Business Insider contributor Jannese Torres-Rodriguez was laid off from a job she hated in 2014. But it was a blessing in disguise.<br />While unemployed, she began monetizing her food blog to pay off her student loans. Growing her business netted her $167,000 in just a few years.<br />Now, if you want to build your own digital side hustle, you don't half to reinvent the wheel.<br />Sites like Etsy and Podia provide sophisticated platforms to sell digital content, and have built-in user interfaces.<br />Likewise, social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram can help you advertise and validate your service or product-based business.<br />Don't want to sell anything at all? In that case, build wealth by providing content that gets a ton of traffic, and embed ads and affiliate links in your copy.<br />That way, you can build a passive income stream that earns money 365 days a year.
