73 Side Hustle Ideas You Can Start Today

Put your spare time to good use & generate some extra income with these side hustle ideas.

Sure, they won’t all be for you, but give a couple of them a try & see if one sticks.

This could be the start of something lucrative.

But, they will require time. Got some spare time to invest in an income producing venture?

Read through these and see what you like the look of…

What is A Side Hustle?

A side hustle means anything that you do to earn money outside of your day job.

Side hustles have an entrepreneurial connotation, meaning working on something for yourself.

There are thousands of side hustle ideas in 2023 and beyond.

There are new opportunities to make money every single day.

How do I learn about side hustles?

If you’re unsure where you can learn more about a side hustle, use google and search “insert side hustle near me”.

Some examples:

• Storage Unit Auctions — “Storage unit auctions near me”

• Food Delivery Service — “Food courier jobs near me”

• Movie/TV Extra — “TV extra jobs near me”

I’m sure you get the idea.

Without further ado, let’s get into the list.

1. Food or Grocery Delivery

Earn money delivering groceries and takeaway orders in your town, with services like DoorDash (US) and Uber Eats (UK).

One great bonus of this side hustle, is that you don’t have to worry about keeping your car spotless for passengers (Uber etc.), which could affect your ratings.

Deliver, & done!

2. Storage Unit Auctions

Popularised by TV shows like Storage Wars, bidding on abandoned storage lockers can be a viable side hustle…

…and a bit of a treasure hunt.

Use google to search for storage unit auctions in your local area.

But, just like the shows, there’s no guarantee that you’ll make a profit.

I’ve always wanted to go to a storage unit auction.

Maybe I’ll see you at one soon.

3. Rental Properties

Real estate investing is one of the oldest and most popular side hustles in the books.

New platforms make it easy to shop for properties, often with tenants and management in place.

Real Estate tends to have greater barriers to entry than most. But, pooling your resources with a group of friends can make this a rewarding side hustle.

4. Housing Maintenance

Nearly everyone’s…

• House

• Garage

• Garden

…needs maintenance, and not a lot of people have the time or effort to do it themselves nowadays.

More and more homeowners have started outsourcing this chore. It opens up a great opportunity for some low-skilled work in your area to pay you quite well.

5. Customer Interviews

Many companies use customer interviews to get feedback on new products.

Feedback is crucial for the success of newer items, and a lot of businesses will pay for honest reviews.

User Interviews and Respondent.io are services that facilitate these interviews online and over the phone.

6. Mechanical Turk

Mechanical Turk is a micro-jobs platform built by Amazon.

The downside is that most tasks pay pennies.

But, they’re simple and fast to finish, so you may be able to earn a modest side hustle income in your spare time from home.

In fact, someone reported earning $50,000 in his spare time over the last few years.

7. Online Surveys

These won’t make you rich, but can be an easy way to supplement your income and you can do them in your downtime (waiting in line, watching TV, etc.).

Most surveys pay pennies, but they don’t take long, and you’re able to complete many surveys all in one sitting.

If you’re in the UK, start with AttaPoll.

8. Window Cleaning Service

Window cleaning can be a nice little weekend side hustle with low startup costs.

You may already have a ladder, a bucket, and a sponge already at your disposal.

This is my two cents, but if you’re a beginner, stick to bungalows for now.

One college student, built their window cleaning service to $700k a year.

Stories like these are fantastic & emphasise the true power of side hustles. They can open up a variety of phenomenal opportunities.

9. Basement or Garage Renting

Got extra space in your attic, garage or basement? You can go about renting this space out so someone who might be a bit short on storage space.

A great earner for some passive income, by leveraging something you didn’t need to pay anything for.

You already had it!

10. Website Building

There’s no shortage of terrible looking websites out there. Pitch the benefits of good design and help them out by giving their website a much needed glow up.

A skill that you can leverage to provide value to businesses is a lucrative one.

It’s something you can learn with web hosting services such as Squarespace & Shopify.

11. Flipping Items

Use sites like eBay to take advantage of users selling cheap goods for a quick buck. An eye for a good deal can be very profitable & valuable skills you can learn with flipping items.

You can make thousands each month if you dedicate to identifying profitable deals.

12. Voice Acting

Companies are always on the look for professional voice over talent. Once you start listening for it, you’ll hear voice over work everywhere.

You can’t get away from voice overs. From adverts, to commentary, to much much more. Dip your toe in & see what’s available for you to invest your spare time into.

13. YouTube Channel

YouTube is both a search engine and a viral engine, giving you two ways to get discovered.

If you generate a lot of video views, you can earn money with YouTube’s revenue sharing program.

You don’t need to be on camera yourself, and can make valuable content on a huge range of topics you might know about.

14. Vending Machines

With some work to stock contents, owning vending machines can net you a tidy profit as long as you maintain them.

This can be a great starter business, with the potential of turning into something much bigger.

15. Niche Brand

A bit like what you’re reading now!

Write content on a topic you care about and build an audience in your niche.

This enables you to open up a variety of income producing opportunities.

How?

By leveraging your audience who trusts your judgement & opinions. This leads onto…

16. Affiliate Marketing

Refer your brand visitors to buy products online and earn a small commission on each sale.

This is the perfect way to leverage your brand.

You can provide your content for free, whilst earning from companies you’ve chosen to promote.

One of our favourite ways of creating a long term income source.

17. Alternative Investing

Alternative investments including:

• Peer-to-peer lending

• Real estate crowdfunding (REITs)

• Business lending

• Cryptocurrency

Can provide you with returns that more conventional investments may not be able to give you.

This is one of my favourite side hustles, because it’s automated and passive, but it can be a bit risky.

As always, it’s important to do your own due diligence before investing any of your hard earned money.

18. Teaching Yoga

If this is something you’re interested in, becoming a yoga instructor could be a fun and healthy side hustle.

There will always be a high demand for classes on physical improvement. Plus, there’s good money in them too.

19. Selling Printables

I like side hustles that let you get paid over and over again from work you do once, and printables fit that bill.

Upload digital files to Etsy or Gumroad, and you can reach a wide audience of buyers.

20. Teaching Music

With a love for music, and teaching others, you could start a part-time music teaching business.

Like other side hustles in the “gig economy”, Fiverr and Upwork are usually good places to start.

Or, use your own personal brand on social media to find people to teach.

21. Real Estate Wholesaling

In this side hustle, your job is to connect motivated sellers with real estate investors.

Earn the difference between your negotiated contract price and the eventual sales price.

The middle-man between the buyer & seller of a property.

The best part? It doesn’t put your cash or credit at risk.

22. Software As A Service

There are consultants for every area of expertise.

The world of software and technology is only going to continue to increase in value and demand.

What are you a relative expert in that others might pay for your advice?

Learn new skills, or leverage an existing skill to sell to those who may need it.

23. Dropshipping

Start your own business & sell products to consumers, via a wholesaler or manufacturer.

You don’t need to create your own products. You connect consumer, to manufacturer, and bank a profit.

Dropshipping has evolved & grown in popularity over the years. It can be very profitable if you have a good eye for profitable products.

24. Baking

Do people love your desserts?

You could provide…

• Cakes

• Cookies

• Cupcakes

…to some families, or a corporate event in town. A fun activity to partake in, whilst making some money.

What’s not to love?

25. App Development

The mobile app market is hot, and will only get hotter.

Software developing amongst new applications is a very sought after service.

As always, a willingness to learn new skills can be a lucrative way of investing your spare time.

26. Product Licensing

Who says ideas are worthless?

With product licensing, you sell the rights to your idea to large companies.

They then pay you royalties for every sale they make from that idea.

Get your thinking cap on, and start inventing!

27. Photography Service

Turn your photography hobby into an income stream.

You can freelance for…

• Corporate events

• Weddings

• Parties

…and much more to monetise your spare time.

28. Unconventional Rentals

Like renting out the space in your garage or basement.

Renting out more unique items such as…

• Hot tubs

• Pool tables

• Basketball hoops

…could net you some tidy passive income.

These businesses are great because the ROI is higher than traditional real estate.

And with much lower barriers to entry.

29. Virtual Assistant Service

VAs generally charge $15–40 an hour to provide remote administrative support to clients.

You can set up shop on your own, or jump on board with an established VA company to start working.

30. Raw Land Flipping

Get parcels of land on the cheap because the owners don’t want them anymore.

Re-sell them either for a quick cash flip, or as an owner-financed sale.

Like the flipping side hustle that we mentioned above, only with land!

31. Niche Newsletter

These are super valuable for readers since you help cut through the clutter in your niche.

As your audience grows, you can monetise with…

• Ads

• Affiliate offers

• Your own products or services

Tools like Substack make it super easy to get started.

32. Creating Online Courses

You can create your own course on a site like Teachable around a topic you’re an expert in.

And set your own prices, depending on the competition within the niche.

If you have an existing audience, you can sell the course to them, without the need for advertisement.

33. Mystery Shopping

Companies pay mystery shoppers to:

• Verify their in-store shopping experience

• Rate their customer support staff

• Evaluate their competition

Companies view this information as crucial. You can leverage your time to make money by mystery shopping.

34. Private Tutoring

Put your education to use helping students learn in a comfortable one-on-one setting.

WyzAnt is one of the largest marketplaces in the online tutoring world. You can choose what to tutor, and set your own rates.

35. Personal Training

People are always looking to get in shape.

If you have a passion for fitness, this could be the perfect side hustle.

Fitness & physical improvement is huge, so be ready to start in a competitive industry.

Despite this, if you can land your own loyal clients, you can earn a brilliant side income, or even a full time income.

36. Events Service

Put your organisation skills to good use to create your own events planning service.

Build relationships with venues, wedding photographers, or other service providers in the space.

You might need to do your first couple of gigs at a low cost to establish yourself, and build a good reputation.

37. Moving Service

Moving is never fun, but it can be a good way to earn extra cash if you’re strong and don’t mind carrying other people’s stuff.

Very low skill tasks, but a great way to monetise your spare time.

38. TV / Movie Extra

If you live near a big city, or a place where they shoot TV shows or movies, claim your 15 minutes of fame & earn money as an extra.

Check out Central Casting or Auditions Free to see if there are any movie extra jobs near you.

Movie extras earn minimum wage, but then again, you might have a brush with a celebrity or two.

39. Modelling

Stock photographers are sometimes in need of subjects for their work.

Use social media to your advantage.

Gain the attention of photographers & recruitment companies on the lookout for models.

40. Litter Picking

Dubbed “America’s simplest business”.

This may not be the most glamorous side hustle out there.

But, it might be the easiest way to make money.

41. Amazon FBA

Fulfilment By Amazon involves finding deals locally, or online, and shipping them to Amazon.

Thanks to the FBA program, Amazon handles all the…

• Shipping

• Order fulfilment

• Delivery

…with Amazon Prime.

One of the more costly side hustles, but can be a great way to make a large return on your investment.

42. Online Arbitrage

Online Arbitrage ties in with Amazon FBA.

With a good eye for a discount, you can buy products from one place…

and resell them for a profit on Amazon where the demand for said product is much higher.

43. House Hacking

If you have extra room in your house, you can earn money renting it out to visitors on Airbnb.com.

It’s a pretty cool way to make money and meet interesting people from around the world at the same time.

With a little bit of traction, you could even cover your entire rent or mortgage by hosting guests on Airbnb.

44. Transcription Service

Turning audio recordings into text is often a part-time work-from-home position.

Many transcribers specialise in a given industry, like:

• Medical

• Legal

• Podcast transcriptions

45. Junk Hauling Service

Pretty self explanatory, right?

This is a great side hustle if you already have access to a pickup truck or van.

Bonus points if you can re-sell some of the junk.

46. Airbnb Co-Hosting

Become a “property manager”, coordinating guest check-ins, maintenance, and cleaning.

In exchange, you can earn around 20% of the booking fees — with none of the risk or upfront cost.

Again, become the “middle-man” & bank a profit for making people’s lives easier.

47. Rental Arbitrage

A popular side hustle is rental arbitrage, or Airbnb arbitrage.

Enter into a long-term lease on a property, with the intent (and landlord’s consent) to rent it out on Airbnb.

One entrepreneur earned almost $200,000 a year doing this, without owning any property.

48. Private Labelling

Identify hot-selling products and try to improve them, by turning them into your own brand.

There are loads of niche wholesalers & manufacturers that can help you turn products into…

Your own personalised brand to add value & create your own line of products.

49. Renting Out Your Car

In select markets, you can rent out your car on a daily/hourly basis to earn extra cash through companies like Turo.

The average car sits idle 22 hours a day, so this is a unique opportunity to capitalise on those idle hours.

The company handles all the insurance, and you can get paid because of the assets that you own.

50. Mobile Mechanic

If you’re comfortable fixing cars, and have spare time to invest, check out YourMechanic.com.

This helps match you with customers in need of car repairs — and pays up to $70 an hour.

If you’re not from the US/Canada, use social media to let people know of your services!

51. Local Newsletter or Facebook Group

Could you start a small email newsletter or Facebook group for your hometown? Could you sell advertisements or directory listings to local businesses?

Something that many value and use, can create an income through company advertisements!

52. Handyman Service

This is a great option for those with practical skills, but for my less-than-handy self, I doubt I’d be able to make a profit.

Again, you can use social media (Facebook is great for this stuff) to let people know about your services.

53. Graphic Design

Quality graphic design is always increasing in demand.

There have never been so many outlets on which to sell your skills.

The most popular design-focused site is 99designs.

But, you can also check out Crowdspring, DesignCrowd, or other freelance marketplaces.

If these don’t work, the usual freelancing sites, Upwork & Fiverr, could be more useful.

54. Furniture Flipping

Building furniture is a challenge, but you could flip furniture that someone else built.

This popular side hustle involves sourcing cheap…

• Dressers

• Desks

• Tables

…from…

• Yard sales

• Facebook Marketplace

• Craigslist

Next, you fix them up and resell them for a profit.

With a little effort you can turn a $30 dresser into a $200 Pinterest-worthy piece.

55. DJ

Is “DJ-ing” a lost art in the era of pre-made playlists?

Either way, there are still plenty of events that hire live DJs. Birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, and much more.

Check out sites like GigSalad to set up your profile and get booked, or use the typical freelancing sites. I’m sure you’re aware of them by now.

56. Proofreading

Do you like to read?

If you have an eye for detail ,you can set up on Upwork or Fiverr as a proofreader.

You can bid on large or small gigs, depending on how much time you have.

57. Pet Grooming

Like their owners, pets need haircuts too.

A mobile pet grooming service can be a low-cost part-time business.

With great reputation, you can gain customers who will always come back to you.

58. Pet Sitting/Walking

We’re sticking with pets again for this one.

When homeowners travel, it opens up an opportunity to come by and take care of their animals. One of the more pleasant side hustles… go get started!

59. Dividend Investing

A simple way to get paid over and over again, by owning stock of a public company.

Focus on companies that have a long history of paying (and increasing) dividends. Every quarter they come in like clockwork. Dividends are one of the best passive income streams.

60. Social Media Marketing

Many small companies don’t have the staff or know-how to do all their marketing themselves.

Could you help them put their best foot forward online and on social media?

There’s a huge amount of money to make giving businesses expertise on growing their brand online.

61. Cracked Screen Repair Service

People can pay $150–300+ to replace cracked screens on their phones. But, the glass itself usually costs less than $25.

Could you teach yourself this in-demand skill?

62. Freelancing on Fiverr

Fiverr is one of the most popular freelance marketplaces in the world.

We’ve mentioned them several times already…

But, are there any other skills that you have that can be valuable to other individuals/businesses…

and thus monetised?

63. Print on Demand T-Shirts

Upload your clever or artistic t-shirt design to Merch by Amazon or Redbubble.

Collect a small profit every time it sells.

You never have to touch any physical inventory…

The platforms handle the shipping and fulfilment.

Another platform to check out is Printful. It has tons of print-on-demand products and lets you list to Etsy and other platforms.

64. Your Own E-Commerce Store

Sell products online through your own store or through Amazon or eBay.

You’ll need a bit of imagination when deciding on what you want to sell, but the sky’s the limit.

65. Freelance Writing

Millions of companies & websites are all competing for attention.

So, freelance writing is a service that’s always in demand. Someone’s got to create all that content, right?

As always, Fiverr & Upwork are good places to start.

66. Personal Chef / Meal Delivery Service

Could you picture yourself making meals in someone else’s kitchen? Providing meals for others who don’t have the time?

This would be a good way to monetise your cooking skills. Also, without the risks & costs involved with starting your own restaurant.

67. Gutter Cleaning

Gutter cleaning is a simple and low cost business to start.

You could get clients on an annual or semi-annual recurring schedule.

Like the dog grooming, or car washing ventures.

68. Car Washing & Detailing Service

A mobile car washing & detailing service is a super low startup cost side hustle.

You could get clients in bunches at:

• Office parks

• Shopping malls

• Schools

• Sporting events

…and other places where cars like to gather.

Or, take a walk through your neighbourhood!

69. Pressure Washing

Pressure washing is satisfying and can be a great seasonal way to earn some extra cash.

We’ve all seen those super satisfying videos on social media that have us in some sort of trance.

Rates may range from $100–250 or more per house. Pretty cool considering a high quality pressure washer may only cost $400.

This is one where you can start turning a profit fast, assuming you’re able to acquire the equipment.

70. Podcasting

A large podcast following can translate into serious sponsorship dollars.

It costs less than you think to start and has been a life-changing project for a lot of podcast hosts.

If you have a lot of valuable topics to discuss, put yourself out there!

71. Pool Cleaning Service

If you live in a warm climate, this could be a fun and interesting side hustle to enjoy the summer outdoors.

You may need to gain some experience before charging large fees, though!

72. Knife Sharpening

I bet you didn’t think of this one, did you.

Pretty self explanatory…

Every house in your region is a potential repeat customer.

73. Selling on Etsy

Etsy is the world’s largest marketplace for unique hand-crafted goods.

What can you make & sell on Etsy?

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