All Side Hustle Ideas

Teaching and coaching side hustle ideas

Live tutoring, lessons, workshops, coaching or cohort classes.

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

2 ideas

  • Teaching and coaching
    Gigging musician and guitar lessons
    Plays regularly with a jazz band, gives occasional guitar lessons at home, and earns a little from fan support on Patreon for performance videos.
    Online and in person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Teaching and coaching
    Scuba instruction alongside studies
    Worked as a scuba instructor on the side, which kept the owner supplied with dive gear, though the stress of the service work eventually led to burnout.
    Part-timeIn person
    Hacker News, 2019