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Side Hustle School

#826 - LA Graphic Designer Influences Influencers

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A college graduate takes a chance pitching design work to YouTube influencers, then turns it into a full-fledged agency earning $10,000/month. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchool Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Twitter: @chrisguillebeau To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Whether it's a barmy day on the beach or a vibrant night in the city, elevate your indulgence

0:08.6

with the new Magnum Sunlava, with thick white chocolate and velvety coconut ice cream for

0:15.7

the day and the new Magnum Star Chaser, with cracking chocolate and popcorn flavor for the

0:23.0

night.

0:26.0

The pleasure is always on Magnum, true to pleasure.

0:39.3

How do you reach out to celebrities, influencers or anyone out there that you want to work with?

0:44.4

Imagine there's somebody out there and you're like, I want to work with that person.

0:47.6

I want to do some design work for them or whatever the service might be.

0:52.0

How do you actually do it?

0:53.0

Well, sometimes it's by doing something more than proactively, like not just pitching

0:56.7

yourself, but actually saying, hey, I made this thing or I found this thing that could

1:00.1

improve the work you do or whatever it is.

1:02.9

Now, of course, this can be your risky strategy because you're basically working for free

1:05.9

for a bit.

1:07.2

But in this listener's success story, actually comes from one of our listeners who's been

1:10.3

part of the show for a while.

1:11.9

An LA graphic designer reaches out to an influencer she follows on YouTube.

1:15.7

She reaches out to this person who has millions of followers, a famous fashion beauty vlogger,

1:20.7

and it actually works out really well for her.

1:22.6

From that contact, she goes on to build a full-fledged design agency, drawing in $10,000 a month,

1:28.1

and with several other famous or well-known clients.

1:30.8

This story also includes a throwback to MySpace, the greatest network of all time.

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