The Side Hustle Show

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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