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Side hustle ideas from people who actually run them

Real side businesses, described by their owners. Filter by cost, time and how they earn.

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Digital products67
Files sold online: templates, printables, ebooks, stock photos, fonts, presets, plugins, recorded courses
Software and apps205
A web app, SaaS, mobile app, browser extension, bot or API that people pay for or that earns from ads
Content and media105
A blog, niche website, newsletter, YouTube channel, podcast or social account that earns from ads, affiliate links or sponsors
Physical products105
Making, printing or reselling physical goods, online or in person
Services and freelancing103
Doing work for clients for a fee: freelance, consulting, done-for-you services, repairs, local services
Rentals and assets36
Earning from something you own: renting property, rooms, equipment, vehicles, parking, vending machines, domains
Directories and marketplaces11
A job board, listings site, directory or marketplace that connects buyers and sellers
Teaching and coaching19
Live tutoring, lessons, workshops, coaching or cohort classes

2 ideas

Services and freelancing
Art commissions, licensing and print-on-demand
Sells commissioned art, licenses existing work from a large catalog, and puts designs on print-on-demand sites for low-effort extra income.
Online
Hacker News, 2021
Services and freelancing
Webshop deployment system with per-shop fee
Built an automated system for deploying webshops for a web agency owner, in exchange for a fee on each shop deployed. The income ended when the client retired.
Hands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2016