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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3307 - Q&A: “Should I charge a flat fee or percentage?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

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

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

A listener and her teenager have been getting off to a good start selling on Facebook Marketplace. They now have the chance to sell for others, and are wondering about some best practices. 

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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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

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

It's going to be a big year. And January is when so many of us set goals for our business,

0:04.8

for all the things we want to achieve. And in a small business or a side hustle, even,

0:09.6

cash flow can make or break you. So if your money gets tied up, if your tools don't connect,

0:14.1

every decision feels unnecessarily stressful. Maybe it's time to switch to Intuit QuickBooks's

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0:34.7

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0:43.6

Lemonada

0:44.2

A listener and her teenager have been selling on Facebook Marketplace, and they've been getting

0:57.6

off to a good start. I've mentioned Facebook Marketplace before. It's a place where so many people

1:01.8

go to buy and sell, and you can do it without any experience, without ever being a side hustler

1:07.0

before, without ever having any kind of business. It's a great way to kind of jump in and get started. And they've actually taken it to the next level here by not just selling their own stuff,

1:15.9

but reselling for others. They're wondering about some best practices for this, because it's a little bit

1:21.2

different than just selling stuff that you already own. This is basically selling stuff on

1:26.4

consignment for other people. So they're wondering, like, what should she charge? You know, should she charge a percentage, a fixed fee, or some combination? And what else might be good to know in this situation? So as I said, a very easy hustle that anybody can jump into, even if you're doing other stuff, doesn't have to be your main thing or even something you think a great deal about, but it can be a great way to make some extra money. So when you're

1:48.0

reselling for others, do you charge a flat fee or percentage and perhaps a couple of other tips as

1:52.1

well? That's what I'm going to give you in this episode. Stay tuned for the detailed question

1:56.1

and my answer.

2:06.9

Yeah. my answer. Hi, Chris.

2:07.9

This is Bertina Snoser from the Gettysburg area of Pennsylvania.

2:11.4

My teenage Sunday night already have a side hustle as resellers on Facebook marketplace.

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