All Side Hustle Ideas

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.

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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  • Content and media
    Micro niche sites built for AdSense, then sold
    Built many small niche websites on keyword-rich domains with SEO copy to earn AdSense revenue, then sold the whole set on Flippa.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Network of crowdsourced humor sites
    Runs several user-submitted humor sites and earns from them plus licensing for a paid iPhone app tied to one site.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Niche sites earning from sold text links
    Runs two small sites that earn mostly by selling text links through a link marketplace, plus some AdSense.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Pancake day recipes and activities site
    Ran a seasonal site of pancake recipes and ideas for pancake day. It earned yearly ad revenue.
    Under $100Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Personal electronics blog with AdSense
    A technical blog documenting electronics projects, earning small ad income.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Pull-up bar video review with ad share
    A YouTube review of a pull-up bar that ranked well in search and pays a periodic share of ad revenue.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Sudoku website with text-link advertising
    Built a Sudoku website that now earns from advertising, mostly sponsored text links, with free signups seeing no ads.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2011
  • Content and media
    Expired-domain niche site and job board
    The operator buys an expired exact-match domain for a niche, rebuilds it as a site that earns from the niche audience, and adds a niche job board. Upkeep is minimal.
    Hands-offOnline
    The Koerner Office