448: Rank and Rent: $1000 a Month From Simple Local Websites

What if you could rent out digital real estate just as you would traditional real estate, but without all the headaches that come with maintaining a property?

That’s exactly what Luke Van Der Veer is doing with his digital “Rank and Rent” business.

I found Luke through the Side Hustle Nation Facebook group, where he shared a unique take on online business, kind of at the intersection of service businesses, SEO, and real estate.

Really taking a page out from all of those playbooks.

What Luke does is he builds a local service business website, then “rents” it out to a local, less digital-savvy business that is more than happy for the extra leads.

Luke has been doing this for several years but said it took about 6 months to replace his day job income, and 12 months to hit 6-figures.

Today he runs a portfolio of over 100 different websites using this “rank and rent” model, earning predictable recurring revenue taking up just a few hours per week.

He also helps people get started doing the same at Website Rental Coaching.

Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn:

• how Luke picks a niche and evaluates the competition
• how to price your service
• how to find qualified “tenants” for your digital properties

Full Show Notes: Rank and Rent: $1000 a Month From Simple Local Websites

Free Listener Bonus: 50+ Rank and Rent Niches

Next Steps: Luke's Website Rental Coaching

Want More? Since this episode, I've actually interviewed a couple of Luke's Website Rental Coaching students:

• Ep. 597: Miao Rios: Website Rentals: The Simple Local Websites That Earn $1000/mo
• Ep. 693: John Michael - $300-$1,000/mo Renting Out Websites? How to Build Recurring Revenue with Simple, Local Sites