Making a Side Hustle Work for You
Ever dreamed of running an online store? Or want to take your hobby to the next level and see if you can make any money from it? Do people always ask you for advice on the same thing or ask for your help with something? Perhaps there is a side hustle just waiting to be found, lurking under the surface. But how do you narrow Read More …
There’s no getting away from it, there have been some huge changes over the last couple of months. With the children homeschooled and work constantly changing, the need to adapt has never been more important. Working from home can be distracting at the best of times if you let it, but now we have a permanent full house I’ve had to completely change how I Read More …
“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin We all occasionally put off doing something. When it becomes a habit and a pattern in our everyday existence, it becomes a problem. I don’t feel like … I don’t want to … I’ll do it tomorrow… It’s not as important as… These are all phrases Read More …
You may ask: “Surely budgeting is the same whether you are a freelancer, employed or a contractor?” Yes, the basics of budgeting are the same. However, budgeting as a freelancer is not necessarily done in the same way as employed people. The basics of budgeting You need to know how much is coming in and from where, you also need to know how much is Read More …
Starting your own freelancing business can be an exciting time in your career but it can also be a little overwhelming. You have to make tons of decisions, learn about areas that are out of your comfort zone and get some clients. Now, I’m not an expert at setting up a freelance business as I have only had to do it once -thankfully. But I Read More …
I started selling products on Amazon FBA in January 2017 And had a pretty good year. Some products I could buy consistently, some were one-offs but all in all I felt good about the business. Then came a low period whereby, I had some stock returned and refunds requested. Almost a whole batch was faulty and it took time and energy to sort this out. Read More …
What is a side hustle? Side Hustles are jobs or services you can run alongside your full time or part time job. Many people start a side hustle for extra cash, as a way of making money from a hobby or sometimes as a test to see if they can run it as a full-time business. A few examples of side hustles: Start selling products Read More …
It’s time to ask yourselves the question you have been ignoring or pushing to the back of your mind. Do I have a business or a hobby? What makes it a business anyway? So, it is a hobby, is that so bad? My Amazon FBA , it turns out is more of a hobby, I enjoy finding the products that make profit. Sure, I learn Read More …
One step in starting your own business is creating and developing your brand. So what makes up your brand? In marketing, a brand is so much more than just your chosen logo, colours or what you call your business. It starts with that, but it’s got a lot more to do with the feelings your words, logos, and ideas evoke to your ideal audience. Your Read More …
You are not a helpless victim of time. It doesn’t run away with you. You choose how to spend your time, who you spend it with, and you need to take responsibility for what your choices create in your life and business. Will there be times when these statements don’t feel true? Definitely! You might deal with health issues that reduce your available time to Read More …