Business and side income guides
Starting something of your own is mostly a series of small, unglamorous decisions made in the right order. These guides give you that order: how to pick an idea, find a first customer, price your work and keep going once the excitement fades.
Topics run from freelancing with no experience to online stores, content creation and marketing on a small budget.
Start a Business With No Idea and No Money
Sell Handmade Goods and Digital Downloads With Confidence
Land Your First Freelance Clients With Zero Experience
Everyday AI Workflows That Give Back Hours of Your Week
Freelance Income That Fits Around Your Day Job
Find Out Why Your Online Store Isn't Selling and Fix It
Build a No-Inventory Shopify Store on a Tiny Budget
AI Workflows for Briefs, Ads, Emails and SEO
A 90-Day Plan From Idea to First Students
Organic Strategies for Followers Who Stick Around
A Clear Social Media Strategy for Real Leads and Sales
Scroll-Stopping Social Videos With Free Editing Tools
Turn Facebook and Instagram Spend Into Leads and Sales
Rates, Cash Flow and Taxes Without the Dread
Start a Freelance Writing Career From a Blank Page
Learn Analysis by Working Through Real Projects
Focus, Boundaries and Better Teamwork for Remote Workers
Start and Grow a YouTube Channel With Just Your Phone
Set Up Your LLC in the Right Order
Free calculators
- Freelance rate calculatorStart from the income you want to keep, then see the hourly and day rate that covers taxes, expenses, time off and the hours you cannot bill.
Free answers on business & side income
- Does Remote Work Affect Productivity? What Helps and HurtsHow remote work changes productivity, what tends to rise and fall, what research generally shows, and how to measure and fix your own output at home.
- Facebook Ads Tutorial for Beginners, Step by StepA Facebook ads tutorial for beginners: set up your account and pixel, build your first campaign in Ads Manager, read the results and avoid costly mistakes.
- How to Increase Online Sales by Fixing the Biggest LeakHow to increase online sales: measure three numbers, find where shoppers drop off, and fix product pages, trust, checkout, traffic and repeat buyers in order.
- How to Start Freelance Writing (Even With No Experience)How to start freelance writing from zero: pick a niche, write samples, choose Upwork, Fiverr or direct pitching, land your first client and get paid safely.
- How to Price Items to Sell Online (New and Used)Learn how to price items to sell online: find your true cost per sale, check what buyers really pay, price used items from sold listings, and avoid losses.
- How to Grow More Followers on Instagram (Organically)Learn how to grow more followers on Instagram with a clear niche, a sharper profile, Reels built for reach, and Insights that show what earns real follows.
- How to Use ChatGPT Effectively at Work and Save Real TimeHow to use ChatGPT effectively at work: set it up once with your context, write prompts that get usable drafts, keep quality high, and measure time saved.
- How to Start an LLC: The Steps in the Right OrderLearn how to start an LLC in nine plain steps, from picking a name and filing with your state to getting an EIN, a bank account and keeping protection.