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Side Hustle School

#2213 - Q&A: “Can I sell a calendar sometime other than January?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Some business ideas are better suited for certain seasons—as we heard recently from a caller who referenced an episode about letters from Santa. This leads to a challenge for today’s caller, who has a brilliant idea … at an inopportune time.

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

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0:00.0

Have you ever been caught out by payments you've forgotten about?

0:03.2

Join over 2.5 million customers who are already using the Lloyd's Bank Upcoming Payments tool on our app.

0:09.8

It gives you early sight of regular payments that are due to leave your account in the next 31 days

0:15.8

to avoid any surprises.

0:17.8

It's just one of our many useful tools that can help you stay on top of your money.

0:22.4

To find out more, go to Lloyd'sbank.com forward slash cost of living.

0:27.0

Lloyd's Bank by your side.

0:41.0

Yesterday we talked about the business idea of a summer camp for side hustlers.

0:45.0

I mentioned in the introduction that the reason we look at different ideas is to consider the feasibility

0:50.0

of what might be profitable. The other factor is you've got feasibility, profitability, also timeliness.

0:57.0

Is it the right idea for the right time?

1:00.0

Some business ideas are better suited for certain seasons.

1:04.0

We heard recently from another caller a few weeks ago who referenced an episode about letters from Santa.

1:09.0

That's been a great side hustle for multiple listeners in our archives, including one woman who makes $6,000 from it every year.

1:16.0

The thing is, she doesn't actually earn that money in July.

1:20.0

If you know what I mean, again, very seasonal business.

1:23.0

Today's idea is not quite Santa letters level, but what about a calendar?

1:28.0

Like a wall calendar or a desk calendar.

1:31.0

Just think about that. The last time you bought a wall calendar or a desk calendar, either for yourself or for a friend,

1:36.0

most likely you bought it towards the end of a year or the beginning of another year.

1:41.0

You bought it around the holidays, looking forward to the next year or maybe January, perhaps February.

1:47.0

But you're not usually buying a new paper calendar in July or August, for example.

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