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$10K–$50K/mo
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| $100K/mo | $1K / 30 days | |
| $300K/mo | $1K / 90 days | |
| $20K/mo | $100 / 90 days | |
| $40K/mo | $500 / 30 days | |
| $40K/mo | $100 / 14 days | |
| $20K/mo | $196 / 30 days |
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$10K–$50K/mo
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777 ideas
Side Project Ideas You Can Build With Your 9-5
Start it while you keep your job
$30K
/mo median
733 ideas
Ideas for Solopreneurs
One-founder businesses
$20K
/mo median
583 ideas
Weird But Profitable Ideas
Strange niches, real money
$80K
/mo median
560 ideas
Micro SaaS Ideas
Lean software, recurring revenue
$50K
/mo median
503 ideas
Productized Services
Services packaged like a product
$40K
/mo median
483 ideas
Automation Ideas
Workflows that run themselves
$90K
/mo median
452 ideas
M2M: By Makers, For Makers
Makers selling to other makers
$40K
/mo median
418 ideas
Digital Product Ideas
Templates, ebooks, and courses
$20K
/mo median
334 ideas
Businesses Launched with a Website Builder
Started on a website builder
$10K
/mo median
309 ideas
Apps and Products for Travelers & Digital Nomads
Built for travelers & nomads
$40K
/mo median
308 ideas
No Code SaaS & App Ideas
SaaS & apps built without code
$30K
/mo median
777 ideas
Side Project Ideas You Can Build With Your 9-5
Start it while you keep your job
$30K
/mo median
733 ideas
Ideas for Solopreneurs
One-founder businesses
$20K
/mo median
583 ideas
Weird But Profitable Ideas
Strange niches, real money
$80K
/mo median
560 ideas
Micro SaaS Ideas
Lean software, recurring revenue
$50K
/mo median
503 ideas
Productized Services
Services packaged like a product
$40K
/mo median
483 ideas
Automation Ideas
Workflows that run themselves
$90K
/mo median
452 ideas
M2M: By Makers, For Makers
Makers selling to other makers
$40K
/mo median
418 ideas
Digital Product Ideas
Templates, ebooks, and courses
$20K
/mo median
334 ideas
Businesses Launched with a Website Builder
Started on a website builder
$10K
/mo median
309 ideas
Apps and Products for Travelers & Digital Nomads
Built for travelers & nomads
$40K
/mo median
308 ideas
No Code SaaS & App Ideas
SaaS & apps built without code
$30K
/mo median
294 ideas
Problems
Real problems worth solving
$90K
/mo median
232 ideas
Apps So Simple Yet So Profitable
Dead-simple apps, surprising profit
$20K
/mo median
213 ideas
Niche Sites
Small sites, focused audiences
$20K
/mo median
210 ideas
Marketplaces
Platforms connecting buyers & sellers
$300K
/mo median
208 ideas
Ideas for Solo Developers
Indie devs shipping alone
$50K
/mo median
194 ideas
Niche Blog Ideas
Content businesses in tight niches
$10K
/mo median
192 ideas
No Audience Required
No following needed to start
$30K
/mo median
137 ideas
Freemium and Open Source Ideas
Free to start, paid to scale
$30K
/mo median
135 ideas
Health, Wealth, & Self-Improvement
The evergreen money niches
$30K
/mo median
116 ideas
GPT Wrapper Ideas
Tools built on top of AI models
$30K
/mo median
114 ideas
Weekend Projects
Built in a single weekend
$40K
/mo median
294 ideas
Problems
Real problems worth solving
$90K
/mo median
232 ideas
Apps So Simple Yet So Profitable
Dead-simple apps, surprising profit
$20K
/mo median
213 ideas
Niche Sites
Small sites, focused audiences
$20K
/mo median
210 ideas
Marketplaces
Platforms connecting buyers & sellers
$300K
/mo median
208 ideas
Ideas for Solo Developers
Indie devs shipping alone
$50K
/mo median
194 ideas
Niche Blog Ideas
Content businesses in tight niches
$10K
/mo median
192 ideas
No Audience Required
No following needed to start
$30K
/mo median
137 ideas
Freemium and Open Source Ideas
Free to start, paid to scale
$30K
/mo median
135 ideas
Health, Wealth, & Self-Improvement
The evergreen money niches
$30K
/mo median
116 ideas
GPT Wrapper Ideas
Tools built on top of AI models
$30K
/mo median
114 ideas
Weekend Projects
Built in a single weekend
$40K
/mo median
100 ideas
Big Acquisitions
$900K
/mo median
75 ideas
$1M Shovels
Picks & shovels for founders
$80K
/mo median
60 ideas
David vs Goliath - Succeeding in the Giant’s Shadow
Taking on the incumbents
$100K
/mo median
51 ideas
Can You Replace Your Salary With A One Page Website?
A whole business on one page
$20K
/mo median
44 ideas
iOS App Ideas
iPhone apps making real money
$100K
/mo median
29 ideas
Ideas Built With Bubble
Built on the Bubble no-code platform
$20K
/mo median
29 ideas
$1M APIs
APIs other builders pay to use
$70K
/mo median
12 ideas
$100k Plugins
Add-ons for platforms people already use
$40K
/mo median
6 ideas
Million Dollar AI Apps
$30K
/mo median
100 ideas
Big Acquisitions
$900K
/mo median
75 ideas
$1M Shovels
Picks & shovels for founders
$80K
/mo median
60 ideas
David vs Goliath - Succeeding in the Giant’s Shadow
Taking on the incumbents
$100K
/mo median
51 ideas
Can You Replace Your Salary With A One Page Website?
A whole business on one page
$20K
/mo median
44 ideas
iOS App Ideas
iPhone apps making real money
$100K
/mo median
29 ideas
Ideas Built With Bubble
Built on the Bubble no-code platform
$20K
/mo median
29 ideas
$1M APIs
APIs other builders pay to use
$70K
/mo median
12 ideas
$100k Plugins
Add-ons for platforms people already use
$40K
/mo median
6 ideas
Million Dollar AI Apps
$30K
/mo median
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