266: The Simplest Side Hustle Ever? How to Earn $30-50 an Hour Picking up Trash

<p>Brian Winch calls it “America’s Simplest Business.”</p> <p>What started as a side hustle way back in 1981 has now grown into a $650k a year operation.</p> <p>So what does Brian do?</p> <p>His company picks up litter from parking lots. Sadly, it's still an essential service (boo litterbugs!), but has very low startup costs and Brian says you can <a href= "https://www.sidehustlenation.com/cleanlots" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">earn $30-$50 an hour</a> doing this on the side.</p> <p><em>Note: <a href= "https://nickloper.lpages.co/leadbox/140bad4f3f72a2%3A12b7a20bab46dc/5748874794762240/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to download Brian’s top tips for starting and scaling a service business from this episode.</a></em></p> <p>What prompted Brian to pick up the phone and ask property management companies if he could handle their litter picking contracts?</p> <p>“I decided I liked my job but I couldn’t see myself doing this for the rest of my life and I wanted more,” Brian said. In just a few months he was earning more part-time in this side hustle than he was at his full-time job.</p> <p>It's freelancing -- brick-and-mortar style.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how Brian landed his first clients, how he priced his service, and how he scaled the business to remove himself from the day-to-day trash pickup.</p> <p>With the decent pay, hours that fit around most day jobs, minimal start-up costs, and no prior experience necessary, it’s a side hustle success story that's worth checking out.</p>