12 side hustles that will make you $10K per month

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12 side hustles that will make you $10K per month

As the cost of living steadily rises, many of us are looking for ways to supplement our income or even replace it entirely. 

A side hustle is a great way to make extra money, but not everyone wants to take on something part-time without a strong income potential. In this blog post, I will give you 12 examples of business ideas that can make you up to $10K per month on the side while still allowing you to focus on your full-time job.

I chose these side hustles because they're efficient and effective with flexible upfront costs and time commitments. 

Read the related case studies to learn strategies that have been researched and tested in the real world, so you can be sure you’ll be able to turn a profit. 

Whether you’re looking to make a few extra bucks on the weekends or completely replace your full-time job, these ideas are great to start your hustling.

Teach people something

You may think otherwise, but I’m sure you know something that people would like to learn.

A family recipe, how to fix something, how to deal with certain emotions, your experience raising children, etc.

People go online to learn new stuff all the time.

There are many formats to choose from, so you can pick the one you feel most comfortable with: a pdf guide, a youtube channel, or a proper video course.

See how these first-time entrepreneurs did it:

👉 This therapist makes $120K/year with her sleep consultant gig

👉 This woman makes 6 figures per year teaching languages to NBA players

👉 $55K/month teaching people how to manage Pinterest accounts for a living 

Sell stuff

AKA, e-commerce.

E-commerce businesses are great side hustles. Most e-commerce sites can be set up in just a few hours. Additionally, selling online is incredibly convenient and can be done from anywhere in the world.

Plus, they can adapt perfectly to your time availability. Wanna chill? Work on it for a couple hours and make a couple grand comfortably. Or increase your dedication and work on growing it to 6 figures.

These founders’ stories can show you how to get started:

👉 A super niche car accessory generates $1.2M/year

👉 These custom teddy bears reached $120K in yearly sales

👉 This founder created her own skincare brand with just $300 

Create something

If you have coding skills, you’re sitting on a potential gold mine. And starting a side project is the best way to start digging. 

Can’t code? Building something is the best way to learn and improve that skill. Working on something specific and facing real problems will 10X your learning path. 

👉 A simple Chrome extension hit 350K active users

👉 This self-taught programmer built a $360K/year GPT-3 app

👉 This midwife created a $120K/Year app to help pregnant women 

Offer a service

Probably the easiest way to start making money on the side is to sell what you already do on your 9 to 5 to other people than your main employer.

Leverage all that knowledge and experience and offer your services to other people. 

Learn how to start by following their steps: 

👉 This guy makes $30K/year helping people write their resumes

👉 Guiding people to find an online job became a $13K/month side gig

👉 This couple (designer + hairdresser) started a $96K/year web design agency

Ready to start? Let me know what you want to work on, I'd love to see it, and maybe I can help.

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Whether you’re a solo founder who needs to reclaim their time, an early stage startup just starting to think about customer support, or a scaling business that needs help keeping up, we’ve got an option that fits your needs. 

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Quick hitters

These brothers grew a side hustle (another one!) to $310K/year. Incredibly useful learnings after 10 years of hustling. Great insights on SEO, getting started on Youtube, and how to increase conversions.

The shiny object syndrome almost cost this founder a 6-figure business. A great story about the importance of staying focused. It’s easy to get distracted by what people say, new trends, or what competitors are doing. But it’s key to know where you want to take your business and stay the course.

This AI image generator hit $10K in just 6 weeks. AI is hotter than a Jalapeño pepper. Anything related to it can get a ton of attention. The competition is high, but the whole world is watching what can be built with this technology. A great moment to jump in.