9 Profitable Side Hustles

Whether you have a creative passion or just want some extra money in your pocket, side hustles are a great way to help you out of a sticky financial situation or see if creating a business is for you!  With the world being so digital, the options to put a little extra cash in your pocket are endless! The best thing about side hustles, they are on your own time and there are many that require no money or big setups to do it!

Here are 9 side hustle ideas for you!

1. Sell things on Facebook / Ebay

Do you love shopping?? You could go thrifting or to garage sales and sell the items online! This is a great way to put some extra cash into your pocket! Once you find an item that you can buy for cheap, you list them on Facebook marketplace or Ebay for a higher price than you paid. Overall an easy side hustle that you get to do on your own time!

2. Walking Dogs

If you are a dog lover, this side hustle is perfect for you! It would be easy to get started by making a post on social media letting everyone know you’re open to walking their dogs for $X amount. This side hustle is great because you can decide how often you do it, how much you want to get paid, and you can walk multiple dogs at once! A bonus perk, its great exercise and a way to get outside!

3. Uber / Lyft

Uber, Lyft, or other similar apps are an easy and great side hustle. A huge advantage to this side hustle is that you can do it completely on your own time and drivers are needed 24/7, so anytime throughout the day (or night) will work. Additionally, the apps make it super easy to apply to be a driver, and you get approved quickly!

4. Start a Blog

Looking for passive income? Starting a blog is a great side hustle. Yes, it is time consuming, especially when you are just getting started, and it does take a little while to start producing any income. However, if you are patient and stay consistent, over time you will start seeing a considerable income. I personally love this side hustle because this can easily be turned into passive income and grow into so many opportunities. Once you have made your posts, you can make money in your sleep!

5. Mowing Grass

Do you enjoy being outside and not scared to get a little dirty? So many people hate mowing lawns, this is a great opportunity to provide a service! Many times, you don’t even need to own a mower, the people will already have one. This is also great because it can be very consistent as most lawns need to be mowed around once a week. The only downside to this is that unless you live somewhere that is warm and sunny all year around, it is a seasonal job and you will only have it a few months out of the year.

Side note: If you want to do something in the colder months, you could shovel people’s driveways when it snows! This is a great way to stay busy in the colder months. If you already mow lawns, those same customers will hire you to clear their driveway!

6. Start a Youtube Channel

Similar to starting a blog, a Youtube channel is a great way to put some extra cash into your pocket. Yes, like the blog, it is time consuming and will take time and consistency before you start seeing any money from the channel. However, this too can be turned into a passive income source if you stick with it. Many people have quit their full time jobs to pursue their Youtube channel and grow it!

7. Create/Design Websites

Creating and designing websites is not only a great skill to have, but a great way to make some extra money. If you are able to create and/or design websites, all you need to do is find some local businesses near you. If they don’t already have a website, you could put together a bid create one for them. If they already have one, you could approach them with ways the website can be improved. This is a great side hustle, it can be on your time and you can charge a pretty penny for designing a good website. Also, given how digital the world is, every business needs a website in order to be and stay relevant, so there will always be an opportunity for this!

8. Create Printables and Sell them on Etsy

Creating any digital product or printable is a great side hustle idea! The best thing about this, you only need to create it once! Once you have designed and created it, you can list it and sell it, over and over again. You don’t have to deal with any shipping logistics that you do with physical products. Further, this can easily become passive income, once you make the product and list it, the work is done and any sales are automatic. Also, you can produce printables or digital products without any money, so any income produced from it, is profit!

9. House Sitting

House sitting is one of the easiest side hustles there is! Most of the time, it consists of bringing mail inside, watering some plants, and overall just making sure the house doesn’t burn down while the owners are away. I like this side hustle because it’s easy and it’s normally very flexible as far as what time you need to stop by to do the house ‘chores’.