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

5 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
    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
    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
    Campus cookie delivery on rollerblades
    Delivered freshly baked cookies to dorms and homes near a university on rollerblades, paid per order, and built a delivery management site.
    Part-time
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Services and freelancing
    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