Day 5: Monetize Your Side Hustle

This is the Day 5 post for the 7-Day Side Hustle Challenge. Learn more and join us here!

Now that you have a functional website that tells people who you are and what your side hustle is, you can begin selling your products or services. Depending on what you’re selling, one of these three methods may work for you in helping to monetize your passion.

Set Up a Paypal Account

To be able to sell your products online through your website, you will need a way to collect money. No matter what you’re selling, you can host a “buy now” button on your site that people can click on to purchase your product. Most merchants use Paypal, which is super easy to set up as long as you have a credit card or bank account to route the money through. Go to the Paypal website to get started. (Note: It will take Paypal a few days to confirm your bank account, etc.)

Create a Hire Me Page

Adding a “Hire Me” page to your website is a great way to let your readers know that you are open for business, whether it be consulting, freelance writing, speaking engagements, etc. On your “hire me” page, you want to list your services and what you clients will receive when they work with you.

Here are a few examples of “Hire Me” pages that you might use for inspiration:

Blog Advertising

If your side hustle has something to do with monetizing your website itself, then you will need to sign up for a service to serve advertisements on your blog. Here are a few of the most popular ones that many bloggers sign up with to earn extra money online:

How will you monetize your side hustle and actually start selling your products or services? It may be useful to look at the techniques that others are using or offer feedback on their ideas.
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7 comments

  1. Here’s my current “Hire Me” Page from Cabinet of Curiosities: http://adriannerussell.wordpress.com/hire-me/

    I’m still tweaking it, but it is much improved from the first version that told visitors to hire me but didn’t say for what or why! :)

    Currently, I monetize this blog by using the Amazon Affiliate program in conjunction with a series of posts highlighting books that I am currently reading.

    http://adriannerussell.wordpress.com/category/books/nonprofit-nerd-reads-books/

    I’d like to explore other ways of creating revenue and I think I should add a disclosure letting people know that I am part of an affiliate program just to keep things on the level.
    Read my latest blog post…suggested donation: $0

    • Hi Adrianne R,

      I just visited your hire me page. I am impressed with the services that you offer. Whatever organization hires you will get a tremendously knowledgeable person. Continued success.

      I would suggest adding a Reply form right on the page, if your wordpress blog has that feature. It can help force people to respond right then and there versus having to go to their email account, then manually typing your email address into their browser. If you do not want to add the reply form feature to your hire me page, making your email address a link, a common form of format on web pages, would be easier for users, versus having it unlinked.
      ~KeKeMichel
      Read my latest blog post…October 2-8 Is Mental Health Awareness Week

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    • This may work.
      I have yet to complete my website for my side hustle. I was able to create a format to monetize my site that shows services, and topics & focus. I am associated with amazon.com, and will offer books, etc on relevant topics to professionals. Also, I will monetize with my own publications.

      Hire My Services

      Services:

      Consulting & Coaching
      Seminars & Workshops
      Speaking
      Professional Writing
      Teaching
      Online Training

      Topics & Focus:

      Achieving Cultural Competency with Clients
      Handling Diversity Issues within the Workplace & Profession
      Understanding People of Color & Domestic Violence
      Understanding Women of Color & Resilience
      Understanding Diverse Cultures & Parenting
      Understanding the Current State of Women of Color
      Read my latest blog post…October 2-8 Is Mental Health Awareness Week

    • I was able to view you monetizing page. The the book list is a very important feature. Yours have some great books. However, the Queen Afua book is quite advanced. Categorizing books can be helpful to help with customer purchasing decisions.

      Also, the endorsement feature is helpful for your site because it shows customers what others think and feel about your services.

      Wealth and success,
      KeKeMichel
      Read my latest blog post…October 2-8 Is Mental Health Awareness Week

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