Turn your side-hustle into a career

20th July 2018alice Share:FacebookTwitterShare

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Side-hustles bring in extra cash and creative fulfilment
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These days it’s all about the side-hustle. Many of us have side businesses to generate a bit of extra cash or satisfy our creative side. But what if you want something more? What if you want to turn your side-hustle into a full-on dream career? What steps should you take before you make the big leap into self employment? 

Here, six inspiring bloggers share their tips on how to turn your side-hustle into your main job. It’s never too late to change your life!
 

The Humble Penny

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Stuck for a side-hustle startup? Ken’s ‘The Humble Penny’ blog is the hub for advice
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Side hustling is in Ken Okoroafor’s blood: “For as long as I can remember, we have always hustled and had many things going on. It’s a family tradition to either own a business or have a side hustle.”

Ken’s blog, The Humble Penny, is your one-stop-shop for side-hustle advice. If you don’t yet have a sideline, check out his 85 ways to make extra money, or for more inspiration turn to 9 practical and profitable business ideas for mums. Once you have your side-hustle underway, Ken offers advice on how to get funding, start a business without spending a penny, and carving out the time in your schedule to make your dreams come true.
 

Tilly and the Buttons

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Tilly has turned her love of sewing into a profitable career
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“Dream big, but start small,” is the advice of Tilly Walnes, founder Tilly and the Buttons – a sewing pattern, book and workshop business. If you want to make your craft your career, Tilly’s blog will show you how. 

Get her insider tips on turning your hobby into a business, with advice on how to sell your handmade goods, or score a craft book deal.  There are also inspirational stories from other pro sewers and savvy advice that’s applicable to any self-respecting side-hustler, such as how to create great photos for online use. 


Mrs Baker’s Cakes & The Profit Baker

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Learn how to turn your cupcakes into cash with Mrs Baker
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Love baking but don’t know how to make money from it? Shelly Baker runs a successful cake-decorating business and shares her baking business knowledge via two blogs: Mrs Baker’s Cakes and The Profit Baker. 

Shelly will teach you how to start a cake-decorating business, make money selling cakes from home, and be more productive when working for yourself. Visit her blog for epic fails to avoid when selling at events, and possible reasons why you’re not getting any orders. 
 

Wonderland Invites

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Jenna’s beautiful wedding stationery
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“Find yourself a niche that suits you and your personality, and own it,” writes Jenna Collier, ‘Chief of Pretty’ at Wonderland Invites. Jenna started creating bohemian wedding stationery as her side-hustle while she earned a crust in marketing. Now she’s quit the 9-5 to make paper her purpose. 

Follow her blog for small-business advice like why you should choose community over competition, the truth about life as a work-from-home mum, and how to banish imposter syndrome. 


Diary of the Dad

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Find out how to become a working stay-at-home dad like Tom from ‘Diary of the Dad’

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Do you dream of being a professional blogger? Spending your days writing about things you love, working with your favourite brands and winning awards for your stellar content? Then you need a blog mentor like Tom Briggs, aka Diary of the Dad.

Tom started his blog when his first child was born. It has grown from a “small hobby” to a full-time job. Tom shares pro-blogging tips in his ‘starting a blog’ series. Check out his seven ways to earn money from your blog, including some handy tools for bloggers, and a list of blog maintenance tasks that you can’t overlook.
 

Ruth Makes Money

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Turn bargain-hunting into a business
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Ruth Hinds quit her stressful city job to run several online side-hustles. Online reselling is one of them and she shares her eBay wisdom on the Ruth Makes Money blog. If you’ve dabbled in eBay selling but don’t know how to make an income from it, Ruth will show you how.

“Selling something that you have an interest in, and you already have a decent knowledge of – or at least are happy to do some learning and research about – just makes everything much easier,” she advises. Find out how to decide what to resell, identify the reasons your stuff isn’t selling, learn which expensive eBay mistakes to avoid and find out everything you need to know about sourcing stock.

It takes energy, enthusiasm and hard work to turn your side-hustle into your main earner. But if you’re determined to get there you can do it. Tell us about your side-hustles. What do you create for love or profit? Share your stories using the hashtag #RexLondon or via Facebook.

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