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152: Finding Your Slight Edge Jan 01, 2016

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What separates the 5% of fulfilled, successful people from the 95% rest of the population? Author Jeff Olson argues it's The Slight Edge. Successful people have harnessed the power of relentless incrementalism, the daily practice of making progress toward their goals -- even if imperceptible at the beginning. Today is a brief solo show to discuss how you can find your slight edge in 2016 and beyond.

150: 5 Steps to Turn a Hobby Into a Business Dec 24, 2015

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Three years ago, Bryn and her business partner Brooke had each made less $500 from their photography hobby -- far less than they'd spent on equipment. Fast forward to this year, and they shot more than a dozen weddings and booked top-line revenue in excess of $40,000. Listen in to hear what happened in between. Remember, every professional starts as an amateur, and there are parallels in this conversation I think will apply to any freelance service-based side hustle.

Full Show Notes: How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business

149: How to Start and Market a Subscription Box Service Dec 17, 2015

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Recurring revenue models are all the rage these days, and for good reason. You can make a sale once and continue to earn from it as long as you keep your customer happy. There are quite a few recurring revenue business examples from The Side Hustle Show archives, but today I'm excited to introduce Ross Simmonds, a side hustler turned full-time entrepreneur, and the founder of Hustle & Grind, a coffee subscription box service.

Full Show Notes and PDF Highlight Reel: How to Start and Market a Subscription Box Service

148: 7 Houses at 27: Building a Real Estate Empire on the Side Dec 10, 2015

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Elizabeth Colegrove and her husband are budding real estate moguls. So far they've acquired 7 houses, and neither of them are 30 years old yet. Between their 7 properties, they're earning around $1800 in cash flow every month, and their tenants are paying off $1650 in loan principal. But real estate side hustles are not without risks and Elizabeth joked that I just have easily could have called the episode 27 and $1.1 million in debt.

Full Show Notes and PDF Highlight Reel: Building a Real Estate Empire on the Side

147: Rob’s $30,000 Side Hustle: Flea Market Flipping Dec 03, 2015

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This week I'm excited to welcome Rob Stephenson to The Side Hustle Show. Rob is the "Flea Market Flipper" and he's got an interesting take on the age-old Buy Low, Sell High business model.

In fact, it earned him $30,000 last year working just 10-15 hours a week. This is on top of his day job as a real estate inspector.

Full Show Notes: How to Make Money Flipping Items

145: Amazon Ranking Secrets for Books and Physical Products from SEO Pro Dave Chesson Nov 19, 2015

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We've covered Kindle publishing in a variety of ways on The Side Hustle Show in the past, and it's one of my favorite side hustles. But one area of frustration, at least for me, is that for all the effort put into writing, editing, publishing, and launching the book, it's still tough to sustain sales for long periods of time. My guest this week has a way to keep moving units month after month, and it works for both books AND physical products (for all you FBA sellers out there).

Full Show Notes and PDF Highlight Reel: Amazon SEO Tips for Books and Physical Products

144: Side Hustle Q & A Nov 13, 2015

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This is my attempt at a Q&A show, based on some questions of the interesting questions that have hit my inbox or the Facebook group over the past couple weeks. It actually stems from a new inbox "trick" I've been playing with lately. Maybe I'm a super-latecomer to this game, but I just created 2 new "labels" in Gmail: one for Questions and one for Testimonials.

143: Building a Multi-Million Dollar Ecommerce Brand on the Side Nov 12, 2015

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If you've ever been frustrated with the products in your life, and thought "there's gotta be a better way!," this conversation is sure to hit home. Jeremy Michael Cohen and Fred Perrotta created Tortuga Backpacks after an awesome trip to Europe -- and a less-than-awesome experience with their luggage. They resolved to create a better travel backpack, and did it, starting as a side hustle of course.

Full Show Notes: Building a Multi-Million Dollar Ecommerce Brand on the Side

142: $5k per Month Blogging Case Study: How to Drive Massive Traffic with Pinterest, with Rosemarie Groner Nov 05, 2015

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Rosemarie Groner is a former state trooper turned blogger and stay at home mom. In the last 12 months, her site The Busy Budgeter has grown from zero to 400,000 page views per month.

More importantly, Rosemarie earned $5000 from the site last month while working on it part-time.

Full Show Notes and PDF Highlight Reel: $5k per Month Blogging Case Study

Want to start a blog of your own? My free video course shows you how.

(For the sake of comparison, SHN was around 73,000 pageviews for the last 30 days at the time of recording.)

I met Rosemarie (and several other members of her mastermind group) at FinCon in September, where she shared a surprising secret weapon to her success: Pinterest.

141: Do the Scary Thing: My Top 10 Side Hustle Fears Oct 30, 2015

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It's a special Friday-before-Halloween edition of The Side Hustle Show! Today we're diving into some of the scary moments in my business and some frightening tales from Side Hustle Show listeners. Even though we're told to "punch fear in the face," I think it's something that will be a constant in our lives. There's always something to be afraid of.

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