The antidote smells a lot like cheese (I’ll explain) I’ve been reporting on my side hustle income since the beginning of 2024. Starting in 2025, I began reporting on my profit and loss. And it hasn’t been pretty. Every single individual month has been a loss. I’m batting a thousand. Five straight months of more … Read more
And that’s OK! Jamie Northrup asked this question on social media: Which side hustle earned you the most in 2024? He then announced that his biggest money-maker was Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, a highly passive income stream. That’s the dream of many solopreneurs: Making money in your sleep. Jamie’s living that dream right now, and … Read more
Is one better than the other? Creating content and building a platform to monetize the content, sell products, and provide services high-dollar services to an audience who hangs on your every word is a bit of a holy grail for many solopreneurs. The process can be a lonely, low-profit endeavor for quite a while. “But … Read more
And how they can work together I’ve written over a hundred articles on Medium so far this year. Before they go up on Medium, though, my articles go up on one of my websites first. All that to say: I still have websites, and I want to see them grow and prosper. Most of my … Read more
They were a wee bit of a dumpster fire Segments and tagging are the primary way to divide subscribers into groups using the email list manager ConvertKit. I’ve built up, and pared down, a mailing list over the course of more than a decade. I’d gone through several email list managers before settling on ConvertKit. … Read more
Not buying the venom from successful creators. Sorry not sorry If we’re to believe the Ayodeji Awosikas and the Tim Dennings of the world, there’s nothing closer to hell on earth than being an employee and drawing a paycheck. “Wages teach you all the wrong lessons about money. It makes you think you deserve an … Read more
Abby Ferrell feels lied to. Ms. Ferrell is a biology grad from Illinois with a corporate job in Texas (and somewhat of a TikTok influencer) who finds her job doesn’t leave her with a lot of discretionary income. Unsurprisingly, some commenters on this video are quick to say “welcome to life” or something similar. Things … Read more
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes are private, and sometimes they’re very public. Most are somewhere in between. Maybe your spouse sees it, or your team at work sees it. The exposure goes up when you’re taking on a higher level of responsibility, as with a group lead, project lead, or manager role. And missteps … Read more