Full Time and Side Hustles w/ David Lindahl

Published: April 17, 2019, 4 p.m.

b'In this episode we sit down once again with David Lindahl to discuss his full time job and many side hustles.\\xa0\\nSegment 1 - What\\u2019s New?\\nTell us a little bit about yourself and what\\u2019s happened since we last spoke.\\nSegment 2 - UI Developer\\nHow long did it take you to fully settle into your role?\\nBefore you got a full time position you were working on a variety of side hustles, many of which are still online today. How was the transition from being your own boss to working under a company?\\nIs there any sort of issue with you running side hustles and working at your day job? Conflict of interest? Do they own a piece of that income as apart of an agreement?\\nHow fast were you expected to \\u201cspin-up\\u201d when you were hired? For example, were you just thrown a bunch of work and expected to know how to do it on the first day/week?\\nHow are the hours? Are you doing a lot of overtime? If so, is it mandatory?\\nWhich do you prefer? Working a day job, or being your own boss?\\nHow involved are you in the work environment? (ie company sports teams and events) Do you recommend being active within a company in this way?\\nSegment 3 - Side Hustles\\nWhat side hustles do you have going on?\\nAre you planning on generating a passive income from these projects, or do you have different goals in mind?\\nRainier Watch is a big side hustle that seems to be getting bigger all the time, what\\u2019s your secret? Any tips and tricks for people that are trying to build a side hustle on Instagram?\\nHow\\u2019s your work/life balance work out with your day job and side hustles together?\\nAre you planning for your side hustles to eventually take over your day job and becoming your full time occupation?\\nWeb News - Organic vs Algorithm on Social Media\\n\\xa0\\nWhenever you look up growing on social media, most of the advice is specifically for exploiting the algorithm in some way\\nWith that being said you need to have a good amount of content ready to go so that you actually have something to post, understanding how the algorithm works is great, but if you don\\u2019t have anything to post then you can\\u2019t get any exposure at all.\\nIn terms of content, higher quality is obviously preferred, but if it doesn\\u2019t generate good numbers then it seems like putting in the extra time for quality isn\\u2019t worth it\\nHow much time should you spend on your content?\\nShould you just keep posting quality content and expect results over time - with consistent posting?\\nShould you be prioritizing algorithm \\u201chacks\\u201d to get your content more exposure? \\nIs there a balance between using the algorithm and organically making quality content?\\nShould you work on getting a following on multiple networks (ie Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) or should you focus on one?\\n\\xa0David\'s Links\\n"Made With Spark: https://madewithspark.com (The MVP site David mentioned in the show) - New website coming really soon"\\nRainierWatch -\\xa0https://www.rainierwatch.com\\nBasecamp - https://basecamp.com\\nYou can find us on...\\nFacebook\\xa0|\\xa0Twitter\\xa0|\\xa0Instagram\\nRSS | Patreon | Spotify\\nMedium\\xa0|\\xa0YouTube\\xa0|\\xa0GitHub\\xa0\\nReddit'