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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  • Software and apps
    Software to launch your own community site
    A tool that started as a way to create your own Hacker News style site and grew into software for creating, managing and growing online communities.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Software and apps
    Open source Ruby gem with paid pro version
    Maintains a free open source gem for running test suites in parallel and sells a paid pro version of it. Revenue comes from pro subscriptions.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Software and apps
    Embeddable shared whiteboard plugin
    A jQuery plugin and backend service that adds a shared whiteboard to websites, sold by subscription.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Live streaming platform for event organizers
    A platform for event organizers to host and live stream events.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Membership club for premium WordPress plugins
    Launched a membership offering premium WordPress plugins with support.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Press release distribution service for media
    Runs a web service for sending press releases to media, used by customers promoting books and events, with a free tier for anonymous whistleblowers.
    $1k to $10kOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Proposal software for designers
    Building a web service that helps designers create client proposals.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Software and apps
    Twitter scheduling app with freemium plans
    Built a Twitter app that helps users share more links without flooding followers. Offers a free plan and paid monthly plans.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Physical products
    Snail-mail story subscription
    A subscription sends customers a story in physical letters on a regular schedule. Revenue is recurring subscription fees, with fulfillment handled by mail.
    The Koerner Office
  • Services and freelancing
    Website and reviews bundle for local contractors
    A seller packages a website, review collection, Google profile and branding for local contractors and sells it by phone for a monthly fee. Leads come mostly from local Facebook groups.
    Online
    The Koerner Office
  • Services and freelancing
    Done-with-you AI concierge retainer
    The consultant joins a small number of clients on screen-share calls each month and helps them turn their own workflows into reusable AI skills, with light chat support between calls. Clients pay a monthly retainer, and the consultant caps how many clients to keep the work manageable.
    Online
    The Startup Ideas Podcast