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This course provides a roadmap for starting and growing your own side hustle.
This course is for:
- Anyone looking to earn extra income while keeping their day job
- Those seeking to monetize their hobbies and extra time
- People interested in building something that could eventually replace their main income
What you'll get:
- 90 minutes of instructional video content, broken into digestible lessons
- A workbook with additional exercises and examples
- Instant access to watch and read at your own pace
Through this course, you will:
- Identify the best type of side hustle for your skills and schedule
- Understand the three main paths to side hustle success
- Learn how to find and keep customers
- Master time management strategies for busy professionals
- Understand the financial and logistical aspects of side hustling
- Develop a concrete plan to launch your side hustle
Why choose Smarter by CNBC Make It:
Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from three successful side hustle experts who bring different perspectives and specialties to help you succeed.
Actionable Insights: Get practical strategies that you can implement immediately, whether you have a specific idea in mind or are just starting to explore possibilities.
Comprehensive Curriculum: From choosing the right side hustle for you to growing it, this course helps you understand what it takes to succeed in the side hustle economy.
Your Instructors:
Nick Loper
Nick has been studying and interviewing side hustle entrepreneurs for over a decade. His podcast, The Side Hustle Show, has been downloaded over 30 million times, and his newsletter reaches over 120,000 readers weekly. Starting with his own side hustle comparing shoe prices online, Nick has become a leading voice in helping people find creative ways to earn extra income through entrepreneurship. He's authored seven books on entrepreneurship and won multiple Plutus Awards.
Kathy Kristoff
Award-winning financial journalist turned entrepreneur Kathy Kristof is the founder and CEO of SideHusl.com, where she has researched and reviewed over 500 online money-making platforms. Drawing on decades of experience covering corporate finance and consumer legislation for publications like the Los Angeles Times, CBS News, and Forbes, she launched SideHusl.com. She is also the author of three personal finance books “Investing 101,” “Taming the Tuition Tiger” and “Kathy Kristof’s Complete Guide to Dollars and Sense.”
Kevin Ha
A former attorney turned full-time content creator, Kevin has personally tested scores of side hustle apps and platforms over the past decade. While practicing law in Minneapolis, he used various side hustles to help pay off $87,000 in student loans in just two and a half years. After achieving debt freedom in 2016, he launched Financial Panther, his blog documenting firsthand experiences with the gig economy. Today, he continues to earn $10,000-$20,000 annually from his side hustles while running his blog full-time since 2019.
Course Overview
Module 1: Introduction
- Welcome to the Course
- Meet Your Instructors
- Recap & Exercises
Module 2: Find the Right Side Hustle for You
- What Holds People Back
- The First Step to Starting a Side Hustle
- Enjoying Your Side Hustle
- Finding Time
- Recap & Exercises
Module 3: Three Paths to Success
- Three Types of Side Hustles
- Path 1: Plug & Play Gigs
- Case Study: Task Rabbit (Kyle Stockford)
- Path 2: Marketplaces
- Case Study: Etsy (Domonique Brown)
- Path 3: Entrepreneurship
- Case Study: Bridesmaid for Hire (Jen Glantz)
- Recap & Exercises
Module 4: The Blueprint for Growth
- How to Succeed at a Side Hustle
- How to Find Customers
- Managing Your Side Hustle Money
- Is My Side Hustle Worth It?
- Start Small, But Start Now
- Recap & Conclusion
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Smarter by CNBC Make It a subscription?
Smarter by CNBC Make it is not a subscription.
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How many times can I take a Smarter course?
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How do I download the workbook for my Smarter course?
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