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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

3 ideas

Services and freelancing
Web design with ongoing hosting fees
Designs websites for clients and hosts them on cloud infrastructure, collecting monthly web and email hosting fees.
Hands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2016
Services and freelancing
Rent out managed servers to tenants
Administers rented servers, handling updates and small fixes for tenants who pay monthly fees after covering hosting costs.
Over $10kHands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
Services and freelancing
Rank-and-rent local lead sites
The operator builds search-ranked sites for local trades such as junk removal and auto glass, then rents the resulting phone leads to contractors for a flat monthly fee. Costs per site are small.
Online
The Koerner Office