TURNING A SIDE HUSTLE INTO A BUSINESS

[geek84]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 24 May 2021 at 13:36

[Douglas Quaid]

You could maybe write articles on it and have ad clicks bring you money in. Or possibly do YouTube videos talking about it if you’re interesting. Or both. If you have the traffic you could make something, whether it would make a living though…

[anonymous-user]

This chap didn’t do too badly and he was an amateur

[boyse7en]

If you are near a dark skies area you could do astronomy nights out, taking a group of people out to show them the best bits of the night sky. There have been the occasional events near me and they always seem to sell out.

[Aunty Pasty]

What happened to your side hustle for dealing with numbers?

[Glade]

He couldn't make it add up.

[Chrishum]

I thought I’d seen this thread title before

[Ham_and_Jam]

Glade said:

He couldn't make it add up.

I think this one is a bit pie in the sky aswell

[22]

A side hustle would already be an additional income, at the moment this is just an interest.

Could your work not give you some overtime hours or take a second part-time job around other commitments?

Edited by 22 on Saturday 22 May 14:02

[anonymous-user]

Can astronomy be classed as a ‘hustle’ ?

[StevieBee]

geek84 said:

During lockdown I discovered a love for astronomy and have spent hours reading on the subject.

Is there any way I could turn this into a business (2nd stream of income)?

In a word, no.

If you were devote many years to academic study, you may well find roles at various astronomical institutions.

You could invest in some serious photographic gear and shoot stuff that gets published but this wouldn't yield much in the way of revenue and certainly not to the level that would cover the cost of the kit needed.

What's wrong with it just being a hobby?

[iphonedyou]

As a general rule, nobody will pay you for something that took you a few hours of reading to learn how to do. On the basis they'll do the few hours of reading themselves, and not pay you.

[anonymous-user]

iphonedyou said:

As a general rule, nobody will pay you for something that took you a few hours of reading to learn how to do. On the basis they'll do the few hours of reading themselves, and not pay you.

Very true. I have a mate who uses the term ‘potential income stream’ for his various ideas, and says it as though he doesn’t expect to have to do anything but sit and watch the income ‘stream’ in - which is probably why he has no income at all at the moment.