All Side Hustle Ideas

Services and freelancing side hustle ideas

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

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

3 ideas

  • Services and freelancing
    Buying and running a landscaping company
    Acquiring an existing landscaping company in South Florida instead of starting from scratch. The episode covers rebuilding after losing most of the team and clients, and using simple AI tools to save admin time.
    Over $10kNear full-timeIn person
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • 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
    Local phone repair shop
    A retail shop that fixes broken phones for walk-in customers, grown from one location to several. The owner later sold the business.
    Over $10kIn person
    Top Founders, 2016