My side hustle gives me $3,500 monthly and it pays my mortgage payments

DURING Covid–19, many people turned to the side hustle economy to make extra cash.

Jeff Moriarty, a marketing director at a nutrition company, was one of these people, and he and his family have benefited immensely from it.

Jeff started the side hustle as a digital marketer because there wasn't much to do at night or on the weekend during the pandemic.

He noted it was a great, and productive, way to fill the time.

Jeff got his first freelance client through a Facebook group.

One guy on the forum started asking Jeff questions about the digital marketing space.

After a bit of back and forth, the guy then asked if Jeff could do some marketing for him, and that's how Jeff’s freelance business was born.

Then, Jeff got a referral from the client he got off of the Facebook group.

Since he was getting referrals, Jeff decided to make his freelance business a bit more official by creating a website and domain.

From there, he got even more client requests.

These client requests came from people who lived in his town and neighboring towns, and they have been slowly growing from there.

Along with a website (costing him $12 per month) and a domain, (putting him back $20 per year), Jeff also created a Google Business Profile, which at the time was called Google 'My Business'.

The Google Business Profile gave him the ability to list his services on Google.

It enabled his business to be easily found.

Jeff provides all marketing services to clients, from SEO and conversion optimization to paid search, like Google and Facebook ads.

How the extra cash has changed Jeff’s life

Jeff makes an extra $3,500 per month from his freelancing, and he uses the extra cash to pay his mortgage, car payment, and every now and then, splurges on a luxurious vacation.

He said: “Before my wife and I were very frugal when it came to vacations, but now we don’t mind spending a bit more.”

Jeff continues to freelance part-time and works full-time as a marketing director at a nutrition company.

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