Side Hustle

2025 Beginner's Guide to Drop Shipping Understanding Drop Shipping. Drop shipping is more than just an online business model; it's a strategic partnership between a retailer (you) and a supplier. Your primary role is to market products and manage customer relations, while your supplier handles inventory and ships products directly to customers. This model eliminates the need for significant upfront investment in inventory, making it an attractive option for entrepreneurs. Starting an online business can be as simple as starting a website with the right service. If you’re looking to sell products online, there are many platforms and services that...

What You Need To Know To Start Making Sales.   Whether you’re selling handmade items, print-on-demand clothing or custom-printed mugs, it’s important to start with a business plan. From the beginning, it’s important to define your niche and target audience. This makes marketing easier in the long run. ROI, or Return on Investment, is a financial metric that measures the profitability of an investment by comparing the net profit or gain to the cost of the investment. It's expressed as a percentage and helps evaluate the effectiveness of an investment relative to its cost.

Storage units are loaded with items that need transporting if someone doesn’t pay on time. They are filled with appliances, collectibles, and sometimes rare memorabilia. There is a business to bid on storage units after renters stop paying rental fees and abandon their goods, allowing people to clean out the locker. Using a truck and trailer to help people transport these contents from the unit to their home or warehouse is a great way to earn extra cash. Visit with the storage facility owner or manager. They need to know you’re available for hauling in these situations. Because you have...

Local businesses: Help business owners clean out their building or around the building, especially after construction work or a renovation Beach or park cleanup: Volunteer programs tend to host cleanups around nature areas, and they will need a service to haul away trash bags or recycle Residential: Spring cleaning can mean hauling away large unwanted items, requiring a vehicle such as a pickup truck with a trailer Construction sites: After large construction projects, there will be a heap of junk, debris, and trash that needs to be removed from the job site. Government: you become a private contractor for your local government to clean up...

Pickup truck owners can find steady work in delivering wood, sand, gravel, or similar materials. Many sellers of these items charge two rates: one that includes delivery, and one that doesn’t. You will most likely need to be hired by the end customer, but leads can definitely come through the retailer. When moving material that can shift or blown out of the truck bed, like sand or gravel, be sure to use tarps or straps to keep your cargo where it belongs. Some quarries will require that your trailer have sides and a tailgate to prevent damage to other vehicles from loose...