Running a Business as a Side-Hustle with Shannon Mattern
Today I’m talking about running a business as a side-hustle with Shannon Mattern. We chat about a lot of topics, including how she got started with her business and the transition she made to running it full time. We also talk about how you can run your business as a side-hustle in a way that benefits your business and the difference between that and running a full-time business. Shannon shares about creating a strategic plan when you’re running a side-hustle and some tips for balancing a full-time job, running a business, and self-care, as well as how you can transition to a full-time gig and the things that you need to do to prepare.
Connect with Shannon:
Shannon Mattern shows side hustlers, bloggers, entrepreneurs and freelancers how build a website, grow an audience via online marketing and turn their expertise into income. You can think of Shannon as your WordPress BFF! Through her signature course, the 5 Day Website Challenge, she has empowered over 6,600 people to DIY their website with WordPress. Shannon’s mission is to empower those who want the freedom, flexibility and financial independence that an online business can provide by removing the tech barriers holding them back! In January of 2018, Shannon transitioned from side-hustler to self-employed. She shares her journey, strategies and tactics via her podcast, Pep Talks for Side Hustlers at www.peptalksforsidehustlers.com/itunes (or wherever you listen to podcasts).
Topics Discussed:
How running a business as a side-hustle is difference from doing it full-time
The benefits of a side-hustle
Talking to clients about your side-hustle and setting boundaries
Creating a strategic plan for growing your business
Tips for self-care while working a full-time job and running a side-hustle
How you can prepare to transition your side-hustle to full time
Shannon’s words of encouragement to side-hustlers who can’t leave their day job
Resources Discussed:
Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income Podcast
Action Steps:
Figuring out your magic number - what do you want to make a month/a year from your business
If you don't love your day job, journal your 10 likes and 10 gratitude’s about your job every morning
Figure out how you can be more creative with your schedule to have time to grow your business
