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Key Takeaways Robles found inspiration for her bookkeeping side hustle while scrolling on Facebook.
She paid $10 for a business license and $12 for a domain name to launch her business.
Now, the side hustle generates $2,800 in gross monthly revenue, or $33,600 a year.
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kayli Robles, 26, of Bellingham, Washington. Robles is the owner and operator of Robles Bookkeeping, a bookkeeping firm that currently generates approximately $2,800 in gross monthly revenue, or $33,600 annually. She works 40 hours a week as a bookkeeping coach and runs her business as a side hustle. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
Image Credit: Courtesy of Robles Bookkeeping. Kayli Robles.
What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?
The honest answer is that I didn’t have one. Two months before starting my business, I unexpectedly lost my full-time accounting job. I realized how important it was to build a career on my own terms.
While holding out for the right opportunity, I enrolled in a bookkeeping business program and began building my practice.
A few months later, that same program posted an opening for a full-time coach. I applied and got the job. Today, I coach bookkeeping students during the day and serve my own clients on the side.
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