I’ve made over £50,000 from my online side hustle – it’s so easy anyone can do it

A WOMAN has revealed how she made £50,000 in passive income thanks to her self-run Etsy store.

Ana Colak-Fustin, 32, from Sweden, used to work as a recruiter and career coach and decided to start creating resume templates for people looking for a job.

She opened her store in 2021 after noticing that many people of all career levels could use help applying for jobs.

Speak with Business insidershe said: “Initially, I thought 1:1 services were my only option, but when I came across digital products on Etsy, I realized that balancing a digital products-based business with my 9-5 job would be much easier then a service-oriented one.

“I have made over $70,000 (£50,000) in income on Etsy. I pay Etsy a standard 6.5 percent transaction fee for each sale, and I pay a few dollars a day for Etsy ads.”

The best part is that her store makes money without much input from her, while she works full-time doing HR consulting for small businesses.

Ana adds: “I now work an average of 30-40 hours a week on my business, while my Etsy shop runs almost on autopilot in the background.”

Every day she does a quick 30-minute Etsy check-in for stats, keyword trends, and customer interactions.

But the rest of her time is spent on her main business and creating content for her website.

She replenishes her Etsy shop with new resume templates about two to three times a year, and has found that one strategy has helped her scale her profits.

After raising just $4,000 (£3,141) in her first 15 months, she said she needed to “do things differently” and incorporated Pinterest into her strategy.

Using Pinterest has helped her expand her reach and increase store traffic, with 35 percent of traffic coming from Pins she created.

Ana recommended prioritizing SEO to help people find Etsy shops with the right keywords, calling it the “backbone” of her success.

She concluded: “One of the most satisfying aspects of my business is seeing the significant impact these simple products can have. I have played a small part in the career journeys of thousands of people, and I regularly receive messages about the interviews and job opportunities my clients secure, which is incredibly rewarding.”