What do denim jackets, porkless bao buns, & custom vinyl records have in common? 😜
From side hustle to main gig in the time of COVID
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❓ Can You Really Turn a Hobby Into a Career?
Last week, the New York Times published a profile of five solopreneurs, each of whom has successfully transformed their hobbies into lucrative side hustles during the pandemic. What do they have in common?
Their offerings are entirely unique, irreplicable, and the product of their own personal dreams and experiences (family recipes, childhood memories, home remedies, restless creativity).
They have learned to strategically leverage digital platforms (Instagram, Etsy) to expand their reach to as large an audience as possible.
A screenshot from @grossypelosi’s Instagram.
Check them out & consider support their work ⬇️
A FedEx driver hand-crafting soaps (We Made It Soap Co.)
A hairstylist hawking porkless bao buns (Mama Dut)
A restaurant manager repurposing denim jackets (Xcept Sunday)
A creative director live-streaming old family dishes (@grossypelosi)
A web programmer & designer selling custom vinyl records (Vinylus)
A screenshot from the home page of Xcept Sunday’s online shop.
Feeling inspired yet? Respond to this email if you’re working on something similar - we’d love to learn more and feature your work!
Read more in the New York Times.
⭐ Featured Platforms
👾 Nexus.gg
Design and manage your own game store. Earn money when fans buy games you recommend, link merchandise and tipping options, and monetize your brand.
🔧 You are someone with a brand or presence in the gaming community.
💰 Average Earnings: 🤷♀️ No data
👟 Object Limited
Sell vintage clothes.
🔧 You are someone with vintage clothes to sell.
💰 Average Earnings: $500/month
✨ Preffy
Artists run competitions with cash prizes to see who can get the most likes on a TikTok or Instagram Reel that features their song.
Creators compete to win money by featuring the artist's song in their posts.
🔧 You are someone with a public Tiktok or Instagram account.
💰 Average Earnings: $100/hour, $500/month
🐾 Rover
Offer dog walking or overnight boarding services and get paid to take care of other people's pets.
🔧 You are someone age 18+ with experience/comfort with pets.
💰 Average Earnings: Earn up to $1,000/month
🗞️ Side hustles in the news
Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing, TechCrunch
Uber Drivers are Entitled to Worker Benefits, a British Court Rules, New York Times
Just 7,500 Artists on Spotify — Out of 8 Million — Make $100,000 or More Annually, Digital Music News
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