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Learned This Skill On The Side To Earn $3000/Month

Chris Misterek
  • $3000 monthly revenue

📝 From an interview with Chris Misterek…

About 6 years ago, Chris went through a split from his wife…

“I had to figure out a way fairly quickly to learn how to make some extra income on the side for me and my 3 daughters”…

He didn’t want to leave his full-time job, but his salary wasn’t enough to support him and his family.

A friend suggested he look into doing some web design. So, Chris found some free online courses and worked through them as quickly as he could…

Chris started out on a platform called Code Academy. At the time it was 100% free. (Chris said they now have some paid courses, but you can still access all the same stuff he did for free.)…

Chris’s first clients were all friends and family. He did his first job for free, then after that one he started a fair price as he was still learning.

He made $500 for his first website. Then he started doubling his rates, he charged $1,000 for his next job, then $2,000, then $4,000.

Before long he was earning $3000/month consistently with his web design side hustle 😎

I reckon there’s still plenty of opportunity in this space.

Much easier to build websites nowadays but most people don’t have time to figure it out themselves, would rather hire someone with a little experience.

That could be you 👍

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Updated: August 25, 2025

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