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It’s time to dive into the ol’ listener mailbag and answer a few questions in this week’s edition of The Side Hustle Show.
I’ve had quite a few interesting questions come in since the last Q&A episode, and picked 20 to talk through in today’s show.
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This is the 12th installment of “20 Questions” so feel free to go back and binge on the older ones too:
- 431: Fear of Selling, Protecting Ideas, Podcasting and More
- 412: Side Hustle Ethics, Charging Your Friends, the Side Hustles I’m Most Excited About, and More
- 365: Market Saturation, Mind Mapping, Miracle Mornings, and More
- 346: The Con of the Side Hustle, Beanie Babies, Affiliate Marketing, and More
- 320: Multiplying Money, Morning Routines, and $100k Side Hustles
- 291: Email, Ebooks, Platforms, and Conferences
- 271: Brilliant Blogging, Ruthless Productivity, and Guaranteed Success
- 245: Network Marketing, Imposter Syndrome, My Side Hustle Mistakes, and More
- 219: Growing Traffic, Monetization, List-Building, a Day in the Life, and More
- 198: Blogging, Branding, Book Writing, and Finding the Right Side Hustle for You
- 181: SEO, Affiliate Marketing, Self-Publishing, Udemy, and More
A common piece of advice you’ll hear is to take audience questions and turn them into content, so here’s a meta example of that in action.
This episode covers overcoming the fear of selling, combatting shiny object syndrome, passive income motivation, podcasting, protecting your ideas, and more.
Enjoy!
The Questions
- How I can use my knowledge for a blog or a podcast or affiliate marketing? (0:34)
- How have your attitudes about side hustling changed over the last 8 years in the space? (2:35)
- How do bundle sales work? Why would these product creators give their work away for so little? (4:39)
- What’s the table of contents plugin you’re using on your site? (6:53)
- How is the “You Might Also Like” box in your newsletter working for you in terms of boosting clicks, pageviews, etc.? (7:45)
- I noticed that you are using Teachable — any particular reason? (9:50)
- Which WordPress theme should I use? (12:13)
- How much do podcasters get paid by sponsors? (12:50)
- What made you “jump” [from your day job]? How did failure not become an option for you? (16:03)
- Should you build a review site around a single product or service, or broaden it a bit to the whole family of products of services? (18:30)
- What are some good potential side hustles for retirees? (20:03)
- How can you protect yourself from legal liability related to online content? (23:40)
- What’s your take on services like Skimlinks? (25:00)
- Do you still recommend putting your books in Kindle Unlimited / KDP Select? (26:21)
- When registering a business, can I be my own registered agent? (28:20)
- I have 11 separate websites for the local towns where we operate. Should I consolidate domains? (29:12)
- I’m just getting started. Should I write and publish a book or start a service business? (30:51)
- How much is enough to retire at 35? (31:54)
- What side hustles or gigs grew the most in the last year? (34:26)
- How would you speed up the process of growing a community? (36:11)
Links and Resources
- Ryan Gray on The Side Hustle Show | MedicalSchoolHQ
- Shirag Shemmassian on The Side Hustle Show | Shemmassian Consulting
- Physician on FIRE
- UltimateBundles.com
- How to Organize a Bundle Sale
- Lucky WP Table of Contents
- Teachable
- Podia
- Gumroad
- ThemeForest
- How to Monetize a Podcast
- If It All Falls Down
- Affiliate Marketing for Beginners
- My $550k Side Hustle
- Robert Brandl: Affiliate Review Sites Done Right
- WebsiteToolTester.com
- Drop servicing
- How to Start a Pet Waste Removal Business
- How to Start a Mobile Detailing Business
- Substack
- Sendfox
- How to Start an Email Newsletter Business
- Media liability insurance
- Zeguro
- Skimlinks
- Sovrn Commerce (formerly Viglink)
- Children’s Publishing
- Chad Carson on The Side Hustle Show
- Retiring early with real estate
- Instacart | Instacart Shopper Review
- How to Make Money on Outschool
- How to Start a Mobile Notary Business
- How to Become a Loan Signing Agent
- Loan Signing System
- Tiffany Aliche on The Side Hustle Show
- Abbey Ashley on The Side Hustle Show
- Nate Dodson on The Side Hustle Show
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