5 Tips to a Successful Side Hustle

I have now been running my side hustle for 1 year now and I don't think I have ever learnt so much. There are so many varied skills required but here is my top 5 tips that I believe will set you on the right path for a successful side hustle.

1. Personal Brand

My number one tip is how you differentiate yourself from the crowd. Why does Elon Musk have 30 million followers but Tesla only has 5 million. Simple, we are people and we want to connect with people, not services. This unique combination of your skills and experiences makes it easy to connect with people! There is no better place to do that than on LinkedIn.

2. Specialising 

You cant be good at everything. Even if you were that would be confusing for clients to know what they exactly want to hire you for. Make sure your business's purpose is clear. That way clients know exactly what it is you do and what you can deliver. I have had some opportunities to do other things but I have decided that my business only does Power BI training and consulting.

3. Niche Market

You also cant sell everything to everyone. Why would someone engage you rather than 30 other people who do the same thing? They might know you by your personal brand, they might know you are specialised in that product but the pick you because you are the expert in the field. So find that niche and target that market. For me its Local government. I love the fact Local Government is serving the community and the vast range of services its provides. Therefore producing content for LinkedIn is easy and working with that industry is so enjoyable. 

4. Get people from LinkedIn to your website ;)

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Keep on hustling!

Warren Dean

Founder @ DataTale