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
    Luxury tent slumber party rentals
    Setting up themed tents and bedding for kids' slumber parties as a weekend rental service. A married couple runs it as a side hustle alongside full-time jobs.
    In person
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • 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