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Ask HN: What's a good strategy to get revenue from a content-based side hustle?

3 pointsby illusivemanover 2 years ago
I&#x27;m going to try a side hustle based on learning content.<p>What do you think is the best approach to get some revenue between these two?<p>- Free content until building a user base, then start with &quot;premium&quot; content like for example a course.<p>- Paid content with a sneak peek. Like when books offer you a free chapter before purchasing it.<p>Benefits of the first one is that I could evaluate the interest with a lower effort. By contrast, in the second case I would need to offer a &quot;full experience&quot; from day one.<p>However, if playing the hype correctly, I do believe the second is more prone to provide a bigger revenue, even faster than the first one.

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sinoueover 2 years ago
If it is a side hustle then go with someone already in the content business. If you have a good voice you could summarize books on blinkist and other short summary apps. If you are an data artists you could generate infographics for news articles. If you are a DIY enthusiast you could could generate videos on how to build projects and sell the step by step plans and even materials.