457: Growing a 6-Figure Side Hustle in 12 Months

<p>Today’s guest has gone from zero to almost 50k followers in the last 12 months and has turned that newfound attention into a 6-figure online business.</p> <p>This is impressive in itself, but what’s even more impressive about this story is that Dickie Bush has built his audience <a href="https://twitter.com/dickiebush" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">on Twitter.</a></p> <p>You know, that social media platform that's always just ... been there. One of several platforms that I’d kind of written off.</p> <p>In fact, in 8 years and 450 episodes, we’ve never done a dedicated conversation on Twitter as an audience-building platform.</p> <p>Dickie has been a frequently-requested guest over the last few months. He’s a former college athlete turned portfolio analyst. But on the side, he’s the creator of <a href= "https://www.ship30for30.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Ship30for30.com</a>, a cohort-based online course that helps you build an online writing habit.</p> <p>Dickie opens up enrollment for Ship 30 for 30 every 6 weeks, and in the last enrolment, he had 476 students paying $350 each.</p> <p>That’s $166,600 in gross revenue.</p> <p>If you’ve been focusing on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok, you may be missing out. In this episode, Dickie explains why Twitter is the perfect platform for quickly building an engaged audience.</p> <p>Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn:</p> <ul> <li>why Dickie uses Twitter and says it’s the best platform for building an audience</li> <li>how he writes tweets that go viral and attract followers</li> <li>why he opted to build a cohort-based course over evergreen content</li> </ul> <p><a href= "https://www.sidehustlenation.com/building-a-6-figure-side-hustle-on-twitter/"> Full show notes</a></p>