Description
Author(s): Jeffrey L. Carrier
Publisher: Carrier Press
Publisher Imprint: Carrier Press
BISAC: Computers – Internet
On a Saturday afternoon, Maya drew twelve cats with tiny crowns, packaged them as a digital sticker set, priced it at $4 – and went to sleep. By Sunday night, eleven strangers had bought it. She made $44 from a device she already owned, using a free app she had downloaded to doodle.
That is what this book teaches.
Side Hustle Jr.: Your Guide to Earning Online is the complete, step-by-step guide for kids ages 10-14 who want to start earning money online – not someday, but this week, with tools they can download for free today.
No prior experience required. No startup money. No business license. No expensive software. Just a skill, a device, and the specific steps to turn what you already know how to do into something someone else will pay for.
Seven complete earning paths – one for every type of creator:
– Digital art and sticker packs – sell illustrations, sticker sets, and custom avatars on Etsy and Gumroad
– Websites and blogs – build a site around something you love and grow an audience that pays
– Ebooks – write and sell short guides on topics you already know well
– Print on demand – put your designs on T-shirts, mugs, posters, and phone cases without holding any inventory
– Online courses and video tutorials – teach a skill on video and sell it as a digital product
– Canva and Notion templates – build reusable design and productivity tools others will buy
– Study tools and educational resources – make flashcards, worksheets, and printables teachers and students actually need
Each chapter follows a named kid character through a real challenge – and solves it in a way you can replicate. Every chapter ends with a TRY THIS exercise designed to get you from reading to doing in under an hour.
Also inside:
– The Spend/Save/Reinvest framework for managing your first earnings
– Online safety essentials every kid entrepreneur needs to know
– Time management strategies for building a business alongside school
– How to market your work without a budget or a big following
– What to do when things go wrong – and how to recover fast
– Copyright basics, digital footprint awareness, and reputation protection
– A step-by-step project plan: build, test, improve, and launch
– Platform age requirements, a full glossary, and a guide for parents and educators
This is not a simplified version of adult business advice. Every chapter is honest about the effort required – and specific about exactly what to do next. Readers do not need to finish the book before they start. The structure is built for action.
About the Kids Future Fund
A portion of proceeds from this book supports the Kids Future Fund, a program that provides free entrepreneurship education for young creators who would not otherwise have access to it. Learn more at kidsfuturefund.org.
Side Hustle Jr. is the first book in a series. Forthcoming titles include Side Hustle Jr.: Advanced Earning, Side Hustle Jr.: Managing Your Money, and Side Hustle Jr.: Creator’s Playbook.
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