1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:10,119 Welcome to the Teachers Need Teachers podcast, where we help new and beginning teachers 2 00:00:10,199 --> 00:00:16,120 navigate through those crazy first years of teaching so you can maintain your sanity and 3 00:00:16,399 --> 00:00:27,600 personal life. Here's your host, him Lapree. Welcome to the Teachers Need 4 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,359 Teachers Podcast, the podcast for teachers who don't want to just survive teaching, 5 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:36,240 but actually thrive. So it's no secret that teachers are underpaid, especially when 6 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,600 you consider how much work we put in and what we have to put up 7 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,960 with. Even if you live in an area with a low cost of living, 8 00:00:43,079 --> 00:00:47,240 you're still probably living paycheck to paycheck and need a second source of income. 9 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,079 With summer break coming up, it's actually the perfect time to start a 10 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:56,039 side hustle because you have more time and the mental energy to start something new, 11 00:00:56,159 --> 00:01:00,560 and who knows, maybe this new endeavor will actually produce enough money to 12 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,280 replace your teacher's salary. Well, I'm going to be covering fifteen side hustles 13 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,680 that teachers can start right away, so you can start getting that extra money 14 00:01:08,719 --> 00:01:12,079 that you desperately need and make sure you stay until the very end. For 15 00:01:12,239 --> 00:01:17,200 my current side hustle, which is a little unusual now, of course, 16 00:01:17,239 --> 00:01:19,280 we could also have the conversation about how teachers should be paid more, but 17 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,799 that's for another video. So these ideas go beyond just getting a jobby job 18 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,920 at Starbucks or at the mall, because those are obvious. And in this 19 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,480 list, I'm first going to start with the side hustles that require you to 20 00:01:32,719 --> 00:01:34,879 trade hours for dollars, but you're going to start making money right away. 21 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,879 And then I'm going to go to the ones that take a little bit longer 22 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,760 to make money but produce for current income even while you're teaching. So the 23 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:47,040 third side hustle for teachers is a little bit obvious, and that's tutoring. 24 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:49,439 So you'll already teach, and you know how to teach, and you know 25 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,359 how to deliver a lesson, so tutoring seems like an obvious choice for a 26 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,599 side hustle. So this could be tutoring online or tutoring in person, and 27 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:04,239 you can offer tutorings for the particular age or grade or subject that you teach. 28 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,719 You're just anything that you're really good at. If you want to do 29 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:10,879 this in person, then you can advertise your services at local Facebook groups or 30 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,719 on apps like next door. You can tell people that you offer tutoring and 31 00:02:15,759 --> 00:02:19,000 how much you charge per hour, or you can just have them DM you 32 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,560 if you don't want to display your rates online. And this is really nice 33 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,840 because you can help the people that are in your neighborhood and you can just 34 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:29,400 go to a library or a Starbucks or something like that to do this kind 35 00:02:29,439 --> 00:02:32,080 of tutoring. Another option, obviously is a tutor online. There are places 36 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:38,039 like vip kid or cheg, tutor dot com why Isn't and also tutor me, 37 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:42,639 and these obviously are places where you can sign up as a tutor and 38 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,599 then parents will sign up their student to come and get tutoring from you. 39 00:02:46,759 --> 00:02:49,680 And what I really like about that option is that you can also set your 40 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,560 hours, so maybe you can tutor during a time that's not so convenient for 41 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,319 someone that's local. And if you tutor online, then you can work with 42 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,560 someone who's maybe at a different time zone, but it can be for them 43 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,400 to meet at seven East Coast time and you're at four o'clock West Coast time. 44 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,039 Now, obviously, your rates differ depending on where you live, and 45 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,639 you just kind of have to see what people are willing to pay. I 46 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:14,240 don't recommend starting too high in terms of your rate but at the same time, 47 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,080 you don't want to start too low because it sort of devalues what you 48 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:21,439 can do. Another really popular option with teachers is teaching on out school, 49 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,120 and here you can create an actual course and curriculum and kids basically sign up 50 00:03:25,159 --> 00:03:28,560 for it if it's something that they're interested in. But it doesn't even have 51 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,680 to be that academic. You could lead a book club or something themed. 52 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,240 You could do something like a craft so out school you can be a little 53 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,199 more creative and explore things that are more within your interest and get kids excited 54 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,960 about that too, So that's something that's also another option for tutoring. Now, 55 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,479 the next few have to do with being a freelancer, and basically that 56 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:52,199 means that you were going out and getting clients, or if you have a 57 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,159 website, they're coming out and seeing you, and you're just going on a 58 00:03:54,199 --> 00:03:59,400 client by client basis, And pretty much all of these you're going to find 59 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:02,159 work on the same platforms. So I'm going to save those after I tell 60 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:06,319 you what the different side hustles are. So the second side hustle is freelance 61 00:04:06,479 --> 00:04:10,879 writing. This is just like it sounds, you're basically going to be writing. 62 00:04:11,039 --> 00:04:15,599 You can be writing blogs or sales copy for web pages. You can 63 00:04:15,639 --> 00:04:19,720 also be writing articles or other types of publications. So this is for teachers 64 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:24,600 that like to write or it's something that they feel comfortable with. And even 65 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,040 if you don't like to write, you can also supplement this by using AI 66 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,959 and then personalizing it in your voice, and that can also help you produce 67 00:04:31,079 --> 00:04:34,199 more writing. What I love about this option is that you can write about 68 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:39,600 pretty much anything that interests you, but you can also be niche or subject 69 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,439 specific, so you can write for a travel blog or an educational website, 70 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,959 things like that. So the third side hustle is freelance graphic design. So 71 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:53,120 if you were someone who is artistic and you're really good at making digital assets 72 00:04:53,199 --> 00:04:58,079 like logos or banners or just things like that that most of us who aren't 73 00:04:58,199 --> 00:05:01,040 artistic at all really struggles to make, then this is perfect for you. 74 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,279 I know that when I was creating worksheets, I really needed things like clip 75 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:10,040 art and other types of graphics to use on my worksheets, and it would 76 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,399 have been really helpful if I had the money to hire a graphic designer. 77 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,319 But there are a lot of businesses out there that are more than willing to 78 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:20,000 pay if you're really good at graphic design. Somewhat related to graphic design is 79 00:05:20,079 --> 00:05:26,680 freelance photography. So if you are really good at taking pictures, or you're 80 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,279 always taking pictures and people are saying how great they are, maybe you have 81 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,759 a professional camera and you just do photography as a business. You can actually 82 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:39,120 make some money doing this. So you could do something specific like take pictures 83 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:44,000 of families and dogs and pets. If you want to get into wedding photography, 84 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,680 then you can offer your services for free just to get some experience because 85 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,759 it's very involved, and then you can start your own side hustle with a 86 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:55,279 wedding photography business where a lot of the money is being made. Now, 87 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:59,560 if you just want something that's small and also that has some recurring income, 88 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:04,600 you could sell your photos to stock photo sites like deposit photos or Adobe stock 89 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:10,279 or Shutterstock. Those sites they'll pay you for your photos, and so that 90 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:14,079 could be something that could just be like really easy because you're taking pictures anyway, 91 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,279 and then you're just going to make some money on the side. Now, 92 00:06:15,319 --> 00:06:19,959 if you're good at making TikTok's or Instagram reels, or just good with 93 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:25,240 Instagram TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, all of that, then a great side 94 00:06:25,319 --> 00:06:29,720 hustle for teachers is to do social media management. So this basically means that 95 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,519 you're going to take somebody's account and you're going to create the photos and the 96 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,079 videos for them, or they can create videos, and you're just going to 97 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:41,319 make it more splashy and fun and appropriate for whatever platform that they need social 98 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:45,120 media management for. Now. You only want to do this if you actually 99 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:49,000 like social media. So if you're someone like me who just can't stand posting 100 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:53,240 on social media even though I know I need to be better about it, 101 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,240 and it's not the job for you, but someone like me would need someone 102 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,959 like you. If you're good at social media and you could be my social 103 00:07:00,959 --> 00:07:03,279 media manager. Are you really good with numbers? Are you really good with 104 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:08,240 money? Then maybe virtual bookkeeping is a side hustle for you. So for 105 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,800 this one, you're going to help businesses with their bookkeeping and keeping all of 106 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,439 their accounts and things like that in order. So many small businesses need help 107 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,240 with their business finances, but they don't have enough money to hire a full 108 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:24,000 time accountant. And so if you have experience with bookkeeping, maybe you did 109 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,800 this before or you know someone who does and they can kind of help you 110 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,639 out, and that would be a really good one because you're always going to 111 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:32,800 be in demand. A lot of people need bookkeepers. If you're really good 112 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,560 with technology in terms of video and audio editing, then you can do that 113 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:41,360 as your side hustle. So if you have the skills and the experience, 114 00:07:41,439 --> 00:07:45,879 and more importantly, the software to do that, then you can edit videos 115 00:07:45,879 --> 00:07:50,040 for YouTubers like myself, or you can edit audio for podcasters or maybe people 116 00:07:50,079 --> 00:07:55,079 who do voiceovers. This one is really good if you already have that experience, 117 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,879 because a lot of people don't have time to do that. There are 118 00:07:57,879 --> 00:08:01,240 a lot of people who are now starting podcasts and they don't have the time 119 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:05,079 to edit out all of the ms and ows and random sounds that come onto 120 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,160 their podcast. So if you are good at that and something that you actually 121 00:08:07,319 --> 00:08:11,720 enjoy, then definitely consider doing that as your side hustle. Now, for 122 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,759 all of those freelancing jobs, some of the best places to find work are 123 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:20,600 on Fiber five r rfiber dot com, where you can go and post what 124 00:08:20,759 --> 00:08:24,000 skills that you offer, what kind of jobs that you offer. Usually when 125 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,480 people start out on fiber, they start pretty low in terms of how much 126 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:31,639 they charge until they get enough reviews and then they can start charging more. 127 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,559 So actually, with a lot of these freelance jobs, you're going to have 128 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,879 to be flexible in terms of charging less than the beginning, and then you 129 00:08:37,919 --> 00:08:43,000 can gradually go up in terms of how much you charge based on your experience 130 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,240 and the reviews that you have. People really want to make sure that they're 131 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,759 not getting ripped off, so you have to build some trust there and that's 132 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:54,080 how you do that. Another option is called upwork. On upwork, again 133 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,759 you can post your skills and the types of jobs that you're willing to do, 134 00:08:56,919 --> 00:09:01,360 and then people will be searching for these and a lot of times those 135 00:09:01,399 --> 00:09:05,720 are more recurring jobs. Sometimes on upwork, someone will just hire you for 136 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,200 one particular job. Maybe it's like a big one, like they have four 137 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,919 hours of video that they need to edit, or maybe it's something where they 138 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:16,320 want you to edit, like their podcast once a week, and so that's 139 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,559 just guaranteed money that you know that you're going to get. Another good site 140 00:09:18,639 --> 00:09:22,519 is called freelancer, and so there you can also do the same thing as 141 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,639 upwork and fiber, where you can post all the different skills that are capable 142 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:31,840 of doing and these are remember freelancing online skills, and then you can find 143 00:09:31,919 --> 00:09:35,120 jobs and people can find you there as well. I'd also look at some 144 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:39,440 more unconventional places to find work. You can go into Facebook groups. I 145 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:43,679 am in several business and entrepreneur Facebook groups, and a lot of these business 146 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,919 owners are looking for people who do these types of freelance jobs. They're looking 147 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:52,120 for editors, they're looking for bookkeepers, even virtual assistance, graphic designers. 148 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,639 They all need help in some way, and so you can go on there 149 00:09:56,799 --> 00:10:00,720 and you can post what you are willing to do in our available to do 150 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,159 and then they can just scoop you up and book you for those jobs. 151 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,759 Another option is also on local Facebook groups, so ones that are within your 152 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:11,480 town. You can also post your services there for any of the businesses that 153 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:16,320 might need your help. Before I move on to the next side hustles, 154 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,519 I want you to know that I made a resource with all of these side 155 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,480 hustles lists so that you don't have to take notes. So be sure to 156 00:10:22,519 --> 00:10:26,480 go into the description and click on the link to grab that resource. So 157 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:30,200 the next side hustle, if you're someone who's outdoorsy and you like pets. 158 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,759 Is to be a pet sitter or dog walker. Now, this can be 159 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:37,080 really fun if you want to get out and get exercise. I mean, 160 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,559 if you have the days off, you're not working during the week, so 161 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,240 you can actually make a lot of money walking people's dogs or just taking care 162 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,320 of their pets in general. Also, a lot of people take vacations during 163 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:50,279 the summer because school is out, so this could be the perfect time for 164 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,879 you to swoop in and take care of their pet. You can go on 165 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:58,440 places like rover or wag orcare dot com and you can advertise your services there 166 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:01,639 and you can get a lot of people to sign up to have you take 167 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,039 care of their pets. You can also if you have multiple people in the 168 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,559 same area, you can just hit one job right after the other and make 169 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,480 a lot of good money that way. Are you handy, are you good 170 00:11:11,519 --> 00:11:13,919 at keeping things clean? Do you have a green thumb? Then you can 171 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,840 help people around their house and this is a great side hustle if you have 172 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:24,200 those skills. So you could do gardening or landscaping if that's something that you 173 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,799 enjoy. You like working with plants and you're really good at it. Some 174 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:31,279 people, they're really particular about having their law and be really green. And 175 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,639 if you're someone who is really good at that, or maybe you even have 176 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,039 like your own driving a lawnmower, you can bring it over to someone's house 177 00:11:37,039 --> 00:11:39,720 and you can take care of that for them. Also, if you're someone 178 00:11:39,759 --> 00:11:43,879 who is very clean, and maybe you're like Monaco from Friends and you'd like 179 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,320 to clean all the time, maybe even clean other people's stuff, then you 180 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,320 could be a house cleaner and they actually make decent money depending on how much 181 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,480 you're willing to charge, or if you sign up with an already established cleaning 182 00:11:54,519 --> 00:11:58,879 company. Now, are you good at assembling furniture or hanging things on the 183 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,639 wall? Are you good at building things too? If you're just basically handy 184 00:12:03,759 --> 00:12:07,279 in general, then you can sign up for something like task Rabbit or Angie's 185 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,519 List and they make really good money. So you can make starting between twenty 186 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:16,399 five up to sixty five up to eighty or ninety dollars an hour, depending 187 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:18,879 on how many jobs you get in your level of experience. So if that's 188 00:12:18,919 --> 00:12:22,360 you, this is a perfect side hustle for you. And let's not forget 189 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,879 things like rides sharing or delivery services. Now this one, you can start 190 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:33,320 right away just doing something like uber or lift, DoorDash, Uber eats things 191 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,159 like that. People don't want to have to leave their house, or people 192 00:12:35,159 --> 00:12:39,480 are at work and they forgot their lunch and they need something delivered to them. 193 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,480 Or maybe there's someone who's elderly and they can't make it to the grocery 194 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:46,720 store and so you can go and do the shopping for them. Either way, 195 00:12:46,759 --> 00:12:48,600 this is a great way to make money because like some of the other 196 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,480 jobs, you can also stack multiple jobs at once and you can make a 197 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,799 bunch of money while you're already in the store. So maybe if you're doing 198 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:01,279 something like DoorDash, you could go and shut for one person at Walmart and 199 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,519 shot for another person at the same time, and you're making money in the 200 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,840 same trip. So again, this is something that you can do in your 201 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:09,759 spare time. You don't have to commit to certain hours, and you can 202 00:13:09,759 --> 00:13:13,399 start making money right away. Another fun way that I've made money in the 203 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,879 past is with a site called Respondent. Now, on Respondent, you are 204 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,840 going to be doing surveys or you're going to be doing one on one calls, 205 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,519 usually on something like Zoom, where you're going to be asked questions. 206 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:28,360 It's basically people who are doing a study or a survey. They're trying to 207 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:33,559 get more customer information to improve their product. I've made up to one hundred 208 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,039 dollars for just sixteen minutes of my time telling someone what I thought of their 209 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,279 website, and it was really easy money. It was a great thing to 210 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:43,759 do, and it covers a lot of different interests. So they have one 211 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,600 specifically for teachers, and they also have ones just for the general public, 212 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:52,120 like if you have certain illnesses, or if you own a house, or 213 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:56,120 if you like natural cleaning products things like that. You can sign up for 214 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,399 ten of these a day and you won't get all of them, but you'll 215 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,639 get enough to make some nice money on the side. And it's really not 216 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:05,080 that hard at all. So with all of those side hustles that I mentioned, 217 00:14:05,159 --> 00:14:09,080 those are ones where you are trading time for money. So that's okay 218 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:13,679 for a while, but at some point you might get tired of that because 219 00:14:13,799 --> 00:14:16,399 after you're working, because if you continue doing this into the school, you're 220 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,879 you're pretty tired at the end of the day. So these next options are 221 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,320 more slow to make money, but once you start getting the ball rolling, 222 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:28,519 it's going to be recurring money. So the next side hustle is personal training. 223 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,559 Now, I know this seems like you're trading time for money if you're 224 00:14:31,559 --> 00:14:35,399 doing one on one clients, but personal training could also mean that you were 225 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:39,879 just creating workouts for people and you're printing amount and sending them to your clients. 226 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,559 And a lot of times people add nutrition and meal plans to this, 227 00:14:43,879 --> 00:14:48,360 and that's something that you could quickly make and set a certain amount, so 228 00:14:48,399 --> 00:14:50,759 it's not like you're spending thirty minutes for a certain amount of time with them. 229 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,559 You're just creating this for them and you're sending it off to them. 230 00:14:54,600 --> 00:15:00,519 You could also record videos and make your product more appealing because then people want 231 00:15:00,559 --> 00:15:03,519 to know how to do a particular workout or a particular lift or something like 232 00:15:03,559 --> 00:15:07,639 that. They can refer to that and it makes the experience more rich for 233 00:15:07,679 --> 00:15:09,559 them. Also, this could be really fun because if you decide to do 234 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,200 one on one clients, you would work out with them, so basically you're 235 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,120 getting paid to work out, which is pretty cool. The next side hustle 236 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:20,919 will depend on what kind of a social media following you have, and it's 237 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,000 affiliate marketing. And the reason why I say social media or some kind of 238 00:15:24,039 --> 00:15:28,120 platform like a blog or YouTube is because basically, you're going to be selling 239 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,080 other people's products. You're going to be promoting them and getting other people to 240 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,799 buy them. A lot of times, you're going to be putting some kind 241 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,000 of a link in a description or in a caption so that people can click 242 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:41,679 on it, and when people click on it and they buy that product, 243 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:46,279 you get a cut of that commission. Or you could do something like Amazon 244 00:15:46,399 --> 00:15:50,519 affiliates, where you put your Amazon affiliate link. When people click on it, 245 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:52,840 you get a portion of that, but also whatever else they put in 246 00:15:52,879 --> 00:15:56,960 their cart, you get a portion of that too. So you may be 247 00:15:56,159 --> 00:16:02,320 doing something like beauty reviews or sunscreen interviews and you put your Amazon affiliate link. 248 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,720 Someone will click on that link and add that sunscreen to their cart. 249 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,480 But let's say that they also decide that they're going to buy a barbecue online 250 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,960 or a couch or something like that. You're still going to get a cut 251 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,879 of that, even though that's not what you were promoting. The thing about 252 00:16:15,919 --> 00:16:18,879 affiliate marketing is that if you don't have an audience, it's really hard to 253 00:16:18,919 --> 00:16:23,000 make money off of it. You really have to build up a following so 254 00:16:23,039 --> 00:16:26,600 that you get eyes on the product and you have people who you're going to 255 00:16:26,639 --> 00:16:30,679 be marketing too. So it can be a little bit hard if you're starting 256 00:16:30,679 --> 00:16:33,480 from ground zero, but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it, because 257 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,399 after a while, you are going to get momentum, you are going to 258 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,440 get more followers, and you're going to make more money, and it's something 259 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,960 that is going to be recurring and almost passive in the future. Now we're 260 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:47,840 almost done here. The next one is selling on Teachers Pay Teachers or it's 261 00:16:47,919 --> 00:16:52,000 now known as TPT or it's also known as i XL because they sold to 262 00:16:52,039 --> 00:16:56,080 IXL. In any case, I'm sure you've heard of Teachers Pay Teachers because 263 00:16:56,159 --> 00:17:02,679 this is a marketplace for lesson plans and materials for teachers. If you have 264 00:17:02,759 --> 00:17:07,079 anything that you created and you've used in your classroom, this is a great 265 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,880 place to sell it. A lot of teachers need that graphic organizer or that 266 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:15,359 activity that you created. They're looking for that exact thing, or maybe the 267 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,400 teacher has a curriculum that they have to use, but they don't have something 268 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,680 that's going to help their students that are struggling where they don't have something that's 269 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:26,680 going to help their students that need more enrichment, and you have that something 270 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:30,400 they're going to buy from you. Now, it does take some time to 271 00:17:30,559 --> 00:17:34,160 get going on TPT because again you have to sort of like build a following 272 00:17:34,319 --> 00:17:37,240 and people have to trust that your product is going to be good, and 273 00:17:37,279 --> 00:17:41,279 there's a lot of marketing things that you can do on there to get more 274 00:17:41,319 --> 00:17:45,920 sales. But I put my products on tpt A a long time ago, 275 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,640 and I'm still getting regular sales every month, even though I haven't touched my 276 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,279 store in a long time. I just refresh my products as I go because 277 00:17:52,319 --> 00:17:56,240 the products that I sell in my store, I actually use, and so 278 00:17:56,279 --> 00:17:57,839 when I see that I want to refine it or make it better, I 279 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:02,680 just re upload it to you TPT. So again, if you're already making 280 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:06,440 material is yourself, this is a great, great side hustle that won't make 281 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:10,119 you money right away, but it's something that eventually will just give you regular 282 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:14,279 recurring income. And then if you are clan who is crafty and you like 283 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,759 to handmake items, or you just in general have things that you'd like to 284 00:18:17,799 --> 00:18:22,160 sell. Been selling on a marketplace like Etsy is a great side hustle. 285 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:26,799 So on Etsy, if you've ever been on it, they sell everything from 286 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:32,480 furniture, handmade items, vintage items, you name it, they're selling it. 287 00:18:32,519 --> 00:18:34,319 Well. I don't think they sell animals on Etsy, but they sell 288 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,880 things like crystals and stuff like that on Etsy. What I love about Etsy 289 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,240 so there's a built in audience. There are buyers on there that are looking 290 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:45,160 for exactly what you're selling. So you can sell things like principles if you 291 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:49,519 know how to make online planners, or you've made planners for your students, 292 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,240 if you are good at graphic designs, so you could do two side hustles 293 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,519 being a graphic designer. And you can make clip art, or you could 294 00:18:56,519 --> 00:19:00,319 make signs or posters or things like that and sell them on Etsy. And 295 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,039 that's something that's recurring because you just put it on there, and when people 296 00:19:04,079 --> 00:19:07,079 find your store, they justn't buy it while you're sleeping. Let's say that 297 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:11,799 you have a cricket and you make classroom decor or stickers or things like that. 298 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,720 You can sell that on there too, And while that one isn't so 299 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:18,160 much passive, you can still make money for something that you already know how 300 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,599 to do, and you already like to do. And the other thing that 301 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:25,160 they don't really advertise is also selling services. I personally sell terror readings on 302 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,759 Etsy, but I don't sell my printables on there because it's just not something 303 00:19:27,799 --> 00:19:32,200 that I'm interested in doing. But I've made pretty good money doing that on 304 00:19:32,279 --> 00:19:36,000 Etsy. So if I can get this started, and I'm not very entrepreneurial, 305 00:19:36,079 --> 00:19:38,000 then I'm sure that you can do it too. Also, don't forget 306 00:19:38,039 --> 00:19:41,240 that you can sell the same things that you put on TPT on Etsy, 307 00:19:41,279 --> 00:19:45,680 because there are teachers on there that are looking for materials, something that I've 308 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,960 seen a lot of people sell on Etsy also or print on a man items. 309 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,559 So this means that if you make t shirts, or if you make 310 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:57,279 tote bags or stickers or mugs or things like that, it's so easy to 311 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:02,359 connect it to a service like print full and then it's connected to Etsy. 312 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,720 So when people order on Etsy, it's automatically sent to printful and shift your 313 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:10,319 customers. So all you have to do is just upload your design. So 314 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:15,359 those are fifteen, yes, fifteen side hustles that you, as a teacher 315 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,319 can start this summer. So you can start and making more money and supplement 316 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,240 your income. And the last few ones that I mentioned are ones that do 317 00:20:22,319 --> 00:20:26,680 take some time to get set up, but remember that's going to become recurring 318 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,519 an income that you're still going to benefit from even when you start working on 319 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:33,920 it. So you could set up a store in Etsy with printal demand and 320 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,119 you can get it going with like one hundred different items and you don't even 321 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:38,680 have to really touch it for a while, and you're still going to have 322 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,359 some income coming in. So use are really great. But also I know 323 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,839 that some of you need like an infusion of cash right away, so some 324 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:51,759 of the things like freelancing or delivery services or even Respondent. Make sure you 325 00:20:51,839 --> 00:20:53,960 check out Respondent because there's a lot of things for teachers on there. You 326 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:59,000 can start making the extra money that we desperately need. So I know that 327 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,079 this was a lot for you guys in terms of how many side hustles there 328 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,039 are, but I wanted to give you options, So be sure to go 329 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,839 to the show notes to grab that resource with all of these listed out for 330 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,920 you, including some websites where you can find work for each of them. 331 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:18,759 Because it's really important to just get started this summer or maybe even right now, 332 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,359 before the summer, you can start planning it out so that as soon 333 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:25,039 as school's out you've got a job ready to go. Thanks for hanging out 334 00:21:25,079 --> 00:21:26,359 with me this week, you guys, I will see you next time. 335 00:21:27,799 --> 00:21:33,799 Thanks for listening to the Teachers Need Teachers podcast. Love this episode. 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