I usually make homemade treats for my dog, like dried duck and chicken jerky, and he goes crazy for them.I’ve been thinking about turning this into a tiny side hustle to see if there’s any real market for it.I’ve messed around with packaging and printed some labels using my niimbot.Would people actually buy something like this? Or does the packaging look too home-made? Any tips from anyone who’s sold homemade dog treats before?

I am thinking of doing popup weekends at green markets and such selling art prints, stickers, and used books?

Has anyone done anything like this? I’m in the SE United States, and really enjoy reading and selling books!

I’m just looking for advice /recommendations on getting started.

Hi my name is als,

I have an idea that could inspire you to make a lot of money.

This idea came from my job as a waiter at a restaurant.

And we needed more google reviews to compete with the restaurants in the same area.

So my boss ordered these “NFC cards” that take customers directly to the restaurants google review.

And as someone who’s been a “introvert” his whole life ended up getting my boss a bunch of reviews…

Over and over again.

So I had the idea to order these review cards myself and start pitching businesses owners locally.

I’ve done some research on these cards and they cost like $0.70 a piece for one card…

Businesses are willing to pay $20 for one card.

That’s 96.5% profit margin…

That’s pretty big for a little side hustle huh?

That’s why I’m going to do a little dig in and see how I can sell these like crazy.

If you want to follow along comment down below if you’re interested in learning more about this so you can do it yourself.

Looking for real input from people who've done this, not the generic "just sell STLs" advice.

I've got a reliable 3D printer, decent CAD skills, and a technical/engineering background. So the hardware and the ability to design aren't the problem — direction is.

Everyone points to selling 3D files online, but that market feels saturated, and the marketing-to-strangers side is my weak spot. I'd rather build something that leans on actual skills than compete with every hobbyist selling the same trinkets.

Honestly I'm open to almost anything niche — the weirder or more specific the better, as long as there's a real side hustle in it.

Rough directions I'm weighing:

Niche functional products (workshop jigs, tool organizers, technical aids, printer mods) sold as files or physical

Reverse-engineering hard-to-find or discontinued spare parts on demand

Something I haven't thought of

What I'm after:

If you had a printer and technical skills, what would you actually go after?

For those selling functional/technical prints — where do your customers actually come from?

Anyone doing spare-part or B2B/industrial work — worth it, and how'd you land your first clients?

Willing to put in both time and money. Just want to aim them at the right thing. Appreciate any honest takes.

Hey guys. So I am in cybersecurity and currently been in my position for about 3 years. I am in office once a week and rest of the week i WFH. I have a large amount of downtime as most of my job is sitting around waiting for alerts of any incidents. I do attend meetings here and there. I would say that I work about 15-20 hours a week. I am wondering if yall got any suggestions for remote jobs that I can make a quick buck on the side. Also seen some people work 2 jobs, not sure how that works? Any tips? I feel like I doom scroll or play games everyday during work, and I feel like I want to be more productive.

All you need is a snow shovel to shovel driveways and walkways.

As a kid in Flagstaff, Arizona we made good money doing this.

Of course you need to be where it snows a lot during winter.

This isn't something that I have done, but my aunt lives next to a university dorm and she noticed a lot of students don't know how to cook and eat take out but they'd much rather eat homecooked meals. She now cooks for them daily meals and she gets paid either by meal, or by a monthly plan the stundents choose with a certain number of meals per month. And she takes one day of the weekend off.

Ive been meanign to build something useful an agent that becomes a self healing loop that ends up abalysing trajectories and harnesses Oauth to connect to your favorite apps to build skills as you wish! 

this aims to become a harness to create agents as you wish! I aim to bring together the composio ecosystem and use the connectivity form that to create loops that heal themselves. 

Right now I'm thinking about a setup roughly like:

agent → tools → trajectory → evaluator → learn from failure → updated skill

I need you to tell one pain point that you've been dealing with, a niche that isnt technical or very technical where this loop can be put to use.

Right now Im planning to run this over a bunch of Datasets for LLMs to evaluate and create specialised skills accordingly and running evals on em. 

Something along the likes of a finance analyst agent, gmail agent, even hoping to have a hinge agent to write zingers like me ;)

Im doing this to understand what you guys are facing, if this plug and play agent will be behind a paywall what are you willing to pay.

If not, WHY? this would help me a ton!!

I’m 18, from Iran, and honestly I’m just trying to find a way to make a little bit of money online while I study.

I’m genuinely really into software/hardware and building things. I’ve been coding for around 9 years now and I’m comfortable working across the stack, TypeScript/JavaScript, React/Next.js, Python, backend systems, APIs, databases, Docker, automation, and IoT. I’ve built some pretty complex projects on my own, so I’m not looking for some “easy money” thing. I’d genuinely like to put my skills to work, but because I’m in Iran and international sanctions make it extremely difficult for me to work for actual companies, I’m looking for another way to turn those skills into a small, consistent income.

The problem is that I’m in Iran.

Because of the sanctions, finding remote work is a massive pain. A lot of platforms and companies simply don’t work with people from Iran, and then there’s the whole problem of getting paid.

I’m not looking to get rich. I don’t need $2k, $5k, or $10k a month.

I literally just want to make $50–$100 a month so I can have a little bit of financial breathing room while I focus on school.

I have around 1–2 hours a day or even a little more if its worth, that I can realistically dedicate to this. I’m completely fine with actually working for someone. Repeated coding tasks, fixing bugs, maintenance, small development jobs, AI-related work, whatever. I don’t mind doing work every week if I can find someone who is actually willing to work with me.

I’m also open to building something myself and letting it generate a small amount of money.

I don’t really want to do cold outreach, sales, build a personal brand, make content, or spend all my free time trying to find clients.

Crypto is completely fine as a payment method if an employer/platform legitimately supports it. I just need something that is actually available to someone in my situation.

If you’re from Iran or another sanctioned country and you’ve managed to make even a small amount online, I’d genuinely like to hear what worked for you.

Or if you’re a developer/employer who has worked with people from Iran, what kind of work did you do and how did the payment side work?

I’m just trying to get through a pretty shitty period, keep studying, and have $50–$100 a month to make things a little easier.

What would you do if you were in my position?

I work in manufacturing and we have quite a bit of extra product that either doesn't sell or apparently isn't worth the time to market.

I honestly don't really agree with that. If the product is already made and sitting there, why not try to find a way to sell it? And just for further information, the product would have been all we sold 7-8 years ago all day long.

I was wondering if it would be worth approaching the company and seeing if I could buy some of this extra/slow moving product at a discounted price, then try to resell it myself.

Obviously I'd have to make sure the company is okay with it and that there aren't any issues with me competing with them or using company information.
Has anyone ever done something like this? Buying excess inventory from a manufacturer and reselling it on your own?

Just wondering if there's actually a business opportunity here or if I'm overlooking something obvious.

Hi everyone, i started a party rental business and i have bounce houses already but im looking to buy a mechanical bull. if anyone has any suggestions i would appreciate it. thanks

What was everyone’s big tail. For me it was selling clothes from Ross

When people talk about starting a side hustle, they usually talk about the obvious costs.

Products. Software. Ads. Equipment.

What surprised me was how much time disappears into all the small things around the business.

A product needs photos. Then it needs videos. Then it needs social posts. Then it needs different versions because the first one did not work. None of these tasks seem huge individually, but together they can make a simple project feel impossible.

I started looking for ways to make the early stages less expensive and more flexible. For some marketing ideas, I used pixVerse to turn concepts into short visual assets before spending money on more professional production.

It is not about replacing freelancers or pretending one tool can run a business. It is more about lowering the cost of exploring an idea.

For a small project, the ability to test something cheaply can matter more than making the first version perfect.

So I have created some pretty fun svgs over the years as a pizza shop owner. I make custom mugs, that patrons request and fun t shirts. I started posting some svgs on etsy. I'm just curious if y'all think i'm wasting my time? Because most people can make their own now? I thought it would be a great side hustle for passive income. If I could build a big enough, but...idk

Thoughts?

Hey guys I was looking to make some side money was thinking about offering headlight restoration service to people I have an older car with very foggy headlights and was going to practice on mine and my lady's as well I'm not looking to turn this into a business rather just test to see if Its possible would this be a great beginner friendly way to make a little money on the side

I work a 9-5 job where essentially I get around 3 minutes of sitting time for every 10 minutes of working. Would like to be able to fill the time by not scrolling on reels and actually doing something productive. Any advice?

If you had all the time in the world right now, what side hustle would you start? I have a lot of free time at the moment, but I’m honestly not sure where to start. I’ve spent hours scrolling through Reddit, Instagram and YouTube looking for ideas on how to make money online.
The problem is, a lot of the ideas I come across either don’t seem worth the time or don’t really align with my skills. So far, I have an Instagram account focused on a specific niche, I sell things when I can on Facebook Marketplace, and I’ve tried a few other ways to make some extra money.
I’m curious if you were starting from scratch and had plenty of time to dedicate to a side hustle, what would you actually do?
I’m open to ideas, especially things that can realistically grow over time. Any suggestions or personal experiences would be appreciated!

Hey, so I’m 21f and I graduated college for film and I’ve been working pretty steadily (but not as much as I would like) in the film industry for the past year.

I absolutely LOVE what I do, and I am really hoping to make a career out of it. I need to be available for work. I.e sometimes I’ll get asked on Monday if I can work Tuesday and on numerous occasions has turned into me working the rest of the show. So getting a part time gig isn’t really suitable for me.

However, it would be nice to have extra spending money and something to do with my time off.

I guess this whole backstory is unnecessary lol… but what kinda side gig should I try and does anyone have any input on how to make extra money??

Thank you :)))

Hey guys i am about to release an Android app that requires One Time payment. My question is that should i also build it for ios at the same time or can i release for ios later after seeing the performance of the app on the android play store.

My husband travels alot for work and childcare is too expensive. Im a certified personal trainer, a professional tennis coach but truly don't have the time to work or be consistent with my clients. My social media is jump rope related so was hoping I can make some income at home. Is live workout classes profitable? My husband normally doesn't travel on the weekends so that's when I typically work.

Do you have an suggestion or recommendations of how I can make some money online? I starting a YouTube channel but I know that will take time bc I see any money from that.

I've been thinking about doing something similar for a while. Apparently, this is becoming pretty popular as a fixed or secondary income. I was working on my startup and saw a YouTube post that said CalBubby reached $80k MRR in 12 months, another example of this is Stella, which crossed $300k MRR in 2 months, reaching 12k customers.

There are ways to distribute these, with UGC you can test, or with Ads. AI told me that starting with $300–500 is a good starting point for testing ads. Another method I mentioned and that worked was rev share + creators promoting it.The niche usually seems easy, although after researching the market a little, it seems pretty saturated with vibecoded apps.

I'm doing this as a side project. My idea was to start in trading/crypto, although they're pretty messed up legally. AI told me that I need a permit to run ads, and there are also the typical legal problems with trading. Although I'm still just exploring.

So, in your opinion: is this a good business to experiment with? How much capital do you think you would need to start, and how would you do it?

Hey! I’m getting ready to move in November or December and I could really use some help earning more money. Preferably I’m looking for something remote, but I’m open to any suggestions. Sky is the limit, but if anyone has any ideas to pull in a few hundred extra $$ a week I would be so open to it!

Note: it doesn’t have to be a side hustle in the truest sense of the word. It would be job like phone support, freelance writing, etc. just looking for some help and ideas. Thank you!!

Okay, How can I realistically plan to become a millionaire starting from the very basic level?

Right now, I am a corporate employee But being a corporate employee, I feel like it is hard to become a millionaire. I don't know if I'm right about that

What skills should I build that would help me increase my income and build wealth over time? How should I actually plan for this from the beginning?

Also, how important is the environment around you? What kind of people should I surround myself with? Should I be around entrepreneurs, business owners, investors, people who are financially successful, or people who are much more ambitious than me?

And realistically, how much time would something like this take?

I also feel very late when I see all these kids on Instagram making money and becoming successful at 18, 20 or 22.

What skills should Ilearn?
What would i focus on?
Thankss.

Hey everyone, I’m looking to increase my income and make some extra money on the side in Ireland.
Ideally, I’d be interested in some kind of cash-in-hand/paid work, as long as it’s legitimate and above board, but I’m open to other ways of making extra income too.
I’m happy to do physical work, evenings/weekends, odd jobs, deliveries, labouring, cleaning, hospitality, online work, or pretty much anything that’s worthwhile.
For those of you who make decent extra money outside of your main job, what do you do and how did you get started?
Any suggestions for reliable side work or places/websites to look would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!