$3k a Month Renting Out Mobility Scooters Part-Time
I love a good rental business: buy something once and get paid for it over and over again.
It’s a cool model, and this week’s guest found a creative approach to it in the mobility scooter niche.
Freelancing
Hands down, freelancing is the one of the fastest ways to begin making extra money on the side.
You don’t need to build a website, create a product, or even come up with some killer business idea. All you need is to dig into your inventory of current skills, and find ONE client you can solve a problem for.
What kind of problems could you solve? In the archives here, you’ll find people freelancing their skills in:
- Writing
- SEO
- Graphic Design
- Web Development
- Weight loss
- Dating
- Marketing
- Social Media
- CAD Design
- Law
- Hiking
- Photography
- Voiceover Acting
- House Cleaning
- Speaking
- and more!
For more, here are some of the most in-demand freelance skills.
No, it’s not as sexy as “passive income,” but it’s not as speculative either. You can start getting paid right away, and if your goal is to replace your day job income, there’s probably no faster way.
The Best Freelancing Podcast
I compiled a binge-worthy selection of freelancing and service business podcast episodes from The Side Hustle Show into this playlist. I think you’ll like it!
Dive into the archives here to figure out what you can sell as a freelancer and how to get it done.
$500/Week as a Mystery Shopper: Getting Paid to Shop, Eat, and Snoop
Getting paid to eat at restaurants, tour apartments, and run your car through the wash 20 times in an afternoon? That’s mystery shopping — a $2 billion industry most people have never heard of.
Mercedes Eckert has been doing it for 13 years and has helped over 25,000 shoppers get started through her company, iShopAGP.com.
Her personal best: $600 in a single day without getting out of the car.
She also runs ShopQuest, a free site where you can browse mystery shopper jobs in your city.
Upskill and Earn: The Proven Path to $150/hr From Home
Here’s a proven path to $150 an hour, right from home. Maybe you’ve got a good job you like. But when you look ahead, the salary ceiling feels capped, the red tape runs deep, and the chances to move up are slim. At some point it hits you: this path won’t get me where I want … Read more
I Bought a Side Hustle and Tripled Revenue in 1 Year
For his side hustle, this week’s guest didn’t start from scratch. Instead, he bought a business that was already profitable, then he went out and tripled the revenue in his first year — all while working a full-time job.
Jono Santamaria from Melbourne, Australia is the proud owner of Nina’s Laundrette, a local self-service laundromat.
How to Start a 6-Figure Slumber Party Business
What if you could set up the same tents and pillows every weekend — and get paid $800 to $1,000 each time you did it?
That’s exactly what Anne McGraw has built with Firefly Slumber Parties, a luxury tent slumber party rental business based in Nashville. Anne and her husband run it as a side hustle while both working demanding full-time jobs, and last weekend alone they did five parties at $800 to $1,000 each.
The idea came from Anne’s daughter, who spotted the concept on TikTok or Instagram back in 2020. There was nobody doing it in Nashville at the time, so they decided to build it themselves.
They connected with a couple in Chattanooga who was doing something similar and got some early tips on what to buy and how to set up. A few years later, they ended up buying out that Chattanooga business when the owners decided to close.
How to Become a Wedding Officiant: Make Up to $300 an Hour on the Weekend
Officiating a wedding for close friends is a special honor, but it can also be a fun weekend side hustle.
After all, there are 2.5 million weddings in the US every year, with an average cost of $28,000! That spells a great opportunity to help families celebrate love and make some money at the same time.
In this guide, we’ll look at what wedding officiants do, the legal requirements to become one, and the potential income. We’ll also look how to market your wedding officiant business and get customers.
29 Odd Job Apps To Make Extra Money In Your Spare Time: Up to $100/hr
Looking to make some extra money with odd jobs?
The good news is there are lots of odd job apps that can help you earn money on a flexible schedule.
9 Legit Ways to Get Paid To Be An Online Friend: Up to $50 an Hour From Home
Yes, you really can get paid to be an online friend.
I’d seen sites like RentaFriend show up in lists of ways to make money online for years, and was always curious to learn more.
Finding Your $250/hr Side Hustle: How One Firefighter Unlocked an Extra $40k a Year
What if you could earn $250-$300 an hour solving a problem most people would rather avoid? Jim Lashbaugh did exactly that, and last year, it added about $40,000 in extra income.
Jim is a retired firefighter who spent nearly three decades on the job. On the side, he flipped houses. And as part of that, he had to wrestle with one of the most annoying parts of real estate development: building permits.
He got good at it, but he never planned to do it for anyone else.
Then a friend asked for help. Then a stranger called. And SynergyPermits.com was born.
Jim joined the show to share how he turned a very specific, very unglamorous skill into a flexible side hustle without cold calling, without ads, and without any formal credentials.
The 6-Figure Side Hustle Cleaning Up Parking Lots
This week’s guest started his side hustle with the goal of earning an extra $1,000 a month – fast forward four summers later and it’s now a 6-figure business.
Blademir Hernandez of LitterFreeLots.nyc is a long-time listener of the Side Hustle Show who was inspired by Brian Winch’s story in episode 266 to start his business.
Brian built a $650k a year operation picking up litter and cleaning parking lots, something Blademir told me he knew he could also do.
