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

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  • Physical products
    Nonfiction books through a traditional publisher
    Writes nonfiction books on science and curiosity topics, landing book deals with publishers based on the success of an earlier title.
    Under $100Online
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Small-batch yogurt from local organic milk
    Makes yogurt from organic milk bought from a local dairy farmer and sells it.
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Physical products
    Women's clothing sales with a direct-sales company
    Sells women's clothing through a direct-sales company, with help from a spouse on back office, shipping and sales, part-time assistants, and local networking for marketing.
    Online and in person
    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
  • Digital products
    Erotic fiction sold on Kindle
    Writes and publishes erotic stories as Kindle ebooks and earns from sales.
    Under $100Online
    Hacker News, 2018
  • Physical products
    Hire ghostwriters and publish books on Amazon
    Pays writers to produce books, then lists and markets them on Amazon, releasing roughly one title a month.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2017
  • Teaching and coaching
    CSS layout online course and workshops
    Turned expertise in CSS layout into an online course and in-person workshops. Development teams buy licenses for the course, and the income funds standards work.
    Online and in person
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Physical products
    Resell SSL certificates online
    Runs a site that resells SSL certificates. Margins are thin because support requests eat into profit, so the owner would rather sell an own product.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Physical products
    Card game for underserved groups sold via Amazon
    Designs and sells a card game aimed at women, people of color and LGBTQ players. Ships stock to an Amazon warehouse every couple of weeks and runs some Facebook advertising.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Digital products
    Online course sales
    Sells online courses, with income varying by how much promotion is done each month.
    Online
    Hacker News, 2014