FREE E-BOOK
SIDE HUSTLE STARTER KIT FOR CREATIVES
Launch in 2 weeks and avoid these 5 common mistakes
WHAT'S INSIDE?
Choose an offering that you love to deliver and delights your customers
Take the emotions out of pricing and find the value-based structure that works
Learn how to get your first 10 customers within 1 month
Learn how to market in an easy, systemized way
JOIN THE WAITLISTWHAT OTHER CREATIVES ARE SAYING...
"An easy structure to follow to help get you there quicker. All done by an experienced creative, Natalie Mertz. Highly recommend."
Mirian A.
"Not only did I launch my own art brand, I learned how to set reachable goals for revenue and marketing strategies. It was the catalyst to a career change from restaurant management to my art business."
Rosie M.
"I left with a colorful new business, and learned tips to value myself, my time, and my skills when I need to grab new gigs or ask for that $$$$."
Irene F.
THIS GUIDE IS FOR YOU IF...
- You’re looking to make extra cash with your artwork/ creative services
- You’re ready to leave your 9-5 and want to build a business on your own terms
- Your best creative work is stuck inside of you and you’re ready to share it with the world
- You want to have a side hustle but don’t know how to set it up
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF...
- Making money from your craft isn’t important to you
- You want to spend more time with your hobbies
- You’re not willing to carve out time and energy to build something new
- You’re looking for a new job
BIG STATS ON SIDE HUSTLES
80% of side hustle business owners did increase their income
[PINGER]
41% of side hustlers need the extra money to make ends meet.
[Bankrate]
43% plan to use the money primarily for savings or additional disposable income
[Bankrate]
45% of working Americans currently have a side hustle
[Self Magazine]
19.1% of side hustlers report that they make more than $1,000 a month.
[Self Magazine]
Due to inflation, the price of food prepared at home, for example, is up 6.7% year-over-year, the cost of shelter, including rent, is up 8% year-over-year and the cost of transportation services is up 10.2%.
[CNBC]
STARTING A PROFITABLE SIDE HUSTLE IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK
If you’re afraid you don’t know sh*t from shinola about business, I got you! This guide is to help you avoid the common traps creatives fall into when they want to start a side hustle. It’s based on my own experience of starting a side hustle as well as observations I’ve made with creatives who I’ve coached over the last few years to help them start their own side hustles.
Starting your own side hustle is actually be much simpler and faster than you think! In this guide I debunk all of the BS things you may think you need to do in order to start your side hustle, but it’s actually a few steps away and you can bring in your first customers within a week. Your time is now bb!
MEET NATALIE
Natalie Mertz is a business coach for creatives, sagittarius, entrepreneur, artist and amatuer pop-culture historian.
In 2022 she started Natalie Mertz Coaching, helping creatives leave their 9-5 to build businesses around their most exciting work. She offers one-on-one coaching and leads the Creator Jump Off Community: which provides business training, mindset coaching and purpose-driven events that fast tracks your creative business in a group setting.
This year Natalie launched the Creator Jump Off Podcast, which showcases the beauty and challenges of the creative journey through conversations with artists and creatives. The Creator Jump Off Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
She’s also the creator of Rock N Roll Oracle and Music In She Oracle decks, which are sold nationwide in small boutiques and on Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop.com site. These decks has received national press including AV Club, Parade Magazine, UPROXX, Nashville Noise, and Entreprenista.com.
Each year Music In She donates a portion of profits to causes that affect women, BIPOC women, and musicians. Including the Hello Seven Foundation, a non-profit that provides life-changing services to Black parents and newborns in need, as well as Black Lives Matter, Brooklyn Bail Fund, and Campaign Zero.
