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
    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
    E-commerce site built for profit share
    Built an online store for an acquaintance in exchange for a share of profits each pay period.
    Hands-offOnline
    Hacker News, 2014
  • 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