Turning my Teacher Side Hustle into a Business
Along with advanced degrees, and professional development opportunities, I have taken on numerous teacher side hustles every year. You know the one; where you purchase some kind of a kit as a money making opportunity. However, it isn’t long before it’s castoff to the dark corners of your closet. I participated in too many of those types of side jobs for teachers over the years. Including becoming a shampoo rep, candle peddler, home décor specialist, 30 minute meal mom, and produce partner to name a few. Each of those original side hustles had 1 thing in common, I was working hard, for someone else. As a result, peddling wares was earning me pennies on the dollar only to help make someone else rich. Starting a teacher side hustle that would become MY business became a priority.
Best Online Side Jobs for Teachers
I started researching any online side jobs for teachers where I could use my expertise and have more time with my children, and still cover grad school loans. While literally searching for the best online side jobs for teachers, almost every search came back with a link, video, or blog post about TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) and selling my teaching resources online. Deciding it would be easy to have an online side hustle, I gave it a whirl. I already knew how to use PowerPoint (or so I thought). I knew how to research standards, find cute clipart and got excited going down the fancy font rabbit hole. And since I was already creating many things for my classroom, I thought I had finally hit the mother-lode.
This teacher side hustle was totally up my alley, and was much more relevant than candle peddler —RIGHT? Because let’s be real, who has time to burn 8-pound candles when you are in a classroom all day?! I thought my newfound teacher side hustle would be EASY. *Buy some cute clip art *post resources *wait for the money to roll in. Being the information junky I am, I began to research my new side job, and let me tell you I got scared, overwhelmed and stuck.
Educating Myself on the Online Side Hustle
Most of my searches turned up crazy acronyms like TOU, LTKW, and SEO. I started having nightmares about saving PDF’s, creating editable items, branding, marketing, teacherpreneurs, edupreneurs, and business strategists. As a result, I realized that although I had much more to learn about this online business, I was not ready to give up on my new side hustle opportunity. It was then that I basically attended an online side hustle school of sorts, and that is when I found my girl Kayse.
#1 SECRET: Kayse Morris
Kayse took me by the virtual hand and taught me all the things in plain teacher speak. She showed me the importance of following TOU, understanding LTKW’s, and how to apply SEO. She taught me why branding is important, and things about PowerPoint that are life-changing. However, most importantly, Kayse taught me it hasn’t all been done before, how to set my side hustle apart from others and be the best version of ME. She taught me all of this while helping me build my teacher side hustle into a full-fledged business model. I thought that my online side job would allow me to spend quality time with my babies, making a few extra dollars. Instead, Kayse gave me the confidence and tools needed to change my conviction and start thinking about the reality of an online side hustle as a career choice.
Transforming My Resources, My Thoughts, My Life…
Kayse’s course, Transform Your Resources, transformed my life. Kayse is a former teacher, turned business marketer and go-getter, and she was able to teach me how to apply the lessons from her course in a concrete way. When I enrolled in the course, in November of 2018, I literally had no TPT store, no Instagram following, no Facebook page, and not a single piece of clipart that I could use for commercial use (it was all cute though). But through her differentiated lessons, I found myself, my voice and my brand. Her course taught me how to create while envisioning greatness, and in just a few short weeks I started my store, created my own logo and website, and have created and uploaded 100+ products.
Developing my Brand
Yes, you read that correctly, weeks, not months or even years, but 7 short weeks!! Kayse always talks about the start of her journey and only wanting to pay a few small bills. Actually, that’s where I saw myself only 4 short months ago- with dreams that were too small, too vague, and without real direction. Learning to create, market, and blog the correct way with Kayse’s direction and support, I have surpassed my original dreams. Now I get to envision bigger and better things for my teacher side hustle in 2019 and beyond.
This is the Last Side Hustle I will Ever Need
Now, when I look back on what is to surely be my LAST teacher side hustle ever, I realize it all started with one simple download. A 10 step workbook that changed the way I thought about my teacher side hustle; effectively changing the landscape of my future. Kayse’s FREE workbook set the stage for my teacher side hustle becoming a profitable business within a few short months. And, the original download is also what set me on my journey toward becoming a CEO teacher.
Becoming a Teacherpreneur
If you have been hesitant; questioning whether you have what it takes this course is for YOU. And if you are confident and ready for the next level, this course is for YOU. If you want to stay in the classroom and create on the side, this course is for YOU. If you want to make 6 figures a year, this course is for YOU. When you decide to grow to the next level with your teacher side hustle, joining Kayse on the journey will be the #1 secret to success. The course offers a multitude of perks; coaching, EPIC freebies, a private FB community. Now I am able to network with like-minded teachers, all wanting to grow their side hustle too. The DAILY positivity in Kayse’s group is unparalleled and contagious. As a result, I feel that I have found my tribe!
Investing in myself, and my side hustle, was exactly the positive push I needed to realize my dreams. If you are wondering how to pay those extra bills, or just want some fun money; I trust Transform Your Resources is the answer. I believe Kayse is THE girl for helping you grow your teacher side hustle to a whole new level.
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