{"about":{"summary":"A directory of side businesses that real people say they run, each summarized in our words and linked to its public source.","notes":["Sources are public, first-person accounts: interviews, podcasts and community threads.","Cost, time and the other tags are machine estimates, each with a confidence score.","Income figures are the owner's own claim. We don't verify them."],"how_to_cite":"Link the idea page and its source. Call income figures the owner's unverified claim, and cost and time estimates."},"idea":{"slug":"christmas-light-installation-service-46b36d","title":"Christmas light installation service","summary":"A seasonal service installs holiday lights for homeowners and businesses, with multi-year contracts to repeat the work. It was started by a teacher on the side.","url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/christmas-light-installation-service-46b36d","markdown_url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/christmas-light-installation-service-46b36d.md","tags":{"category":{"value":"services","label":"Services and freelancing","confidence":0.97},"earns_from":{"value":"fees","label":"Service fees","confidence":0.84},"startup_cost_estimate":{"value":"1k-10k","label":"$1k to $10k","confidence":0.43},"time_estimate":{"value":"part-time","label":"Part-time","confidence":0.54},"where":{"value":"in-person","label":"In person","confidence":0.7},"needs_coding":{"value":false,"confidence":0.99}},"owner_reported":{"text":"Self-reported by David: season 1 $21K gross and $7K net, season 2 $75K gross and $35K net, expects $175K in season 3.","verified":false},"source":{"publication":"The Koerner Office","title":"11 Proven Businesses My Viewers Started With Almost No Money","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvJjUyKnOl0","person":"David","host":"Chris Koerner","date":null},"owner_site":null}}