Not all businesses are full-time operations. Some entrepreneurs prefer to stick with day jobs and run side businesses, or even run multiple businesses at once. If you’re considering adding a side business to your full-time job or business, here are 100 side hustle ideas to consider.
Side Hustle Ideas
1. Investing
If you have some extra money from your job or full-time business, consider investing it into accounts or other businesses. You can potentially grow that money without a huge time commitment.
2. Flipping Houses
Another option that requires some upfront cash, purchase a home in your area and make upgrades before selling it at a profit.
3. House Sitting
Help people in your area who are going on vacation by staying at their home to keep an eye on things.
4. Pet Sitting
For those who love animals, apply that same concept to watching pets while their owners are away.
5. Pet Grooming
You could also offer grooming services for pet owners. You can simply set up a mobile grooming station rather than a dedicated location.
6. Pet Training
If you’re skilled at training dogs and cats, go to your clients to offer your services on nights and weekends.
7. Dog Walking
You can also build a base of recurring clients who want someone to take their dogs out for daily walks.
8. Child Care
For those who are experienced and able to care for children, offer babysitting services for busy parents on nights and weekends.
9. Senior Care
Many seniors could also use some help around the house. Offer your services during non-working hours so regular caregivers can tend to their own needs.
10. Blogging
For those who prefer to run an online business, you can start a blog and run it completely on your own schedule. Earn money through ads, sponsored content or brand partnerships.
11. Podcasting
Podcasting offers similar flexibility, just in audio form. Earn money by including ads with your programming.
12. YouTube Posting
YouTube offers a share of ad revenue to video creators on the site. You can post videos once a week or whenever you have the time to do so.
13. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliates earn a portion of each sale they direct toward a partner brand. You can start your own site or even just include these links in social media posts to earn some passive income.
14. Operating a Membership Site
Another model for running a profitable online business, start your own website and charge visitors a flat monthly fee to access all of your content.
15. Selling Domains
People will often pay a premium for popular domains. While many are already taken, there are still options. And this business doesn’t require much of a time commitment.
16. Freelance Writing
As a freelance writer, you would simply offer your writing services to other websites or publications on a contract basis.
17. Proofreading
If you’re a skilled editor, you could also offer services to publications, websites, authors or organizations that need proofreading.
18. Tutoring
Tutor students in a specific subject or test prep area to earn some extra money after hours. This can be an especially relevant idea for educators.
19. Resume Service
Help people get jobs by charging a small fee to write or edit their resumes and cover letters.
20. Virtual Assistant Service
Virtual assistants work on a contractual basis, helping businesses with everything from social media scheduling to inbox management.
21. Social Media Managing
You could also specialize in helping brands manage their social media accounts, charging a flat weekly or monthly fee.
22. Social Media Influencing
Influencers work with brands and charge fees for product mentions or reviews that will help them reach relevant consumers.
23. Digital Marketing
If you’re a skilled marketer, off your expertise or consulting services to other business clients.
24. SEO Consulting
Or you could specialize in a particular area, like helping companies improve their rankings on search engines.
25. Copywriting
Writers, offer your skills to businesses that need copy for websites, ads, or product pages.
26. Ghostwriting
Ghostwriters are similar to freelance writers. But they write content that is to be published under another name.
27. Designing Logos
If you have an eye for design, offer your services to businesses in need of logos and other branding elements.
28. Designing Websites
You could also design websites for businesses and individuals. Just make sure you keep your schedule light so you can provide personal attention.
29. Developing Apps
If you’re able to design and develop mobile applications, you can either create your own and sell it in app stores or design apps for business clients.
30. Business Consulting
For those who have already run successful businesses, your side hustle could be helping other entrepreneurs find success through consulting.
31. Recruiting
If you already have a lot of contacts in a particular industry, put that to use as a recruiter that helps companies find qualified job candidates.
32, Life Coaching
Want to offer your expertise and help on a variety of subjects, from health to personal relationships? Consider life coaching, either in person or online.
33. Selling Ebooks
You can easily publish your own ebooks on platforms like Amazon and then earn a portion of each sale.
34. Designing T-Shirts
There are plenty of online platforms that let you upload designs and then have them printed on t-hsirts and other products on demand.
35. Dropshipping Store
Similarly, you can work with a dropshipping provider to open your own ecommerce store without having to worry about things like shipping and logistics.
36. Ecommerce Reselling
If you want more control over the ecommerce process but don’t want to actually manufacture your own products, you could simply resell items you purchase from other dealers.
37. Driving
If you have a car, you can drive for services like Uber or Lyft in your spare time.
38. Delivering Food
You can also deliver food or groceries for services like Postmates or Instacart if you don’t want to drive actual passengers.
39. Renting Your Car
Services like Turo allow you to rent out your car to other drivers in exchange for a fee.
40. Renting Equipment
If you have other types of equipment, like lawn care items or power tools, you could rent those items out for use.
41. Selling Stock Photos
Photographers, take images and then upload them to stock photo sites. You’ll earn a portion of every sale that is made.
42. Photographing Portraits
Or you could offer your services as a portrait photographer, taking photos of families, seniors or even pets on nights and weekends.
43. Photographing Events
Events like weddings also take place largely on the weekends. So it’s a perfect opportunity for photographers to earn extra income.
44. Event Planning
You could also offer your services as an event or wedding planner. Contact vendors and manage all of the comings and goings during these gatherings.
45. DJ Service
Another event based business, musically inclined entrepreneurs can offer DJ services at weddings and parties.
46. Catering
For food obsessed entrepreneurs, catering is the perfect option for a side hustle because you can focus on weekend events and don’t need a dedicated restaurant space.
47. Baking
If you prefer baking, you can create baked goods on nights and weekends and sell them to local bakeries or directly to consumers online.
48. Operating a Food Truck
Food trucks are also especially popular on nights and weekends. And they don’t have as high of a startup cost as restaurants.
49. Selling Online Courses
If you have expertise in nearly any area, you can create an online course and then sell it to students so they can take it at their own pace.
50. Selling Digital Products
There are also tons of other digital products you can sell instantly, from printable designs to worksheets and workbooks.
51. Meal Planning
For health conscious entrepreneurs, offer your services as a meal planner to those who want help improving their diets.
52. Personal Training
You could also focus on fitness by offering workout plans or training services out of a local gym.
53. Teaching Yoga
Get certified as a yoga instructor and offer your own classes around town.
54. Teaching Dance
You can also offer dance classes to children or adults, with options ranging from ballet to hip hop dance.
55. Teaching Musical Instruments
If you know a musical instrument, work with kids on a one-on-one basis to teach them the ropes. You could even offer voice lessons if that’s your specialty.
56. Bookkeeping
Financially inclined entrepreneurs, work with local businesses to manage their books on a contractual basis.
57. Tax Prep
Tax prep is an especially popular service during the first few months of the year. It’s perfect for mathematically inclined individuals who experience a slow season in their other businesses or who can take a bit of time off from their traditional jobs.
58. Tech Repair Service
For tech savvy individuals, offer your services repairing phones, computers and other gadgets for customers in your area.
59. Tech Refurbishing
Or you could buy these items at a discounted rate when people are done with them, refurbish them and sell them at a profit.
60. Providing Remote Tech Support
If you want to provide technical assistance from the comfort of your own home, offer a remote service where you help people with issues online or over the phone.
61. Auto Detailing
Auto detailing can easily be run as a mobile business on the weekends. You just need some basic cleaning supplies and transportation.
62. Bicycle Repair
Similarly, you can travel to clients who need bicycle repair, or just set up a small workshop in your garage.
63. Property Managing
Landlords and property owners in your area may want some help communicating with tenants, collecting payments and managing repairs for their properties. You may need a flexible schedule to do this, but it can easily be done along with other businesses or remote work.
64. Vacation Rentals
If you own another property or have some extra room in your home, consider renting it out on sites like Airbnb to earn extra cash.
65. Estate Sale Management
Estate sales are popular on weekends. And families could often use help going through their belongings and preparing for the sale.
66. Selling Vintage
You could also purchase vintage items and sell them to buyers online or at local antique malls or fairs.
67. Refinishing Furniture
More specifically, you can earn a fair amount by repairing old furniture, either refinishing wood, painting, or reupholstering.
68. Interior Design
If you have an eye for design, work with clients in your area to update their spaces as an interior designer.
69. Holiday Decorating
Particularly in high income areas, some homeowners may be willing to pay for you to decorate their home for holidays, especially when it comes to hanging outdoor lights.
70. Woodworking
Skilled woodworkers, offer your services to locals who want custom wood creations or just make your own products and sell them.
71. Handyman Service
For handy individuals, offer your services on nights and weekends as a handyman. You can do everything from hanging pictures to removing wallpaper.
72. Landscaping
If you enjoy spending time outside, bring on some regular clients and provide lawn care and landscaping maintenance.
73. Gardening
For those who prefer a more specialized approach, you can help people build beautiful gardens on their property.
74. Pool Cleaning
If you live in an area with a lot of pools, offer cleaning services after hours and on weekends. It’s a seasonal business and you can easily keep your client load manageable.
75. Home and Office Cleaning
You can work with both homeowners and businesses as a cleaning service. Simply create a schedule of times you’re available and then bring on some weekly clients in your area.
76. Organizing
Organizing is incredibly popular right now. Work with clients one-on-one to declutter their spaces and create systems to keep everything on track.
77. Laundry Service
As a mobile laundry service, you can simply pick up items from clients, wash, dry, iron and return them. This is especially popular in areas with a lot of seniors or college students.
78. Moving Service
If you have some strong individuals and large vans or trucks, help people in your area move their belongings from one home to another.
79. Packing Service
If you don’t necessarily have all the equipment but still want to help people move, you can just offer help with packing and/or unpacking.
80. Junk Hauling
As a junk hauling service, you can help homeowners and businesses get rid of heavy items or excessive junk. You’ll need access to dumpsters and other equipment. But you can do this largely on your own schedule.
81. Recycling
As a recycling service, you can also help people clear out unwanted items. But instead you’d take items to their proper recycling receptacles.
82. House Painting
As a house painter, you just need some ladders or scaffolding and basic painting supplies. You can create your own schedule of availability and offer interior and/or exterior painting services.
83. Inspecting Homes
You could also offer to inspect homes for potential buyers or sellers, as long as you have the knowledge and training.
84. Staging Homes
Those who are looking to sell their homes could often use help making their spaces more appealing. As a stager, you’d bring in furniture and decor or shift pieces around to help homes sell.
85. Vehicle Advertising
If you have a vehicle that you drive around town often, offer it up as an advertising solution to local businesses. Either put a sign at the top or add stickers or wraps to the side.
86. Product Licensing
Have an idea for a product? Create a prototype and then license it out to other distributors to earn a portion of the sales.
87. Hair Styling
Hair stylists, offer your services by appointment on nights and weekends. You can even travel directly to your clients.
88. Makeup Artistry
Similarly, you can provide makeup services for clients. This is especially popular for weddings and special events.
89. Massage Therapy
If you’re trained as a massage therapist, set up a small studio or travel to your clients by appointment.
90. Selling Handmade Products
For those who are skilled in a particular craft, sell your products on sites like Etsy or Amazon Handmade.
91. Designing Custom Invitations
You can also create custom products for clients on these platforms or your own site. This is especially popular for wedding invitations and paper goods.
92. Illustrating
Great at drawing? Offer your skills as a custom illustrator who sells work to business clients, authors or directly to consumers.
93. Selling at Farmers Markets
Farmers markets often take place on the weekends. So this is a perfect opportunity for gardeners or small food producers to earn some extra money.
94. Altering Clothes
Those who can sew can earn extra money as an on-demand tailor or alterations specialist. Either set up a small studio or travel to clients in your area.
95. Running Errands
If you want to earn some extra cash but don’t have a particular niche in mind, offer a little of everything by signing up for platforms like TaskRabbit.
96. Translating
Know multiple languages? Offer to translate business documents, books, live events or pretty much anything else you can think of in exchange for a fee.
97. Travel Planning
Help people plan their perfect getaway as a travel planner or consultant. This service is particularly in-demand with organizations and large groups.
98. Healthcare Consulting
If you know a lot about the healthcare industry, you can work with families of seniors or those going through serious illnesses to help them make sense of the options and get the proper care.
99. Placing Vending Machines
If you have some upfront capital but not a ton of time to manage a business, purchase some vending machines, place them in high traffic areas and have them do the selling for you.
100. Operating Weekend Pop-up Shops
Retail stores don’t usually make great side hustles because they require too much time and money. But you can offer your goods at pop-up shops around town. Just schedule events as you have the time.
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Aira Bongco
Side hustles are now common so it is important to look at your options and take the ones that you can do in your free time.