Content and media side hustle ideas

A blog, niche website, newsletter, YouTube channel, podcast or social account that earns from ads, affiliate links or sponsors.

17 ideas

Content and media
Cleaning motivation podcast membership
A paid membership that delivers private podcast episodes mixing public domain radio shows with cleaning routines and prompts. Members pay a monthly or quarterly fee.
Online
Side Hustle Nation, 2025
Content and media
Facebook content monetization posting
Posting engaging content, much of it screenshots of other people's posts, to a Facebook page enrolled in Facebook's content monetization program. Facebook shares ad revenue with the creator.
Under $100A few hours a weekOnline
Side Hustle Nation, 2025
Content and media
YouTube channel about tech and photography
Posts videos on tech and photography and earns from the channel.
$1k to $10kOnline
Hacker News, 2022
Content and media
Blog about cash flow investing
Runs a small blog about cash flow that earns a modest monthly income.
Online
Hacker News, 2022
Content and media
Product review blog with affiliate income
A product review blog that earns from affiliate commissions.
Online
Hacker News, 2021
Content and media
Web hosting review affiliate site
Runs a site that reviews web hosts and earns affiliate commissions. Competition is heavy.
Online
Hacker News, 2019
Content and media
Weekly web tools newsletter
A regular newsletter about web tools that earns income and leads to paid writing work.
A few hours a weekOnline
Hacker News, 2019
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Arduino video tutorials with referral income
Makes video tutorials on Arduino programming on a personal site. Earns referral commissions when visitors buy parts.
Online
Hacker News, 2019
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Satirical tech newsletter with sponsorships
Runs a weekly newsletter that satirizes the tech industry. Revenue is from advertising to the subscriber base, with live events being considered.
Online
Hacker News, 2019
Content and media
Paid daily tech industry briefing
A morning briefing about the technology industry that readers pay for, with sponsorships that avoid ad-style promotion.
A few hours a weekOnline
Hacker News, 2019
Content and media
Content and gift idea sites with affiliate links
Maintains a handful of websites, including a gift ideas site that earns through Amazon affiliate links and some content sites.
Online
Hacker News, 2016
Content and media
Travel blog with Amazon affiliate links
Blogs about travel and working remotely from an RV. Money comes from Amazon affiliate links placed in posts.
Online
Hacker News, 2016
Content and media
Information website earning AdSense
Built a content website covering a niche in a non-US market, with a lot of long-tail search traffic monetized by AdSense.
A few hours a weekOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Local sports and politics AdSense blogs
Runs blogs on local sports and politics, with posts built from repackaged government data, earning from AdSense.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2014
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Niche humor blog with ads
A humor blog on Tumblr earning from ads.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2014
Content and media
Articles and affiliate marketing blog
Writes blog articles and earns from affiliate marketing.
Online
Hacker News, 2014
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Music review blog with affiliate links
Writes album reviews and earns from ads and affiliate commissions when readers buy the reviewed CDs.
Online
Hacker News, 2011

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