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How To Quit Your Job And Become Self-Employed – 5 Steps For Success

Last Updated: January 17, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 3 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to quit your job and become self-employed? Are you wondering how do I quit my job and work for myself?

Perhaps you’ve finally found your passion, and it means running your own business. Maybe, your side hustle has grown so large that it’s time to make a decision between keeping your day job or turning your side hustle into your full-time career.

Whatever reason you may have, I recommend taking some steps so that you can prepare and make the transition to self-employment as easy as possible.

I have been self-employed for around 8 years now, and there were several things I did to prepare for the switch.

I was a little scared to leave my day job in order to work for myself full-time, and preparing helped me with the transition and made me feel more comfortable.

Of course, not everyone has the opportunity to prepare for self-employment, as I know that some people may be laid off from their day job, maybe you have to quit a toxic work environment, and so on. [Read more…]

How To Make More Money- 100+ Great Ideas

Last Updated: January 10, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 2 Comments

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Want to learn how to make more money?

Learning how to earn more money is more popular than ever. Whether you need to make extra money so you can stop living paycheck to paycheck, if you’re looking to bulk up your savings, build a side business, or something else, there are many reasons for wanting to make extra money in your spare time.

Fortunately, there are also many, many different ways to make extra money.

In today’s article, I have over 100 different ideas that will teach you how to make more money.

There are options on this list that are 100% online, ideas for new businesses, part-time jobs, and so much more.

I absolutely love how making extra money can change a person’s life.

Personally, I paid off $38,000 in student loan debt in just 7 months, and I did that almost entirely by learning how to make more money.

It was not easy – good things don’t come easy!

It took a ton of hard work, lots of long hours, and motivation.

However, I’ve seen so many benefits come out of that work.

Because I was looking for so many different ways to pay off my student loan debt, I also stumbled upon creating my own business – this blog! Eventually, I quit my day job (which I didn’t love) to blog full-time, and I’ve been blogging for about 10 years now.

As you can see, learning how to make more money drastically changed my life. I stopped living paycheck to paycheck, paid off my debt, and now I have a career that I enjoy.

This is why I talk so much about making extra money on the side – because I believe that it can change your life for the better. [Read more…]

How I Make $11,000 Each Year Renting Out My Spare Bedrooms

Last Updated: December 17, 2021 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 9 Comments

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Hello! Today, I have a great article from a reader, Max. Max has collected $80,000 in rental income from renting out his spare rooms, and today will be talking all about this topic. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, Max also runs the course Rent Out My Spare Bedroom.

I have been renting rooms in my house for 5 years.

In those 5 years, I have taken in over $80,000 in rental income, had rent paid 100% of the time, and have saved over $100,000 at age 27.

How did I do this? Let’s take it back a few.

Let me introduce myself, my name is Max and I am a suburb-living guy from northern California.

I grew up with 3 brothers and no sisters (talk about a chaotic house!), and I am the middle child, so I was neither the favored first nor the baby.

My Father worked a lot of hours in various sales jobs to support four young kids and my Mother remained at home being terrorized by four boys under 10 (only half-kidding).

I did so terribly in grade school (failing all subjects), my Mother thought about holding me back a grade. As a supportive mother, she always told me, “do your best, that’s all I ask. But really, do your best.” As a third-grader with tears in his eyes after the third failed attempt at the same math test, those words didn’t do much. It was not until I was older and reflected on my Mother’s wise words that I really understood what “do your best” meant. More on that in a moment. [Read more…]

How To Make An Extra $500 A Month – 26 Great Ideas To Start This Year

Last Updated: December 13, 2021 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 8 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to make an extra $500 a month?

If you’re like many people, learning how to earn an extra $500 a month can make a significant difference in your life. It can make the difference between a paycheck-to-paycheck life and having money to spare. Or, perhaps it’s extra money you can save for something big, such as a down payment on a house or a vacation.

Whatever your reason for wanting to learn how to make an extra $500 a month, there are actually quite a few ways to do it.

I know how life changing it can be to make extra money. I was able to quickly pay off my student loans, stop living paycheck to paycheck, quit my day job to pursue my side business full-time, and more.

In short, making extra money completely changed my life, and I’m so very happy that I gave it a shot.

While it can be hard and time consuming to use your free time to make extra money, it could be worth it for you.

Today, I will be talking about various ways to make an extra $500 a month, or even more.

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15+ Deals For Bloggers And Those Starting A Work From Home Business

Last Updated: November 30, 2021 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 1 Comment

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These deals are now over, but I have other content you may be interested in:

If you are looking for freebies, I have listed free courses and resources below:

Enjoy!

How To Become a Food Blog Photographer And Earn Over $50,000 Each Year

Last Updated: January 17, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 9 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to become a food blog photographer?

Yes, you can learn how to become a food photographer and build a money-making business right from your own kitchen.

Many food blog photographers are making $50,000 a year, and even over $100,000 each year.

Today, I have a great interview to share with you. I interviewed Melodee, one of the co-founders of Pretty Focused, on how to become a food blog photographer.

The kind of photography talked about in today’s blog post is food photography specifically for bloggers.

Bloggers will hire people, such as food blog photographers, to help them create and take pictures of recipes.

The demand for new recipes is very high, which is where you, as a food blog photographer, comes in.

Are you wondering questions such as:

Is food photography a good career right now?
What exactly does a food photographer do? Who do they work for?
How much does a professional food photographer make?
What do you need to know in order to become a food blog photographer?
What food blog photography equipment is needed?
What are the steps needed to get started as a professional food photographer?

If so, these questions, plus more, will be answered in today’s interview about how to become a food blog photographer. [Read more…]

How I’ve Made $80,000 Selling Blogs

Last Updated: November 12, 2021 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 3 Comments

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Hello! Here’s a great article from Dale. Dale has made $80,000 selling blogs. Today, she is going to talk about how much you can sell a blog for, the best ways to make money blogging, where to sell a blog, and more. Enjoy!

Hi, I’m Dale, and I’m the founder of Blogging Her Way. I started blogging over four years ago as a way to get clients for my web design business.

Pretty soon, I realized I enjoyed the blogging side of things a lot more than web design!

I enjoyed blogging so much that I started and sold four additional blogs on the side over the course of three years. While I enjoyed what I wrote about on Blogging Her Way, I wanted to have an outlet to write about other topics I was interested in too.

So I started blogs in the travel, lifestyle, and college niches. I was able to successfully monetize and sell all four blogs that I started, earning over $80,000 between selling the blogs and what I earned from them before I sold them.

Here’s a look at the blogs I started and sold:

Blog A: Sold for $4,000 profit, earned $5,600 total from blog (lifestyle)
Blog B: Sold for $1,800 profit, earned $2,450 total from blog (travel)
Blog C: Sold for $17,600 profit, earned $27,250 total from blog (college)
Blog D: Sold for $18,250 profit, earned $44,500 total from blog (travel)

I did all of this working very part-time on my blogs. I would estimate that I never spent more than 5-10 hours a week working on the blogs that I sold.

For most of the blogs, I only actively worked on them for two to six months.

Selling blogs can be a great side hustle or a way to add an additional source of income to your current blogging business.

If you’re interested in learning how to make money selling blogs, read on for my best tips! [Read more…]