I started a kayak rental business 2 months ago and made over 10k last month - I have done over $10,000 in profit this past month which feels quite incredible. It has been lots of work on the front-end but still more income than I have ever made in a ... See More month. I am 28 years old.

I started a pressure washing business back in 2020 and now this kayak rental business has become my source of income.

**Here are some interesting things to note:**

1. All startup costs/expenses were just under $5k
2. Expenses per month are about $750
3. The majority of the process is automated. I just deliver and pick-up the kayaks
4. I have 9 double kayaks, $75-95 a piece per day, 5-6 days a week (each day varies)
5. I have received 53 5-star reviews on Google

**Things I have learned:**

1. Find what others are doing well and model your business after them
2. If it is low-risk and you have done your research, then start the business
3. Great customer service is key
4. Ask for reviews and send them a link
5. Put in the hard work and watch it pay off
6. One day at a time
7. Invest the profit back into the business

If anyone has any advice for me that has been where I am as it is still early on, I welcome it

**More info to answer your quesitons:**

1. Where do you store the kayaks? *I store them at a private location*
2. Where are you located? *In Hawaii*
3. Do you have insurance? *Yes, also an LLC, and guests sign liability release waivers*
4. How do you advertise? *Everything from social media, word of mouth, flyers, Google ads, FB ads, etc.*
5. How is the business semi-automated? *I use Fareharbor and Smartwaiver, the client books through the website and makes a full payment there as well. Then I get a notification of the booking and show up with the kayaks at arranged day/time.*

**The simple truth:** It takes lots of hard work to see some results (and I also believe in God - so I trust Him day-to-day). So my advice: work hard and entrust yourself to Jesus the creator of all things!

**Update:** Thank you all so much for your encouragement, questions, and messages! I have been very busy and it's hard to keep up but I will try over time. If any of you are interested in getting some coaching for your business ideas or small business, feel free to reach out in the messages.

People always underestimate how much grit it takes to build a business - The internet does a good job of downplaying how hard it is to become a full-time entrepreneur.

Even after you make it to that level, there are still challenges that pop up daily especially if you've never done ... See More this before.

I literally used to clean toilets in a hotel for a living. Shortly after that, I worked in call center. If you've never done it before, it's basically entitled people calling you to solve their problem and getting nasty with you if there's any hiccups. I spent nights and weekends building my company and eventually (10 years later), I was able to quit and go full-time with my own thing. It was 10 years of constant hope and uncertainty.

I thought this was the promised land and although I wouldn't have it any other way, there are still things that pop up ALL THE TIME. We've seen everything from dishonest vendors to gaps in our own knowledge that usually end up with a headache and an unexpected expense.

Can you share your story of some of the challenges you experienced?

Made 1000$ in 1 day. What should my next steps be? -
My sister refered me to a friend of hers, who works in finance consulting. She deals with alot of repetitive excel data. I told her i could write a quick script which makes her 2 hours work in ... See More a minute.

I was done in 30min and just waited for the next day to send. She was very happy, I didnt even expected any money. I just blurted out a number and was shocked when she said yes.

Iam still shaking a bit because iam a 20 year old cs student. 1k seems alot to me.

I asked her for more referals but she had none. I want to get into automation. How do i get more “clients”. Do i need to run ads? I feel like ads wouldnt work since it a case by case situation.

For the people that are consistently bringing in $2k+ a month with a side jobs/hustle what are you doing? - like the title says, what are you doing to bring in extra income on a monthly basis?

Friend claims his small company is making $100k/month in pure profit - Friend and I work in tech. Last year he opened up a company with an idea and received some small amount of venture capital

I know he browses Reddit a lot so to not give away what his company ... See More does, it's basically low quality online stuff that can payout some tokens to users which could convert to real money. Essentially ad/data mining stuff, mostly used by people in extremely underdeveloped countries where $1-3 can be worth a lot.

He claims 10 million users, 95% U.S. based userbase, and $100K in pure profit after all expenses. He hired a few interns to help out at the office and some coding stuff, and he pays them close to minimum wage.

How likely is it that he's full of it? I have no way to verify what he says but what are your thoughts?

Making almost $20k a month on TikTok. Should I still look for a job? -
Hi all, I have been a video creator for sometime now, and I’ve been extremely blessed to say that people are very interested in my videos. As a result, I have 3 million followers, and ... See More I am earning about $20k a month on TikTok.

I graduated from college in May of this year, and I’m trying to get a job in sales. My degree is in marketing.

I know these earnings won’t last forever, but I also feel that if I get a job I won’t be able to dedicate my time towards content creation and my video quality and upload rate will drop.

What should I do? Should I still be looking for a job and just have TikTok be a side thing?

You'll Never Be Successful In Business Listening To The Doubters - I know too many of you in here who have already jumped into the world of owning a business this advice seems almost pointless; however, I know there are many lurkers on this subreddit just waiting to jump in ... See More and seize their opportunity to run a business looking for some sort of motivation or support from their close colleagues and friends, but sadly I'm here to break it to you that it's not coming...

Yup, I know that's a harsh reality but let me tell you something I've run a successful SEO business here for over 3 years now with a handful of loyal clients at my side but none of that would've been possible had I sat around waiting for the opportunity or support of those around me. In fact often times I was met with negativity whenever I brought up the idea, I remember I brought the idea up to a close friend of mine who essentially told me "Bro theres millions of people already doing it what makes you think you can be any different" and even my parents told me to "work a regular job, owning a business is too risky" and while I can't hate on them for trying to shield me from failure, I can however fault them for not believing in my success.

I will say this post isn't to jerk myself off about owning a successful business as I'll be the first to say I'm not where I want to be and I wouldn't even consider myself close to the $10,000 a month guys you always see in this subreddit, but I will say that I would've never even got to this point of running a profitable business had I listened to those around me who enjoy taking the "safe route" in life and collecting their biweekly paychecks. Now if you hate the idea that some SEO guy is saying this to you since there's hundreds of them in this subreddit then I guarantee other people in this group who run successful businesses outside of the SEO world probably share similar stories to my own and would relay this same information.

So go out there build your first business, become profitable, and then look back at all the time you wasted waiting around for someone elses confirmation. I guarantee you'll thank me for this at some point if you do and if it fails then you start back for the beginning as nothing in life that's worth something sits behind the "safe route" in my opinion.