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The Side Hustle Show

Growing an Online Business to $100k a Month (Greatest Hits)

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer Marx from JenniferMaker.com started her site in the DIY/crafting niche in late 2016 as a hobby site. She went from earning $33 in her first month, to 6-figures and beyond every month today. Tune in to Episode 381 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: Why she decided to focus on blogging How she found her initial traction What drives traffic today And how she’s built an email list that’s almost the population of Cleveland! Full Show Notes: Growing an Online Business to $100k a Month New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mint Mobile⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indeed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quo (formerly OpenPhone)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Get 20% off of your first 6 months! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shopify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Sign up for a $1 per month trial! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Policygenius⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Compare free life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. About The Side Hustle Show This is the entrepreneurship podcast you can actually apply! The award-winning small business show covers the best side hustles and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠side hustle ideas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We share how to start a business and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠make money online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and offline, including online business, side gigs, freelancing, marketing, sales funnels, investing, and much more. Join 100,000+ listeners and get legit business ideas and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠passive income⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ strategies straight to your earbuds. No BS, just actionable tips on how to start and grow your side hustle. Hosted by Nick Loper of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Side Hustle Nation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Let's be real. Nobody starts a business for the joy of calculating tax withholdings.

0:05.3

That's where our partner Gusto comes in to take the stress out of payroll, benefits,

0:09.6

N.H.R. So you can focus on why you started your business in the first place.

0:13.4

Gusto is online payroll and benefits software built for small businesses. It's all in one,

0:18.7

remote-friendly, and incredibly easy to use. So that means you can

0:22.4

pay, hire, on board, and support your team from anywhere. I'm talking about automatic payroll tax

0:28.1

filing, simple direct deposits, health benefits, commuter benefits, workers' comp, 401k,

0:33.4

you name it. Gusto makes it simple. And all with no hidden fees, no surprises. Plus, if you have

0:39.1

any questions, their team of certified HR experts are standing by to help. It's no wonder why more

0:44.5

than 400,000 small businesses already trust Gusto and why it's the number one rated payroll software

0:50.1

for fall 2025, according to the review site G2. So try Gusto today at gusto.com

0:56.4

slash side hustle and get three months free when you run your first payroll. That's three

1:01.5

months of free payroll at gusto.com slash side hustle. One more time, gusto g-u-st-o.com

1:09.3

slash side hustle. Here's an oldie but a goodie from the archivescom slash side hustle.

1:14.6

Here's an oldie but a goodie from the archives from the side hustle show,

1:16.0

Greatest Hits Collection.

1:20.9

In this episode, you're going to meet Jennifer Marks from Jennifer Maker.com. She started the site in the DIY or crafting niche in late 2016 and went from earning $33 that first month to six figures

1:29.9

and beyond every month today. Stick around in this episode to hear how Jennifer found her initial

1:35.0

traction and what drives traffic today, how the site makes money, and how she's built an email

1:39.8

list that's almost the population of Cleveland. Big thanks to Debbie Gartner from the flooring girl.com in episode 362 for the intro.

1:47.9

When you hit up side hustle nation.com slash Jennifer, you'll find links to all the resources

1:52.3

mentioned.

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