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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

4 ideas

Physical products
Flip secondhand goods on eBay and Craigslist
Resells items found at home, thrift stores and clearance sales through online marketplaces, and is looking at retail arbitrage on Amazon.
Under $100
Hacker News, 2017
Digital products
Smartwatch faces sold on the app store
Designed watch faces for a smartwatch and sold them at the lowest price in the store. Sales were strong at first, then copies appeared and they pulled the apps.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2016
Digital products
WordPress portfolio theme on ThemeForest
Turned a portfolio site into a WordPress theme sold on ThemeForest, plus answering support emails.
A few hours a weekOnline
Hacker News, 2014
Digital products
Credit card sign-up bonus travel hacking
Opens new credit cards regularly for sign-up bonuses and redeems them for travel, and plans a course teaching the method.
Online
Hacker News, 2014