{"id":85,"date":"2023-05-01T19:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T02:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2023-05-01T19:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T12:08:44","slug":"find-an-expensive-problem-and-get-paid-to-solve-it-your-first-5k-consulting-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/find-an-expensive-problem-and-get-paid-to-solve-it-your-first-5k-consulting-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Find an Expensive Problem and Get Paid to Solve It: Your First $5k Consulting Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jonathan Stark says the key to side hustle success \u2014 for consultants, at least \u2014 lies in finding an expensive problem, and solving it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan\u2019s a pro at finding these\u00a0expensive problems, having run a successful online consulting business for several years, focusing on mobile-ready web development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the recommendation of two-time Side Hustle Show guest,\u00a0Kai Davis, he dropped by to share some of his insight on how to get a side hustle consulting business off the ground. We chat idea generation and validation, pricing, and growth strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tune in to Learn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • How to find a laser-focused niche you can serve, and hone your one-sentence elevator pitch. (\u201cI help ______ with _______.\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jonathan\u2019s selection criteria to see if a niche or industry is \u201cbig enough\u201d without being too big.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • His recommendations on how to start a business-to-business side hustle even when your own availability during business hours is limited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • How to perform market research and idea validation to uncover expensive problems on the cheap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • How to earn your first testimonials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The 3 and 4-tiered pricing approach he recommends after landing your first clients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Why your ultimate goal should be to \u201csell your brain and not your hands.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jonathan\u2019s #1 tip for Side Hustle Nation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Links and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • ExpensiveProblem.com\/sidehustle<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • JonathanStark.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • ModernSoapMaking.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • John McIntyre \u2013 The Autoresponder Guy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ben Krueger \u2013 AuthorityEngine (now Cashflow Podcasting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Join.me<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Drip<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Salesforce Consulting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Jonathan Stark says the key to side hustle success \u2014 for consultants, at least \u2014 lies in finding an expensive problem, and solving it.  Jonathan\u2019s a pro at finding these\u00a0expensive problems, having run a successful online consulting business for several years, focusing on mobile-ready web development. At the recommendation of two-time Side Hustle Show guest,\u00a0Kai Davis, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-85","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-consulting"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}