How To Build A Side Hustle

Relying on your salaried income might seem like a dangerous strategy with the pandemic forcing redundancies and pay cuts. Looking for a range of side incomes is a good way to supplement your income while pursuing a personal passion project.

A side hustle can mean different things to different people. It might be being a personal trainer to friend and family because fitness is an important aspect of your life or it might be doing copy writing because you find it fun and creative. Here are 3 key ways to find, create, and build up a side hustle from the bottom. 1. Find Your Passion We all know that a job's number one rule is to make sure it can provide for your needs, but present and future. It doesn't need to inspire you to become the best version of yourself, we all don't need to be an Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos. However a side hustle can be a great way to connect your passions and hobbies with a small income stream. The first question is to think about what are the things in your life that genuinely gets you excited. It could be trying out new cafes or going on runs and hikes. This is spin off into a blog or as a personal trainer which might not bring in the big bucks but make you happy to do regardless of the paycheck.

2. Look To Digital Platforms Gone are the days of saving up for a shop lot or buying up huge inventory. All you need is to test out the appetite through a social media platform to share content and get orders or maybe setup a YouTube channel to give out tips. These cost effective channels can show you if demand is there and teach you a lot about digital marketing to make your service and product more attractive and curated for your audience.

And don't worry, these platforms make it easy for anyone to get started and to get good.

3. Start From Small

Your little side hustle isn't going to grow into a multi million dollar business overnight so the best way to think about it is to have a long term mindset to not get demotivated.

Set a realistic plan and schedule that is easily manageable alongside your other interests and of course your job and stick with it.

Remember, this isn't your full time job with your boss looking over your shoulder. This is your side hustle based upon your interests so make sure to have self discipline to stick with it.