All Side Hustle Ideas

Physical products side hustle ideas

Making, printing or reselling physical goods, online or in person.

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

15 ideas

  • Physical products
    Small-space gourmet mushroom farm
    Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms such as oyster, lion's mane and reishi, starting in a very small space. It grew into a farm operation alongside a growing club.
    $100 to $1k
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • Physical products
    Sell goat milk to a zoo nursery
    Sold unprocessed goat milk to a zoo's exotic animal nursery, used to feed young animals.
    In person
    Hacker News, 2026
  • Physical products
    Wild-harvested produce at farmers markets
    Sold pesticide-free produce foraged from leased land and roadsides at farmers markets.
    In person
    Hacker News, 2026
  • Physical products
    Resale store for popular regional snacks
    A shop buys a famous roadside chain's snacks and resells them to customers elsewhere. Revenue comes from retail sales of the resold goods.
    The Hustle, 2024
  • Physical products
    Build boats on commission
    Builds dinghies, canoes, catamarans and other small boats in spare time, selling some and taking commissions from friends.
    $1k to $10kPart-time
    Hacker News, 2021
  • Physical products
    Handtool furniture building for paid commissions
    Builds furniture using only hand tools and takes the occasional paid project.
    In person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Sell music CDs and crafts at fan conventions
    Sells folk music CDs and handmade items at science fiction and fantasy conventions.
    $100 to $1kIn person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Backyard chickens and egg sales
    Keeps chickens and sells the eggs, which covers little more than feed costs.
    A few hours a week
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Beekeeping and honey sales
    Keeps bees and sells the honey, which brings in a few thousand a year.
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Coffee kiosk built around a morning habit
    Ran a coffee kiosk with branding and promotions designed to make customers return daily. Profitable but demanding on time and staff.
    Over $10kNear full-timeIn person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Custom tabletops for woodworking systems
    Cuts custom tabletops compatible with a popular woodworking tool brand on a CNC router and advertises only on Craigslist. Gets repeat orders from hobbyists and contractors.
    Over $10k
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Home-based hard cider company
    Licensed a home as a winery to make hard cider, selling to local stores and at a summer farmers market.
    Part-timeIn person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Homemade berry jellies sold by word of mouth
    Makes jelly by hand from berries grown in the garden and sells it through word of mouth.
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Sell surplus chicken eggs
    Sells eggs from backyard hens when they lay more than the household uses.
    Hands-off
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Small family winery from bought vineyards
    Bought vineyard plots and makes organic wine in an old-school dry style with help from a winemaking family, selling it and reinvesting the proceeds.
    Over $10kIn person
    Hacker News, 2019