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
    Weekend nightclub DJ
    DJs at nightclubs on Friday and Saturday nights, built up from a university hobby into a steady side income.
    $1k to $10kIn person
    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
    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