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Shared direct mail postcards for local businesses

Selling ad space on oversized postcards mailed to every home on a route through USPS Every Door Direct Mail. Several local advertisers share each card, and the operators keep the difference.

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Category
Services and freelancing
81% sure
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Earns from
Ads
73% sure
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Startup cost (estimate)
$100 to $1kLow confidence
47% sure
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Time it takes (estimate)
A few hours a weekLow confidence
43% sure
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Where
Online and in person
61% sure
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Coding
No coding needed
98% sure
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Source
Side Hustle NationRachel and Dalton, with Nick Loper. “The $1,000 Postcard Side Hustle: Turn Junk Mail Into High Profits”, January 24, 2026
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