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Turn what you love into a paycheck.

You Make Cool Stuff.
Let's Turn It Into Income.

If you've got a hobby people already love — and you think you could make money with it — you're probably right. Hobby-to-Jobby helps you go from hobbyist to paid, with a free, custom plan built around your craft: what to charge, where to sell, and how to turn it into real, repeatable income.

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$0
Cost to get your plan — free to start, no obligation
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Built around your specific craft — real research, not generic advice
30
Day plan to your first paid sale in every report
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We map the path from first sale to real, repeatable income

Free to start  •  No obligation  •  For makers, crafters, bakers, builders & creators of every kind

Sound Familiar?

People Love What You Make. You've Just Never Turned It Into Money.

  • XFriends and family say "you should sell these" — but you don't know where to start
  • XYou've given away or way-undercharged for stuff that's honestly worth more
  • XYou have no idea what to actually charge, or what people are paying for it
  • XYou're not sure where to sell it — Etsy? Facebook? Markets? Your own site?
  • XYou'd love the extra income but don't want to gamble money you don't have
"If you make something people love, you're already doing the hard part. The money side is just a system — and we'll build it with you."
— David Wayne Redfearn, Uptick DSM
The Process

From Hobby to Income — Without the Guesswork.

No expensive course. No "figure it out yourself." Tell us about your craft, and we do the homework to hand you a real plan to get paid for it.

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Tell Us About Your Hobby

Fill out the quick intake: what you make, whether you've sold any before, what you're thinking of charging, and what — if anything — you've got to start with. Takes about 5 minutes.

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We Research & Build Your Plan

We dig into your craft — what similar makers are selling, what they're charging, and where they're selling it — and build a custom model to turn your hobby into income, priced and mapped to your goals.

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Walk Through It Together

We jump on a quick call to go through your plan, answer questions, and lock in your first steps. No hard sell — just a clear path from where you are to your first (and next) paid sale.

The Proof

Real Stuff People Turn Into Income

Every piece below was made by hand by a real hobbyist — woodwork, metalwork, sewing, custom art, miniature builds. None of them started out as a business. All of them could be. This is the kind of work we help turn into income.

Handmade miniature fairy garden built into a wooden keepsake box
Miniature fairy gardenHandmade on a keepsake drawer box
Handmade rust-colored halter maxi dress
Handmade halter dressSewn from scratch
Handmade twisted copper wire cross
Handmade copper crossTwisted-wire metalwork
Custom illustrated portrait made into framed canvas art
Custom canvas artA photo reimagined as illustrated art
Hand-carved wooden massage and muscle-relief tool
Hand-carved massage toolFor sore muscles & tight spots
Lighted miniature fairy garden shadow-box scene
Miniature fairy gardenLit shadow-box build

Real, handmade work from real makers — every one of these is something that could be earning.

What's Included

Your Custom Monetization Plan — What's Inside

Every plan is built around your actual craft, your market, and your budget. We do the research so you don't have to guess.

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Craft & Market Research

We look at what similar makers are selling, how it's presented, and what's actually moving — so your plan is grounded in real demand, not a hunch.

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Pricing Model

What to charge — based on comparable makers, your materials, and your time — so you stop undercharging and start making it worth it.

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Where to Sell

The best channels for your specific craft — Etsy, Facebook, local markets, your own shop — ranked by effort and payoff.

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30-Day First-Sale Plan

Exact, low-cost steps to get your first paid sale in the next month — no big spend required to start.

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Startup Budget Plan

If you've got a little to invest, we map what to buy first for the biggest return. If you're starting from $0, we show you how.

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Your Income Roadmap

The path from first sale to steady side income — and, if you want it, from side income to something bigger.

Free to start. Built just for your craft.

No cost to get your plan and zero obligation after. If you want help making it happen, that's a conversation for later.

Get Your Plan — Free
About

Why David Built This

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David Wayne Redfearn

Founder, Uptick DSM
📍 Des Moines, Iowa
💡 Builds independent income streams
🤝 Helping others do the same
📞 (515) 326-0737

David Wayne Redfearn is a builder based in Des Moines, Iowa, whose whole mission is one thing: build as many independent income streams as possible — and help other people do the same.

He's turned skills and side projects into real, paying businesses from scratch — with the right tools, a clear process, and the willingness to figure it out. Along the way he saw the same thing over and over: talented people making genuinely great stuff, giving it away or selling it for pennies, sure that "it's just a hobby."

Hobby-to-Jobby exists to change that. If people love what you make, the money side isn't a mystery — it's a plan. We do the research on your craft, figure out what it's worth and where it sells, and hand you a step-by-step model to get paid for it.

The philosophy is the same one behind everything at Uptick DSM: start with what's free, use what you already have, and only spend money once it makes sense. Your hobby got you this far — let's make it pay you back.

Get Started

Tell Us About Your Hobby

Takes about 5 minutes. The more detail you give, the more specific and useful your plan will be. There's no wrong answer — just tell us what you make and where you're at.

What happens after you submit:

  • ✓David reviews your intake personally
  • ✓We research your craft, comparable pricing & the best places to sell
  • ✓A custom monetization plan is built for what you make
  • ✓You get it by email, then we set up a walkthrough call
  • ✓You leave knowing exactly how to get your first paid sale
Free to start — no obligation after. If you want ongoing help turning your hobby into income, that's a conversation for later — not a condition of getting your plan.

Hobby-to-Jobby — Intake Form

All fields are kept confidential. Your information is never shared.