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How I Make $400,000 Per Year Selling Educational Printables

Last Updated: March 20, 2023 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 16 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to sell educational printables?

Lisa Fink was a teacher for 15 years but left the classroom to work on her educational printables business.

After just two years, she hit a six figure income. She now earns over $400,000 per year with her business, and she has sold over $1,000,000 in printables altogether.

You can start creating educational printables to sell and make money all from your home – and never have to ship a thing.

Creating educational printables can be a great way to make extra money because you just need to create them once, and you can sell them an unlimited amount of times.

Today, I have a fun interview to share with you. I interviewed Lisa, on how to sell educational printables.

Are you wondering questions such as:

What is an educational printable?
Why do teachers and parents buy printables?
How much money can a person earn by selling educational printables?
Do you have to be a teacher in order to sell educational printables?
Can someone with no tech skills make a printable?

Today’s interview will help you get started and perhaps even introduce you to a new way to make extra income. [Read more…]

How I’ve Made Over $1,000,000 With A Subscription Box Business

Last Updated: October 10, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 3 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to start a subscription box business?

Here’s how you can start a subscription box business and turn it into a part-time side hustle or even a full-time income.

Today, I am interviewing a subscription box expert, Sarah Williams. Sarah built a seven-figure subscription box business in only three years.

She is the CEO and founder of two 7-figure businesses, Framed by Sarah and Launch Your Box, where Sarah has worked with thousands of subscription box owners and those wanting to start a subscription box, providing in-depth training that takes them through each step of starting, launching, and growing their business.

I recently asked Sarah to take part in an interview to answer some of the common questions you may have about how to start a subscription box business.

Are you wondering questions such as:

How do subscription boxes work?
What are some subscription box business ideas that a person could start right now?
How much does it cost to start a subscription box business?
How do you find customers?

If so, please continue reading the interview below to see the answers to the questions above as well as answers to other common questions.

If you are interested in starting a subscription box business, I recommend signing up for Sarah’s free workshop so that you can take the first step. This workshop will help you figure out what you put in your subscription box, create a plan for your subscription box business, and launch your box. [Read more…]

How I Started A $650,000 Per Year Litter Cleanup Business

Last Updated: August 15, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 9 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to start a litter cleanup business? Here’s how you can start a parking lot litter cleanup business and earn $30 to $50 per hour.

Brian Winch makes a living (it’s a $650,000+ per year business for him) by picking up trash.

Brian has been featured here on Making Sense of Cents before in the article he wrote – Get Paid $30 – $50 Per Hour To Pick Up Trash.

I recently asked him to take part in an interview to answer some of the common questions that you’ve had about starting a litter removal business.

Are you wondering questions such as:

How much can a person earn with a parking lot litter cleanup business?
What are the pros and cons of having a litter cleanup business?
Why would businesses pay for a litter cleanup service?
How much does it cost to start a litter cleanup business?
How do you find customers for your parking lot cleanup business?

If so, please continue reading the interview below to see the answers to the questions above as well as answers to other common questions.

You can click here to learn more about Brian’s guide on how to start and run a parking lot litter cleaning business. [Read more…]

How To Start A Vending Machine Business – How I Make $7,000 Monthly

Last Updated: December 26, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 3 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to start a vending machine business?

Lately, I have been hearing a lot about starting a vending machine side hustle and how it may be fairly passive income.

So, I wanted to do some research and see what I could learn on the subject.

Lakinya Francis, from iKrave Vending, is an expert in this area, and earns $7,000 to $10,000 a month from vending machines, and I interviewed Lakinya on how you can start a vending machine business of your own.

Are you wondering questions such as:

Is there room for new people to have a vending machine business in 2023?
How much does the average vending machine make in a day?
What type of vending machines make the most money?
How much does a vending machine cost?
How many hours does it take each week to run a vending machine business?
What are the negatives of owning a vending machine business?

Today’s interview will help you get started and perhaps even introduce you to a new way to make extra income.

You can click here to learn more about the Vending Machine Business Online Training Courses that Lakinya offers. [Read more…]

How I Make $110,000 A Year As A Food Blogger

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 9 Comments

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Are you a foodie? Do you want to start a food blog? Today, you will learn how to become a food blogger.

Today, I am sharing an interview I did with Sarah and Laura from Wandercooks, a food blog with over 5,000,000 annual views. They created their blog to inspire readers with fresh new food ideas gathered from their favorite Asian, European and Australian cuisines.

Wandercooks is a food blog that currently earns $150,000AU (around $110,000 US Dollars), with just part-time hours.

In today’s interview, questions answered include:

What is a food blogger?
How much money can a food blogger make?
Do food bloggers make money?
What are the positives of becoming a food blogger?
Where do food bloggers get their recipes from?
Where do food bloggers get their traffic and visitors from?
What equipment is needed to become a food blogger?
What makes a food blog successful?

Plus more!

Today’s interview will help you get started and perhaps even introduce you to a new way to make money from home.

If you want to start your own food blog and learn how to become a food blogger and get paid, this is a great article to help you get started. [Read more…]

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

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 11 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 Become a Food Blog Photographer And Earn Over $50,000 Each Year

Last Updated: March 7, 2023 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…]