2020, i started posting microsoft excel tip videos on tiktok. and within four days, i had my first video hit 100,000 views, and then by the sixth day, i got approached by an it company to take on a side hustle making training videos for their company, for students, parents and teachers in g suite products, so by day six, i was making content, i had a side hustle, was still working a0 hours at my dayjob i worked at a consulting firm and within a few weeks, the miss excel accounts quickly went viral on social media and i looked out one day and i had over 100,000 followers. then i kept going and creating more content across the platforms and scaling up the audience and reallyjust providing the free content was something that was lighting me up, so i was having a great time doing it. and then i started creating courses later on that year. correct me if i am wrong,
have a side hustle. 0ther surveys have found that in the united states, four out of ten adults had a side hustle in 2022. here in the uk, nearly half of brits are considering a side hustle, according to the web hosting firm go daddy, which found that 85% of them were driven by the rising cost of living. go daddy also found that globally, 57% of side hustles are run by women. my first guest started her side hustle during the pandemic. she began by simply giving tips on how to use excel spreadsheet software on the social media platform tiktok. today, it s definitely making enough money that she was able to leave her old job behind. kat norton, or miss excel, a real pleasure having you on the show and thanks for your time. let s start with this simply, how did you start your side hustle? it all began back injune
a global travel company, the side hustle can lead to riches and rewards but it can also open people up to being the victim of scammers. i will be talking about the possibilities and perils of the side hustle, with these two there they are. kat norton, who s gig on tiktok has changed her life, as well as erin witte from the consumer protection committee of america. the consumer federation of america. plus, i talk to the big boss of the travel company flix on how he turned his side hustle into a global transport disrupter. wherever you re watching me from around the world, once again, a big hello
the possibilities and perils of the side hustle, with these two there they are. cat, who s gig on tiktok has changed her life, as well as from the consumer committee of america. plus, i talk to the big boss of the travel company flix on how he turned his side hustle into a global transport disrupter. wherever you re watching me from around the world, once again, a big hello and warm welcome to the show. you know, the side hustle, it s become a watchword for a new generation who, well, want to make a bit more cash but it is a newish term for an old fashioned idea, making some money on the side while still working another job. some of the biggest companies in the world were started as a side hustles. we re going to make some
when you are further down the line do you realise it is all a scam. in just three months of last year, america s federal trade commission found that fake business and job opportunities led americans to being scammed out of nearly $70 billion $70 million injust three months. those people, they are often the most vulnerable, and as the cost of living goes up, there are fears that more will fall prey to scammers. so, i caught up with the director of consumer protection for the consumer federation of america. erin whitty, a real pleasure having you on the show. basically, are there more scams going on these days, and if so, why? yeah, thanks, aaron, so definitely, there are more scams. i think that we really saw an increase in 2020 of course, this was during a global pandemic. people were home, they were spending more time on social media, scanning the internet, and it really created a fertile ground for criminals to design and target schemes that