Side Hustle Nation

My Content Business Doubled Revenue With Two Strategic Moves [Update]

Nick Loper
$35K
revenue/mo
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Side Hustle Nation
from Sammamish, WA, USA
started May 2013
$35,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
1
Employees
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Hello again! Remind us who you are and what business you started.

I started Side Hustle Nation in 2013 (as a side project, of course!), and it’s grown into the leading resource for aspiring and part-time entrepreneurs to learn creative ways to make extra money and how to start a business in their spare time.

Today it’s primarily a media/content business, focused on evergreen written content, actionable podcast episodes, and the occasional YouTube video. We monetize primarily with sponsorships, advertising, and affiliate partnerships.

Tell us about what you’ve been up to. Has the business been growing?

Since the last update, there have been a few important new initiatives.

The first has been outsourcing podcast ad sales to YAP Media and making the transition to modern, dynamic ad insertion for The Side Hustle Show. In just a few months, they’ve landed far bigger brands and ad deals than I ever did.

The shift has at least doubled revenue directly from the podcast, which is a big win because it still takes roughly the same...

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