Business Insider contributor Jannese Torres-Rodriguez was laid off from a job she hated in 2014.
But it was a blessing in disguise.
While unemployed, she began monetizing her food blog to pay off her student loans.
Growing her business netted her $167,000 in just a few years.
Now, if you want to build your own digital side hustle, you don't half to reinvent the wheel.
Sites like Etsy and Podia provide sophisticated platforms to sell digital content, and have built-in user interfaces.
