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These Resume Templates Make $462/month in Passive Income

A student creates virtual resume templates to make extra cash, and now brings in $462/month in completely passive income.

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What It's About

Student creates a visual resume service to make extra cash, then transitions that service to work smarter, not harder. It now brings in $462/month in completely passive income.

Business Model
Product
Skills Required
Design, Creativity
Complexity
Low
Profit Potential
Medium

Words of Wisdom

Tim experimented with several versions of his hustle, first doing all the personalization for the resumes himself. Over time, he found a better approach in selling templates on Creative Market. The project is now completely hands-off.

Test a few things out and see what works best for you and your hustle. Lots of trial and error will help you fine tune a successful side hustle!

Fun Fact

A resume is something that most people need at some point in their lives—but most of them look exactly the same. Tim had a hunch that there was room to do something different, and his hunch paid off.

His side hustle, Foundry Stationary, is now generating completely passive income!

Quote of the Day
"Not everything I tried worked out, but I kept trying different things. That process of experimentation is what created the ongoing income."
—Tim Aton #SideHustleSchool

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