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Looking to create a six-figure cleaning business where your clients handle the cleaning themselves? Cheyenne Bulloch successfully established Domestic Daydreams by merging free public domain radio programs with a universal issue: maintaining a clean home.
A dedicated listener of the Side Hustle Show, Cheyenne transformed a creative concept into a sustainable revenue-generating business. For a monthly fee of $25 or a quarterly fee of $45, she provides members with six private podcast episodes each week featuring vintage public domain radio shows (think Dragnet and classic crime dramas), along with cleaning instructions and routines. Instead of advertisements, listeners receive reminders like “now go fold some laundry.” With over 500 members, it's clear that the idea is well received.
Tune in to Episode 708 of the Side Hustle Show to discover:
- How to merge public domain material with your distinctive offering
- The Instagram strategy that expanded her following to 25,000 within a month
- How posting three times a day transformed her business
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From Public Domain Literature to Cleaning Podcasts
Cheyenne's path began with a Side Hustle Show episode about publishing public domain books on KDP. While working at a grocery store in a small town of 900, she learned about someone publishing public domain children’s books and thought she could enhance them for homeschooling families.
Her first business attracted about 60,000 Instagram followers. However, it was Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Work Week that ignited her next idea. Ferriss encourages entrepreneurs to create businesses based on public domain works.
Fascinated by 1950s culture and vintage housewives, Cheyenne, who battled to maintain her home’s cleanliness while juggling full-time work and commuting, crafted her own cleaning system. Upon discovering vintage radio shows in the public domain, the pieces fell into place. She realized she could pair those programs with her cleaning routines, offering people a way to clean efficiently.
Quickly Validating the Concept
Before diving into anything intricate, Cheyenne tested her idea with her current audience. She produced a few sample episodes and shared them on Instagram, inviting anyone curious to receive free episodes. The response was immediate, especially from her audience comprised mostly of moms and homemakers.
The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with many praising it as a transformative cleaning routine that actually worked after trying various approaches. This validation gave her the confidence she needed.
Building the Business in a Weekend
In just one weekend, Cheyenne established a membership business on Kajabi, creating sales pages, setting pricing, designing a logo, and launching a dedicated Instagram account for Domestic Daydreams.
Until recently, growth was solely due to organic content on Instagram. She committed to posting at least once daily, occasionally collaborating with her previous account when content resonated with both audiences. This led to explosive growth, and the new account gained 25,000 followers within a month.
From Followers to Earnings
This influx of followers resulted in revenue relatively quickly. In about three to four weeks, the membership had started to cover a significant portion of Cheyenne’s income as well as all her expenses, including her mortgage. This was crucial since it coincided with a transition period where she needed to step away from her original business. By the end of her first month, she already had a number of paying members.
An Effective Instagram Content Strategy
When Cheyenne launched, Instagram was heavily promoting Reels, which meant that static posts and carousels weren’t performing well. She made it a point to post a Reel daily, focusing on her ideal audience, and found that POV-style videos engaged viewers effectively.
However, she learned not to direct people straight to her products, as many potential customers became distracted during that process.
Every Single Post Leads to a Lead Magnet
Instead, Cheyenne ensures that every Instagram post leads to a lead magnet that captures email addresses. This approach has allowed her email list to grow to about 30,000 subscribers over two years, recently adding 8,000 new subscribers in a month after purging inactive contacts.
Each post includes a call to action prompting viewers to comment, and she offers to send them free episodes of the cleaning routine to help them get started. ManyChat automates the sending of opt-in
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How I Transformed Public Domain Radio into a Six-Figure Venture - Side Hustle Nation
Learn how Cheyenne transformed a public domain business concept into a six-figure membership by utilizing vintage radio programs, cleaning schedules, and effective marketing strategies.
