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4 ways to side hustle your wayinto your dream career

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You may have heard of this mystical, magical creature called the side hustle.

It’s a fantastical unicorn that is guaranteed to make you more money, while you learn newskills, get you ready for a new job, or just get the creative outlet you deserve.

But what does a side hustle look like in reality, and how do you get a slice of that sidehustlin’ pie?

Today I am going to talk about the four common types of side hustle and how you cancash in!

Before I help you to figure out which type of side hustler you are, I want to define why youwould want a side hustle:

Side hustles are perfect if..● You need to supplement your income & diversify your income streams● You are super bored at work and needed something to feed your soul● You want to keep learning new skills● You want to make the world a better place, while still paying your rent

Now, let’s define what makes a great side hustle so that you will know what to look forand what to avoid:

1. First, you will want the work to be paid, sounds obvious, but believe me there areplenty of people who would love for you to work for them for free

2. Second, flexibility is KEY. Now, picking a waitressing gig is a form of side hustle, butthat’s not what we are talking about here. Today I am focusing on side hustles thatyou can do whenever you want and that you can pick up when you have time anddrop when you don’t

3. And lastly, ideally, you will get something out of your side hustle beyond justmoney

Alright, now let’s talk about the four different types of side hustle and figure out which onemeets YOUR side hustlin’ needs.

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The“I Need Extra Ca$h”

Side HustleFor those of you who just need some extra cash, the key here is to start by brainstormingall of the different things you could offer as a service.

Remember, nothing is too humble!

For example, you could...● Babysit● Clean houses● Tutor a middle-school student● Consider signing up with a service like TaskRabbit to connect with people in need of

your help.● Do you have a hobby, like playing music? You can turn that into a side hustle! Do

you play guitar? Teach lessons! Are you great at knitting or a fantastic artist? Youcould teach classes!

● Or do you just love to make mixed cocktails? You would amazed at what crazy skillsother people want to learn and are willing to pay to learn.

What you need to do is do a little research and see if there is a community center in yourarea who would host your class or explore the plethora of online platforms, like Skillshareor Udemy.

And of course, if money is what you want, direct sales is always a really great and reallyflexible, nowadays its also called “social selling.”

Check out companies like Stella & Dot, The Pampered Chef, or BeautyCounter to learnmore.

The key to the “I need extra ca$h” side hustle is just to think creatively about whatskills you have that (even if it’s just a great work ethic) that you can parlay into a newincome stream.

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The“Angelic”Side Hustle

If you are ok to forgo money for the satisfaction of helping someone, then there are nolack of places that would LOVE for you to volunteer for them. And there is actually anawesome company called Catch A Fire that is all about matching talented professionalswith non-profits that need their help.

So you might be thinking, why are you talking about working for charities in a video aboutside hustle?

I can’t work for free!

I think volunteering is awesome. And if you can do it, power to you.

But I also think that sometimes when money is being transacted, both parties - the personpaying for the service and the person providing the service - take the project a little moreseriously.

I can say for myself that I am MUCH less likely to drop the ball on a project if you arepaying me to complete it.

And the truth is that most non-profits have SOME budget, they just might not have a lot ofbudget.

So, the angelic side hustle is perfect for those of you who are looking for a little bit of extraCA$H but would also (and probably, more importantly) like to feel like you arecontributing to making the world a better place.

Now finding this kind of side hustle can be a little tricky, because oftentime charities arenot the best at marketing their needs.

You have three options for finding your angelic side hustle:1. You can take the passive approach, which is that you can start following a charity

you like and see if they are looking for help.2. You can take the active approach and directly pitch them your services (you could

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even put together a proposal for them about some ways they could improve theirsocial media strategy / website, or some other aspect of their organization, etc.)

3. You can check out websites like Idealist.org to find a charity who is actively lookingfor help.

The key to the “Angelic” side hustle is identifying a charity whose mission you believein and then figuring out what skills you have to help them accomplish it.

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The“I Dream of Startup”

Side HustleThis type of side hustle is perfect for someone who just needs a creative outlet orsomething to stave off the immense boredom that can come from some 9-5s, and wantsto enjoy the thrill of working for a new company without all the associated risk.

For the I Dream of Startup Side Hustlers, the motivation isn’t primarily money (althoughmoney is great) but a general desire to do something creative, interesting, or a little bit offthe beaten path, and be a part of creating something NEW.

If this is you…● Since you have the luxury of being picky, shoot for the stars.● Figure out exactly what it is you want to do or who it is you want to work for, and

take your time to identify and strategize on HOW you can make it happen.

Is there a startup or small business that you LOVE and are dying to be a part of? Begin byforming a relationship with them. As a startup founder myself, I can tell you that I lovegetting friendly emails from my fans and I do my best to answer them all.

Then give it some time. Make it known that you want to work with them, make it clear thatyou are willing to do it at a price that would work for both of you, and then just makeyourself so helpful and friendly that they can’t help but hire you!

The key to the “I dream of startup” side hustle is to find a startup company that youlove and then impress them with your skills and passion until they beg you to join theirteam.

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The“I Get Paid to Learn”

Side HustleAlright so since this is Skillcrush, after all, you knew there was going to be a education /tech angle.

The get paid to learn side hustle is my personal favorite and it was:a) the way that I got my start in tech andb) was a fantastic source of extra income for me for many years.

The idea here is that if there is a specific skill you are actively learning and want to getbetter at, you go out and get hired to do small projects to practice that skill.

Now, of course, be reasonable in what you take on. If you just learned HTML and CSS it isnot appropriate for you to say you will build a mobile application.

But it would be appropriate for you to say you could build a Wordpress blog, especially ifyou are taking a class on how to do so.

How to get paid to learn with integrity● Don’t bill by the hour (or if that’s how your client wants to pay you, seriously

discount the hours). When you are starting out things can take FOREVER. It caneasily take a beginner 10x as long to complete a task as a more experience person.That is a-ok! But you shouldn’t be penalizing your client for the fact that you arelearning.

● Make sure you have back up, whether that is a friend you can ask for help, or asubscription to a library of content where you know you can get answers to yourquestions, or a meetup group where you can meet with more experienced people,you just need to have some place where you can go to get help should you hit aroadblock.

● Then work your buns off! As they say necessity is the mother of invention. Or as Ilike to say, the need to get paid is the mother of figuring it out.

In my experience, getting paid to learn is an awesome way to actually stick to yourlearning goals because you will have a client who is depending on you to figure it out andmake it happen.

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Now, to find this kind of work...the good news is that this kind of work is super easy tofind online.

The best places to look are sites like Odesk, Craigslist, Idealist.org, 99Designs, Coroflot,and Elance.

The key to the “I Get Paid to Learn” side hustle is finding a project that is just outsideyour current skill set, so you can be pushed to learn while still providing the client with avaluable work product.

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Not sure how to takeyour first step into a side

hustle?

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