My Top Side Hustles (That actually made me money!)

Andrew Derse
3 min readOct 25, 2023
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Alright, alright! I know a ton of people out there claiming they actually made money off of their side hustles, when they don’t. I’m here to share what worked for me and what didn’t.

Amazon KDP

About 3 months ago, I was reading a Medium article on how to use ChatGPT as a method for coming up with content for Amazon KDP books.

The article can be found here.

It completely lit a fire deep inside and I quickly ran to ChatGPT and started firing off prompts for Dad Jokes. I made 6 different Dad Joke books within the span of a few weeks while leveraging ChatGPT and Canva. (Tutorial coming soon!) The books aren’t “amazing” or something I’m super proud of, but they definitely wet my appetite and I am hoping to dedicate some time to writing more in the future.

If you’d like to help me out and purchase a book for a friend or family member of yours, you can find those books here: https://50dadjokes.com

(Thanks!!)

Oh! Almost forgot to share the goods on sales!!

Within the first 3 months of having these books available, I made roughly $250. Not bad for someone who just published their first set of books. I know there could have been a lot more made here with proper marketing, but I’m…

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