From side gig to full time

Let’s get to the point, shall we?

You’ve got a side hustle.

But here’s the thing, it’s still a side hustle because you’re not treating it like a business.

Yeah, I get it; I was there too, writing blog posts during lunch breaks and late nights.

When I moved into my current house and had a fresh £900 monthly mortgage, I knew it was do or die.

So what did I do? I quit my job on the day I got the keys to my new home.

Don’t act so shocked; here’s how I made it work.

Step one: recurring revenue. I focused on affiliate products, built a small community, and snagged retainer-based clients.

Step two: scalability. I designed digital products that I could sell an infinite number of times without lifting a finger.

Step three: audience building. One video per week, little and often, focusing on the value, not the vanity.

Each video, each blog post, each tweet was a tiny brick in my business empire.

And today? I don’t even remember what a 9-to-5 looks like.

Let’s face it, your side hustle is just that—a hustle—until you’re treating it like a real income.

Now, my question to you is this: How committed are you to turning your side gig into a full-time reality?

Mike Killen

Mike is the world's #1 sales coach for marketing funnel builders. He helps funnel builders sell marketing funnels to their customers. He is the author of From Single To Scale; How single-person, small and micro-businesses can scale their business to profit. You can find him on Twitter @mike_killen.