Side Hustles That You Can Grow With
Side hustles are those things that we do to help make some extra money to pay the bills, save for a vacation, or even save up for our retirement accounts. In plenty of cases, this is work that we enjoy doing so the side hustle feels more like getting paid for our passions. Once in a while these same hustles can turn into careers. Not all side hustles can be shifted to full-time work so pay close attention to today’s list to see if you are working a potential full-time money maker.
From Barista to Maintenance
Top notch coffee houses require special equipment beyond your basic coffee pot. A large number of baristas find job security when they know some basic equipment maintenance. Unfortunately, a lot of baristas aren’t on board with learning the maintenance tricks. This means many coffee houses rely on equipment companies to routinely visit and maintain or repair the equipment. This can be costly for the business. When a barista knows how to change grinder burrs, they can create a side hustle at any coffee house in town. Get enough coffee houses on board, or move to a region with lots more coffee houses, and you can work to create a full-time business that is nothing but repairing the equipment.
Healing Powers Can Go Full Time
Massage therapy is one of the most popular side hustles that can grow into even more. It’s easy to gain clients while in school and purchase a table or chair. That table or chair can go almost anywhere and finding inexpensive places to set up (from home to co-ops) are plentiful. Building up the clientele is the top hardest issue to battle with learning to price your services as a close second. Building your network begins with family and friends but will truly grow once you look to local groups to join. Chamber of Commerce is one resource to learn who has networking groups in the area that meets socially. Meetup and Facebook are also two excellent sources for groups to join.
Learning what the industry standard for pricing is in your area will also help you tackle the issue of how much to sell your services for. When you have all of that down pat, you can eventually become sustainable enough to work on your own, either out of your home or even doing office sharing. If the idea of working for yourself is overwhelming, consider working with local physical therapists or doctors office.
Be The Personal Assistant
Some people opt for being a personal assistant because the people who need their help most are often those who don’t need a full time assistant. It could be as simple as handling the weekly grocery shopping trip to setting appointments. However, many personal assistants find themselves going full time when they find those clients that need more help than their friends. However, it is possible to gain enough clientele who need small errands ran that you can be kept busy all week long but it is harder to find those gigs and find enough of them,
Finding a gig is really as simple as finding a way to fill a need with a skill that you possess and love using. It may not always turn into a full time career but if you are very good at it and really love doing it, it’s hard to believe it won’t be.