104 Side Hustles You Can Start Today [2024]

It's 2021 and there are thousands of ways to make money online, and from home.

We put together the top 104 ways to make money on the side. In this post, you'll find a ton of useful data, including what you'll need to start, starting costs, real-life case studies, and more.

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1. Create and sell courses online

If you have any sort of specialized skills or knowledge, you can monetize it by selling education materials or courses, online.

Spreadsheet skills? Andrew makes $4k/month with Google Sheets tutorials.

Pinterest skills? These two bloggers leveraged their Pinterest skills and make over $100K/month with Pinterest courses.

Learn more about createing an online course ➜

2. Trade or invest in cryptocurrencies

If you are looking to get involved in the cryptocurrency sphere, one way to earn extra income is trading crypto. Trading crypto provides you an excellent opportunity to earn extra bucks quickly. The approach consists of buying low and selling high.

For beginners hesitant to try crypto trading, pro traders like Huai Yang have a rich experience and are our best examples of people earning millions trading crypto’s. Yang is currently making hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly trading crypto.

You can start with an initial investment of $1000 dollars, and put in a few hours a day. If done right, you can earn 50-60% revenue.

Learn more about becoming a crypto trader ➜

3. Freelance web development

Even if you never thought of leaving your full-time job, running a software development agency as a side hustle can pay you tens of thousands of dollars per month. This is especially if you are a trained software developer.

You will find hundreds of software-related projects on freelancer platforms like https://www.upwork.com. Software developers will charge an average of $70 per hour of coding. Committing just $20 hours per week can earn you up to $1,400 per week, which translates to over $40,000 per month.

For example, Andrew Askins founded a software agency that earns $80,000 per month.

Learn more about becoming a freelance web developer ➜

4. Rent an extra room on Airbnb

Renting your Extra room Out on Airbnb is another top side hustle that you could explore today. Data shows that renters on Airbnb can make up to $1000 per month, renting that extra room. Of course, the amount can vary greatly depending on location. This extra bit of income can help you clear monthly bills, or even add up to your savings account.

Sally Miller attests that hosting on Airbnb can be a great side hustle. Sally listed her entire house for $500 a night and the money raised was enough to establish her home business.

Learn more about becoming an Airbnb host ➜

5. Build an affiliate marketing website

Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to earn passive income. To get started, you need to create a good website, then create content that will convince and convert the audience into buyers.

To create a good affiliate marketing website you could spend as low as $300 per website, while spending about 5 hours a day to create content. However, the costs and amount of time depends on niche and platforms you choose.

Spencer is a good example of entrepreneurs earning good passive income through an affiliate website. Spencer earns up to $1500 per day, through an website that runs on Autopilot.

Learn more about starting an affiliate marketing business ➜

6. Become an Axie Infinity player

Axie Infinity is a fantasy creatures battle game based on the Ethereum blockchain. You can trade, raise, breed and battle with your axie monsters in this decentralized game world created by users from all over the globe.

But playing Axie Infinity is not just for fun. Some players are making up to $1,000 per month playing the game.

Learn more about becoming an Axie Infinity player ➜

7. Create a YouTube Channel

As of 2020, there are more than 37 million YouTube channels in the wild. And YouTube has paid out more than $30B to its creators

So how much can you make as a YouTuber?

• As of 2019, the highest-grossing YouTuber, Ryan's World made $22 million
• YouTubers can make anywhere between $0.01 to $0.03 per view

Learn more about starting a youtube channel ➜

8. Food Delivery Service

The increasing use of smartphones and internet penetration are contributing to the market growth of food delivery business. As of 2018, the market size was at $23.5K and is expected to increase by 15% by 2025.

How much can you make in food delivery business?

Progressing towards a world of technology, most food delivery services are now run through mobile Apps or websites.

• As an Amazon Delivery Partner, you can earn up to $300K/year in profit with startup costs as low as $10K.
• On the other hand, delivery partners at the US Foods make $25/hour.
• Aside of these top companies, an independent delivery driver earns $14.67/hour, in the United States.

Learn more about becoming a delivery driver ➜

9. Drop Shipping

Dropshipping is an order fulfillment method that does not require a business to keep products in stock. It is one business which cannot be estimated as a complete hit.

One of the reasons why people quit dropshipping is the lack of consistency and perseverance. Read further about its Pros & Cons here.

So how much can you make as a Dropshipper?

• On average dropshippers make between 20% and 30% from each sale. This works out to be between $1,000 and $5,000 per month.
• Dropship business is most popular on Shopify through which, you can make ~$2K in the first month followed by increment of $20K each month.
• Case Study: Started Dropship business from $0 to $4.5M revenue in 3 years

Learn more about starting a dropshipping business ➜

10. Become a life coach

Life coaches help people identify and achieve life goals that are meaningful to them. Life coaches act as mentors and help people clarify their goals, take action towards those goals, and track their progress.

Life coaching is the second-fastest growing industry in the United States. There are around 71,000 life coaches based in 161 countries worldwide.

How much life coach can earn?

• Entry-level life coaches typically charge around $50 to $125 per hour.
• Executive life coaches can earn more than $75,000 per month.
• According to Sherpa, annual incomes for life coaches range from $55K to $116K.

Learn more about starting a life coaching business ➜

11. Create An Online Community

Leveraging an existing social media platform to create your online community can bring a whole new level of brand visibility for your business.

For example, by creating your own private Facebook group, you’ll spend zero money on your infrastructure, plus you get to house your community in a space that already contains a reported 1.49B monthly users.

How much can you make through online communities?

• While there is no direct estimate of how much you can make through an online community, here are 40 Ways To Make Money From Your Online Community .
• 85% of marketers and community builders recommend having a branded online community to improve the customer journey and trust.
• Read: Online Community Stats You Must Know in 2021.

Learn more about starting an online community ➜

12. Become A Professional Cuddler

Due to the coronavirus, more people have been left feeling lonely. This has caused a major demand to hire professionals to cuddle. The "Cuddlr App" claims to hit 10K hits/day.

So how much can a Professional cuddler make?

• Professional cuddlers hired by the business charge as much as $80 an hour, and sessions can last 90 minutes to three hours on average.
• A woman made $40K in 12 months just from cuddling
• These Online Cuddlist training courses at $149 certify you as professional cuddlers.

Learn more about becoming a professional cuddler ➜

13. Rent Out Your Parking Space

Renting out an investment property is a great way to earn reliable extra income. In crowded cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco, parking spots are a precious resource, and city drivers pay top dollar to rent spots by the week, month or year. In smaller cities, it is possible to start parking lot business with a single small outdoor lot for less than $10K capital.

How much can you make from renting out your parking space?

• The average listed price of a spot in the United States ranges between $295-$400/month.

Learn more about ing a renting out a parking space ➜

14. Write Resumes And Cover Letters

Resume writing is one the easiest side hustles to make money. All you’ll need is a computer and a phone to start offering services. Buying a domain name, setting up a website, and establishing social media pages can be as low as $20. If you choose to have office space, you'll need to factor in rent or leasing costs. All in all, startup costs can be under $50.

How much can you make from resume writing?

• Rates in this niche vary widely based on the complexity of the resume and the industry.
• Writing resume for a job at a retail store might pay up to $75 while other Fortune500 company job resumes can charge up to $300/resume.
• Case Study: How 4 Freelance Resume Writers Earn Money (One Made $320K Last Year!)
  

Learn more about starting a resume writing service ➜

15. Organize Peoples Homes

There are over 4000 Professional organizers in the US.

How much does Professional Organizing business make?

• According to PayScale.com, the average rate of a professional organizer is $25.56/ hour
• Professional Organizing blog by Sara Pedersen](https://www.timetoorganize.com/about/career-faqs/) says that rates nationally vary from $40 to over $200 per hour, in the US.

Learn more about starting a professional organizing business ➜

16. Start Staging Houses

Home staging is an extremely lucrative career and at the same time home sellers stand to profit anywhere from $10K to $75K after employing the services of a home stager.

How much does a home stager cost in 2021?

A full home stating can pay you anywhere between $1K to $10K+. Below is a break up of what it would look like with different apartment sizes:

$1,995 for a studio/one bedroom apartment
$2,500 for a two bedroom apartment
$4,500 for a three bedroom house
$6,500 for a four bedroom family home
$10,000 or more for larger homes with five or more bedrooms

Learn more about starting a property stagers business ➜

17. Become A Tiktok Creator

TikTok is the fastest growing platform in the world, and it is showing no signs of slowing down. In 2020, TikTok had 800M active users.

How much can you make as a TikTok creator?

It can be hard to tell exactly how much money TikTokers make as it usually depends on factors like #of followers, city you live in etc.

• Content creators who have >100K followers can get paid $200 to $1K/month.
• One of the highest paid TikTokers earns up to $197K per post.
• A TikToker can generally earn between $200 and $20K for a branded video.

Learn more about becoming a tik tok personality ➜

18. Start A Dog Walking Business

You can start a dog walking business on a part-time basis and do it from home. Quite a lot of people have made a comfortable living from it.

There is plenty of work to go around, as there are over 76M dogs in the United States alone.

How much can you make as a dog walker? Melodi makes $54K/month pet sitting and dog walking. This user from Reddit makes ~$1,000/month with their dog walking side hustle.

Learn more about starting a dog walking business ➜

19. Rent Your Car On Turo

Renting your own car can be extremely stressful, but in turn, can be extremely profitable. There are over 350K cars listed on Turo with a time investment of about 10 minutes.

However, any wise person would check these few things to consider before listing.

How much money can you make from renting your car on Turo?

You can get rough estimate by using the Turo calculator

• A high end sports car can easily rent for $120/day
• Turo says that owners who list their car can make an average of $700/month.
• Check out this YouTuber making $5K+ selling cars on Turo.

Learn more about ing a rent your car on Turo ➜

20. Become A Party Planner

Party & Event Planners Market Size in 2021 stands at $3B, in the United States

How much can you make from party planning?

• Depending on multiple factors, typical salaries for party planners can range from $45K to $70K annually
• An hourly rate for corporate planners ranges $16 and $150, plus vendor commissions.
• In general, an event planner can make an average of $16.07/hour

Learn more about starting a party planning business ➜

21. Set Up Trendy Picnic Experiences

The whole picnic industry has boomed in the past year, with the pandemic going on people discovered the beauty of picnics.

How much can you make from setting up Picnic experiences?

• Luxury picnic side hustle brings in $30K in 2 months.
• Modern Park Luxury Picnic pay you up to $275 with $75/person.
• Case Study: I started a month ago and make $280/month.
• Watch: This YouTuber makes $15K/month throwing Luxury Picnics.

Learn more about ing a luxury picnic business ➜

22. Start A Candle Business

Candle-making is now a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. The candle market was valued $7B in 2020 and is projected to reach $13B by 2028.

How much can you make from candle making?

• Doing the math: If you buy 100 units of raw material for $2.30/candle and sell them for $4/candle, you'll get $170 in profit.
• This business requires only ~$400 to start. You can sell your candles online, through classified ads, or by door-to-door selling.

Related: DShawn makes $20K/Month from her candle business.

Learn more about starting a candle business ➜

23. Write Personal Thank You/Greeting Cards

The greeting card industry is huge in the US, netting around $7.5B a year. People need them for countless occasions (gratitude, condolence, well wishes and so on..) and they never run out of trend.

Therefore, it would be a great side hustle to start your own card writing business.

So how much can you make from writing personal cards?

• In general, writers can expect to receive anywhere between $25 and $150 per personal card submission.
• A greeting card writer can make $34.8/hour, $72K/year

Learn more about starting a thank you notes business ➜

24. Become A Ghost Blogger

Ghostwriters can make great money depending on the specific writing jobs they land. Generally ghostwriting pays better than traditional freelance writing. Because their name isn't attached to the writing, some writers charge more to compensate for losing an opportunity to showcase their work.

How much does a ghost blogger make?

• A beginner can earn ~$5K while experienced ghostwriter can make $20K to $50K/project.
• Ghost blogger salary range typically falls between $31K and $51K.

Learn more about becoming a ghost blogger ➜

25. Start Tutoring Students

With the pandemic protocols, the market size of the Online Tutoring Services industry has reached $1.3B in 2021.

How much can you make from tutoring students?

• Earn $1000/week Tutoring for the ACT.
• The usual rates are often between $30 to $60/hour.
• Case Study: This Tutor earns between $30-$100 per hour.

Learn more about starting a tutoring business ➜

26. Start A Book Club

Online Book Club isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, and they outline that very clearly in their hiring page. Rather, Online Book Club is designed to help new authors promote their work, and they have some incentives in place to attract qualified reviewers. It’s as simple as that.

But with great strategy, you can turn this into a high-end side hustle!

How much can you earn from starting a book club?

• Read: How Two Friends Started A $13K/Month Online Book Club From Bali.
• Online Book Club can get you anywhere between $5-$60 per book review
• Usually, book clubs have monthly and yearly subscription process that can get you up to $149.99/year per person

Learn more about starting a book club ➜

27. Teach People How To Cook

In terms of revenue, global cooking class market was valued at $489.18M in 2020 and is anticipated to reach $ 2317.04M by 2029.

How much can you make from teach how to cook?

• The average Culinary Arts Teacher salary is $52K/year.
• Case Study: Quora expert talks about personal Cooking class.

Learn more about starting a cooking class ➜

28. Start A Niche Blog

Blogs are all over the internet. Today, every other person writes a blog as creating a website, owning a domain has become simple with the growing popularity of internet. In fact, content marketing industry was worth $400B in 2020. Therefore, a blogging side hustle can definitely get you some good earnings provided you know who your target audience is.

How much do bloggers make?

• Many blog owners earn a modest $200 to $2.5K/month in their first year of blogging.
• Writers and Authors in the United States earn $63K/year
• The average salary for a Freelance Writer is $23.33/hour in United States.

Learn more about starting a blog ➜

29. Become A Handyman For Your Neighborhood

Starting a handyman business may seem like a difficult job. Although there is freedom to the work, it doesn't seem very lucrative as it could get really stressful and time consuming despite being just a side hustle. Although your quality of work and popularity in your area, can really get you a high pay.

How much do you make as a Handyman?

• A local handyman gets around $45 to $60/hour
• The national average salary for Handyman is $46K/ year in United States.

Learn more about starting a handyman business ➜

30. Sell Your Own Baked Goods

The pandemic had a significant effect on the home baking industry. People have been staying home more and looking to find new hobbies, and many have taken up baking for personal enjoyment, and some of them have even turned it into a side hustle!

And baked goods are no joke: it's a $203B industry.

How much can you make from selling your own baked goods?

• It's estimated you could make $800 to $1,200 per month, (working 20 hours per week).
• The average salary of a baker in the US is $13.36/hour

Learn more about ing a home bakery ➜

31. Plan Mystery Vacations

In 2020, international travelers spent $83 billion compared to $233 billion in 2019, a loss of 64%.

How much can you make as a surprise vacation planner?

• Usually, Agents make anywhere from $50K to $500K annually
• This Couple Makes $40K/Month Planning Surprise Vacations
• Read: How Lillian Rafson, founded her start up: Pack Up + Go with $3,000, turned into millions of revenue

Learn more about starting a surprise travel agency ➜

32. Become A Personal Trainer

It seems like everyone wants to become a personal trainer nowadays, doesn’t it? The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that fitness training will grow by at least 8% by 2024, so it’s not just your imagination.

PT certification can cost you anywhere between $199 – $449 depending upon the type of training you want to provide.

So how much can you make as a personal trainer?

• Personal trainer can make from $21K while top up to over $75K/year
• A Level-2 personal trainer can make up to $49K /year
• Case Study: How I made $150K within 5 years of my PT experience

Learn more about becoming a personal trainer ➜

33. Start a laundry business

The demand for laundry-based services is increasing because of the increase in social and professional human activities.

There are currently about 35K laundromats in the United States that generate about $5B in combined nationwide gross annual revenue.

How much can you make from the laundry business?

• The average laundromat makes between $450-$500/day.
• The range of daily income from the home laundry is around $100/day to $1.5K/day.
• Coin laundries generate revenue between $15K to $300K per year.

Case Study: Bhupender makes $100K/month from his at-home laundry business.

Learn more about starting an at-home laundry business ➜

34. Redecorate homes (interior design side hustle)

There is a big market in making homes more aesthetically pleasing and comfortable. The worldwide home decor market was valued at $600B in 2019, and is estimated to reach $825B by 2027.

Why is redecorating homes such a lucrative business?

• It requires very little initial investment (mainly just your time).
• Experienced home decorators typically charge $50/hour.
• Case Study: This Woman Makes $60K/Year Redecorating Homes
• Case Study: Jacky and Albert turned $5,000 into a thriving home decor business.

Learn more about starting a home decor business ➜

35. Become A Dog Trainer

If you are considering a career as a professional dog trainer, you are on the right track as dog trainers demand increased in recent years.

The United States dog training services market is expected to reach over $820M by 2026.

According to American Pet Products Association, 67% of United States households own a pet.

How much money can you make as a dog trainer?

• Dog trainers can earn as little as $10/hour up to as much as $30/hour, some pro trainers can earn around $150/hour.
• Average salary for dog trainers should be $54K/year.
• No major skills are necessary to begin working as a dog trainer.

Case Study: Donald earns $5K/month through dog training business.

Learn more about starting a dog training business ➜

36. Start A Calligraphy Business

Can calligraphy be a career? In one word, yes! Calligraphy has become more popular in the last decade as world is moving towards personalized & customized trends. Some emerging business ideas are: Wedding invitations, logotypes, shirt plans, place cards etc.

How much can you make as a Calligrapher?

• A starting level calligrapher can make from $13/ hour to $27K/ year.
• It is estimated that a full-time calligrapher can make about $50,000 per year.

Related: Check out what Swati Bardia, the owner of Art and Fonts company says about her Calligraphy business journey on Quora.

Learn more about starting a calligraphy business ➜

37. Start a Substack newsletter

On Substack, writers can earn money doing what they love. You are paid directly by your subscribers. Substack has paying subscriber base of over 500K members and millions of readers.

Substack has a simple user interface. To become successful on Substack you should publish under your name.

How much money can Substack writers earn?

• Typically, writers can earn ranging from $10K to $30K from their subscribers.
• Pro writer agrees to let Substack keep 85% of the subscription revenue in that first year.
• If you have 1,000 subscribers paying $5 each month earns you $60K/year.

Related: Edwin makes $300K/year on Substack.

Learn more about ing a substack newsletter ➜

38. Make money playing Axie infinity

Axie infinity game has become a significant source of income in many countries in the world. Axie Infinity surpassed nearly $1M in daily active users and $1B in sales.

Axie Infinity, an online multiplayer video game, has gained popularity in the gaming and crypto community.

How much can you make as an Axie Infinity player?

• Players who play some hours a day can earn anywhere between $8 to $40/day.
• Normal players can earn anywhere between $10 to $15 a day by playing the game.

Related: Axie Infinity players make $500/month in crypto rewards.

Learn more about becoming an Axie Infinity player ➜

39. Become an Instacart shopper

As an Instacart shopper, you can make money on your own schedule by delivering groceries to people in your city.

Demand for Instacart shoppers increased as people stayed home during the pandemic so it’s an incredibly side hustle idea to do.

How much can you make as an Instacart shopper?

• Normally, you should be able to make $100 to $150/day with Instacart if you earn around $15 to $20/hour and work a full day.
• Being an Instacart shopper you can cash out your earnings instantly.
• Your Instacart earnings depend on factors like the number of orders, delivery distance, difficult deliveries, etc.

Case Study: Kevin makes $10K as an Instacart shopper in 6 months.

Learn more about becoming an Instacart shopper ➜

40. Become an Uber driver

Working as an Uber driver gives you the opportunity to earn handsome money on your own time.

Best Uber drivers manage to make a lot of money by having the right strategy in place.

How much can you make as an Uber driver?

• Uber’s pay structure factors in several variables, most Uber drivers earn over $9/hour.
• Uber drivers can make up to $25/hour in some locations.
• You will get a bonus from Uber if you complete the milestone. For Example, earn $30 extra for completing 20 trips in a week.

Related: Uber driver makes $55K/year as a full-time driver.

Learn more about becoming an Uber driver ➜

41. Start an OnlyFans

OnlyFans is an online content platform for earning money directly from users or fans who subscribe for a month to watch the creator’s content.

OnlyFans has more than 130M users for adult-oriented subscription fan pages.

How much can you make from OnlyFans?

• The average earning of OnlyFans content-makers is around $180/month.
• Top OnlyFans accounts earn about $100K a month.

Related: Jem makes $900K/month from OnlyFans.

Case Study: Model Bella earns $1M within 24 hours by OnlyFans.

Learn more about starting an onlyfans business ➜

42. Write on Medium

Medium is a platform where writers can finally blog and get paid by doing what they love. Writers can earn handsome money by publishing their blogs on Medium.

How much can you make from Medium as a writer?

• You can make about $25/month on Medium in your first 90 days.
• After 90 days writer can make anywhere $1K/month or $12K/year.
• Pro writers can make anywhere from $20K-$50K per month from Medium.

Case Study: Phone farming content writer makes $1000 within 24 hours by Medium publication.

Learn more about starting a medium publication ➜

43. Start a podcast

Podcasting is an audio file divided into parts of the content such as radio-style shows or audio stories that listeners can download from the Internet.

Podcasting market size was valued at $11B in 2020 and estimated to reach $95B by 2028.

How much you can earn from podcasts?

• With an average of 10K downloads per episode, you can easily make between $500 – $900 per episode in affiliate sales.
• Sponsors pay on a cost-per-click basis, Rates range from $18 to $50 clicks per minute.

Related: John Lee makes $2M/Year from podcast business.

Learn more about starting a podcast ➜

44. Buy and sell NFTs

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are the most popular trend in the crypto community right now.

One can make a lot of money on NFT by using securitized digital works like iconic videos, paintings, and memes. You can sell your own digital arts, videos or audio clips, and music through NFT.

How much money can you make from NFTs?

• You can earn ranging between $300 to $50K using NFTs.
• By creating NFTs using AI you can make 4k to 5k a month.

Case Study: Teen Artists are making Millions on NFTs.

Learn more about becoming a nft trader ➜

45. Do jobs on Fiverr

Fiverr is one of the famous freelancing platforms that enable you to generate an extra income.

Fiverr has been on the market for 7+ years. Every 5 seconds, there is one service purchased. There are more than 25 million services sold there.

How much can you earn on Fiverr?

• If you spent 1 hour a day, you can earn $100 - $300 per month on Fiverr.
• Some people consistently generate a decent income of $2K to $4K/month within the platform.
• You can earn as per gig. For Example, A website development gig can earn you between $100 to $2,000.

Case Study: Emilina makes $10K in a month as a writer on Fiverr.

Learn more about becoming a Fiverr freelancer ➜

46. Become an Upwork freelancer

Upwork is an online platform to make money if you have skills in fields like editing, designing, and development. You get paid for your job done by clients instantly.

Upwork has over 18 million freelancer profiles and also has 5 million registered clients who post more than 3 million jobs annually.

How much can you earn as an Upwork freelancer?

• You can get paid in one of two ways either hourly or fixed price on the Upwork platform.
• Typically, beginner Upwork freelancers can earn $10K/year to $45K/Year.
• At Upwork you can get minimum wages of $3/hour and the maximum will depend on your job.

Case Study: Jake makes $1000/week on Upwork.

Learn more about becoming an Upwork freelancer ➜

47. Start a Patreon

Patreon is a membership platform on which creators can make money doing an activity they already love to do like writing, video making, etc.

How much money can you make on Patreon?

• Generally, If you had 500K subscribers then you can earn $15K on Patreon.
• On Patreon, the more you market and promote your page, and the better you establish your community, the greater earnings you are likely to get.
• There are two types of earning potential on Patreon 1) Financial earnings and 2) Community.

Related: Through Patreon you can earn $315 to $1575 easily.

Learn more about starting a patreon ➜

48. Become a Twitch streamer

Twitch is a social gaming platform that provides an opportunity to gaming streamers to make an awesome income from playing games and commentating on their progress.

Twitch has grown in popularity, and there are now more than 3.3M streamers per month, an increase of 63.5% over the last year.

How much money can a twitch streamer make?

• Twitch streamer has the chance to make money through Affiliate Links, Selling Merchandise, Sponsorship, and Tournament Winnings.
• Typically, expert streamer makes between $3K to $5K per month by playing 40 hours/week.
• Average streamers will make nearly $250 in ad revenue per 100 subscribers or $3.50 per 1,000 views.

Related: Jeremy makes $20K/month as a twitch streamer.

Learn more about becoming a twitch streamer ➜

49. Start an Etsy store

Etsy is a great online selling platform to make some extra side income. Currently, the Etsy platform has 1.7M active sellers and 28M active buyers.

How much money can you make selling on Etsy?

• The best way to make money on Etsy is to avail products that are in demand, ensure they are meaningful to potential customers.
• The average income for an Etsy seller is $44K/year.

Case Study: Sasha makes $6.5K/month by creating a timber brand on Etsy.

Learn more about starting an etsy business ➜

50. Test out websites and apps

We can’t be considered web testing work as a continuous and primary source of income because the amount of work you will receive is very limited.

However, you can make some additional earnings from website or app testing work.

How much can you make by website or app testing?

• Typically, most website testing companies are going to pay you $10/test.
• A website testing session typically lasts for 15 to 20 minutes so we can consider it as a little side hustle that allows you to make nearly $200/month as an extra income.
• Some companies may pay you as high as $60 per testing job depending on their necessity.

Related: Earn $50 quickly by website testing work.

Learn more about becoming a website tester ➜

51. Do tasks on Amazon's Mechanical Turk

With the increased popularity of working from home, you can make money from Amazon MTurk as your full-time gig from home. As per the report, 18% of the United States population currently work permanently from home.

How much money can you make on Amazon Mechanical Turk?

• Average earnings through the Amazon MTurk platform are valued at $2/hour.
• Things like giving your opinion via surveys or transcribing an audio file to text may take just a few minutes to complete and will allow earning up to $50/day.

Case Study: Naab has completed 95k HITs and earned $45k working part-time on MTurk.

Related: TSolo makes $66K by working on Amazon MTurk.

Learn more about becoming an Amazon mturk worker ➜

52. Do online surveys

A survey taker is an individual person who work for companies to collect and analysis data for their research. Survey market valued to $39 Billion and out of this the online based survey market valued for $11.7 Billion business.

How much survey taker can earn?

• Survey taker may charge $10-$20/hour.
• Survey takers can earn $1-$3 each for their time so they can easily earn $50-$150/month just by responding to surveys!
• Vivek Started A $1.6M/Month Online Surveys Business (Case Study).

Learn more about becoming a survey taker ➜

53. Sell your photography (or videos)

If you have the ability to take some amazing shots then start making money by selling your photos and videos.

In the United States, the market size of the photography industry is valued at $11B and is expected to increase by 4.2% in 2021.

How much can you make selling your photos and videos?

• On average, a professional online photo seller earns $0.05 to $0.25 per month per uploaded photo.
• Sell Media allows photographers to keep 100% of the profit from all photo sales.
• Typically, a photographer earns a salary between $1167 to $7224 per month.

Case Study: Kyle makes $45K/month from his photography and video company.

Related: Sell photos online & get paid up to $120/image.

Learn more about becoming a stock photographer ➜

54. Sell your used clothes

Compared to items like electronics clothes may have a relatively low resale value but still, you can make some decent money by selling your old clothes.

The old clothes market valuation will surpass $32B in 2021 and is expected to increase more in the coming years.

Hou much can you make from your old clothes?

• Selling used clothes online can be a great way to earn some cash. You can use Depop, eBay, or any other online sites.

Related: Maria makes $740 in six months just by selling old clothes.

Case Study: Sell your old clothes and earn good money.

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55. Trade in old electronics for cash

Selling old electronics for cash is one of the quick reliable ways to earn money. Even you can make money from failed electronics.

The old electronics market is on the rise from $19.7B in 2017 to $39B by the year 2025, meaning that there is an opportunity for those wishing to make money with old electronics.

How much can you earn from old electronics?

• There are several ways to make money with old electronics. For example, repair your old electronics and sell them at a good price or scrap it, etc.
• Earnings from old electronics completely depend on your product's condition and market value.

Case Study: Old cell phones can earn you cash at ECO ATMs located inside Walmart stores.

Learn more about starting a trade in electronics ➜

56. Start babysitting business

Babysitting can be a great profession to make money as long as you know what you're doing.

The United States babysitting market size was valued at $54B in 2019 and is expected to grow at the rate of 3.9% from 2020 to 2027.

How much money can you make by babysitting?

• Part-time and casual babysitters can charge $25/hour to $35/hour.
• Average rates for babysitting are $18 for one child, $20 for two children, and $22 for three children.
• The average babysitter salary in the United States is $24K/year or $12.50/hour.

Case Study: Brieonna earns $175K/year working as a babysitter.

Learn more about becoming a babysitter ➜

57. Do tasks on TaskRabbit

TaskRabbit is a great way to make some extra money for those who already work a typical job or are just looking to make some extra cash with a side hustle.

TaskRabbit generates its revenue through a 15% service fee that’s taken out of the tasker’s rates. Over 700K people are currently using TaskRabbit to complete everyday tasks.

How much money can you make with TaskRabbit?

• The average Tasker earns between $110 to $6K/month, the income varies widely for freelancers.
• Pro taskers make even up to $12K in a single month.
• TaskRabbit could be a decent side gig, but it won’t replace your full-time salary.

Related: Tasker can make Up to $200/hour on TaskRabbit.

Learn more about starting a taskrabbit ➜

58. Become a house sitter

House sitters are responsible for watching over a home owner's house to ensure it remains occupied while the owner went out of the hometown.

The home care service market was valued at $15B in 2018 and is estimated to reach $28B by 2026.

How much money can a house sitter earn?

• Typically, house sitters can charge between $30 to $50/hour.
• House Sitters in the United States make an average salary of $62K/year.
• Luxury house sitters make somewhere between $80 to $100/night.

Case Study: Gareth makes $250K/month by house care service business.

Learn more about becoming a house sitter ➜

59. Become a mystery shopper

Becoming a mystery shopper comes up as an easy way to make some extra income. The global mystery shopping industry is worth $44.5B in 2021.

Mystery shopping has been used by top Fortune 500 companies to get an inside look at how their employees are delivering on their brand promises when interacting with customers.

How much money do mystery shoppers make?

• The average pay for a mystery shopping side hustle is $20/hour.
• The amount you might earn depends on your level of experience, the company hiring, and whether you are full-time or part-time.
• The average salary for a mystery shopper job in the United States is $51K/year.

Case Study: Michelle regularly earned $150 to $200/month by mystery shopping.

Learn more about becoming a mystery shopper ➜

60. Sell items on eBay

Selling items on eBay is one of the fastest ways of making money. There is a ready stream of up to 159M active buyers around the world.

How much can you make from selling on eBay?

There is no single-digit or range of numbers that will 100% tell you how much money you can make on eBay, but below are a few examples worth calling out:

• Top-grossing sellers make between $50 to $25K a day.
• TheMegRye earned over $400/month from part-time selling of old items that were lying around her house.
• YouTuber Hairy Tornado generates $42K/year by selling full-time on eBay.

Learn more about starting an ebay business ➜

61. Manage social media for small businesses

The social media advertising market grossed up to $154B in 2021 and is expected to grow to $230B by 2025. It is considered as the second biggest market within Digital Advertising.

Small businesses invest up to 3% of their revenue for marketing and advertising.

How much can you make as a social media marketer?

• The average salary of a social media manager ranges between $63K to $90K.
• There are also remote social media marketing roles that pay at least $12.08/ hour.
• Related: Guide to Hiring Social Media Manager for Small Business encourages freelancing for small business marketing with $15 to $20/Hour.

Learn more about starting a social media marketing agency ➜

62. Answer questions on JustAnswer

Being an expert on a topic allows you to earn money. Consider becoming an expert with JustAnswer you got an easy, flexible way for you to share what you know and earn some money while you do it.

At JustAnswer, nearly 12,000 verified experts answer questions around the clock.

How much can you make as a JustAnswer expert?

• As a new expert, you'll earn 20% of whatever the user pays.
• To become an expert on the JustAnswer website you have to be really good in the field you are applying for.
• JustAnswer pays its users through online payment systems. Payment rates range from $20 to $50 per question or more.

Related: At JustAnswer, experts make an amount between $20 and $100 per question.

Learn more about becoming a JustAnswer expert ➜

63. Create an eBook

Ebooks can be used in many different ways for many different purposes, depending on your goals.

The global E-Book market size is projected to reach $38B by 2026, from $16B in the year 2020.

How much can you make by creating an eBook?

• E-books can be used as a gift to customers, use as a marketing tool to attract new customers or you could use to increase revenue by selling it for a price.
• Authors that publish his/her ebook on Amazon can consistently make $10K/year.

Case Study: Andrew generates over $250K in passive income during their first year in the ebook business.

Learn more about becoming an ebook writer ➜

64. Become a personal chef

Private chef employment is projected to grow 25% from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations.

How much can you make as a personal chef?

• The average salary for a private chef is $92K per year.
• The average salary of personal chef for party catering is $30-40 per hour excluding commute costs.
• As of Oct'21, a personal chef can make up to $22/ hour in the United states.

Learn more about becoming a personal chef ➜

65. Start a cleaning service

The global cleaning services market size stood at $60.25 billion in 2019. It is expected to reach $74M by 2022.

How much can you make by starting a cleaning service?

• The average rate for residential cleaning business is between $25 to $40/ hour in the United States.
• On an average cleaning business makes 36K – 100K/ year in the United States.
• A case study of "Two Maids & a Mop" shows how this $150K startup cleaning company made a revenue of $5M and ranked #11 on Entrepreneur magazine's.

Learn more about starting a cleaning service ➜

66. Start a garage sale business

Selling old stuff is a great way to free up space and earn extra money. From your garage sale or yard sale, you can earn double or triple the money if you have the ability.

Each year, Americans host an estimated 6.5 to 9 million garage sales, vending used goods out of or near their homes.

How much can you make by garage sale?

• According to the New York Times, if you put some thought and planning into your garage sale, you can make between $500 and $1000.
• Garage sales are at base commercial transactions, each year generating between $1.5B to $2B in revenue nationwide.
• The average sale generates from $100 to $200 in profits which creates a good income.

Related: Roth makes $2.4K by geek garage sale.

Learn more about starting a garage sale ➜

67. Create logo designs for businesses

There will always be a need for good logo designs for businesses. If you have a talent for creating awesome logos you can start making money from it.

Logo design market size in the United States is worth $12.7B in the year 2021. Almost 67% of small businesses are willing to pay $500 for a logo.

How much can you earn by doing logo design?

• Typically, a good logo design should cost between $300-$1300.
• Online logo designers can charge $10-$50 for the medium quality ready-made logo.
• The price of a logo design depends on the quality and who created it.

Related: Make $100 per day online selling logo designs.

Learn more about starting a logo designing business ➜

68. Become a language tutor

The rising number of multinational companies globally is boosting the demand for foreign language learning. The language learning market is expected to grow at 18% to reach $21.2B by 2027.

How much does a language tutor can earn?

• The average salary for a language tutor is $57K/year in the United States.
• The hourly rate of a language tutor ranges from $30 to $40/hour and up to $85/hour for a certified tutor with top experience.
• Online language tutor charges about $20 - $30/hour which depends on the level of language difficulties.

Case Study: Alex makes $60K/month from his language tutoring platform.

Learn more about becoming a language tutor ➜

69. Start an auto detailing business

Auto detailing business can be a very satisfying and financially profitable business.

The car wash & auto detailing market in the United States is valued at approximately $11B business in 2021.

How profitable is an auto detailing business?

• Part-time auto detailing owners can earn as much as $50K/year and full-time owners can earn figures as high as $75K/year in profits.
• The average cost of an auto detail in the United States is about $160. With this pricing, you could be making a $124K/year income.
• Success of the auto detailing business depends on the variety of auto detailing services you offer and the quality of your auto detailing work.

Case Study: MobileWash company makes $72K/year by car detailing business.

Learn more about starting an auto detailing business ➜

70. Start a mobile pet grooming service

Pet grooming is a potentially very profitable business. The global pet grooming services market size was valued at $7.6B in 2019 and is expected to grow by 6.4% from 2020 to 2027.

How much money can you make from a pet grooming business?

• Typically, a successful pet grooming business can bring in anywhere between $75K to $100K per year.
• The costs of opening a pet grooming business can be low if you are operating in a mobile.
• Average salary for pet groomers is $20k/year.

Case Study: Olivia makes $20K/month by doing pet grooming business.

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71. Provide email marketing services

For any business growth, email marketing is an awesome tool to help your business take a step in the right direction. Currently, 3.7 billion people across the globe use email, and that number is expected to rise 4.1 billion by 2021.

With an average return of $36 for every dollar spent, investing in email marketing can have some serious payoffs.

How much do email marketing agencies make?

• On average, a mid-size business can expect to spend $100 to $1,000 per month on email marketing so the agency can make $30 - $500 per month from one client.
• Email marketing is an extremely cost-effective strategy, and it can earn you an incredibly high ROI — $44 for every $1 spend.

Case Study: Chase Dimond makes $55K/month from his email marketing service business.

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72. Be an extra in movies

In the movie industry, extras are called background actors because they provide a realistic backbone for the whole part of the movie.

The market size of the movie & video production industry of the United States is $17.4B in 2021.

How much money do you make as a movie extra?

• Extras can earn anywhere from minimum wage to more than $50/hour.
• General background actors in large cities like Los Angeles and New York typically make $170/day.
• Special ability actors can make $180/day to perform in the background of a movie scene.

Related: Marci makes as much as $200/day by working as movie extras.

Learn more about becoming a movie extra ➜

73. Sell human hair

Selling human hair for weaving can be a profitable business. The global Human Hair Extension market size was $1896M in 2020 and is forecast to be $3180M in 2027.

How you can earn money by selling human hair?

• If you want to make good earnings, sell hair that's the same length all the way around.
• Sell items that are typically needed to weave human hair, such as bonding glue, hair razors, and weaving needles to increase your profits.
• Buyers want thick, healthy, and virgin hair that is 10 inches long or longer.

Related: Mary earns $4k by selling her hair.

Learn more about ing a sell your hair ➜

74. Become a driving instructor

Driving school business is a risky job, but it can transpire to be one of the profitable spheres. Depending upon the scale of your business school, your investment can range from $20K to $50K. The market size, of the Driving Schools industry is $971M and expected to increase by 6.6% in 2021.

How much can you make as a driving instructor?

• Driving Instructors are paid an average annual salary of $49K.
• The average salary for a driving instructor is $18.7/ hour in the United States.

Learn more about becoming a driving instructor ➜

75. Become a local tour guide

A tour guide is a person who has knowledge about some particular places you want to go and knows how to satisfy your curiosity. As per "Statista Research Department" tourism industry market size was valued $1.3 trillion in 2021.

How much tour guide can earn?

• Tour guide normally charged $30-$40/hour.
• Typically tour guide can earn between $20,000 to $55,000 annually.

Related: Alessandro and his friends makes $10K/Month by tour guide business.

Learn more about becoming a tour guide ➜

76. Sell items on CafePress

CafePress is one of the famous online print on demand platforms that lets you upload your own designs and sell them for a great profit.

Online sales in the United States have grown from $350B in 2015 to $695B in 2020.

How much do you get from CafePress?

• CafePress allows you to customize and design 70+ products and sell them through the free user-created shops.
• By selling on the CafePress platform you get a 10 percent commission on each sale.
• Cafepress also offers bonuses based on the volume of the orders. For example, If you sell over $100 in a month, you will receive a bonus on your sales.

Related: Cinquanta makes $120K/year with her print-on-demand t-shirt side hustle.

Learn more about becoming a CafePress seller ➜

77. Create an iPhone app

The mobile app industry has been active for over a decade now, creating billions of dollars in revenue for Apple, Google, and thousands of mobile app developers.

Even with less than 15 percent market share, iOS has led the way in revenue generation for app developers.

How much can you earn by creating an iPhone app?

• The apps that are in the top 200 apps on the app store, manage to earn around $82K on a daily basis.
• A mid-tier iOS developer can earn a per annum income of around $96K/month.
• Gaming app can earn more money, Epic Games earned around $1.9M/day.

Related: Personal trainer Kayla Itsines' Sweat app generates $100 million in revenue yearly.

Learn more about building an iPhone app ➜

78. Create a SaaS business

The software as a service (SaaS) market is estimated to be worth approx $145B. SaaS applications are run in the cloud and usually accessible through desktops and mobile applications.

The SaaS market is currently growing by 18% each year. By the end of 2021, 99% of organizations will be using one or more SaaS solutions.

How much can you earn from SaaS?

• The average base salary for a junior SaaS role is $48,217/year and Senior SaaS sales managers earn from $93,000 to $114,000/year.
• To get started in SaaS sales, you’ll need to have a strong desire to learn how to use and sell the company’s specific software.
• Shopify(SaaS company) evaluation in early 2020 was $52B compared to more than $185B today, that’s 225% growth in 20 months.

Case Study: Joe makes $12M/year property management SaaS for landlords & tenants.

Learn more about starting a saas company ➜

79. Become a professional gamer

Professional gaming is now a viable way to earn money and fame. The global gaming market reached a value of $168B in 2020.

A professional gamer has three sources of income – brand partnerships, the streaming of a game, and game tournament prize money.

How much money professional gamers can earn?

• The average professional gamer can earn $60k per year.
• Typically, gamers can earn between $1K to $5K/month.
• Gamer's earnings depend on several factors like the type of game, level of skill, etc.

Case Study: Ryan makes $2M/month as a professional gamer.

Related: Carlos earns $60k/month by playing League of Legends.

Learn more about becoming a professional gamer ➜

80. Do consulting on the side

Consulting is a very impressive business. You have to just finish your projects and deliver them profitably.

The United States is the world's largest management consulting market. In 2019, management consulting services were valued at approximately $71B and the global consulting market was valued at $160B.

How much can you make from consulting business?

• The average consultant salary in the United States is $113K/year.
• The salary of firm consultants varies depending on the experience and position. The average salary per year of a consultant in top-notch consulting firms is $84K.
• After completing your consulting project you may get bonuses ranging from $350-$500K.

Related: Alex makes $18K/month from his digital consulting firm.

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81. Create a slack Bot

Slack is an amazing messaging platform that allows users to collaborate via chat, phone, or video. One can earn money by creating a slack bot for their customers.

The average user spent over 10 hours a day using the Slack app and over 140K people used Slack on a daily basis.

How much money can you make by creating a slack bot?

• Earning depends on customer requirements and type of business.
• Normally you can charge $40 to $50/hour for creating a slack bot for your customers.

Case Study: Alex makes $25K/month by slack bot business.

Learn more about starting a slack bot business ➜

82. Create a simple web tool

A web tool is a website or program designed to help users accomplish a particular task. These tools should be useful in many ways.

Web tool development market was valued at $1.5 Billion in 2019 and is estimated to reach $2.6 Billion by 2027.

How much can you earn by making web tool?

• Typical salary of web tool developer is around $30-$40/hour, which makes to somewhere between $60K-$80K/Year.
• An experienced web tool programmer can make an annual income of $50,000 and more.

Related: Ty Fujimura Started A $750K/Year Web Development Agency.

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83. Start a food truck

A food truck is basically a van, trailer, food cart, or some other type of vehicle equipped with everything necessary to prepare and serve food. In 2021 the United States food truck market reached $1.2 Billion.

How much income can you make from the food truck business?

• Food truck business is a reliable source of income as you can earn an average profit of $50,000 per year.
• To make money from the food truck business you need to be prepared for hard work and ensure that your profits are not eaten up by the costs involved in maintaining your vehicle along with the daily cost of operation.

Related: Bryce started a $50K/Month food truck business in Colorado.

Learn more about starting a food truck ➜

84. Start a print on demand side hustle

Print on demand is one of the fastest-growing business opportunities for eCommerce entrepreneurs.

The print-on-demand business has grown by 12% over the last 4 years and there are no signs of stopping as there’s a growing demand for unique products and personalization options.

How much money can you make with a print-on-demand business?

• The amount of money you can make with print-on-demand is highly based on what kind of products you sell.
• If you make one sale per day, you can make a profit of around $5-$8 per day.
• Through paid advertising, it's possible to earn extra money.

Related: Cinquanta makes $120K/year with Print On Demand T-Shirt side hustle.

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85. Create cookbooks

People took comfort in cooking and baking during the pandemic. The sale of cookbooks rose 15% in the year 2020 with custom recipe cookbooks rising 145% in sales compared to the year 2019.

How much do cookbook authors make per book?

• Normally cookbook author can earn between $10,000 – $50,000 per 100K copies sold.
• Cookbook deals typically come about in two different ways: Either an agent or publisher.

Case Study: Virginie makes $744K/year by cookbook business.

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86. Become a dating coach

The most crucial part of starting a career as a dating life coach is that you need to love helping people fall in love. It requires passion to help others gain confidence in themselves.

In the United States, the matchmaking and date coaching combined market is now a $392M business.

How much dating coach can earn?

• Dating coach can start by asking for a minimal $50 a day.
• Some professional dating coaches charge rates from $100/hour to $10,000 or more for entire long-term programs.
• New York professional men’s dating coach charges $8,000 for a six-week program.

Related: Stedman earns $30K/month from dating and relationship coaching business.

Learn more about starting a dating coaching business ➜

87. Create a WordPress plugin

The plugin development business is one of many ways to make money with WordPress. There are more than 54K WordPress plugins available in the official plugins directory.

How do WordPress plugin developers make money?

• Developer may charge anywhere from $20 – $200/hour, which can leave a pretty good income.
• Top WordPress plugin developers can make $8,000+/month for a full-time position.

Case Study: Maarten makes $15K/month developing WordPress plugins.

Learn more about starting a wordpress plugin business ➜

88. Start an electronics repair business

The electronics repair business is one of the fastest-growing service businesses and will never face any decline in demand.

The global consumer electronics repair and maintenance market is expected to grow from $15B in 2020 to $16.5B in 2021.

How much money can you make repairing electronics?

• Entry-level electronics repair technicians can earn $29K per year.
• You can start an electronics repair business by offline store or by providing an online repair service.
• Typically an electronics repair business owner can earn between $27K to over $100K per year, depending on knowledge and experience.

Related: Gary makes $50K/year by repairing electronics equipment.

Learn more about starting an electronics repair business ➜

89. Start a beauty line

Selling beauty products is the best way to make some money with a product that you use every day.

The United States is the world’s largest beauty market and also the global beauty industry is a $532B business and expected to reach $800B by 2025.

How profitable is the beauty product business?

• By selling beauty products you can get as much as 70% profit return on your investment.
• Beauty products business is highly lucrative and has a lot of competition because of the high demand but still very fast-moving and profitable.

Case Study: Alexis makes $8.5K/month by beauty/cosmetics brand.

Learn more about starting an online beauty products ➜

90. Start an open source library

The most common way to get revenue from an open-source library is to provide paid support. Paid support is an effective tool for making a profit from an open-source library business.

The global Open-Source services market is valued at $19B in 2020 and is expected to reach $66B by 2025 with 21% growth.

How much money developer can earn with an open-source library?

• Open-source developers can earn by providing paid support or courses to customers and will make $50 to $100 per day.
• To earn extra money from open source projects, developers can charge for pro services.

Case Study: Adam Wathan started Tailwind UI as an open-source CSS library in 2017. After two years, he went full-time on the project and has now made $2M in revenue.

Learn more about ing an open source library ➜

91. Sell socks

Selling socks online may be more lucrative than you thought. The socks market size was estimated at $44.61 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $63.51 billion by 2025.

How much money can you make selling socks?

• Experts in the sock business can earn more than $100K/year.
• Since socks are a very competitive market, you'll need to find the right marketing channels
• Case Study: Dane makes $1M/month selling custom socks.

Learn more about starting a socks business ➜

92. Start a bar crawl business

As a business, organizing pub or bar crawls is rapidly gaining popularity. The bar and nightclub industry in the United States is a $25.1B market.

How much money can you make from the bar crawl business?

• You can earn from ticket selling. For every 20 tickets sold, you can make $100/day easily.
• Typically you can earn $3K/month by doing bar crawling business.

Related: Albert makes $10k within 2 months from bar crawling business.

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93. Become a nutritionist

The human nutrition market is expected to reach $465B by 2025. It's growing fast, so you can expect it to continue to grow.

How much does a nutritionist make?

• The average salary for a nutritionist is $52,785 per year.
• You don't typically need an advanced degree to become a nutritionist, but some choose to further their education to expand their employment options.

Case Study: Rohini Raman's career journey from a dietitian to Olympic nutritionist.

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94. create a board game

The board game is a game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a specific surface or board. The board game market is approximately $7B in 2020 and is expected to touch $12B by 2023.

How much can you earn from the board game business?

• Average salary of a board game designer is about $40K/Year and the average salary of a board game publisher or producer is about $80K/Year.
• In the initial stage, average monthly sales for board games are about $1,000.
• Case Study: Travis Hancock built a successful board game business and makes $30K/Month.

Learn more about starting a board game business ➜

95. Help people plan their vacations

Travel activities, the aggregate of traveler spend on tours, activities, attractions, and events reached $135B globally in 2016. It is expected to reach $183B by the coming years.

How much can you make as a travel planner?

• Travel planners make anywhere from $50K to $100K on the low end and up to $250K to $500K annually.
• You can also work as a part-time travel agent. Home-based agents can earn an average of around $37,000 per year.

Related: Roshni & Jeff makes $40K/month planning surprise vacations.

Learn more about starting a travel planning business ➜

96. Start an e-commerce store

Starting an e-commerce store is the best way you know of to get started selling on the internet. Revenue from e-commerce in the United States is valued at $432B in 2020 and will increase to $563B in 2025.

How much can you make from an e-commerce store?

• The average e-commerce site is generating just over $150K in monthly revenue.
• One can make at least $1,000 from the first month of e-commerce business.

Related: Joe makes $750K/month from his mattress e-commerce store.

Learn more about starting an ecommerce store ➜

97. Start a wine club

Wine clubs are communities of wine lovers who regularly buy wine from a trusted source (usually) at a discount price. The worldwide wine market was valued $418B in 2020 and is expected to increase to $600B by 2025.

How much money can you earn by starting wine club?

• A typical member of a wine club can make $200-$300 a month passively.
• The two ways of making money are (1) subscriptions (members of the wine club pay a monthly fee and (2) sponsors (wine brands pay you to get their wines into your club
• Case Study: Agent Red started a $400K/month wine business.

Learn more about starting a wine club ➜

98. Coffee subscription business

The majority of people now consider coffee an artisanal commodity, like wine or cheese, and 42.9% of people in the United States drink coffee because they like the taste.

The coffee industry generates over $68B of income per year.

How profitable is the coffee subscription business?

• On average, a coffee shop will see a profit margin of about 12% on every coffee product that they sell.
• Coffee subscription businesses have a fairly high success rate, averaging around 40% to 45%.
• Case Study: Todd earns $3K/month from coffee subscription service as a side hustle.

Learn more about Starting a Coffee Subscription Box ➜

99. Start woodworking business

Woodworking is the craft of creating useful objects out of wood. It requires imagination, creativity, and skills. Wood products market is expected to grow from $625 Billion in 2020 to $660 Billion in 2021.

How much can you earn from woodworking?

• It depends on your skills. Typical pay is $30-$40/hour for about 50 hours a week of work.
• Normally by doing woodworking you can earn $8000 a month or $96000 a year.

Related: Sasha generates $6.5K Revenue/Month by woodworking.

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100. Create leather goods

Leather goods are highly popular among consumers. The leather goods market size was valued at $394B in 2020 and is expected to grow at an annual growth rate of 5.9% from 2021 to 2028.

How much profit can you make from a leather business?

• Depending on what you sell and what services you offer, you can see earnings in the $30K-$40K/month range.
• It is possible to get started leather business for a relatively low investment, depending on your focus.

Related: Ryan Popoff makes $1M annually as a leather goods maker.

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