586: Monetize Your Curiosity: $80k in Revenue from a Part-Time Project

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Can you really get paid to be curious? When Harry Duran launched the Vertical Farming Podcast in 2020, he had zero experience or connections in the industry — he just wanted to learn more about vertical farming. Yet through strategic partnerships and consistency, he has established himself as a leading voice in this emerging space. Fast forward just over three years later, the show generates over $80,000 in annual revenue. Harry is now seen as a leading authority in the space. His show generates thousands in sponsorship revenue from companies eager to get in front of this highly targeted audience. Tune into episode 586 of The Side Hustle Show to learn: What made him interested in vertical farming Tactics for landing high-profile guests Creative approaches to securing sponsors Strategies for expanding into a media network And much more Full Show Notes: Monetize Your Curiosity: How a Part-Time Podcast Generated $80k in Revenue Listener Bonus: 20 Hobby Niches to Build a Side Hustle Around Free Bonus: Your Podcast Starter Kit Sponsors: Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Masterclass — Get 15% off an annual membership! Gusto - Get 3 months free the leading payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small businesses!

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0:00.0	Monotize your curiosity, how one part-time project turned into 80 grand in revenue.
0:06.0	What's up, what's up, Nick Loper here?
0:08.0	Welcome to the Side Hustle Show, a part of the entrepreneur podcast network.
0:12.0	It's the entrepreneur podcast network.
0:12.6	It's the business podcast.
0:13.8	You can actually apply.
0:15.7	And I've got a killer case study for you today.
0:17.8	Because how about this?
0:19.1	We talk a lot about how to take your existing skills
0:21.9	and knowledge and experience and building a business around those,
0:25.3	but my guest today built a cool side hustle in a niche. He was just curious to learn more about,
0:30.7	and that niche was vertical farming. How random is that right?
0:34.3	So stick around to learn how he quickly built a name for himself in the space despite not
0:38.8	being an expert there and how he earned thousands of dollars before there was any audience at all.
0:44.4	From the Vertical Farming Podcast, Harry Duran, welcome to the Side Hustle show.
0:49.3	Nick, thank you so much for having me on. It's an honor to be here having known you and crossing paths in the world of podcasting for so many years.
0:57.5	We've got a lot of mutual friends and we've been in this game for a while now, so I've been just honored to see your journey with this show
1:05.4	knowing how much hard work and dedication you put into it and so I'm really grateful for you giving me a
1:09.7	chance to share some stories with your audience. You bet, so we should mention,
1:13.2	I probably first met Harry 2014-ish,
1:16.2	maybe almost 10 years ago,
1:17.9	a new media expo, which is no longer even a thing.
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