Services and freelancing side hustle ideas

Doing work for clients for a fee: freelance, consulting, done-for-you services, repairs, local services.

6 ideas

Services and freelancing
Run tech conferences and consult on events
Started a developer conference with sponsors, then was hired by a sponsor to run its events, which grew into full-time conference consulting.
Near full-time
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Buyer-side real estate brokerage with rebates
A brokerage that represents home buyers in residential purchases and rebates part of its commission back to them.
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Fine art and illustration side gigs
Works as a professional fine artist and illustrator on the side, in a shared studio space.
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
3D printed props and cosplay pieces on commission
Designs and 3D prints props and cosplay pieces for clients who come by referral, charging per commission.
$1k to $10kPart-time
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Car electronics repair for rare vehicles
Repairs engine and transmission controllers and other electronics for older and rare cars when replacement parts are no longer available, for owners who send them in.
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Husband and wife photography business
A photography business started with a spouse that grew enough for the spouse to quit a day job.
Hacker News, 2011