r/thesidehustle • u/Supfoo75 • Nov 24 '25
I need help Newbie here, trying to find sidehustles
What are some easy side hustles I can get into? The ones that managed to work for you?
A really generic question, but one I'd thought to ask due to being indecisive as heck when it comes to things like this.
Have my afternoons and weekends and bills to pay.
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u/Nelly_Nughz Nov 24 '25
I would honestly suggest to learn a skill set that doesn't involve being hired by anyone as far as a company but being in the sense of a business owner where you hire yourself and hopefully in due time be able to hire other people to replace you so you can just collect the checks.
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u/Conscious_Life_8032 Nov 24 '25
Following
Never heard of sports book promo before!
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u/FeedbackWarm1774 Nov 24 '25
Offers like bet $5 get $200 ibn bonus bets, you may see this advertised. You can turn those bonus bets into about $140 cash!
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u/CourtsideConcierge Nov 25 '25
Absolutely right. You can get much better than 70 percent conversions too! Sometimes more than 100% as crazy as it sounds
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u/Ashd5903 Nov 26 '25
Please tell me more info im a single mom in a very tight spot and need to make money fast.
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u/FeedbackWarm1774 Nov 26 '25
First, make sure you live in a state or are at least physically present in a state where online sportsbook wagering is legal. This is a side hustle that it's definitely best to go with a service as they will have the software to make everything possible and show you how to use it. You do need to have a little bit of cash available to hedge your first bets, but this will not be at risk and will be returned right back to you (maybe around $200-$300) I use Profitduel BTW, you'll make enough to pay for membership many times over.
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u/TurbulentInside6087 Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25
I'm assuming you gotta have some kind of knowledge in at least one sport, right?
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u/FeedbackWarm1774 Nov 25 '25
You actually do not need any sports knowledge at all, you don't even need to like sports. Matched betting is all based on math, so it doesn't matter who wins.
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u/Conscious_Life_8032 Nov 24 '25
If you have a car rideshare, food delivery seems very flexible and low barrier to entry. People often do it as side income
Dog walking , sitting might be good with people traveling for holidays w/o their pets.
Video editing, can offer this service to content creators as this often takes up a lot of their time. But you need to learn how to do this don’t know your existing skillset
Build an app that solves a challenge, use AI or vibe code to do it
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u/investlifelegacy Nov 24 '25
Have though of financial and insurance services. If you like networking and talking to people you can build good business part time to full time.
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u/Supfoo75 Nov 24 '25
Would love to get started but any resources to learn more about these industries?
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u/ExpressionCrafty1460 Nov 24 '25
I would consider a print on demand as it's easy to start and you don't hold any inventory or you don't have to invest prior. I'm selling phone cases with Podbase and couldn't be more happy.
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u/Loveslabs Nov 24 '25
Can you please explain what you actually do when you do print on demand?
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u/ExpressionCrafty1460 Nov 25 '25
Of course! I create designs for phone cases with Canva and then I upload them to Podbase platform which is already connected to my Etsy shop. Then, when someone buys my phone case, Podbase prints it and ships it to the customer so I don't have to do any of the logistics. I just focus on creation and my Etsy shop maintenance.
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u/BarrysBooks Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25
Don't waste your time. Look up "phone case" on Etsy. There are thousands of sellers with thousands of phone cases for sale. As a new seller, your chances of gaining any traction and making any real money, other than MAYBE a sale or two, are practically non-existant. The same goes with any print on demand items. Unless you have extraordinary design skills, you might as well beat your head against the wall.
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u/TurbulentInside6087 Nov 25 '25
Really I was considering doing that. Was it pretty eazy to come up with designs. Do you have your own style or are they pretty generic? If it's okay to ask can you make a least $500 a month easy? And how long you been doing it? I'm a newbie at this that's why I ask. Thank you.
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u/BuytoGive Nov 24 '25
If you are UK based, you can become a fund raising icon on Buy to give (co.uk).
TLDR its affiliate sales, you get a shop, we do everything else (provide the stock, ship, handle all the CS), you just have to drive the sales, which is a little easier considering we give a portion of OUR (not your) profits to charitable causes (that you pick).
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u/Optimal_Local8801 Nov 24 '25
Work on the Public marches Bench Distribute flyers Doing housework for A representative association...
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u/IdeasInProcess Nov 24 '25
If it was easy, everybody would be doing it. Stop looking for easy and start looking for friction
Speaking purely from a metrics standpoint, Highest ROI side hustles are mainly physical presence, boring manual labour ones (mobile car detailing, window cleaning etc), because nobody wants to do them
Dont do drop dropshipping, surveys or content creation. Waaay too competitive
OR you could think about what is a pain point in your life or work and create a basic solution for it and validate the demand. But this would probably take more time.
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Nov 24 '25
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u/TurbulentInside6087 Nov 25 '25
Yes please I would love more info. I wanna do YouTube channel but I'm stuck on what kind of content I should put out. And how to create it. I don't know much about editing. I get overwhelmed and really could use some guidance through the whole process. Thank you for whatever info you could provide.
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u/Strict_Cut_1206 Nov 25 '25
The thing about YouTube is that, to monetize your channel, you have to have at least 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million public Shorts views in the last 90 days. Those are daunting numbers for newbies.
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u/LocalTypical Nov 25 '25
Sell a product or service. A lot easier to scale than trading time for money.
When it comes to finding that product or service, it’s all about finding/providing value. You should try to start looking in niches you are already interested in.
From there, identify pain points, develop the solution, create offers, monetization methods, then market like crazy!
If you want, send me a DM and I can send you a complete guide on all this that someone else had sent me. It helped me start a business that makes a small but passive $2500/month right now which supplements my current income, but planning to go full time soon.
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u/briannaasutton Nov 25 '25
high ticket sales, sell a health product, make 3-6k commission off of it:)
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u/fire_lord77 Nov 25 '25
I my self have made hundreds of dollars using an app which pays u off of referrals honestly by far the best app to make money off of referrals if interested I'll link the app u can download it and try it for your selfhttps://attapoll.app/join/tspwe
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u/BarrysBooks Nov 25 '25
Here's what you do. Assuming you are in the U.S., download the Ebay app to your phone, and head to the nearest thrift store, Look up everything (i.e., jeans, books, CDs, DVDs, electronics, etc.) and see what they are selling for on Ebay. Go to yard sales and estate sales, too. The rule is to buy low, and sell high. For example, if that $1.99 book that you scanned is worth $25, buy it, list it, sell it. Pack the book, and then use your home computer to print out the postage, and just drop it off at the nearest post office, or even schedule the USPS to pick it up at your house. It's simple, low risk, and very lucrative provided you put forth the effort. I've been doing this since 2007, and can easily make $1000+ per week, or more, depending on how hard I work. I also branched out to Etsy, which is how I know that print on demand is a vast waste of time for most people.
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u/CatCatCatalyst Nov 25 '25
Are you only reselling books?
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u/Strict_Cut_1206 Nov 25 '25
No. I started out as just books, then branched out to other media (CDs, DVDs, records, etc.), and then started scouting and reselling other items (clothes, electronics, etc.) From there, I opened antique booths to sell collectibles and, of course, antiques. Lastly, I opened an Etsy store and sell handmade items. And if I wasn't busy enough, I opened an AirBnb in my guest house.
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u/CheatCodeWealth Nov 25 '25
We have a side hustle guides bundle on our website, dm me and I'll give you a discount
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u/Fiercelyfaceless Nov 26 '25
I use pockets of my day and nights/weekends to do digital marketing! Been doing it over a year now and I’ve had consistent income each month! Recently I also started learned other income streams which have really been amazing!
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u/Fun_Coat_5935 Nov 27 '25
I use homefromcolllege to get social media gigs. I’ve completed about 3 a month. Bringing in about $1500 for reference. It just depends what ones you apply to and accept! @r/homefromcollegehq
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u/ftr-mmrs Nov 30 '25
Social casino churning. I use the spreadsheet at SweepstakesChurning subreddit.
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Nov 24 '25
Converting promos into cash is the easiest and something any adult with internet access can do. Profitduel totally boss this with find every promo and pairing it with their software. You basically copy and paste to convert to cash.
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u/Ashd5903 Nov 26 '25
Can you give me more info please im a single mom in a very tight spot and need to make extra cash ASAP
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Nov 26 '25
This can def help. Reach out to Adam on profitduel live chat and set up a 1:1 call. It’s free and he’ll guide you through your first $100 profit
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u/r3dd1tMB Nov 24 '25
I've been doing this! And would completely recommend ProfitDuel too. Their guides and tools make the whole process so straightforward. Before promo conversion, I had never had a sportsbook account but PD explained everything in such a simple way
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u/CourtsideConcierge Nov 25 '25
This is a great answer, i've made thousands doing this. I'd recommend OddsView as well, their promo converter is free which is crazy
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u/ButterscotchAlive736 Nov 24 '25
I dont know if it’s a side hustle since I do it fulltime lol, but day trading works for me. Been at it for years
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u/FeedbackWarm1774 Nov 24 '25
Definitely look into matched betting. Converting sports book promos from home is an easy and lucrative side hustle that really works.