Episode
730: $1,000 a Month with Passive Digital Products
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- The Side Hustle Show
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- Mar 26, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2492
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Summary
A guest early on in the Side Hustle Show said this: "Why am I more excited to make $5 passively than I am to make $5,000 actively?" And whether or not that is true in your case, it is a line that stuck with me because that $5 can scale. The $5,000 usually can’t. Chelsea Shelton is a former elementary school teacher, a mom of three, and a digital products coach at Gold City Ventures, the same program co-founded by Cody Berman, who previously shared how he built a $1,000/month Etsy shop from scratch in Episode 665. She took the Gold City Ventures course during maternity leave, decided to stay home, and threw herself into selling digital products on Etsy. Within 3 months, she hit 1,000 sales. Today, her shop brings in $1,000 to $1,200 a month largely on autopilot, and she spends much of her time coaching other sellers through the same process. (Learn how to start your own Etsy digital products business with Gold City Ventures.) Tune in to Episode 730 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: how to find products people are already searching for before you ever open Canva what listing best practices drive clicks and sales on Etsy how Chelsea earns passive income across multiple platforms with the same products Full Show Notes: $1,000 a Month with Passive Digital Products New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! Quo (formerly OpenPhone) — Get 20% off of your first 6 months! …