I made $6,438,294.87 last year working part time. You won't believe how...

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 05/24/2018 at 15:27 • Filed to: None

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Any Oppo’s have side businesses? The wife and I are talking about dipping our toes into bumper stickers and tee shirts. We’ve got quite a few ideas for a series of bumper stickers we haven’t seen yet, but we have absolutely no idea where to start... How does Oppo make money other than the way you make money?

Die-Trying > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:36

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scrap metal........just have to wait for the right time to make a decent margin.......

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:38

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I’ve thought about it many times. Maybe just getting a part time job detailing cars at the local porsche dealer or something.

MonkeePuzzle > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:39

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I have attempted to monetize being an idiot online. as yet, no success.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:39

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Political and Religious Stickers, T shirts, Pins, Merchandise. You can make money off of idiots on the left and the right.

Mercedes Streeter > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:40

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I used to flip phones, then I used to flip computers. I’m curious into flipping motorcycles as my next venture. :) I never did it for the money, it was just something fun to do.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MonkeePuzzle 05/24/2018 at 15:41

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Start a Youtube Channel?

WilliamsSW > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:41

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Work has always been enough for me, personally. But if I were to do it, I would want to make it something fun - that I enjoy doing. So it doesn’t become a drag.

And who knows, if you gain some success, perhaps it could turn into your career? I have a few friends and family that have managed to pull that off, so give it a shot!

MonkeePuzzle > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/24/2018 at 15:45

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I have a youtube channel... :D

AestheticsInMotion > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:45

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Rule number one. Advertise, advertise, advertise. “word of mouth” advertisements is not something to be proud of. Next time a small business owner proudly proclaims that they only use word of mouth, ask them how much growth they’ve experienced in the past 6 months.

Make a company page on Google, then fill in as much info as possible so people can look you up. Doesn’t matter how small you are, you want an online presence. Google adwords is the easiest way to get into online advertisements. They walk you through the steps and you need zero prior advertising experience. It’s also cheap (if you want it to be).

I’ve done a lot of side jobs

MrPoker805 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/24/2018 at 15:46

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+1

I’d like to add start a Fake Rap Beef. Puffy is still counting that money....

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:48

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I have a society 6 shop that’s never made a sale. Also I do basic wrench jobs for friends and family like battery swaps and oil changes.

vicali > Die-Trying 05/24/2018 at 15:48

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lawn ornaments.. same same

Tripper > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:52

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Similar to the way I make money everyday but as a consultant for much more per hour. IT/home automation/home A/V/a-typical car electronics (custom stereos for old/unique cars and boats) etc...

Tapas > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:54

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Here’s some ideas:

Make stickers that stick on the outside of cars $2 more than ones that stick on the inside of the rear window and quarter panes.

Sell plastic widgets and liquids to take off and clean old stickers and glue residue.

Make stickers based on the popular ones, but with unpopular opinions or too much information, like

“My other car is a CPO Accord!”, “If you can read this, you’re maintaining good driving distance!”, “No baby on board, but I wanna live too!, “No baby on board. She won’t stop eating the batter!”

Free “Its a Jeep thing” stickers on orders over $25, but only if you can prove you don’t own any Jeeps.

Make stickers with amazing, positive and inspirational quotes that you can’t disagree with from the most vilified people, like “As in everything, nature is the best instructor” - Adolf Hitler (in tiny letters)

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:56

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I think Teespring will sell your tshirt design and take a cut of the sales but you don’t need to do much more than upload the art.

For me the closest I come is that my car habit is self sustaining in that I usually don’t lose money on my projects but I don’t really profit either.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:57

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I fix my friends bicycles for 6-packs. I no longer have a 6 pack.

Nibby > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:57

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Kinda like MIss Mercedes,I flip old computers.

fintail > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:58

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I’ve flipped stuff from local estate sales and auctions on ebay and other venues since I was a student. Sometimes the profit margins are better than others (especially as some of it can be labor intenstive, like breaking up stamp collections), but generally I have came out ahead, and enjoyed the work at the same time.

diplodicus > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 15:59

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I exchange weed for pork taquitos. It’s not profitable, but if you like taquitos then you can give that a shot.

Die-Trying > vicali 05/24/2018 at 16:00

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that is a really nice flower pot.......

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Tapas 05/24/2018 at 16:02

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“I’d rather be driving” “I’ve found him, I have Jesus in the trunk” “My other car is a Piece of Shit Too”

vicali > Die-Trying 05/24/2018 at 16:09

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Wait until you see the bbq

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 16:10

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I flip shoes whenever I can.

I buy and sell at least 15 pairs a semester.

RPM esq. > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 16:10

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The only thing I do with money other than the way I make it is spend it.

Chariotoflove > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 16:31

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I sit outside Kroger with a coin box on the side of my chair and give rides to toddlers. You’d be surprised how much you can make if you get there early on a Saturday.

Die-Trying > vicali 05/24/2018 at 16:33

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that bbq pit is outstanding........ cant wait to see the birdhouse......

StudyStudyStudy > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/24/2018 at 17:02

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I did/do automotive wiring on the side. You have to know your basic theory, and startup costs can be quite a bit (I think ~$400 or so for me, wires, fittings, crimpers, etc), but you can make pretty good money. A lot of people HATE wiring, and are willing to pay for some pretty simple jobs. Plus given shop rates of about $100 an hour, even going halfway you can will find a market. Caveat is you have to be pretty decent at it.

I think my next one might be some simple welding.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MonkeePuzzle 05/24/2018 at 17:39

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Great! But needs more stupid. Like Logan Paul levels of Stupid.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/25/2018 at 00:31

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Some home renovations for a family member.

#1 rule of side business is to not let it interfere with your main job. Fairly certai one my coworkers ison his way to getting canned.

adamftw > Tripper 05/25/2018 at 06:46

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I do AV for my day job and tried getting into consulting after work and on weekends, but man is that hard to get into with all the big time automation companies out here.

DipodomysDeserti > mkbruin, Atlas VP 05/25/2018 at 07:53

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I started teaching high school classes as my side hustle a few years ago and now it is my main hustle. Now I’m back in school so I can get a new main hustle, because teaching is a shitshow of a main hustle. Probably a little more involved than you’re looking for. My wife is an artist and runs a few side hustles. Clothing company, photography, body art... all sorts of stuff. She’s been doing this stuff since she was a teenager (started with making custom t shirts using her artwork), so she has gotten pretty good at it.

Tripper > adamftw 05/25/2018 at 08:27

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Yea A/V and automation is particularly difficult (to get the work). The way that I have been successful there is usually when I show up at a business or house to do something IT/car related and they’ve either had a bad experience with an A/V company and or received a ridiculous quote. Then I’m like “whaddup, I’ll do that for half price.”

I could be as complex as a movie theater in their house, but most of the time its someone who’s been told it will cost $1500 to mount their TV above their fireplace and that they need to buy $300 worth of cables etc...

adamftw > Tripper 05/25/2018 at 10:12

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It’s either that or people want to pay $100 to mount a TV and run cables behind the wall and I have to provide all the parts.

Tripper > adamftw 05/25/2018 at 10:35

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That much I will do haha. I keep a bunch of those Cheetah tilt mounts on hand. They’re $25 and come with an HDMI cable. If it’s a simple mount on drywall I’ll throw it up, run the wires in the wall, leave em a pull for any additional wires for $100. I charge them for the mount, and if they want it to look pretty I will sell them the finishing plates. I also keep IR extenders in stock. They’re an easy up sell.

adamftw > Tripper 05/25/2018 at 11:04

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If you’re already there that makes sense. When I tried setting myself up to do work on my own on the side and $100 for the job when it costs me $20 in fuel, $25 for the mount, and the credenza under the TV has 400lbs of glassware in it that has to be moved before you can get to the wall... yea.

I’ve been doing some weekend work for cash for some guy’s company and it’s worked out a lot better than going on my own even though its no as reliable as I’d like. Show up with my tools, leave with cash. No pressure.