All Side Hustle Ideas
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Real side businesses, described by their owners. Filter by cost, time and how they earn.

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  • Digital products67
    Files sold online: templates, printables, ebooks, stock photos, fonts, presets, plugins, recorded courses
  • Software and apps205
    A web app, SaaS, mobile app, browser extension, bot or API that people pay for or that earns from ads
  • Content and media105
    A blog, niche website, newsletter, YouTube channel, podcast or social account that earns from ads, affiliate links or sponsors
  • Physical products105
    Making, printing or reselling physical goods, online or in person
  • Services and freelancing103
    Doing work for clients for a fee: freelance, consulting, done-for-you services, repairs, local services
  • Rentals and assets36
    Earning from something you own: renting property, rooms, equipment, vehicles, parking, vending machines, domains
  • Directories and marketplaces11
    A job board, listings site, directory or marketplace that connects buyers and sellers
  • Teaching and coaching19
    Live tutoring, lessons, workshops, coaching or cohort classes

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About the data

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

11 ideas

  • Teaching and coaching
    Shop classes for kids
    Teaching hands-on shop class projects to kids, with customers found through homeschool groups and word of mouth. It can stay a weekend side hustle or grow larger.
    In person
    The Koerner Office, 2026
  • Physical products
    Small-space gourmet mushroom farm
    Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms such as oyster, lion's mane and reishi, starting in a very small space. It grew into a farm operation alongside a growing club.
    $100 to $1k
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • Rentals and assets
    Rent out tables at local comic conventions
    Rents out tables to vendors at local comic conventions.
    In person
    Hacker News, 2026
  • Physical products
    Sell music CDs and crafts at fan conventions
    Sells folk music CDs and handmade items at science fiction and fantasy conventions.
    $100 to $1kIn person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Backyard chickens and egg sales
    Keeps chickens and sells the eggs, which covers little more than feed costs.
    A few hours a week
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Teaching and coaching
    Group fitness instructor
    Teaches several licensed group fitness class formats a few mornings per week and gets paid per class.
    In person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Services and freelancing
    Guided bike tours of your city
    Gives bike tours of a home city, earning cash from guests plus a small payment from the bike shop the tours start from.
    In person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Homemade berry jellies sold by word of mouth
    Makes jelly by hand from berries grown in the garden and sells it through word of mouth.
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Sell surplus chicken eggs
    Sells eggs from backyard hens when they lay more than the household uses.
    Hands-off
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Teaching and coaching
    Teach fitness classes part time
    Taught fitness classes on the side alongside a day job.
    Part-timeIn person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Services and freelancing
    Handyman service that grew from shelf building
    The operator began by selling tote shelves and expanded into general handyman work for local customers. Income is per-job fees.
    In person
    The Koerner Office