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Have You Considered The Future of Your Side Hustle?

Carmellita
4 min readNov 19, 2021

Is your side hustle a hobby, extra income on the side, or is it becoming a legitimate, full-fledged business?

“From Hustle to Boss” Image designed by Carmellita in Canva

The side hustle — the side hustle can be pretty unpredictable. We may have started a side hustle, thinking it would make us rich. We may have started a side hustle to earn a little extra cash. We may even start a side hustle with hopes it will become a legitimate business one day, and we can fulfill our dream of being an entrepreneur.

And then, it could just be fun.

Do you ever find yourself asking, “Where is this going?” Many writers, artists, crafters, makers, and creators are asking themselves this right now.

Perhaps you started your side hustle for one reason, and things have changed for you. Your crafts were a hobby, and someone asked, “Do you sell those? How much?” Now, you’re selling candles to all the women on your job.

Maybe, you decided to do some freelance writing during the pandemic shutdown. Since your commute to work was a trip downstairs, you’ve got a few extra hours a day to write. Suddenly, you’ve got a list of clients, and well, now there’s no need to go back to that hour commute every day.

Nonetheless, you have to know the difference and prepare when a side hustle becomes a business or accept it when a…

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Carmellita
Carmellita

Written by Carmellita

Writer, Poet, Storyteller, & Scholar. BA in Speech Communication. Joyful Creator. Blogger with an old-school flavor. A former ghostwriter who came back to life.

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