30 Ways to Just Start Your Side Hustle
When asked to give one priced of business advice to someone wanting to start a side hustle you’ll often hear me say— ‘just start’! Most people don’t start because they assume that the ‘starting’ needs to be a big, grand action that requires a lot of time, money, experience and resources. In actual fact, the smaller the better.
If you can commit to one achievable task, no matter how small, you’re more likely to set yourself up for success. By making small progress, no matter how small, you’ll prove to yourself that you can start. That feel good feeling, more often than not will lead you to do one more small, achievable task and before you know it you’ll gain momentum and be on your way to having yourself a side hustle.
If you’ve been thinking about starting a side hustle, here are 30 achievable tasks that you can work through to help you get started.
Happy starting!
Get an ABN or relevant documents required to operate a business in your state/territory
Make a mood-board on Pinterest that reflects your brand — colours, fonts, images, style
Tell someone about your idea and ask for feedback
Design a logo — Canva is an easy place to start
Search the availability of your desired business name and register it
Register a domain name
Build a website landing page that says ‘coming soon’ to hold yourself to account
Setup a LinkedIn page and start building your network
Secure your social media handles
Read a business book e.g How to Start a Side Hustle
Journal about your idea, goals and plans to give them a strong foundation
Make a list of everything you’d need to do to start a business
Research other businesses similar to yours and see what point of difference you could add to the market
Make a list of problems that you notice in the world and what solutions you could offer to help solve them
Schedule one hour in your week to work on your idea and stick to it
Share your idea in a Facebook group and ask for feedback or a test customer
Listen to a business podcast for inspiration and stories of people who’ve gone before you
Speak to a copywriter to craft a tagline that explains your idea in a few sentences or less
Write out your goals and put them on your wall somewhere you can see them everyday
Go to a business event near you to meet likeminded people on the same journey—check ticketing websites or FB groups to find one
Subscribe to business newsletters or follow people who inspire you to be reminded each day to follow your dream
Ask someone to be your mentor and take them for coffee
Set up a bank account for your business to prove to yourself you’re going to take it seriously
Read a book about money - you’ll need to know your limiting beliefs and manage it for business
Make a list of what’s stopping you and then burn it
Journal a day in the life of you 5 years from now when all you’re dreams have come true and start visualising yourself in that future
Set an inspiring quote/reminder as your phone screen saver to remind you to do one thing everyday that will take you in the direction of your dreams
Be an observant customer at someone else’s business and take note of what you like, what they do well and how you can apply it to your business
Get it touch for tailored business advice and book in a 1:1 Coaching Session with me before the years out.
