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I'm always looking for ways to work smarter and more efficiently, and to that end I took a recent inventory of my online business "toolkit."
Of course many of these will be obvious to you, but hopefully you discover some helpful new resources as well.
The good news? Many of these are free or at least have a free version!
And if you're looking for the definitive guide to online resources named by top entrepreneurs, check out the full collection in my book, Work Smarter.
One important note is I didn't start here. I've cobbled together this toolbox over the last 10+ years, and added expenses only as the revenue justified it.
Start scrappy, start lean, and then invest where it makes sense!
There are also a ton of great suggestions in the comments below!

Full Show Notes: 50+ Tools and Apps to Work Smarter and Get More Out Of Your Side Hustle
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It’s time once again 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 10 to talk through in today’s show.
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We're covering everything from building audiences in today's digital landscape and even how to compete in what some are calling a "no-click world.
This is the 17th installment of this series, so feel free to check out the older ones:

616: Lifestyle Creep, Luck, and Why Every Podcast Guest Has an Online Course: Q&A w/ Nick

585: Giving Away Ideas, Getting Great Guests, Growing Your Business, and More: 20 Questions With Nick

556: Pricing, Podcasting, Permission to Quit, and More: 20 Questions with Nick

498: Profitable Podcasting, Getting Clients, and $50k/mo in Passive Income: 20 Questions with Nick

451: Affiliate Marketing, Early Retirement, and Side Hustle Shifts Over 8 Years of Podcasting: 20 Questions with Nick

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

Plus, I'll share what keeps drawing me back year after year at FinCon.
Let's dive in!
Full Show Notes: Starting Over? Podcasting, Newsletters, Competing in a “No Click” World, and more (10 Questions with Nick)
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How do you make extra money in a low-risk way? And one method I keep coming back to is the idea of starting a consignment business.
So you're selling other people's stuff and just taking a percentage. They get paid, you get paid, and you've got no upfront inventory risk like you'd have with a traditional physical product business.
Sarah McAffry of Statemint Consignment earned over $10,000 from her first consignment event and has continued to grow from there. She has been crushing it in this space for the last 10 years, and it has now expanded to 23 locations across the country.
Tune in to Episode 640 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

How Sarah got her first 50 sellers to trust her with their inventory

Her marketing strategies to get buyers in the door

How you might start something similar in your own area


Full Show Notes: Get Paid to Sell Other People’s Stuff: Starting a Consignment Side Hustle
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Looking to make extra money for Christmas?
You’re not alone!
The average American spent over $900 on Christmas last year.
In this episode, I'm joined by Allison Baggerly from Inspiredbudget.com and we’ll share our top side hustle picks to make extra money for the holidays.
These side hustles are easy to start and have no to low startup cost so you can earn what you need for the holiday season.
Ready? Let’s do it.

Full Show Notes: 30 Ways to Make Extra Money for the Holidays
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More than 150,000 women have completed Tiffany "The Budgetnetista" Aliche's Live Richer Challenge. The roughly 30-day challenge participants step-by-step instructions on how to get their financial lives in order, get out of debt, and start saving money.
Collectively, Tiffany's tribe has saved $17 million and paid off $1.5 in debt!
I first heard Tiffany tell the story of how she started the challenge and how that's turned into a thriving business at FinCon last year, and am excited to share it with you this week.
This year, The Budgetnetista expects to bring in more than $500,000 from speaking, book sales, sponsors and affiliate relationships, and a new private membership academy.
I think her model can be replicated across a number of different niches and industries so you can apply these same strategies and tactics in your business.
Tune in to hear how the former preschool teacher came up with the idea for the challenge, the innovative way she grew her tribe, and how giving it all away for free turned into a very profitable venture.

Full Show Notes: How a Free Challenge Turned Into a $500,000 a Year Business
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Happy Halloween! It’s the perfect time to explore some creative and spooky-themed side hustles that can bring in real money.
I sat down with Jared Bauman of 201creative.com and host of Niche Pursuits Podcast to talk about 10 scary-good side hustles that could add a little financial excitement to your Halloween.
Tune in to Episode 638 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

how to turn hobbies or unique skills into profitable side hustles


why holidays and niche markets offer huge earning potential

unconventional ideas that lead to real money-making opportunities


Full Show Notes: 10 Scary-Good Side Hustles That Make Real Money
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It’s always inspiring to reconnect with longtime friends of The Side Hustle Show, and Debbie Gartner aka the Flooring Girl is one of them.
Over the last few years, she’s turned her love for simple, creative projects into a $4,000-per-month digital product business on Etsy.
What started as a personal outlet has grown into a scalable, semi-passive side hustle.
Tune in to Episode 637 of The Side Hustle Show to learn:

how to build a $4,000/month Etsy shop selling digital products

keyword research, customer loyalty, and bundling to increase sales on Etsy

how AI tools can streamline and help scale your side hustle faster

And be sure to check out Debbie's free Start Your Etsy Shop Challenge to kickstart your own digital product journey.
Full Show Notes: $1000 a Week Selling Digital Products
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There have been a few requests for a Progress Report update, so wanted to take some time this week to give a behind-the-scenes look at the last year or so of the business of Side Hustle Nation.
Inside you'll learn more about:

what I’ve been working on / through

some of my biggest challenges, wins, and projects

what's been on my reading list

Ready? Let's do it!
Full Show Notes: Is Business Coaching Worth It? A Look Inside the last 12 months of Side Hustle Nation
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Sometimes the simplest ideas can lead to remarkable success.
That's certainly the case for Gary Grewal, founder of Cal Box Rental, a moving box rental service that has grown from a college student's brainstorm to a successful side hustle generating $1,000 in monthly recurring revenue.
For the last 10 years, he has been renting out moving boxes with a low start-up cost, consistent and increasing demand, and only a few hours per week to run on the side of his day job.
Tune in to Ep 635 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

how Gary turned a college idea into a thriving box rental business

the tactics that helped him gain his first customers

how strategic partnerships fueled his success in the moving industry


Full Show Notes: $1000/mo Renting Out Plastic Bins: Starting a Box Rental Side Hustle
Free Listener Bonus: 25 Unconventional Rental Business Ideas
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Chloe Winstanley began making and selling polymer clay earrings as a hobby. 
It was a decent side hustle, but the big unlock came when she started teaching other people how to make the jewelry.
"I just realized that I could make way more money from hosting people for workshops than I could just by selling the earrings," she explained.
Her business taps into the "experience economy," helping people get out from behind their screens and out in real life with friends.
In just a couple years, Chloe sold more than $100k worth of tickets to her in-person workshops. 
Here's how she did it.
Tune in to Episode 634 of Side Hustle Show to learn:

how to turn a hobby into a profitable business.

tips for attracting and keeping workshop attendees.

simple marketing tactics for local events.


Full Show Notes: $100k Hosting Local Craft Workshops as a Side Hustle
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OpenPhone — Get a powerful business phone system that works on all your devices!