{"id":1102,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:46:45","slug":"starting-a-side-business-while-you-study-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/starting-a-side-business-while-you-study-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Side Business While You Study Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1102\" class=\"elementor elementor-1102\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany of our students start a small business while they are still studying. It is possible, but keep it simple. Begin with one service, one price and a few clients you already know, such as neighbours, friends or former colleagues.\n\nUse what you learn right away. Someone taking our Digital Marketing Basics course can plan a week of posts for a local hair salon. That is practice and income at the same time.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Start small, charge fairly, and let each client teach you something for the next one.\n\n<cite>Chantelle Adams, Digital Marketing Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nKeep your costs low and keep your records tidy from the first sale. Set aside fixed hours for study and fixed hours for clients so one does not eat the other. Slow weeks will come, and that is normal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-south-african-teacher-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"South African teacher at a desk with a laptop and ring light recording an online lesson, facing camera with open space o\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-south-african-teacher-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-south-african-teacher-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-south-african-teacher-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-south-african-teacher-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-south-african-teacher-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-and-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-a-flat-lay-desk-scene-of-an-adult-online-learner-s-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"A flat-lay desk scene of an adult online learner&apos;s study setup in Johannesburg: open laptop showing a blank video-call g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-a-flat-lay-desk-scene-of-an-adult-online-learner-s-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-a-flat-lay-desk-scene-of-an-adult-online-learner-s-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-a-flat-lay-desk-scene-of-an-adult-online-learner-s-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-a-flat-lay-desk-scene-of-an-adult-online-learner-s-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/klikleer-academy-a-flat-lay-desk-scene-of-an-adult-online-learner-s-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to choose your first business skill<\/h4>\n\n<p>Start with the skill people around you already pay for. In many Johannesburg neighbourhoods that means websites, social media, bookkeeping and tutoring. Pick one and learn it well before adding another.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning while you earn<\/h4>\n\n<p>Take on a small paid job after your first few lessons. Real clients show you what the course cannot. Keep a short list of questions and bring them to our next live class.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of our students start a small business while they are still studying. It is possible, but keep it simple. Begin with one service, one price and a few clients you already know, such as neighbours, friends or former colleagues. Use what you learn right away. 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