Are you a carpenter?
Do you need a side hustle to make some extra cash? If so, take a look at this blog post!
It will give you the inside scoop on some of the best side gigs for carpenters.
There are many benefits to taking on one of these jobs. You’ll be able to work when and where it’s convenient for you, set your own hours, and have more time with family while still earning money. These are just three reasons that make side husting as an experienced carpenter seem like such an attractive option!
- -Become a Freelance Carpenter
- -Create Your Own Blog
- -Create a Tiktok account
- -Create Your Own Custom Furniture and Sell on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist
- -Carving Unique Pieces
- Conclusion
Become a Freelance Carpenter
As mentioned above, people are more likely to hire when they know the carpenter personally. If you want to be on the receiving end of these offers, there’s no better way than becoming a freelance professional. Not only will this give you flexibility in your time (which is priceless), but it also means that you can set your own rates and what jobs you take. That being said, before jumping into all of those commitments:
-Be sure that carpentry skills aren’t just hobby skills; make them an integral part of your livelihood by practicing as much as possible
-Get certifications for liability insurance coverage and worker’s compensation policies if necessary
-Be ready to struggle at first. Building up a client base takes time.
-Don’t be afraid to use social media and other digital tools to promote yourself, either
-Find out what kind of clients you want before taking on any projects; some people prefer residential while others may want only commercial work or focus more heavily on the remodeling aspect instead of new construction.
-Eventually you can hire workers to help with the workload.
Create Your Own Carpenter Blog
Creating your own blog can be a great way to get started as an entrepreneur.
-Create your blog content with long form articles that are related to the carpenters industry.
-Optimize for traffic by using keywords and adding SEO features like tags, title description, images etc…
-Promote your website or blog on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
-Build enough posts to eventually make money on affiliate links and Ad sites like ezoic and adthrive.
Start Your Own Youtube Channel
-Create content related to the carpenters industry or create general home improvement videos.
-You can pair your blog along with your Youtube channel and make youtube videos based on the helpful blog posts you make.
-If you post the youtube video within the blog post and also post the article in within the description of your Youtube channel you can get more traffic to each source and earn more money.
-Make sure you are consistent about posting on your blog and youtube channel so that you can have a continuous flow of traffic.
-The more content you produce the better off you will be as far as earning money goes.
Create a Tiktok Account
Creating a Tiktok account to make short version videos of your blog post or youtube videos can be a great way to promote your content.
Not only does this help with traffic to your blog and Youtube channel, but if you get enough followers and views on Tiktok you can start earning from their creator fund.
Using Link Tree: Link tree is a great way to get traffic from Tiktok to your other platforms as you can post multiple links to where you want to drive traffic on one page.
You can put your Youtube channel, blog and other things you may offer like a course or affiliate link to an ebook.
Create Your Own Custom Furniture and Sell it On Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist
If you have some free time and are a good carpenter, then creating your own furniture is one of the best side hustles for carpenters.
You can make custom furniture that people will search to find on social media sites like Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist.
The only downside is if it takes too long to produce these pieces but with proper planning this shouldn’t be an issue.
Once you get the hang of making certain pieces production should be a lot faster.
You can make things like book shelves, wine racks and other cool things that people love to put around their houses.
Carving Unique Pieces
If you have some time on your hands and a good carpenter, then carving unique pieces of wood is one of the best side hustles for carpenters.
People that do this make bears, eagles and other cool animals like this.
You can sell them on facebook marketplace, craiglist and also have them at fairs and different flea markets.
Keep in mind this side hustle takes a lot of skill and time.
It may also cost you at first as you learn the craft. Making bears out of wood is a lot more difficult than making tables, but you can also sell the bears for a lot more money.
Conclusion
In conclusion, these side hustles are very good for people who like to work with their hands.
If you noticed, a lot of these side hustles can be paired together in order to make the most of your time and make the most money.
Pairing a blog, Youtube channel and a Tiktok account while being a freelance carpenter can put you over the edge and have you making what you deserve every month.
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