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

10 ideas

  • Services and freelancing
    Whole-home water filtration sales
    Selling whole-home water filtration systems to homeowners through Facebook ads that show the price upfront, with licensed plumbers doing the installs. The channel notes that this model can require a plumbing license, for example in North Carolina.
    $100 to $1kOnline and in person
    The Koerner Office, 2026
  • Services and freelancing
    Online estate auctions for families
    Running online estate auctions that clear out homes for families without buying any inventory. The operator photographs, catalogs and lists the items and keeps a cut of the sale.
    Online and in person
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • Services and freelancing
    Fractional chief AI officer for mid-size companies
    An experienced operator sits in leadership meetings for companies without a technology chief, finds where AI helps, and builds or teaches the team to build it. It is billed as a monthly retainer, and a paid training day often leads into it.
    Part-timeOnline and in person
    Ryan Doser, 2026
  • Services and freelancing
    Run the back office for an artist partner
    Handles IT, administration, purchasing and research for a partner's art business, which sells commissions and freelance work and direct to customers.
    Hacker News, 2021
  • 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
    Hypnotist with client referrals
    Works as a hypnotist, getting most clients through word of mouth and a website.
    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
  • Services and freelancing
    Paid introductions between local contractors
    The operator connects contractors who can pass work to each other and charges for each introduction or a larger referral package. It runs mainly by phone and text.
    Under $100
    The Koerner Office