100 Side Hustles: Unexpected Ideas for Making Extra Money Without Quitting Your Day Job

by Chris Guillebeau

Overview

Best-selling author Chris Guillebeau presents a full-color ideabook featuring 100 stories of regular people launching successful side businesses that almost anyone can do.

This unique guide features the startup stories of regular people launching side businesses that almost anyone can do: an urban tour guide, an artist inspired by maps, a travel site founder, an ice pop maker, a confetti photographer, a group of friends who sell hammocks to support local economies, and many more. In 100 Side Hustles, best-selling author of The $100 Startup Chris Guillebeau presents a colorful "idea book" filled with inspiration for your next big idea. Distilled from Guillebeau's popular Side Hustle School podcast, these case studies feature teachers, artists, coders, and even entire families who've found ways to create new sources of income. With insights, takeaways, and photography that reveals the human element behind the hustles, this playbook covers every important step of launching a side hustle, from identifying underserved markets to crafting unique products and services that spring from your passions. Soon you'll find yourself joining the ranks of these innovative entrepreneurs—making money on the side while living your best life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399582578
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	541,754
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Chris Guillebeau is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The $100 Startup and The Happiness of Pursuit, and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Born for This. He is creator and host of the annual World Domination Summit, a gathering of cultural creatives that attracts such speakers as Susan Cain, Brené Brown, and Gretchen Rubin. Guillebeau speaks at dozens of events, companies, and universities, including Google, Facebook, SXSW, Evernote, LeWeb, and more. He recently completed a personal goal of visiting every country in the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

I Real People, Real Money 8

Earning real money on the side isn't a fantasy-it's real life. Consider how these people created income and security for themselves, often in surprising ways.

II Ideas Are Everywhere 26

By mastering the skill of observation, you'll learn to spot opportunities wherever you go. That's what the people featured in this chapter did-and the results speak for themselves.

III Use the Skills You Already Have 50

Don't go back to college; use what you know now. The people featured in this chapter's stories used a skill they already had to make extra money-sometimes a lot of it.

IV Buy Low, Sell High 76

This business opportunity started approximately 150,000 years ago. It's evolved a bit since then, but the principles remain the same. These modern-day merchants find ways to buy goods at one price, and then sell them at a higher one.

V Teach What You Know 98

Your knowledge is valuable: take what you've learned and share it with others.

VI Bring People Together 120

Have a knack for producing events or experiences? Use the power of community to connect people while getting paid.

VII Get Crafty, Get Paid 146

If you have a penchant for a paintbrush or a love of making pottery, you might be able to turn your creations into money-just like the people in these stories did.

VIII Automate Your Income 168

"Earn money while you sleep" is the ultimate promise-and for these people, it's part of their daily routine. These stories illustrate how working smarter, not just harder, can help you create systems that will pay out over and over.

IX See the World Without Going Broke 186

If you don't want to be confined to a desk, how about living in an RV or jetting out on a series of one-way plane tickets around the globe? For those looking for a room with a view, preferably one that someone else pays for, read on.

X Eat, Drink, and Be Merry 200

Cookies, coffee, ice pops, and beer-these stories really take the cake.

XI Do Good and Do Well 220

Don't choose between profit and philanthropy-do both. You can do good while doing well.

XII There's an App for That 244

Social media and the "sharing economy" aren't just about being neighborly. There's money to be made! These stories feature affiliate marketing, mobile applications, and more.

XIII Keep It in the Family 258

Some side hustlers start young, and some parents involve the whole family in their entrepreneurial adventures. These stories feature kids, families, or partnerships.

XIV Start Your Own Factory 278

If you build it, will they come? Maybe, but first you have to build it. The people in these stories learned about sourcing, manufacturing, or both. Even complex projects (a boat in a backpack?) can be done part-time, without quitting your job.

XV Ramp Up: Million-Dollar Side Hustles 302

Side hustles are great for earning extra cash-and sometimes they earn a lot of it. These stories represent people with hustles that produce high six figures or seven figures in annual income.

Unemployed Author Publishing Book with Help of Good Friends 326

About the Author 329

Image Credits 330

Index 331

Editorial Reviews

Chris Guillebeau often says, ‘Inspiration is good, but inspiration combined with action is so much better,’ and this collection of side hustles is an invaluable resource for both inspiration and action. It’s packed with practical and engaging ideas, tips, strategies, and, most helpful, real-life examples of people who have succeeded.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before

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