Listen to the following podcast episode where I speak with Daniella who is the founder of I Like to Dabble. It is a website focused on all things side-hustles. I had a fantastic time having this conversation and you’re going to get a lot out of it to. Make sure to become a paid subscriber of the Creators Getting Paid newsletter to access the bonus video conversation that I recorded with her. We geek out even more about building an online brand, monetization and she shares a lucrative income stream that I’d never thought until she brought it up.
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- Daniella Flores-I Like to Dabble(dot) com for Neurodivergent and Queer Audiences but everyone is welcome.
- I had no idea that Daniella was a software engineer before making money online.
- She made custom WordPress themes at a startup when she first started working.
- How did I Like to Dabble “came to be”
- She’s done a ton of different side-hustles and wanted to write about what did and did not work.
- Daniella was also trying to pay off debt with those hustles
- The project started as a hobby and then grew from it’s original purpose. Her life was mirroring the project so it was easy to keep up.
- Bought the domain “I Like to Dabble” off of GoDaddy
- What were the first side-hustles
- Reselling on Ebay
- Craigslist sales
- Poshmark
- The blog wasn’t growing as fast as she would have like and so she started focusing on sharing on Pinterest. There was some negative feedback initially-she pushed through.
- Debt pay off folks and side-hustle audience was the sweet spot
- I wonder about SEO as an area of focus related to her content-She admits to being slow to do it.
- How to make a living online without a ton of traffic-Daniella shares how she grew her income
- She first focused on the carrying costs for the project
- Feeling out the process in the beginning
- Realizes now that there was some wasted traffic in the beginning of I Like to Dabble-She didn’t have a good lead magnet at that time.
- Trial and error helped her figure out was a good product/service fit over time
- We discuss ChatGPT and Google results (Search Generative Options)
- What are the opportunities for creators to lean into during this time.
- Daniella got on Mediavine when it was at 25,000 sessions. She focused for 1-6 months and published daily for a list a month.
- Pinterest focus
- Published several pins for each post
- How to start a blog in 2024 (even with the headwinds)
- Focus
- It takes time (The long game)
- The Dream vs. Reality
- What has changed in the side-hustle space?
- TikTok for leads
- Content creators (GenZ/Young Millennials) creating their own apps
- Websites
- sidehustlestack.com
- Apps Jobs-Apple Play Store
