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☆ I make $7,000 a month writing children’s books and teaching others how to self-publish. Here’s how I got started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ren Lowe is an author, the CEO of Brown Unicorn Publishing, and a self-publishing coach. While on maternity leave in 2021, I wrote seven children's books with my daughter, Kameryn, which was the start of my self-publishing business. I started my sister company, Brown Unicorn Publishing, in October 2021, which offers "done for you" publishing services that range in price from $3,000 to $4,500, and my monthly income increased. From November 2021 through August, I earned a little more than $30,000 from the publishing services alone. In my first children's book, the illustrator created the images in the wrong sizing dimensions, and I panicked.

☆ I made $1 million in revenue from documenting my life with chickens on social media. Here's how I turned my blog into an empire.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Lisa Steele is a blogger and small-business owner who made more than $1 million in revenue in 2022. Now, I'm earning more than $1 million in revenue annually through book royalties, brand deals, and a backyard-poultry product line. I might have a phone call about products we're launching or about a new brand I'm working with, or I might design product labels or do research for a blog post. When I'm working on a book, and I've written seven in the last decade, I schedule social media as much as I can to give myself larger blocks of time to concentrate on writing. My time is super flexible, so I can live my life and still have a successful brand.

☆ I make up to $13,000 a month from my digital-marketing business and still have the flexibility to travel and snowboard — here's how I built it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She and her partner made $180,000 in 2022 while maintaining the flexibility to ski and snowboard. I now live near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, during the winters to snowboard and run my digital-marketing agency, Snowmad Digital. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, the PR agency I was working for fired everyone, and I started wildland firefighting. One of my newer clients said they saw the video and just hired me this month largely because of it. I never work with my clients' competitors, and I work with clients all around the country and the world.

☆ I have a 6-figure side hustle as a user-generated-content creator. It only takes a few hours a week — here's how I scaled it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I'm a creative director with a part-time gig as a user-generated-content, or UGC, creator. Between then and May 2016, I worked part time, lived at home, and built my UGC portfolio. I make my UGC ads feel naturalAlthough my UGC concepts are launched as ads, I make them feel like your friend posted it. As a UGC creator, you have to be aware of the latest social trends and nuances in marketing. What you choose to do after these gut punches is what separates the UGC creator who gave up after two weeks from the creator who makes four or five figures a month.

☆ I make up to $9,500 a month renting out my home while my family lives in a trailer in the driveway. Here's how I set up my Airbnb and VRBO business.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Alexi McKinley rents out her home and lives in a trailer in her driveway for a few weeks every month. Her family makes up to $9,500 a month from vacation-rental platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. Now we spend around two weeks every month living in our trailer so we can rent out our house on Airbnb and VRBO. We just pack what we want depending on how long the Airbnb guests are staying. The living space in the trailer.

☆ I'm a stay-at-home dad who makes $20,000 a month through YouTube and email marketing. The first year I only made 13 cents — here's how I scaled up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In 2017, I started to research how to make money online and teach myself digital marketing because I wanted to make extra money from home while taking care of my boys. I repurpose my videos on YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels, and TikTok, which brings in additional revenue. Video titles that I've seen success with are related to working from home, how to work remotely, and how to make money online. I also just hired someone to start repurposing all my YouTube videos and turn them into 60-second vertical videos for TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook all work on algorithms, and they need time to learn about your content so they can show it to the right people.

☆ How to Cure Your Jet Lag: 5 Tools to Outsmart Your Body and Take Back Your Vacation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | Illustrations Son Of Alan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

RICK HOUGH, 53, has suffered from jet lag since his first trip to Paris in 1988. Now, even multi-leg trips don’t phase him—last summer, he went through Copenhagen, Greenland, San Diego, New York and Alaska in three weeks. Despite success stories like Mr. Hough’s, some seasoned globe-trotters maintain there is not much you can do to solve your jet lag. On one trip to London, Mr. Robotti recalled, he fell asleep three different times in a one-on-one meeting that lasted all of an hour. “You know it’s going to be hard,” he said of dealing with sleep issues while traveling internationally.

☆ I charge $1,000 to help couples write their wedding vows. I've seen some magical and devastating moments.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Her pricing starts at $995 for a consultation and help from conception to delivery of the vows. I offer help with vow creation and delivery, officiant services, speeches and toasts, ceremony planning, and public speaking. I consult with couples on how to creatively and lovingly write their vows in their own wordsPushkine marrying Dan and James. One cute story involved a lovely couple who had identical vowsThey had the exact same memories and vows, almost word for word. Once I was hired to help a couple with their vows and marry themIt was lovely working with them.

☆ I charge up to $80 an hour on Taskrabbit for holiday tasks like gift wrapping and decorating. This season bring more jobs, new gigs, and better tips.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Her hourly rate goes up to $80 an hour for holiday tasks like gift wrapping and party planning. The holidays bring a variety of more workThere tends to be more events around the holidays, which means plenty of gift wrapping and decoration. Gift-wrapping and decorating tasks are pretty self-explanatoryHow I wrap a present varies depending on the clients' desired wrapping, ribbons, bows, and bags. One client hired me for holiday decorating through a packing and unpacking gig. We don't allow tasks involving the online purchase of goods for in-store pick-up, cash withdrawal, cryptocurrency, or gift cards for security reasons.

☆ I became an Amazon product manager with no tech experience. Here's how my years as a fitness trainer helped me land the gig.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ridge Carpenter is a physical trainer and product manager for Halo, Amazon's fitness tracker. When he applied for the position, the only detail he knew was that the job related to fitness. Now he gets to incorporate physical training into his new role and work on cool features every day. Eventually, a colleague and mentor referred me for a job as a fitness consultant at Amazon — which led me to my job today as a product manager at Amazon Halo. Now, as a product manager, I make sure the product team knows what to build based on our overall mission and strategy.

☆ I help brides get in shape for their weddings with an online-only business — here's how I set it up and keep raking in clients
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Stephanie Thomas is a bridal personal trainer in Maryland who offers all her services virtually. I'm a bridal personal trainer, certified health coach, and the owner of Stephanie Thomas Fitness, which I officially launched in 2019. Prior to my rebrand, I was a general women's fitness coach and helped women through personal training and yoga classes. The newsletter includes a motivational message, a weekly blog post feature, a recipe of the week, and a feature of one of my favorite wedding, fitness, or lifestyle products. Rebecca runs an online-coaching community for women in business called Badass Business Co, and signing up was one of the best decisions I've made.

☆ I rent out 'champagne walls' for special events on the weekends. It's a side gig that doesn't feel like work and brings in thousands extra a year.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Alexis McDermott is the founder of Wandering Wall Co., which rents out champagne walls for events. I'm the sole proprietor of Wandering Wall Co. and a customer-success manager for a SaaS platform, which I do remotely. I founded my small business that offers elegant champagne walls, photo backdrop walls, seating charts, and welcome signs to display during life's most memorable events in April 2021. I'd always wanted to open my own business and have multiple streams of incomeA Wandering Wall Co. champagne wall. After hours of Pinterest surfing, we stumbled upon the concept of a champagne wall.

☆ I made $247,000 last year running a bridal boutique. Here are the networking and marketing strategies I used to grow my business from the ground up.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I'm a bridal beauty expert and stylist and the owner of Elite Secrets Bridal and The Elite Design House. Before entering the bridal industry, I worked in sales and marketing for a radiology company for 15 years. SHair PhotographyElite Secrets Bridal provides full-service luxury bridal beauty, from styling and alterations to hair and makeup. In 2015, with my husband's help and using our savings to invest in the new business, I opened Elite Secrets Bridal. I used networking as part of my marketing plan by being relatable so people could buy into me as a person and not just the businessAn Elite Secrets Bridal bride.

☆ I made $244,000 last year as a freelancer using a platform for finding tech gigs — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

On average, an A.Team mission is a 12-month engagement. I usually take on one full-time mission that requires 35 to 40 hours per week and a couple smaller missions that require five to 10 hours per week. So I took a hybrid approach and freelanced for a few years on top of my full-time job at Landyachtz. That's my biggest piece of advice to anyone trying to make their side hustle their full-time job: Create a safety net, then take the leap. This is eroding trust employees once had in the full-time work model.

☆ I make up to $15,000 a month as a freelance locksmith. It only took 6 months to get trained and I use an app to find all my clients.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Dakota Crownover is a locksmith who makes up to $15,000 a month working on the Jobox app. I'm an independent locksmith who works on the Jobox app, a marketplace for vetted home-service professionals around the US. On average, I make $10,000 a month solely using the Jobox app. Typically, my fee for a locked car is $80, however, being an emergency locksmith means that people will pay premium prices in dire situations. I've learned a lot from using the Jobox app since it helps me manage my income and balance my finances.

AS THE PANDEMIC settled in to stay, smartwatch sales boomed. According to a report from international research firm Kantar, 15% of Americans now wear smartwatches, up from under 12% in mid 2020. It is no longer enough for a smartwatch to have a heart-rate monitor, step counter and basic apps. The latest smartwatches are equipped to accompany you everywhere from the deep sea to deep REM sleep. Here, a guide to some of the most powerful features a discerning buyer should expect.

☆ I work at Kleinfeld and help brides on 'Say Yes to the Dress.' I'm truly not acting on the show — here's what my job is actually like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Lisa Fuhrman has worked at Kleinfeld for 14 years and is a regular on "Say Yes to the Dress." I've been working at Kleinfeld for the past 14 years, and I've been a cast member on the "Say Yes to the Dress" television series for 10 years. I was watching TV one day and came across "Say Yes to the Dress." We've just completed 20 seasons of "Say Yes to the Dress." Being part of 'Say Yes to the Dress' is so much funFuhrman with a happy bride.

☆ I make $7,000 a month on Taskrabbit. Here are the little things I do and messages I send to earn 5-star reviews.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Vanessa Garcia is an actor in Los Angeles who also works as a Tasker on the gig app Taskrabbit. She makes around $7,000 a month and offers 25 skills from furniture assembly to event staffing. I'm currently making around $7,000 for 90 hours of work per month on Taskrabbit. As soon as I get a request, the first thing I do is send the following message: "Hello [client's name]! My questions are more about the client's wants, like if they need more things done besides the things we had already discussed.

☆ My husband and I made $200,000 in revenue last year on Poshmark. Here's how I went from working at Bath & Body Works to reselling full time.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-13 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I resell shoes on Poshmark full time under the closet name "RNZY," which is my husband, Ryan's, and my name combined. From 2013 to 2015, I worked as a Bath & Body Works store manager in Burlington, Vermont. We sold shoes and clothing, but we quickly niched down to exclusively shoes. We both realized that we enjoyed the entire process of selling shoes — sourcing, cleaning, photographing, listing, and shipping. (We search for the pair of shoes on Poshmark and select "sold items."

☆ I make $7,000 a month on Taskrabbit doing odd jobs like event planning, gift wrapping, and organizing closets. Here's how I got my start.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-23 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She makes an average of $7,000 a month building furniture and dressing up as a princess for parties. Thanks to Taskrabbit, I've felt more at home in this huge city by knowing the ins and outs of what the city offers — and where. There were requests for everything from personal-assistant work to event planning and staffing, and much more. Since you're not forced to meet a quota, sometimes I'll work seven days a week, or sometimes I'll work three days a week. I also continue to help all the other clients I've acquired through the years by word of mouth.

☆ I make up to $5,000 a month on Fiverr and only work 4 days a week. Here are my biggest tips for making your profile stand out to attract new clients.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-22 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Her best advice is to be a leader in your projects and connect with your clients on a deeper level. I'm a content writer, speaker, and the founder and director of FreelanceSpeak, a blog and coaching business for freelancers. After taking a content-marketing course at work, I saw an opportunity to create a more fulfilling career on my own terms. I was hired to write location-specific articles, and I used those articles as samples to land my next client, a content agency. Sellers can't solicit customers for reviews — however, I use a template when I deliver a client's order that says, "Hi [name], I have your content ready for review.

☆ I run a 6-figure company that uses TikTok and Pinterest to generate sales. Here's how I started it as a side hustle.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-15 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Abha Chiyedan is the founder of The Werk Life, a digital-media company she started as a side hustle. The Werk Life had zero followers, and I set a lofty goal of getting to 1,000 followers in three weeks. Building out my own line of products and services for The Werk Life has been my main focus. Pinterest was one of the first social accounts I started for The Werk Life. Did you leave a corporate job to become an entrepreneur or run a successful TikTok business or account?

☆ I've made $26,000 renting out my extra yard space on an app. It's been a great low-lift side hustle and only takes 5 to 10 hours a month.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-17 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 2020, she listed a vacant lot on her property as storage space on Neighbor, a storage rental app. It's a website and app that connects people who have extra room in their home, garage, shed, or yard with locals seeking space to store their belongings. Since then, my extra acre of yard space has brought in more than $26,700. Renting out my empty yard has been great as a fairly passive income source. If you have extra space that you're not using right now, I'd definitely recommend trying out renting it as storage.

☆ How to handle difficult coworkers, office gossip, and confrontations, according to an NYU professor of psychology
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-01 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tessa Victoria West is a psychology professor who studies the dynamics of awkward social situations. I received my PhD in social psychology in 2008, and I've been a professor at NYU since September 2008. I study uncomfortable social interactionsI became interested in studying psychology in college when I was simultaneously working in a cutthroat retail job and in a social psychology lab at UC Santa Barbara. In my lab at NYU now, we study how people interact with each other under awkward social conditions. One of my colleagues at NYU has an ethical approach to gossip I've tried to emulate.

☆ I'm an ER doctor who runs a travel company on the weekends — and it's landed me a 6-figure book deal, free trips, and more
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-19 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Calvin D. Sun is an attending physician and the leader of The Monsoon Diaries, a travel company. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Calvin D. Sun, a 34-year-old ER doctor from New York, about his job and travel company. Calvin D. Sun. I'm also the founder and CEO of The Monsoon Diaries, a travel company that leads unstructured, adventure-centric trips around the world. Courtesy of Calvin D. SunI had no idea at the time that it would go any further than just that.

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