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Vending machines are a classic passive income source that continues to be profitable today.
We had Mr. Passive himself, Mike Hoffman, on the show before to talk about how to scale up his vending machine business.
And one of his mentees is here today.
Anthony Kolodziej from H&H Vending scaled his vending operation from zero to over $50k per month in just 16 months.
That’s 30+ locations, thousands of transactions, and a strategy that turns vending into something way beyond the old-school snack machine in the corner of a breakroom.
Tune in to Episode 662 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:
how to land prime locations
how to negotiate deals
why he never says the word "vending" when pitching a property manager
Want to go deeper? Check out Mike Hoffmann’s Vendingpreneur training program. (Side Hustle Show listeners get 10% off!)
Full Show Notes: From Zero to $50k in Vending Revenue in 16 months
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Most people look at a golf glove and see, well, just a golf club… white, plain, forgettable.
But Randall Pulfer and his co-founder Tyler, with zero experience in manufacturing, no background in design, and a full-time day job, sold $100k worth of golf gloves as a side hustle.
ChippGolfCo.com is now a brand that’s making waves in the golf scene.
Randall breaks down how he pulled it off from coming up with the idea, finding the right manufacturing partner, and making those first crucial sales.
(Want to try one for yourself? Head over to ChippGolfCo.com and use promo code HUSTLE for 15% off your order.)
Tune in to Episode 661 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:
how Randall came up with this idea
how they found the right manufacturing partner to make it reality
the marketing efforts that have worked to start to generate some profitable sales
Full Show Notes: How We Sold $100k Worth of Golf Gloves on the Side
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It’s easy to get caught up in the habit of spending without thinking.
But the good news is, it’s totally possible to break the cycle.
In this episode, we’re going to share simple, practical ways to stop spending money and start saving.
These strategies come from real experience and expert advice, so you know they actually work.
Full Show Notes: How To Stop Spending Money
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"Changing the world with chess" and making $100,000 per year on the side.
That’s the story of today’s guest, Jeff DiOrio from EliteChess.net.
Jeff went from earning $17/hr working in summer camp chess programs teaching kids how to play chess, to running his own camps and earning five times as much.
He then transitioned to an online recurring membership model, in part due to the pandemic, while also keeping the in-person coaching side of his business alive.
Jeff’s approach to growing his student numbers so rapidly?
Organic growth through giving to charities and delivering a value-driven service, all while doing something he loves—teaching chess.
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how Jeff built his minimum viable audience
the methods he used to set up the business for recurring revenue
how you can borrow some of these same tactics in your business
Full Show Notes: From $17/hr to 6-Figure Side Hustle
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Back in the day, you needed someone technical (or paid someone technical) if you wanted to build any kind of software.
Today, with the popularity of AI tools, not so much.
Pete McPherson from doyouevenblog.com is earning $100k by using AI tools to help build a series of small-ish web apps, usually built to solve a very specific problem for a very specific customer.
And he's here to share with you how he built all of this... without being a developer himself.
Tune in to Episode 659 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:
how AI tools make building software faster and easier even if you're not a developer
why partnerships and recurring revenue are key to scaling and selling your SaaS products
the essential tech stack that helps you launch apps quickly with minimal costs
Full Show Notes: $100k with AI-Coded Apps
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Heff Gerlach started The Keeper League Podcast on the side from his teaching job.
It's not about football, not just about fantasy football, but about a very specific flavor of fantasy football for Australian Rules Football.
That’s a niche within a niche within a niche — where fans don’t just draft players, they build teams that last for years.
And now it serves as the hub for player data, draft tools, and expert analysis for football keeper leagues.
Tune in to Episode 658 of The Side Hustle Show to learn:
how to turn a niche passion into a profitable business
how to build a loyal community around a specific interest
how to monetize skills and knowledge through various streams
Full Show Notes: 160k Talking About Australian Fantasy Football
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It’s time for another round of business idea giveaways, and to help me out is a long-time friend and friend of the show, Steve Chou, a serial entrepreneur who built not one but two 7-figure businesses starting both as side hustles — MyWifeQuitHerJob.com and BumbleBeeLinens.com.
It’s becoming a tradition; this is our 3rd round of business idea giveaways. If you find you like this format, make sure to go check out the other two.
Episode 563: 19 Business Ideas Free for the Taking!, with Steve Chou
Episode 530: 17 Business Ideas Free for the Taking!, with Steve Chou
Full Show Notes: 19 Business Ideas Free for the Taking
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I called the Amazon Influencer Program the easiest money I'd ever made online.
I made $100 in my first month, over $1200 in my first year, and last year, still made over $700 doing almost nothing. Set it and forget it.
The basic premise with this branch of Amazon Associates is to create short product review videos, and earn a small commission when your review convinces someone to buy.
You do need some level of social following and engagement to get accepted, but after that, you really don't need to drive your own traffic. Amazon posts your review videos on the relevant product pages.
In this episode, we check in with Tyler Christensen from TylerChristensen.com — a serial side hustler, teacher, and dad of four who's lately been earning around $5k a month on the side from his product reviews.
Tune in to Episode 656 the Side Hustle Show interview to hear:
how to get accepted into the Amazon Influencer Program
Tyler’s best practices for review videos
The multiple revenue streams you can have as a product reviewer
Full Show Notes: $5k/mo Reviewing Products Part-Time: An Amazon Influencer Update
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Why go through the trouble of building your own cash flow when, with a little determination and a little hustle, you can insert yourself into some income streams that are already happening?
That’s what Link Moser from linkmoser.com and his web design agency windhill.com have done, not once, not twice, but 5 different times, generating $200k a year in semi-passive income.
He was on the show in 2022, where he explained how he makes money with a real estate lead generation site, NHFineHomes.com, where a single referral can be worth tens of thousands of dollars.
But today, we’re diving into a different strategy: business acquisitions.
Tune in to Episode 655 of the Side Hustle Show:
specific types of businesses to acquire
how to negotiate with owners
time and logistics involved in managing his expanding portfolio
Full Show Notes: How to Earn $200k/Year in Semi-Passive Income Through Small Business Acquisitions
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Service businesses can get a bad rap.
After all, there are clients to deal with, and actual labor involved in fulfillment. They’re just not as glamorous as other more “passive” income models.
But you should know that more Side Hustle Show guests started with a service-based business model than any other.
This week’s guest has a unique approach to service businesses -- one that doesn't rely on your skills as the expert.
Tyler Gillespie has built two successful service businesses and had a clean exit from both -- the last being just 13 months from startup to sale.
Tune in to hear:
how Tyler comes up with ideas for productized service businesses
the processes he implements to put his business in a position to exit
how he outsources the mechanism of his businesses
Full Show Notes: Built to Sell: Design a Business to Run Without You
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It’s 2025, and the line between reality and science fiction is getting more and more blurry every day.
In this episode, I sit down with someone I’ve never met, but they know me pretty well. He even kind of sounds like me in an eerie sort of way.
I was curious how well today’s AI models could pretend to be someone else, given a few simple prompts. The result is this chat with Robo-Nick, my AI alter ego.
Let’s see how well Robo-Nick answers these questions, plus my real thoughts about them.
(This episode relied heavily on ElevenLabs to generate the voice for Robo-Nick.)
Tune in to episode 654 of The Side Hustle Show to learn:
The biggest opportunities (and pitfalls) for side hustlers in the AI era.
Actionable tips to future-proof your income and leverage new trends effectively.
Full Show Notes: I Interviewed My AI Self … What it Got Right, Wrong, and a Little Weird
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Getting out of the rat race is simple, but not necessarily easy.
To escape, all you need is monthly income -- from non-job sources -- that exceeds your monthly expenses.
For example, if you spend $3000 a month, you'll need to bring in at least $3000 (after taxes) outside of your day job.
Simple, but not always easy.
In this episode, I'll break down:
the most common rat race "escape routes"
the pros and cons of each
how to choose the right path for you
Ready? Let's do it!
Full Show Notes: 3 Ways to Get Out of the Rat Race
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In 2022, Summer Fisher discovered the world of renting out dresses.
"Oh, well, I have all these dresses. Let me just put one up," she told Yahoo Finance.
Now with a streamlined inventory of around 200 pieces, she made $150,000 last year using what she calls a "double-dip profit strategy" — renting dresses multiple times before selling them for more than she paid.
(Check out her free masterclass at theprofitcollective.co/RookieResellerMistakes.)
Tune in to episode 652 of The Side Hustle Show to learn:
Summer's favorite brands to rent out.
Her pricing and profit margin math on her inventory.
The logistics of shipping and selling dresses.
and more.
Full Show Notes: $150k Renting Out Dresses as a Side Hustle
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If you’re looking to turn LinkedIn into a money-making machine, you’re in the right place.
Joe McKay has taken his LinkedIn ghostwriting side hustle from zero to a multi-six-figure business, generating millions of impressions along the way.
And he's here to fill us in on how to make money on LinkedIn this year.
We broke down the 3 types of posts you need to make money on LinkedIn, how to navigate the platform as a side hustler, and the most common (and costly) mistake people make.
Listen to Episode 651 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:
the 3 LinkedIn posts every side hustler must use
why building connections strategically changes the game
how to avoid the costly mistake most people make
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Full Show Notes: How to Make Money on LinkedIn
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Do you know how much cash flows through your hometown on a monthly basis?
In this episode we explore how to get some of that cash flowing toward you!
I'm joined by Nick Huber, co-founder of Storage Squad and host of The Sweaty Startup podcast.
Storage Squad, a student storage service, has grown to over $3M in sales since starting it as a little part-time project back in 2011.
I invited Nick on The Side Hustle Show to help walk us through his "sweaty startup" framework. That is, how you can start a low-risk, low-overhead, local, service-based business, set it up for success, and let that be the vehicle that drives you away from a lifetime of cubicle slavery.
Tune in to hear Nick’s thoughts on generating service business ideas you could start today, evaluating the market and competition, and scoring your first customers.
That’s why I think this is pretty exciting -- it really doesn’t take many customers to begin to make a meaningful income here.
Full Show Notes: The Sweaty Startup: How to Start a Local Service Business
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How do you come up with a business idea?
Aspiring entrepreneurs often get stuck in the business idea phase — that is, they’re confident they could run a killer business, make a ton of money, and live the good life — if they could only come up with the right idea.
If that’s you — the idea seeker — I’ve got good news for you: coming up with new business ideas is actually pretty easy.
It’s what comes next that’s hard!
But today, let’s go through some of the proven methods you can use to come up with your first (or next) business idea.
Full Show Notes: 7 Proven Ways to Generate New Business Ideas, with Real-Life Examples
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Mike Ettenberg spent 10 years as a firefighter, but was constantly losing or breaking his sunglasses on calls.
Frustrated, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Frontline Optics makes durable sunglasses for first responders with a no-questions-asked replacement policy.
Despite having "no business experience," the Side Hustle Show listener took Frontline from side hustle to full-time venture, selling over $1M worth of sunglasses along the way.
Tune in to episode 649 to learn:
How Mike found his first customers
The "microinfluencer" strategy that generated consistent sales
When he felt comfortable quitting his firefighting day job
His plans for the future
Full Show Notes: This Firefighter's Side Hustle Grew to $1M in Sales
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I want to introduce a concept I call The Side Hustle Snowball.
If you’ve heard about Dave Ramsey’s “Debt Snowball” framework, this may sound familiar.
Here’s how The Side Hustle Snowball works:
You itemize out your expenses and then aim to come up with side hustle income to cover them, starting with the smallest and working your way up.
Once you reach the bottom of your list, you don’t need your job anymore!
The reason I like this framework is setting out to replace your income with a side business can be a daunting task. The Snowball approach breaks it down into mini-victories and lets you celebrate your progress along the way.
And just like a real snowball, it picks up steam, size, and momentum as it gets rolling.
Let’s look at some real-life examples of how you can make extra money. What follows are some of my actual monthly expenses*, and how we mentally zero them out with job-free income.
Full Show Notes: The Side Hustle Snowball: How to “Erase” Your Expenses with Extra Income Streams
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The end of the year is upon us, which means it's time to reflect back on the side hustles that stood out — the ones that got people talking and that I was most excited to share.
"Best" is always subjective. But what marks a good episode is when I hang up the call, thinking, "I need to drop what I'm doing and go do something else. I should totally do that."
And I try and exercise some level of discipline and restraint because the shiny object syndrome is real.
But when the shiny object shines for me, I know it's going to be a hit episode.
So here are the top 10 side hustles for 2024.
(Here is the Spotify playlist to make it easy to go add that to your device: Best Side Hustles of the Year 2024)
Full Show Notes: The 10 Best Side Hustles of the Year
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Why should your first online business be a directory? This is one of the most overlooked yet potentially lucrative side hustles out there.
I've got a little bit of experience in this space (I actually built a virtual assistant directory years before), so this is something close to me.
But my experience is nothing like John Rush’s from JohnRush.me, who is a master at quickly building and marketing these little side projects.
He has launched 30 directories in just the past year, managed to monetize 10 of them, and even sold one (AllGPTs.co) for a sweet five-figure exit.
(If you want more resources, check out John’s full Directory Guide or his no-code builder at Unicorn Platform.)
Tune in to Episode 647 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:
Why directories are a great starter side hustle
How to pick the right niche
The tools and strategies to build your directory
Full Show Notes: How to Start an Online Directory as a Side Hustle
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