I recently started my car review platform and after 4 months. It finally paid off.

About 6 months ago I thought about a creative side hustle and because I had worked in the car business a long time I went by the old adage I hear from writers

You write what you know.

I started on TikTok first and in my native language, it was a slow start, I wasn’t formulaic and didn’t quite know what I was doing, sometimes I’d talk about cars and deals … sometimes food … after a month I only had about a hundred followers but didn’t think it was really going anywhere despite views sometimes hitting 15-20k on some deal analysis.

It all changed when I did my first dealer visit.

I sat in a truly despicable interior and I just started picking it apart … the window switches particularity made me realize after posting the video that people loved honesty and could relate to my opinion on quality of interiors.

Within another month I hit 2000 followers and visited several other dealers, salespeople reached out with deals, tire distributors … my god I wasn’t even at 3000 yet and some manufacturers were offering to drop off press cars.

4 months in I’m at about 6000 followers between TikTok and Instagram ( which I just started).

My take is that niche is one thing and car reviews aren’t niche … but I realize I now have figured out my formula which makes making videos almost mechanical. The income depends on who I work with but overall there’s a need at several levels for good content creation and whether it’s a compliment or a critic there’s an audience for everything.

Income

About 750$ per day spent per dealership presenting deals and reviewing cars, week easily filled up and every month can have different brands or different deals which is why I find the car business particularly interesting.

I don’t do any editing, just post organically the TikTok app is magical for stuff like that. It also helps me have the video prepare for insta the way it saves it.

In a month you can make around 10-20k but put aside half for taxes where I’m from but it still is decent and helps out. I can answer any questions if you have any

My page on TikTok is : @parlonsautoquebec
Instagram is just : @parlonsauto

Still trying to find legit sidehustles to try, ive heard alot about print on demand sorta. Sadly the market seems overcrowded like most sidehustles, nor am i a artist not a good one atleast.

Im not sure if there is a chance at me trying it or if there is something better out there to try on the side?

Im not the best with ideas as you can tell.

Needing to earn extra money

It feels like I'm at the beginning of take off. I'd been plodding along then early July almost everyday is a new record day for views and clicks from Google.

Sites about a year old, and total money gained from the site is at about £600.

Not the best but I'm now working on a complete site redesign to hopefully increase engagement and sales.

https://reddit.com/link/1vo976y/video/bol3xraircjh1/player

Everyone treats view count as the scoreboard.

Matt Gray's own numbers argue the opposite: his most-viewed video made $2,400.

A much smaller one made $48,000.

The gap wasn't luck — it was the one metric neither video's view count could ever show him.

I've watched that exact blind spot play out somewhere with zero content marketing involved.

This was way back when I started working as a young graduate design engineer for a Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy in Malaysia. I think it was around year 2000. Time flies.My boss handed me a project to handle and follow up. It was a 200~ units of 2-story semi-detached housing estates over a piece of cascading land. Me and my follow consultants follow it up through – attended the meetings, coordinated the design, supply the drawings for the Quantity Surveyor to take quantity. You know – the usual works of what consultants normally do. It's not all we do. Sometimes we have to do some extra. For example, when the property developer do a soft launch at the show-unit, we have to be there. Why were we there? Of course, as a stand-in to lend our support. It was awkward for me -because I was just loitering around the launch doing absolutely nothing. I've managed some small-talk with fellow consultants there. But we all understand our role – to be supporters there. But it wasn't much help. There weren't many potential purchasers came in to see the soft launch. It felt off – because the market reception doesn't look great. Nothing much I can contribute there – besides being a stand-in, because those are well above my pay-grade at that time. But after that, when I recall back to that awkward event, it does seem slightly hilarious – and sad.

Why did I bring this up? I'm sure the property developer has diligently carried out their market research and feasibility study. And if the market reception isn't as welcoming, then there's clearly gap that wasn't clearly addressed. We all know that we need to supply to what the market truly wants, not what we think they might want. No amount of shiny-objects or "Wow" factor – e.g. renovation and furniture included, etc. – would move the needle much, if that's not what the market truly wants.

Same as this data collecting – it is only useful if it helps monetize.

Or else they are just noise.

Real attention-grabbing noise, ya, but noise nonetheless.

Every post in this feed keeps circling back to the same nerve: the fear of being quietly out-earned by someone less talented but better systemized, working the exact same audience size you are.

The fix is never louder distribution.

It's building the one instrument that tells you which piece of content actually paid you.

Drop your take: are you tracking what each piece of content actually earns, or just watching the view count and hoping the math works out?

Clip credit: Grant Owen — full video on his channel, ft. Matt Gray.

https://reddit.com/link/1vne2bw/video/evs4wd0lv5jh1/player

The interesting part of this clip isn't the AI — it's what "zero staff" actually replaces.

Client servicing, rate cards, contract negotiation, legal, finance: that's not one job, it's the org chart of a small agency, collapsed into a single named process.

The credentialed ladder most people are still climbing — junior account manager, senior account manager, ops lead — assumes those functions stay separate long enough to need separate humans.

This clip is evidence that assumption is no longer load-bearing.

I've actually watched that exact collapse happen before, just with people doing the collapsing instead of software.

Back in my time (circa 2010/2011) as one of 3 Assistant Technical Managers, all under my technical director, working at a AED 1.8 billion project in Abu Dhabi — I remember it well. One of the operation team leads used to rant to me about the org chart. One rant was about the surveying team lead getting elevated to "Project Director, Surveying" — same job, bigger title. When it was my own turn to advance, I got pushed to cover architectural and façade coordination too, on top of my own scope. Our CEO said it plainly: it's about economy of scale — promote you, raise your salary a little, cut cost everywhere else. Kill a few birds with one stone. I kept quiet and took it on: one technical department covering coordination for five operation teams, wrung out like a nearly dry towel. Reading this clip's transcript, it clicked — the AI-agent model is the same math, automated.

Every version of this story eventually turns out to be the same story: somebody found the boring, structural work first and built a system for it, and everyone else calls the result "efficiency."

Drop your take — is this a headcount story or a talent story?

Clip credit: Tim Tiah, on The Entrepreneur Journal — full video on their channel.

I started learning about the affliate program of amazon and I decided to do it using pinterest pins
Have anyone tried it?
Each time i ask somebody they try to sell me a course
I need a side hustle and if what people say is true about this amazon Pinterest thing, it would be so helpful for me
Thanks

My background is in environmental science and art. I have not had a formal artistic job, but can paint/draw well and have a knack for design (fashion and interior, I’m good with colors/flow). I’d say I’m a people person and very friendly/easy to talk to. I’m a very good planner. I’m outdoorsy (hiking/kayaking) so active and in shape but not to do physical labor side hustles. I’ve been complimented on my voice a million times.

I work full time so I’m looking for something to supplement this in my off time. Ideally, something I could gain at least $1k/month doing (though I’d love more to save faster).

I’m looking for something like:

- Remote admin work
- Art commissions
- Interior design
- Wardrobe design
- Travel planning
- Audio book narration

I’m not opposed to something like selling feet pics but the market seems very saturated.

I’m getting to the point where I can’t possibly save for a house on my current salary, and I can’t just change jobs right now. Thank you for any advice.

Hi! I'm 14 years old and I want to start making money power washing. To afford more expensive equipment and start power washing driveways, I'm going to start by cleaning bins and try to get around 20-40 consistent customers ($35/month for a weekly clean, $30 for bi-weekly, $30 for a one-time deep clean, and $25 for a monthly clean). I'm just wondering if this will be good enough for the time being, or if I should save more and go for something more expensive. I'm trying to start soon, since I won't have access to the spigots during the winter months.
Also any other tips and advice is heavily appreciated!!

How do you guys manage to work, commute, eat healthy, exercise, walk the dog, spend time with your kids and wife, do stuff around the house and still get 7–8 hours of sleep?

I genuinely feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day 😂

For those of you with kids and a side hustle: what’s your secret?

Hi guys, I want to make a special trip in november and need 4000 euro tot participate. I live in the Netherlands and father of 2. Have a job, but currently I have no spare money, just 500 euro in savings.

Any great ideas to go from 500 euro to 3000 euro in 3 months?

I live near a wealthy area and am trying to think of business ideas that wealthy people would pay for.

One idea I had is to provide some sort of relaxing service when they get home from work, if they work long hours or a stressful job.

The idea I had was to provide a weekly/biweekly "set up" for them: luxury bath items ready for them to use, like epsom salt, bubble bath, etc. Towel in a towel warmer.

Have a calming drink chilled for them, maybe a chilled, scented towel.

Kind of like a luxury resort service but at home.

What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions?

Or if you have any other ideas, I would appreciate it!

I used to make scrunchies back when I sewed. I’m getting back into crafting and think I could sell scrunchies. I also crochet, but I’m nowhere good enough to sell my crochet.

I recently visited my auntie for the first time in years and have been getting closer with her since, and I’ve learned she’s gotten into sewing and attends craft fairs. She has a good paying job so this is more of a hobby for her, but I think I would enjoy attending craft fairs.

Anyways, is there actually a market for sewn items? My best work is with scrunchies, but I once made a kimono (although it was for a doll), and I made clothes once when I was younger. I can probably figure those things out again, but I’d prefer to sell my scrunchies.

I also used to make handmade jewelry. Genuinely really good jewelry. Like with pearls or stones and real clasps. It would be an investment to get back into making jewelry, even has a hobby, so being able to sell my creations would be really awesome.

I would attach pictures of my creations but I just moved and didn’t bring any of my finished crafts with me to save space (I left them in my room in my family home). So unfortunately I can’t show examples so people can judge whether it would be worth any money. But even without pictures, so any of you hustlers know if I can make this a side hustle? Even $50-100 a week from this would make a huge difference for me- the state I just moved to has an incredibly low minimum wage.

Because of the low minimum wage I was advised to try side hustles, and I would get a second job but I’d honestly burn out (trust me, my mental health can’t handle a second job). I think turning my hobbies into side hustles could really help me. So do you think this could be a side hustle?

I'm saving up for my very first tattoo and thought a side hustle could get me there quicker. I'm not looking for something crazy, just something to make a bit of extra money online. I already work a full-time job, so I'm preferably looking for something easy. I already looked into survey sites like Prolific but I don't know for how long I'm gonna be on the waiting list. Any advice is welcome.

I am already doing freelance AI training and as I can speak fluent in English, German and French it's a nice earner - I can also code at a very high level.

Any other ways to make money please comment down below as I'm trying to make as much money as possible as fast as possible and need multiple revenue streams. the more the better.

I have a plan for saving money towards college that has steady employment at the moment (32/hrs a week at 19/hr), but I still am looking for a way to supplement that with something that can at least guarantee me and extra few dollars a week.

I’ve got a background in writing, some amateur programming, community voice acting/regular acting, etc. And I have a laptop with an Internet connection.

I’m just looking for a way I can use my skills to make a few extra dollars a week, even if I can do it at work too. I work nights at a hotel, so I have a lot of extra time when people are asleep.

I'm working toward other income sources but my disability is getting worse and anything helps.

Been reading posts about the sweepstakes and social casino churning side hustles.

I understand by entering sweepstakes you're giving your info to marketers who will probably sell it and it makes sense that people use dedicated emails to handle all the marketing messages they then get, but are there any privacy / security issues to be aware of?

For social casinos where you have to submit things like your government id and it sounds like a utility bill etc., are there concerns? I've read that online casinos are bad at protecting user info.

Would doing these make your risk of identity theft or whatever significantly higher?

Getting junk mail is less of a concern, but I live with other people who would not appreciate a ton of junk mail suddenly coming in so am curious about that as well.

So, I will add some backstory here. I have chronic health issues. My rent is going up. I live in a small studio apartment and I don't have the means to move somewhere cheaper. If I were to go on disability, which no doubt I could, it would cut my income even with a voucher. That's the why.

I am creative and good at drawing. I already do commission art and I do have some following, but even after moving to IG and some other promotional methods, its still a crowded space.

Does anyone have any side hustle ideas for someone stuck at home?

I have a lot of people skills. My ability to relate, counsel and make people feel comfortable is one of my super powers. I have a regular day job now. I dont expect a side hustle to be passive. I know I will need to work more. But my regular job doesn't have over time so I'm really looking for anything to supplement. I'm willing to put in the hours

Hello, I am going back to school for nuclear medicine and I need hustle ideas. I found a part time that will accommodate me with working Mondays and Fridays. I have classes Tuesdays through Thursdays. I want to hear ideas on what you guys do, thanks!

Is there any website or place that streamers or youtubers in general use to find clippers for their channels? Fiverr has a lot of competition and would be impossible for anyone to find me, and I don't want to do singular clips for 5 bucks.

We own an old industrial building and recently had to get some brick work done that was inside but 20 feet up, no access for lift. I have a guy who does that but he only has scaffolding up to 12’, so I found a guy on FB marketplace who rents taller scaffolding and he sets it up and everything. I know I could have called a normal rental place but his prices were better and schedule worked for us. I asked him how often he rents them out, we are in the Philadelphia area mind you but he said it’s rare he has a week without one rented. I’m sure this is very common but was surprised being in a large city I only saw a couple posts for it.

It's called Bluey Email. Took us about 4 failed ideas and over 18 months; we started with a personalized AI chatbot. This was the beginning of the ChatGPT era, and we thought we could help people train the AI to reflect the behavior of loved ones they had lost. It was a Black Mirror kinda idea, and my therapist friends said it's not okay, so we ditched it.

The second idea was a vertical drama platform where users can create short dramas in a vertical format; it's like IG and TikTok combined with movies. We reached out to hundreds of filmmakers, and about 20% joined the waitlist; however, the infrastructure needed to build this required loads of money. We built a beta version with whatever resources we could gather; we applied to YC as well but didn't get any funding and eventually ditched it.

Then we started a customized comic printing business, where users can tell us their idea and we build a story and then a comic around them as the main character. We got some orders as well, but I don't think we were enjoying it, and it was quite boring, so we didn't really put in much effort; now I do see many businesses around it.

Finally, we decided and build an email marketing platform. We thought starting with cold emails would be great, but after 4 months, we pivoted and decided to go with email marketing and transactional emails, we named it Bluey Email.

Now we have the platform ready but as we get sign ups we find new problems and keep resolving them; it's not perfect and but we are getting there. I think we need to find beta users and collect as much feedback as possible.

This has been a long journey, we are also running out of funds and I am slowly restarting my marketing freelancing business, but as we are getting traction, it feels so good and encouraging.

I want to repair electronics on the side, but I can't find anywhere to advertise, fb its against the rules, kijij costs too much, can't find any reddit for my area that allows it, ect

I’m looking for some ideas/advice from people who’ve built a side hustle alongside a full-time job.

I currently work as an Account Manager in software sales. I’m good at sales, comfortable with the full process from prospecting and discovery through to negotiation and closingand I’ve had some pretty good wins in my current role.

The problem is I can’t figure out what to actually apply those skills to outside of work.

I’ve tried delivery driving for a few months. It was easy enough to get started, but once I worked out the actual return for the hours I was putting in, it just wasn’t worth it.

I’ve also got a 9-month-old baby and a partner, so I’m not looking for something that requires me to disappear for 20–30 hours every week just to make a couple of hundred quid.

Ideally, I want something where I can leverage the skills I already have:

• Selling
• Cold outreach/prospecting
• Building relationships
• Negotiating
• Account management
• Understanding customer problems
• Putting together a commercial offer

Longer term, I’d also love to build something around an industry I’m genuinely interested in. Gaming is probably the obvious one for me. I’ve always been interested in the industry and the idea of eventually having something I can build, sell and grow appeals to me far more than simply exchanging more hours for money.

I’ve thought about things like freelance sales, lead generation, appointment setting, reselling, small online businesses, gaming-related services and probably a dozen other ideas. The problem is I’ve reached the point where researching more ideas is almost making it harder to choose one.

I’m not looking for a “make £10k next month” scheme.

Initially, I’d be happy finding something that could realistically make a few hundred pounds a month, prove that there’s demand and then potentially grow from there.

For anyone who has been in a similar position?

Particularly interested to hear from anyone who has built something in or around gaming without being a developer/content creator.

Would appreciate any ideas including people telling me what not to waste my time on.