{"id":4777,"date":"2016-07-07T22:04:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T14:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/07\/6-basic-essentials-for-turning-a-side-project-into-a-legit-business\/"},"modified":"2016-07-07T22:04:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T14:04:55","slug":"6-basic-essentials-for-turning-a-side-project-into-a-legit-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/07\/6-basic-essentials-for-turning-a-side-project-into-a-legit-business\/","title":{"rendered":"6 basic essentials for turning a side project into a legit business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Https%3a%2f%2fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads%2fcard%2fimage%2f137693%2flemonade_stand\" src=\"http:\/\/i.amz.mshcdn.com\/oAszecmx3D94myUUUAbrj1pDv80=\/575x323\/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F137693%2FLemonade_stand.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=6+basic+essentials+for+turning+a+side+project+into+a+legit+business&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F07%2F6-essentials-to-turn-side-project-into-legit-business%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F07%2F6-essentials-to-turn-side-project-into-legit-business%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">So many of us have a side project running at any given point &#8211; or at least wish we had one. Maybe it\u2019s writing a children\u2019s book, selling screen printed tees on Etsy, photography, or designing a mobile game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rather than being a big time suck that impacts your day job, research has shown that side projects actually <a href=\"https:\/\/open.buffer.com\/side-projects-creative-hobbies\/\">improve one\u2019s work performance<\/a> and productivity. 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Maybe it\u2019s writing a children\u2019s book, selling screen printed tees on Etsy, photography, or designing a mobile game. 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