Muscle Your Hustle

It is a very sensible thing to get started on running a business on the side while maintaining a regular day job. That way, you can learn new skills, broaden your network and rake in additional income. It also addresses the issue of job insecurity.
Here are a few tips that should help you get started;

1. Be ready to offer your services free of charge for a start to attract potential clients, and once you get a good feel of the business climate, you can start start making good profit.

2. Be willing to dedicate your weekends to your side hustle because your day job takes a better part of your weekdays. So whilst others are balling on those free days, it is good time to get your ball rolling.

3. Your inner circle of friends and relatives are one of the bests tools of trade. Once you keep them in the loop on what services you offer, they can direct useful client traffic your way.

4. Take advantage of gatherings and forums to blow your trumpet. Be honest about your service capacity and take baby steps to expand, hence gaining more confidence and attracting more patronage.

5. Identify others like yourself with a side hustle and flock with them. This would go a long way to fuel your entrepreneurial drive and when you start sharing useful business hacks with one another, growth is eminent.

Written by @theslimbloke

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