The Side Hustle Podcast with Fexingo: Part-Time Businesses, Passion Projects, and Extra Income

Episode 57 of The Side Hustle Podcast dives into the world of freelance travel planning. Lucas and Luna break down how one hustler built a $5,000/month business booking custom itineraries for busy professionals and families. They cover the niche of 'micro-trips' — long weekends and mini breaks — the certification path through The Travel Institute, and how to charge $150–$300 per itinerary. Learn t...

Episode 56 of The Side Hustle Podcast dives into a rapidly growing niche: freelance accessibility testing. Lucas and Luna speak with a former teacher who now earns $8,000 a month testing websites and apps for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. She shares how she got started with a free course, landed her first client on Upwork, and now wor...

In episode 55 of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the world of web accessibility consulting. They interview Maria Chen, a former web developer who turned her expertise into a side hustle earning $12,000 per month auditing websites for WCAG compliance. The conversation covers how she got started with just one client from a local nonprofit, the tools she uses like WAVE and axe, the...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how one side hustler, Jess Kim, earns $7,000 a month managing Pinterest accounts for Etsy sellers. They walk through her exact process: niching down to digital printables and jewelry, charging $800 per client for 15 pins a week, and using Tailwind to schedule. Jess started with just one client at $300 a month and scaled by cold-messaging shop owners on Et...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down how a former graphic designer turned a love for reading into a $6,000-a-month side hustle designing book covers for self-published authors. They walk through the exact steps: building a portfolio with mock covers, pricing per project, and finding clients on platforms like Reedsy and through author Facebook groups. They also disc...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down how one side hustler turned Pinterest management into a $5,000 monthly income stream. They walk through the specific strategies used: niching down into vintage home decor pins, using Tailwind for scheduling, creating 25 pins per week per client, and charging a flat $1,000 per client with a five-client cap. The hosts also discuss...

Lucas and Luna sit down with Sarah Chen, a former teacher who transitioned to freelance web development and now earns $8,000 a month building websites for small businesses and nonprofits. Learn how she built a client base, priced her services, and scaled from zero to full-time income in under two years. Specific strategies include using WordPress and Squarespace, offering maintenance retainers, an...

Episode 50 of The Side Hustle Podcast dives into a recurring but often overlooked gig: freelance data analysis. Lucas and Luna break down how one former marketing coordinator built a $7,500/month side income by cleaning and visualizing data for small e-commerce brands. They walk through the specific tools (SQL, Tableau Public, Python pandas), the niche she chose (inventory optimization for Shopify...

Episode 49 of The Side Hustle Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna speak with Rachel, a former administrative assistant who now earns $9,000 a month as a digital organizer. She helps overwhelmed professionals declutter their email inboxes, cloud storage, and project management tools. The episode breaks down her exact process: how she charges $150 per hour, builds packages for recurring clients, an...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the niche skill of YouTube thumbnail design. They break down how one creator, Ava, earns $5,000 per month designing custom thumbnails for YouTubers. Lucas explains the economics: charging $200 per thumbnail, working with 25 clients monthly, and the strategies behind rapid design turnaround and building a referral network. Luna asks...

Episode 47 of The Side Hustle Podcast dives into the world of voiceover work. Lucas and Luna speak with Sarah Chen, a former teacher who now earns $4,500 a month recording commercials, audiobooks, and corporate training videos from a closet-turned-studio. They break down the upfront costs (under $500 for a decent mic and soundproofing), the platforms that actually pay (Voices dot com and ACX), and...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a niche virtual bookkeeping side hustle serving Etsy sellers. They interview Sarah, a former retail manager who now manages books for 25 Etsy shops, earning $7,000 per month part-time. They break down how she found clients, what software she uses, and why Etsy sellers particularly need bookkeeping help. Sarah shares her exact prici...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive deep into the world of notary loan signing agents. They break down exactly how one side hustler, a former real estate assistant named Jenna, scaled her part-time signing business to $6,500 per month. You'll learn the difference between a general notary and a signing agent, how to get certified through the National Notary Association,...

Ever wondered how to turn a simple certification into a side hustle that pays $3,000 a month? In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down the world of loan signing agents—notary publics who specialize in real estate closings. They walk through the training costs, certification steps, and how one part-timer in Arizona built a steady pipeline of signings by working with tit...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down how one pet sitter in Austin, Texas, built a recurring monthly income of 4000 dollars by specializing in overnight stays for dogs with separation anxiety. They walk through the specific pricing model—150 dollars per night for a five-night minimum—and how she uses a Google Doc waitlist instead of a booking app to keep her calenda...

Luna and Lucas explore the growing virtual assistant side hustle through the story of Sarah, a former admin assistant who turned her organizational skills into a $5,000/month business. They break down the specific skills that command premium rates—calendar management, email filtering, travel booking—and discuss how to price services, find clients, and scale. This episode offers a concrete blueprin...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the growing niche of UX writing as a side hustle. They interview Sarah Chen, a former marketing copywriter who now earns $6,000 per month writing microcopy for apps and websites. Discover how she landed her first client on Upwork, why UX writing pays more than traditional copywriting, and the specific skills that command higher r...

In Episode 40 of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack the surprisingly accessible world of freelance grant writing. They talk to Sarah, a former teacher who now earns $2,500 a month writing grant proposals for nonprofits and small businesses. They break down how she found her first clients, the specific skills that matter, and why this side hustle works even if you have zero experience i...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the world of micro-SaaS — small, niche software tools built by solo founders. They interview a former teacher who turned a tiny productivity app into a $10,000/month side hustle in under 18 months. You'll hear exactly how she found the idea, validated it with zero coding skills, used no-code tools to launch, and grew to 400 payin...

Meet Jenna, a former radio producer who now earns $4,000 per month editing podcasts for indie creators and small businesses. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how she got her first clients, what she charges, and the one editing trick that keeps her fully booked. They also discuss the growing demand for podcast editing tools and services in 2026, with Jenna's specific workflow and pricing...

Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Maya, a former graphic designer in Portland who turned her love of hidden city spots into a side hustle earning $8,000 a month as a local tour guide. They break down how she started with free walking tours to build a following, then launched paid niche tours focusing on street art, food carts, and historic bars. Maya uses social media and partnerships with loc...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna talk to Rachel, a former teacher who turned a weekend hobby into a $5,000-a-month business flipping used furniture. Rachel shares her exact process for sourcing pieces from estate sales and Facebook Marketplace, refinishing them with chalk paint and new hardware, and pricing for profit. She breaks down her per-piece margins, the tools she...

This episode of The Side Hustle Podcast dives into the world of freelance copywriting. Lucas and Luna break down the story of Jenna, a former teacher who now earns $7,000 a month writing email sequences and landing pages for e-commerce brands, all while working 20 hours a week. They explore how she started with cold emails, built a niche in the pet supplies space, and used a simple rate increase s...

This episode of The Side Hustle Podcast dives into the world of freelance bookkeeping. Lucas and Luna break down how one side hustler—a former retail manager named Priya—built a $4,000-per-month practice from scratch. They cover the low startup cost (under $200 for software and certification), the specific tools she uses (Wave, ZipBooks, and a simple Google Sheets template), and how she landed her...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the world of fractional social media management. They break down the story of Jenna, a former marketing coordinator who now earns $3,000 a month managing social media for three small businesses on a part-time basis. The hosts explore how she landed her first clients through cold outreach on LinkedIn, set up a simple monthly retai...