527: The $10k Backyard Nursery Side Hustle (Plus the Benefits of Working in Public)

<p>Today I’ve got an awesome story for you — on the one hand, it’s about matching your interests and skills with a hungry market, but maybe more importantly it’s about documenting your work.</p> <p>When you do those two things, like Craig Odem has, you start to see some fun results.</p> <p>I found Craig through the <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/SideHustleNation/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Side Hustle Nation Facebook group</a>; he’s a pastor in Tennessee but as a side hustle he sells plants out of his backyard.</p> <p>Craig’s backyard nursery does around 10k in sales every year, which is awesome.</p> <p>But where things get even more interesting is when you factor his <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc8OLpOSZKXNs3Iw6jSl0rA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Savvy Dirt Farmer</a> YouTube channel.</p> <p>Craig started his YouTube channel in early 2021. It’s already hit 1 million views and is starting to bring in some pretty significant revenue on its own via multiple revenue streams.</p> <p>Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear:</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">how Craig came up with the idea to sell plants</li> <li aria-level="1">how he is growing and selling plants</li> <li aria-level="1">what he’s done to grow his YouTube channel</li> </ul> <p><a href= "https://www.sidehustlenation.com/the-backyard-nursery-side-hustle/"> Full show notes</a></p>