This Is My Side Hustle: Optimizing Your Making It Pay Lifestyle

Welcome to episode 37 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about the COVID-19 crisis, how you can protect yourself and others, and what to do in the meantime while we all ride out this unprecedented time in history. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Previous episodes: https://makingitpaytostay.com/category/podcast/ Event 201:  A pandemic exercise done in Oct 2019 - playing out before your eyes The Making It Pay Lifestyle Course - PLEASE do not purchase if you don't have food, shelter, and utilities ready to be paid. Leave me a message if you want to talk - I'll call you back!

Welcome to episode 36 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about thrift store secrets to save you more time and money. You'll also learn about online thrift stores from inexpensive clothes and household goods up to high-end designer pieces and snag some big discounts off your first order(s)! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Poshmark - Get $10 off your first order with this link and the code: SHERRI_STOTLER ShopGoodwill.com ThredUP - Get $10 off your first order with this link Swap.com - Get 40% off your first order with this link Tradesy - Get $20 off $50 or more with this link ASOS Marketplace The RealReal 

Welcome to episode 35 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to prepare for disasters or unexpected events (like the coronavirus/ COVID-19) by putting a plan in place to work at home, some hacks to help and benefits. I also go over "how to give yourself benefits" as an employer would when you work at home or have a side hustle business. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Chen Qiushi - independent journalist from China - his videos and report on the COVID-19 / Coronavirus (he's now been "missing" for about 2 weeks) Instacart The blog post about retirement benefits for people who are self-employed Health Insurance for Freelancers

Welcome to episode 34 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about 15 different website testing sites that require ZERO experience, can be done from home, and pay up to $100 per hour! If you're a freelancer or want an entry-level side hustle, this is for you! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Paribus.co - Get reimbursed for late deliveries and refunded on price drops! Square - Get your first $1000 invoices processed with ZERO fees! That's $30 back in your bank account. Validately Testing Time Enroll Intuit User Research uTest IntelliZoom Userlytics TryMyUI  User Testing Userbrain WhatUsersDo test IO PingPong Checkealos UsabilityHub

Welcome to episode 33 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to organize your life this year with minimalism hacks based on my "LOVE" system to combat clutter for good! If you're ready to have more simplicity, peace of mind, time and money this year, this episode is for you! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Blog post from 2014: Learn to combat clutter and simplify with the LOVE system. Poshmark - Save $10 off your first order with the code SHERRI_STOTLER through this link Dropbox - Store your documents, paperwork, photos, videos and more in the cloud! The 52 Tweaks a Week Email Challenge to Save Hundreds to Thousands in One Year **I forgot to mention this one! LastPass - Store & organize all of your passwords securely in one place.

Welcome to episode 32 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. Happy New Year! In this episode, I talk about my favorite time and money-saving products and services from 2019. Most of these I only discovered last year and I wanted to do a round-up of which ones really have impacted my ability to save time and money. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Instacart - Save $10 on your first order with this link Shipt - Save $50 off an annual membership with this link Grubhub - Save $12 on your first order with this link Doordash - Save $5 each on your first 3 orders with this link Mint Mobile - Cell phone service starting at just $15/month Poshmark - Save $10 off your first order with the code SHERRI_STOTLER through this link Ziggy Cup from Intimina - $35 w/ Amazon Prime 2 day shipping Scentbird - Get a FREE scent with this link 

Welcome to episode 31 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. Merry Christmas! In this episode, I talk about the top 10 tax deductions you can take before the end of 2019 (hurry!) and 10 deductions you might overlook! This is a heavier episode, but it will be well worth your time and MONEY! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: TURBOTAX is the BOMB!! TurboTax It's Deductible Software Sign up for The Making It Pay Lifestyle Course and deduct it from your taxes before 12/31. Square Invoicing - Save $30 with THIS LINK. (By the way, if you go to SQARE or SQUARE it will still give you $30 off your first $1000 in invoicing fees!)

Welcome to episode 30 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about my favorite tools for freelancers and cover six different areas you need to consider when looking at various software and platforms when freelancing. Be sure to check out each one and let me know which ones I may have overlooked! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Instacart Google Calendar G Suite Calendly The Making It Pay Lifestyle Course - Free Proposal Template Included! Proposify Prospero Toggl Harvest RescueTime Hubstaff StayFocused There.pm Google Drive Dropbox Spinbackup Hemingway Grammarly Yoast SEO KWFinder Evernote PayPal Mint Freshbooks

Welcome to episode 29 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how freelancers can get and keep clients and the "why" and "how" about marketing yourself as a freelancer. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Chase Ink Business Credit Card - Get $500 Cash Back After $3000 Spent in 3 Months! Square Payment Processing Facebook News Feed Eradicator OneUpApp - For scheduling posts to Google My Business Buffer: For scheduling social media posts Google Alerts: For client prospecting via search MeetEdgar: For social media reposts Motion AI: For chat automation Awario: For keeping track of job opportunities on social platforms Hubspot Meetings: To schedule meetings IFTTT or Zapier: For automating all kinds of personalized connection between software SEO PowerSuit toolkit: For manual SEO data check automation Mailshake: Cold outreach automation AND CO: For automation contracts, time tracking, proposals, invoicing, expense tracking and task management.

Welcome to episode 28 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to start freelancing, the surprising statistics on freelancers in the US, and what you need to consider before you make the leap. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Chase Ink Business Credit Card - Get $500 Cash Back After $3000 Spent in 3 Months! Square Payment Processing International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) 52 Tweaks a Week to Save Thousands in One Year The Making It Pay Lifestyle Course  

Welcome to episode 27 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about money saving beauty tips that could save you hundreds to thousands each year! Learn how to look great for a fraction of the cost. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Poshmark - Use this link and invite code SHERRI_STOTLER for $10! SkinStore - Get InstAtox here for less! Babe Lash Serum BTArtbox Nails My Favorite At-Home DIY Hair Color My Favorite Eye Cream My Favorite Cleanser My Favorite Moisturizer Dollar Shave Club The Retinol Product I Use - One bottle lasts about 6 months Christian Louboutin Look a Like Shoes Cartier Look a Like Love Bracelet Red Paint for Shoe Soles Acrylic Finisher (to put over red paint) Louis Vuitton Inspired Bags The Making It Pay Lifestyle Course - Now Open!

Welcome to episode 26 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to recover from a loss of income, including how to save more, how to find new opportunities for more income and expand on skillsets to market what you already have. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: 52 Tweaks a Week To Save Thousands in a Year Gabi Insurance

Welcome to episode 25 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to get paid for reviews or at least get free (or deeply discounted) products for your honest review. We're talking $30-$50 per hour and up! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Poshmark - Use this link and invite code SHERRI_STOTLER for $10! ClaimTheGift.com Capterra.com Swagbucks - Use this link and get $10! Usertesting.com Tryazon.com VIPON

Welcome to episode 24 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk the top 10 things you need to do to rank your site on Google. If people can't find you quickly when they're googling something, it's as if your business didn't exist. Listen to this episode so you can be found by your target audience. Here's a quick peek at the top 10 action steps you need to take! Secured Sites (HTTPS vs HTTP) - Try Siteground for a free SSL certificate Websites that are mobile-friendly - Try Divi theme for fully responsive sites! Page Speed Schema Markup Webpage content quality Webpage content length Social and local signals Quality Backlinks Optimized Images Domain Age - the longer you've been around, the better. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Siteground website hosting - get free security certificates! Neil Patel's SEO Analyzer Pingdom Speed Test Divi Theme & Divi Builder from Elegant Themes Smush Pro Plugin for compressing large files and images to speed up your site Yoast SEO plugin Tailwind Scheduler for Pinterest  

Welcome to episode 23 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how we saved thousands on a new metal roof, how we planned for it, some of the research we did, and why we decided against an asphalt roof. I also give some other tips on energy savings and more! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Metal Roofs vs. Asphalt Shingle Roofs Home value improvements from metal roofs Mike Sloskey Roofing and Construction (this is the guy who did our roof) Romabio Masonry and Limewash Paints - Also Available HERE on Amazon! Poshmark - Get $10 after your first purchase with this link and by using invite code: SHERRI_STOTLER

Welcome to episode 22 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to stay healthy and in shape when you work from home. I've got a ton of non-conventional and possibly controversial tips that I've found to stay at the top of my game both physically, emotionally, and mentally. This will probably be a series of similar future podcasts, spread out over time, so be sure to listen to the whole thing for the best effect! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: 23andMe Genetic Testing Back to Eden Book Promethease - Use your 23andMe raw data to upload and get more specific advice about your genes Nutrahacker - Use you 23andMe raw data to upload and get more specific advice about your genes Blue Light Blocking Glasses Everlywell Hormone and Allergen Testing at Home The 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferris The 80/20 Rule Explained APOE4 – Best Suited For A High Monounsaturated Fat / Low Carb Diet (Avoid Saturated Fats) ApoE4. More on avoiding specific things to reduce Alzheimer's The Warrior Gene - This one made me laugh. They basically tried to provoke people to cause pain to others by administering amounts of hot sauce. LISTEN - I have the warrior gene. I LOVE hot sauce. But I am never ever going to use that as an excuse to cause someone else pain! Anyway... take a look.  Why people with the Warrior gene are probably better suited to be entrepreneurs. It all comes down to risk tolerance. - Cary Frydman and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have now found that people with MAOA-L “just make better choices”, says Frydman. “This isn’t the same as aggression.” The Top 10 benefits of exercise 7 Reasons Why I Lift Heavy (and you should too!) Poshmark - Get $10 off your first purchase! Why Cardio Sucks for Fat Loss 12 keto diet horror stories that will make you think twice before trying it Is the Keto diet bad for you? Building Muscle On A Ketogenic Diet, Little-Known Keto Mistakes What Vitamins and Nutrients Will Help Prevent My Glaucoma from Worsening?

Welcome to episode 21 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about why I'm LOVING Poshmark as a side hustle. You will also save a TON on clothes, shoes, and accessories, while you cash in by selling your own stuff! Quite a lucrative side-hustle and you can even start buying wholesale from Poshmark to launch your own profitable business. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: AMEX Blue Card - Get 6% back on groceries, 3% back on gasoline, and 50-100 unique cashback offers every month. + For a limited time, $300 cash back after you spend $1000 in the first 3 months. Poshmark - Get $10 off your first purchase with THIS LINK! Top Cash Back - Get $10 when you sign up with THIS LINK! Doordash - Get 50% off your first order when you sign up with THIS LINK! Instacart - Get $10 off your first order with THIS LINK!

Welcome to episode 20 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about what skills you can learn for free or cheap to increase your side hustle income (or even negotiate a raise at your current job)! All of these skills can be used and learned remotely to add to your resume and/or launch a full-fledged freelance or consulting career! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Tailwind AMEX Blue Card - Get 6% back on groceries, 3% back on gasoline, and 50-100 unique cashback offers every month. Grammarly Transcribe Anywhere General Proofreading Course Copywriting Free Guide Udemy's Customer Service Course Udemy's Bookkeeping Mastery Course Udemy's Facebook Ads & Marketing Mastery Course How to Start a Virtual Assistant Business Podcast Episode 2 Graphic Design for Beginners The Complete Pinterest Marketing Course for Beginners

Welcome to episode 19 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I talk about how to determine if you're ready to go full time with your side hustle. I also share a few NEW side hustles and rewards opportunities I found recently! Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: Respondent - Get paid ($100 an hour on average) for your opinions! Ohm Connect - Get rewarded for saving energy! Apply to be a 2020 Census taker ($13-$30/hr depending on location) AMEX Blue Card - Get 6% back on groceries, 3% back on gasoline, and 50-100 unique cashback offers every month. GABI - Don't waste your time finding the cheapest auto insurance, let Gabi do the work for you!

Welcome to episode 18 of This Is My Side Hustle, a podcast that discusses how to make more money, how to start a business, online marketing, lifestyle design, and optimization of your life in the present and for the future. In this episode, I share various ways to avoid lifestyle creep including what it is, and how our family tracks our budget and sets financial goals. Have something to add to this conversation? Comment below or be a guest on the show! Please subscribe and leave a comment about tips you'd like to hear about! Right-click here and save as to download this episode. The links and resources mentioned in the episode are below: 52 Tweaks a Week to Save Thousands in One Year Cash in on the Side Gig Economy with these 9 apps and get $17 now! Top 5 Grocery Apps that Pay You Back What I do and don't like about advice from Dave Ramsey The Best Self-Employed Retirement Plan Options