Billion dollar company Mailchimp started as a side gig – here's what the founder would do now to make extra money

Billion dollar company Mailchimp started as a side gig – here's what the founder would do now to make extra money. (via CNBCMakeIt)

"I would spend my time freelancing," Chestnut tells"I could help these businesses tell their stories, stay connected with their customers and sell their stuff online by designing beautiful, shoppable websites, logos and other design assets, and by helping them with their digital marketing," he says.

"Many beloved brick and mortar businesses are having to create an online presence for the first time, so this is one way I could leverage my design and marketing skills to help these businesses." Indeed, as consumers stayed home to contain the spread of Covid-19, online shopping surged: From the beginning of March through mid-April, e-commerce spending was up more than 30% compared with the same period last year, according to market research firm Rakuten Intelligence.

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