service business from scratch and selling an online course.

In Jayne’s case, the service business is coaching parents to help their babies and toddlers sleep through the night.

Then, after earning thousands of dollars a month doing the coaching, Jayne created an online course teaching other people how to do what she did.

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Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

how Jayne got started coaching parents on how to get their babies and toddlers to sleep better
why she decided to start the online course component of her business
the methods she’s used to grow both sides of her business

Full Show Notes: How to Start a Sleep Consulting Business: $10k a Month Helping Babies and Toddlers Sleep

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675: Rating 10 Popular Passive Income Ideas with Pat Flynn Jun 02, 2025

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Let's look at 10 popular passive income ideas to see which ones might actually make sense for you.

To help me do it is Mr. Smart Passive Income himself, Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income.

Nobody had a bigger influence on the creation and early years of Side Hustle Nation than Pat. It’s always fun to have him back on the show, especially with his new book coming out this week: Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Learning Less.

We went idea by idea and gave each one a score from 1 to 10.

Some of them surprised us, and a few may have outlived their usefulness.

Tune in to Episode 675 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: