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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3279 - Q&A: โ€œDo I have to be loud to sell my service?โ€

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.8 โ€ข 3.3K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 23 December 2025

โฑ๏ธ 5 minutes

๐Ÿงพ๏ธ Download transcript

Summary

Today’s caller dreads the spotlight but still needs clients. We’ll outline three low-noise, high-trust tactics that bring work to you without daily dancing on social media.

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.

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0:00.0

Lemonada. Do you have to be loud to sell your service? Do you have to be, I don't know,

0:15.7

one of those people who is always like cold pitching, sending direct messages or making phone calls. Well, I guess that's the

0:22.6

worst. Just imagine making cold calls. Some people actually do that. Personally, I cannot imagine.

0:27.9

And for somebody out there who is a new side hustler starting a business trying to figure out,

0:32.6

well, how do I get clients? Like I'm excited about the business that I want to start or grow. And I dread the

0:39.7

spotlight. I just want to spend my time like working on stuff and making people's lives

0:43.6

better, creating products and services that are going to serve my needs as well, bring in income.

0:49.0

What are the low noise, high trust tactics that actually work, basically? Especially with social media these days, if I want to not be so dependent on systems that

0:59.0

are outside my control, what can I do?

1:00.5

How can I market it without being a spammer, you might say?

1:03.8

That's what we're going to look at today.

1:05.1

You'll hear the detailed question from our caller and my answer right after this quick shout

1:08.8

out to our sponsor.

1:17.7

Thank you. caller and my answer right after this quick shout out to our sponsor. Hey, Chris, this is Lena.

1:20.4

I've built a small web maintenance service and every article says,

1:24.9

show up daily on social or DM prospects. Like, honestly, pushing myself into

1:30.7

people's feeds feels fake and salesy. I'm a total introvert and usually end up posting nothing

1:37.2

rather than cringe content. I know I need visibility, but I want a method that doesn't rely on hype or constant self-promotion.

1:47.2

Are there marketing approaches, maybe authority building or quiet outreach that work for someone

1:53.1

who hates being loud online?

1:59.2

Lena, I hear you.

2:00.5

I too. I'm an introvert. I get it. I don't want to make cold calls as you. I, too, am an introvert.

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