Services and freelancing side hustle ideas

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

19 ideas

Services and freelancing
Modern laundromat with commercial laundry
A large laundromat with a commercial laundry operation and remote management technology, now offered as a franchise.
Over $10kIn person
The Koerner Office, 2026
Services and freelancing
Mobile espresso bike for events
An espresso setup mounted on an electric-assist cargo trike that serves coffee at events without the overhead of a shop. The founder also builds and sells units to other entrepreneurs.
Over $10kIn person
Side Hustle Nation, 2026
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
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Mobile knife sharpening van
Runs a mobile knife sharpening service from a van, charging per inch of blade, mostly at farmers markets.
Over $10kIn person
Hacker News, 2026
Services and freelancing
Pet cremation service sold through vet clinics
A local service handles cremation for pets and takes referrals from veterinary clinics. Clinics are the recurring business customers.
Over $10kIn person
The Koerner Office, 2025
Services and freelancing
Build and run an escape room
Built an escape room game with colleagues in a rented warehouse after trying local ones.
Over $10kIn person
Hacker News, 2022
Services and freelancing
Own a hair salon franchise run by a manager
Owns a franchise hair salon that is managed day to day by someone else.
Over $10kHands-offIn person
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Startup-themed escape room
A physical escape room that parodies startup life, run day-to-day by a manager. Revenue is ticket sales.
Over $10kIn person
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Mindfulness, breathwork and bodywork private practice
Runs a private practice teaching mindfulness and breathwork, guiding self-exploration and providing healing touch and bodywork.
Part-timeIn person
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
Payment processing reseller and gateway
Sells payment processing services, runs a white-label payment gateway, and builds custom apps for payment terminals, alongside a do-it-yourself website builder.
Online
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
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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Hypnotist with client referrals
Works as a hypnotist, getting most clients through word of mouth and a website.
Hacker News, 2019
Services and freelancing
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
Services and freelancing
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
Services and freelancing
Small shared web hosting company
Started a shared hosting company so existing clients could move away from big, confusing hosts. Customers pay hosting fees.
Online
Hacker News, 2016
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
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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