All Side Hustle Ideas
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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

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About the data

Startup cost
Under $100$100 to $1k$1k to $10kOver $10k
Time
Hands-offA few hours a weekPart-timeNear full-time
Where
OnlineIn personOnline and in person
Earns from
AdsAffiliateSubscriptionsOne-time salesService feesRentMarketplace cutSponsors and donations
Coding
No coding neededNeeds coding

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  • Digital products
    Swift programming book and exercise platform
    Teaches people the Swift language with a self-written book and an online coding exercise platform. Money comes from selling these products.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Digital products
    E-commerce extensions for Opencart and WooCommerce
    Developed payment gateway and product feed extensions for online store platforms and sells them.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    B2B SaaS app left running
    Built a business software product that still brings in monthly revenue with little attention.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Disk cleaning app on the Mac App Store
    Sells a Mac utility for cleaning disk space on the Mac App Store, with little marketing.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Email files to cloud storage service
    A service letting users email files into cloud storage accounts, with premium paid accounts popular with realtors and lawyers.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Physical products
    Instant snow powder sold online
    Sells a powder that turns into fake snow when water is added, promoted with a TV spot and search ads.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    iPad port of a PC game
    Ported an older game to iPad, free to download with one in-app purchase unlocking the full version.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Digital products
    Niche WordPress themes
    Sells WordPress themes for specific niches, with a small ad budget and a little customer support.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Personalized children's books app for iPad
    Sells personalized kids books through an iPad app and is splitting it into individual book apps.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Printable bingo card software
    Sells software for creating bingo cards, needing little support.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Digital products
    Printable cupcake wrapper designs shop
    A website selling cupcake wrapper designs, with new designs needed to keep sales up.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Role-playing game for preschool kids
    Made an online role-playing game for young children that earns a modest monthly amount.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Simple Mac App Store app
    Has a simple app in the Mac App Store that sells with no ongoing support.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Small ERP system sold to local businesses
    Built a small ERP system sold to businesses on monthly fees.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Social game built with a partner developer
    Runs a social game with a developer partner that earns steadily with little ongoing time.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Directories and marketplaces
    Theme marketplace for Ghost blogs
    A marketplace for themes for a blogging platform.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Buy and redesign an existing iOS app
    Bought an iOS sleep calculator app from its owner and redesigned the interface.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Buy and sell domain names
    Sells domain names from a small portfolio.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Cryptocurrency mining rig
    Runs hardware that mines cryptocurrencies.
    $1k to $10kHands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Educational 3D and 4D geometry iPhone app
    Built an iOS app that teaches what a tesseract is and lets users manipulate it. People keep buying it in a small niche.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Mac web development app
    A web development tool for Mac sold through the Mac App Store.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Marketing attribution software with affiliates
    A subscription analytics product largely automated in onboarding and billing, with an affiliate program and agency customers that expand usage.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Directories and marketplaces
    Marketplace for Flash website components
    Runs a marketplace and sells components on larger marketplaces, still earning from support and sales.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Digital products
    Programming book royalties
    Wrote a PHP book and still receives small royalty payments from it.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Machinima tool sold inside Second Life
    An application sold within Second Life that helps users make machinima, earning small sales long after launch.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Software and apps
    Paid card game for iOS
    Wrote a card game for iPhone that sells steadily with almost no maintenance.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011