Services and freelancing side hustle ideas

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

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Audio mixing and mastering services
Runs an audio engineering business, mixing and mastering music across many genres for new and experienced artists.
Over $10kPart-timeOnline
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Buy, renovate and sell small houses
Buys older small houses, renovates them on weekends and holidays, and sells them for a profit. Hires out only specialist work like electrical.
Over $10kPart-timeIn person
Hacker News, 2019
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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
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Consumer ethnography research for small businesses
Offers immersive consumer research, interviewing people and documenting their homes and daily routines, then analyzing it to give founders insight into customer behavior. Clients come by referral.
Part-time
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Custom woodworking from a makershop
Builds custom wood pieces for people who asked after seeing earlier work. Charges mainly to cover materials and some labor.
In person
Hacker News, 2019
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Freelance article writing for others
Writes articles for other people, often on topics outside the writer's own expertise, as one of several side gigs.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Guide sea kayaking trips for an outfitter
Leads sea kayak expeditions and teaches instruction for a local outfitter, earning enough to pay for gear.
Part-timeIn person
Hacker News, 2019
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Guided bike tours of your city
Gives bike tours of a home city, earning cash from guests plus a small payment from the bike shop the tours start from.
In person
Hacker News, 2019
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Hypnotist with client referrals
Works as a hypnotist, getting most clients through word of mouth and a website.
Hacker News, 2019
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Laser cutting jobs for friends and schools
Uses a CNC laser cutter to make items for friends and local schools, for a modest monthly income.
A few hours a week
Hacker News, 2019
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Local sports and race photography
Shoots high school sports and local races for pay, as a hobby that pairs well with technical interests.
$1k to $10kIn person
Hacker News, 2019
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Low-overhead solo legal side practice
A solo lawyer takes referral clients for small legal jobs like setting up LLCs, winding down or selling a business, and reviewing NDAs, charging less than larger firms.
Under $100
Hacker News, 2019
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Organize small concerts and record local bands
Helps organize small music shows and festivals and records local indie bands, mostly for friends and acquaintances.
In person
Hacker News, 2019
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Prototype and small-run CNC machining
Fixed up a used CNC mill and does quick prototypes and small production runs for local customers, found by referral.
Part-timeIn person
Hacker News, 2019
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Stand-up comedy gigs
Writes and performs stand-up comedy, earning a modest income from paid gigs each month after several years of building up.
Under $100In person
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Startup strategy consulting with business maps
Offers business strategy consulting to startups using topographical business maps. Aims to help avoid costly mistakes and support fundraising.
Part-timeOnline
Hacker News, 2019
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Tech troubleshooting consulting
Helps people fix broken technology, a paid skill since youth.
Under $100
Hacker News, 2019
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Wildland fire contractor work
Works as a firefighter and medic, adding contract wildland fire deployments. Takes a few hours a week plus one deployment a year.
A few hours a weekIn person
Hacker News, 2019
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Bought a site selling YouTube intro videos
Purchased a website that sells custom YouTube intro videos at a low price per order, and aims to grow it and hand off tasks.
Online
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
Services and freelancing
Buy and run a cleaning business
Bought an existing cleaning company and is running it with a business manager, so it needs little weekly attention.
Over $10kHands-off
Hacker News, 2014
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Enterprise software consulting on the side
Does enterprise software consulting in the evenings.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2014
Services and freelancing
Rent out managed servers to tenants
Administers rented servers, handling updates and small fixes for tenants who pay monthly fees after covering hosting costs.
Over $10kHands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Outsourced social media and blog posting for a firm
Does social media and blog content for a jewelry company from home and subcontracts the work to a lower-cost writer.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2014
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Blog that brings in consulting work
Runs a blog that has brought a steady flow of consulting opportunities.
Under $100Online
Hacker News, 2014
Services and freelancing
DJing and personal training gigs
Earns on the side from DJ gigs and personal training, both of which are also personal hobbies.
Hacker News, 2014
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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
Lease out a developer to a client
Places a former lead developer with an overseas client and earns a margin on the arrangement, alongside personal consulting.
Under $100Hands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2011
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Brick mailbox repair and masonry for HOAs
The operator started by repairing brick mailboxes and grew into masonry work for homeowner associations, using crews for the labor. Income is per-job fees.
Part-timeIn person
The Koerner Office
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Christmas light installation service
A seasonal service installs holiday lights for homeowners and businesses, with multi-year contracts to repeat the work. It was started by a teacher on the side.
In person
The Koerner Office
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Community ad boards in restaurants
The operator places ad boards in local restaurants, sells the slots to nearby businesses, and upsells those advertisers websites and AI services. Profit comes from slot sales per board.
The Koerner Office
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Handyman service that grew from shelf building
The operator began by selling tote shelves and expanded into general handyman work for local customers. Income is per-job fees.
In person
The Koerner Office
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
Services and freelancing
Rank-and-rent local lead sites
The operator builds search-ranked sites for local trades such as junk removal and auto glass, then rents the resulting phone leads to contractors for a flat monthly fee. Costs per site are small.
Online
The Koerner Office
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Website and reviews bundle for local contractors
A seller packages a website, review collection, Google profile and branding for local contractors and sells it by phone for a monthly fee. Leads come mostly from local Facebook groups.
Online
The Koerner Office
Services and freelancing
Done-with-you AI concierge retainer
The consultant joins a small number of clients on screen-share calls each month and helps them turn their own workflows into reusable AI skills, with light chat support between calls. Clients pay a monthly retainer, and the consultant caps how many clients to keep the work manageable.
Online
The Startup Ideas Podcast
Services and freelancing
Paid AI tools assessment for small businesses
A solo consultant interviews a small business owner about daily pain points, runs the recording through AI to match problems to existing software, and delivers a short written report plus a walkthrough call. It is sold as a fixed-price diagnosis, and the buyer can then hire the consultant for the follow-up work.
Under $100Part-timeOnline
The Startup Ideas Podcast

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