611: The 6-Figure Video Game Mom

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

You know those endless hours you've spent perfecting your Fortnite skills or learning how to defeat a Guardian in Zelda games? There is a chance those skills aren't just good for bragging rights or racking up likes on Twitch. In fact, it is possible to make money out of these games without being an online streamer. I'm talking about teaching video games online, and the demand for these is exploding. In this "Where Are They Now?" series, we have once again Devyn Ricks from missdevyn.com share how much her online gaming teaching business has grown over the last years since we talked in Episode 499. When Devyn and I connected a couple of years ago, she was making around $4,000/month. Today, her business has more than doubled, earning her the title of "six-figure video game mom." She has since expanded her team to 14 teachers. Tune in to Episode 611 of The Side Hustle Show to learn: mechanics of setting up classes on Outschool strategies Devyn used to market her classes how Devyn identified her profitable niche connected with her audience Full Show Notes: The 6-Figure Video Game Mom New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post!

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0:00.0	It's the six-figure video game, Mom.
0:02.5	What's up, what's up Nick, Oh, over here?
0:04.2	Welcome to the Side Hustle Show,
0:05.9	as part of the entrepreneur podcast and network,
0:08.1	where we've been helping make day jobs optional since 2013.
0:12.0	Now, it's my son's dream to be able to play video games all day and make
0:16.2	buddy doing it so he's very excited for this interview. Today's guest isn't a
0:20.1	Twitch streaming celebrity or an e-sports champ but she does make great money as a video game, teacher, and coach.
0:26.3	She's really living breathing proof that she can monetize just about anything, a mom of four with a super-expiring side hustle story.
0:34.0	We first connected a couple years ago,
0:35.8	which she was earning around four-grand a month doing this.
0:38.2	Today we've got the Where Are They Now Follow Up,
0:41.0	as she's more than doubled the business since then from Miss Devon.
0:44.9	Come. Devon Rix, welcome back to the Side Hustle show.
0:48.4	Thanks for having me. It's so fun to be back, so good to see you again.
0:51.3	That's great.
0:52.1	Likewise, I'm excited for this one.
0:54.0	Stick around you're going to learn how to identify your profitable niche idea,
0:58.0	how to connect with customers and how to scale beyond hours for dollars.
1:02.0	So I want to start with, how did you happen upon video games
1:05.6	as it seems like a dream gig?
1:07.4	I love playing video games.
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