931 Business Ideas for Beginners

Couch Removal and Dump Run Service

Charge customers $100+ to pick up and dispose of their old couches at the dump. This pairs well with a couch flipping bu…

$1k-3k/month

Phone and iPad Flipping (Geographical Arbitrage)

Buy used phones and iPads in saturated urban markets where prices are low due to oversupply, then resell them in smaller…

$1k-3k/month

Furniture Delivery Service

Offer couch and furniture delivery as a standalone or add-on service, charging $150-$600 per delivery depending on dista…

$3k-8k/month

Email Newsletter Business

Start an email newsletter in a niche topic using platforms like Beehive. Own your audience directly instead of relying o…

$1k-50k/month

Wall Printing Service

Use a wall printing machine to print custom designs, artwork, and murals on walls for residential and commercial clients…

Lawnmower Flipping

Buy broken or used riding lawnmowers on Facebook Marketplace, fix them up, and resell them for profit. Alternatively, bu…

$3k-50k/month

Driftwood LED Wall Art

Collect driftwood and branches, use a router to cut notches, install LED light strips, sand and stain the wood, and sell…

AI Video Content Agency

Use AI video tools like HeyGen to create short-form video content for local business owners. Upload a client headshot an…

$5k-20k/month

Car Seat Cleaning Service

Clean children's car seats for parents using basic vacuum and cleaning supplies. Pick up in bulk, clean assembly-line st…

$3k-10k/month

Trash Bin Cleaning Service

Clean residential garbage bins using a pressure washer, charging $15-$25 per bin. Market by placing flyers on bins befor…

Chocolate-Covered Chips at Farmers Markets

Buy a chocolate fountain, set up at local farmers markets, and make chocolate-covered potato chips to order. The visual …

Premium Hot Chocolate Stand

Sell hot chocolate with upgraded presentation at farmers markets or events. Add marshmallow fluff, torch it, add Oreo cr…

Kids Artwork Canvas Collage Service

Parents ship you their children's artwork, you arrange pieces on a large canvas in a collage, apply resin, and sell back…

Air Scrubber Installation

Install air purification devices into HVAC systems that ionize air to eliminate dust, allergens, mold, and viruses. Simp…

$10k-80k/month

Duct Cleaning Service

Clean residential and commercial ductwork using brush-and-vac or negative air machines. Average ticket is $800-$1,000 fo…

$10k-40k/month

Lawn Care Quote Generator App

Build a simple web app that generates instant lawn care quotes based on lot size, services needed, and frequency. The ap…

No-Code App Builder for Local Businesses

Use AI vibe coding tools to build custom simple web apps for local service businesses like roofers, painters, landscaper…

$5k-20k/month

Roofing Quote Bot

Build an automated quoting web app for roofing companies that provides instant estimates based on roof size, materials, …

Landscaping Estimate App

Create a web-based instant estimate tool for landscaping businesses that calculates project costs based on property deta…

Dog Grooming Reminder App

Build a simple reminder and scheduling app for dog grooming businesses that automates appointment reminders and rebookin…

Painting Business Quote Generator

Build an instant quote calculator for painting companies that estimates costs based on square footage, number of rooms, …

Fencing Company Quote App

Create an automated quoting web app for fencing companies that calculates costs based on linear footage, fence type, and…

Offshore Staffing Headhunting Agency

Find talent on platforms like Upwork, vet and qualify candidates (especially AI-native workers), and place them at compa…

$20k-80k/month

Liquidation Reselling

Buy liquidation pallets from GovDeals.com, bstock.com/Costco, and other sources at 5 cents on the dollar, then resell at…

$10k-100k/month

Commercial HVAC Coil Cleaning Service

Specialize in pressure washing HVAC coils at grocery stores, gas stations, and commercial buildings. This is a recurring…

$10k-30k/month

Hot Tub Maintenance for Airbnbs

Provide weekly hot tub cleaning and maintenance service to Airbnb and vacation rental owners. Charge $50-100/week per ho…

$10k-25k/month

Hot Tub Moving Service

Provide hot tub moving and delivery as a logistics arm for hot tub retail businesses. It costs around $600 to move a hot…

Pen Pal Matching Service

Create a service that matches people as pen pals and provides kits with pre-stamped envelopes, stationery, and the match…

$2k-20k/month

Regional Store Merchandise Reselling

Buy merchandise from iconic regional stores like Buc-ee's at retail price and resell online. The Texas Snacks model has …

$100K-$500K/year

Tourist Attraction Online Merchandise Store

Partner with or buy merchandise from famous tourist restaurants and attractions that don't sell online (like Lambert's C…

$50K-$300K/year

TV and Movie Location Tour Business

Run guided tours of famous filming locations, like Breaking Bad tours in Albuquerque. Low overhead business requiring ma…

$50K-$150K/year

Goat Grazing Middleman Business

Act as a broker between goat farm owners who have herds and municipalities or landowners who need brush clearing. No nee…

$100K-$300K/year

Shed Hunting and Antler Sales

Collect naturally shed elk and deer antlers in states like Wyoming and Montana during shed season. Sell them as premium …

$20K-$100K/year

Freelancing / Consulting

Offer freelance or consulting services in your area of expertise (marketing, design, writing, etc.) to build income and …

$1K-$10K/month

Chrome Extension

Build a Chrome browser extension that solves a specific problem. Chrome Web Store is one of 75+ app marketplaces with bu…

$500-$15K/month

Productized Podcast Editing Service

Offer podcast editing as a fixed-price recurring service at around $500/month per client. Package the service into tiers…

$5K-$50K/month

SEO Content Creation Service

Offer SEO-optimized content creation as a productized service with fixed monthly pricing. Help businesses create blog po…

$5K-$30K/month

Vibe-Coded Simple SaaS App

Use AI-powered coding tools like Replit Agent to build a simple SaaS application without traditional coding skills. Buil…

$500-$5K/month

E-books and Digital Info Products

Create and sell e-books, guides, or other digital information products on topics you have expertise in. Low startup cost…

$500-$5K/month

Online Courses

Create and sell online courses teaching skills or knowledge you have. Can be sold on platforms like Udemy or self-hosted…

$1K-$20K/month

Drop Shipping E-commerce

Sell products online without holding inventory by forwarding orders to suppliers who ship directly to customers. Mention…

$1K-$30K/month

Newsletter or Community Business

Build a newsletter or online community around a specific niche topic such as app store opportunities, indie SaaS, or ent…

$1K-$20K/month

App Store Optimization Research Service

Research and identify opportunities across 75+ app marketplaces for entrepreneurs looking to build plugins and add-ons. …

$2K-$10K/month

Beehive Ad Network Monetization

Use Beehive's built-in Ad Network to automatically place CPC-based ads in your newsletter. Advertisers pay per click, no…

1k-10k

Newsletter Boost Cross-Promotion Income

Earn $2-$3 per subscriber by recommending other newsletters to your audience through Beehive's Boost feature. When your …

10k-100k

Newsletter Recommendation Network for Growth

Build a free cross-promotion network with other newsletter operators to grow subscribers organically. Recommend compleme…

1k-10k

Permissionless AI Ad Freelancer

Without any permission, find DTC brands online, use AI image generation to create gorgeous ad creatives for them using r…

$2k-20k/month

AI Stock Image Generation Service

Use the OpenAI image generation API to create custom stock images on demand. No reference images needed since prompts al…

$1k-15k/month

Pop Culture AI Image Generator (Fandom Wrapper)

Build a niche wrapper app around a specific fandom (e.g., Harry Potter characters in the gym, Disney characters in real …

$2k-30k/month

Local Newsletter Business

Start a hyper-local email newsletter covering restaurants, events, local news, and community happenings for a specific c…

Luxury Trailer Bathroom Event Rental

Purchase a luxury trailer bathroom ($20K) and rent it out for weddings and events. The Naptown Scoop local newsletter op…

AI Literacy Classes for Adults and Boomers

Offer in-person or virtual classes teaching adults (especially older demographics) how to effectively use ChatGPT and ot…

$2k-8k/month

Thrift Store Directory

Build a niche directory website listing thrift stores by location. Leverage viral TikTok interest in thrifting hauls and…

$2k-3k/month

Liquidation Store Directory

Build a directory for liquidation and overstock stores, adjacent to the thrifting niche. List locations, store details, …

Flea Market Directory

Create a directory of flea markets across the country with location data, hours, and specialties. Target location-based …

Dog Park Directory

Build a directory of public free dog parks with filtering by features like fenced areas, small dog sections, and ameniti…

Porta-Potty Rental Directory

Create a directory for porta-potty rental companies organized by location. Target event planners, construction companies…

Dry Ice Directory

Build a directory listing dry ice suppliers and retail locations. A proven niche with low competition where even a singl…

$300-500/month

Food Truck Directory

Create a specialized directory for food trucks, optionally narrowing by cuisine type like Mexican food trucks. The food …

Batting Cage Directory

Build a directory of batting cages with location data and affiliate monetization for baseball equipment. An evergreen ni…

Towing Capacity Database Directory

Create a directory/database of towing capacity specs for different vehicle makes and models. Zero keyword difficulty wit…

$1k-3k/month

Water Quality Directory

Build a directory helping people find and compare water quality information, water filtration products, and related serv…

Pet Cremation Directory

Create a directory of pet cremation services enriched with specific data like which animals they handle (horses, dogs, e…

$500-3k/month

Permissionless AI Ad Creation Service

Without asking permission, create gorgeous AI-generated ads for DTC brands and e-commerce companies using their existing…

$3000-$20000/month

Review-Based Customer Experience Consulting

Use Outscraper to scrape negative Google reviews for businesses in a specific niche (e.g., hair salons), then feed them …

Freelance Data Scraping and Lead List Service

Offer lead list scraping services on Upwork or Fiverr using a paid BuiltWith account. Clients pay you $20-$100 per expor…

Niche B2B Cold Outreach Agency Using Google Maps Scraping

Build a cold outreach agency that scrapes Google Maps via Outscraper for any local business niche (handyman, hair salons…

$3000-$20000/month

Phone Flipping (Buy and Sell Used Phones)

Buy used smartphones at below-market prices from local classifieds or marketplaces like Craigslist and KSL, then resell …

$500-$3000/month

Local City/Neighborhood Newsletter

Start a hyper-local newsletter covering restaurants, events, local news, and community happenings for a specific city or…

$2,000-$10,000/month

Facebook Cross-Posting Arbitrage Service

A service that targets Instagram creators who are not cross-posting their content to Facebook. You reach out to influenc…

RV Park Amenity and Experience Add-Ons

Enhance RV park revenue by adding amenity-based services such as kayak rentals, e-bike rentals, and other outdoor recrea…

RV Park Billboard and Signage Revenue

Generate ancillary income from RV parks located near interstate highways by installing large billboard signs visible fro…

$500-3000/month

Real Estate Investment Content Writing and Education

Build an online presence writing about niche real estate investing topics like mobile home parks or RV parks. This conte…

$1000-10000/month

AI Tutoring Classes for Boomers and Adults

In-person or virtual classes teaching older adults and boomers how to use ChatGPT and AI tools effectively. Start by off…

Niche Directory Website (General Model)

Build a directory website in a specific niche using WordPress or Webflow, find keywords with low difficulty and high sea…

$500-5000/month per site

Dog Parks Directory

Build a directory of free public dog parks organized by location with filterable features like fenced areas, small dog s…

$300-1000/month

Dry Ice Supplier Directory

Create a directory of dry ice suppliers and retail locations. A single-page directory like penguindryice.com reached 83,…

$500-1500/month

Towing Capacity Reference Directory

Build a directory/reference site for vehicle towing capacities across different makes and models. Zero keyword difficult…

$1000-3000/month

Batting Cages Directory

Create a directory of batting cage locations with affiliate monetization for baseball equipment (bats, gloves, bags). An…

$500-2000/month

Water Quality / Water Filter Directory

Build a directory helping people understand and find water quality information, gravity filters, and stainless steel wat…

$500-2000/month

Selling Digital Products on Directory Sites

Create and sell simple digital products (like a $19 PDF built in Canva) on your directory website. Leverage existing dir…

$300-1000/month

Digital Detox Retreats & Camps

Run digital detox programs for kids, teens, and parents that teach responsible smartphone and social media use. Offer da…

Marketplace Flipping and Product Testing on eBay/Etsy

Use eBay and Etsy as low-risk platforms to test and sell products, flipping high-ticket items like handbags, watches, el…

Christmas Porch Decoration Service

Build and sell custom Christmas decoration towers for front porches using resin planters, play sand, wooden dowels, and …

Seasonal Porch Pumpkin Decoration Business

Create and sell decorative pumpkin arrangements for front porches during fall season, similar to the Christmas decoratio…

$10000-30000/month

White-Label Holiday Decoration Brokering

Instead of doing all the decoration work yourself, partner with existing home service providers (landscapers, pressure w…

AI-Powered Print on Demand on Etsy

Use AI image generation (ChatGPT) to create graphics for print-on-demand products sold on Etsy. Research winning product…

$8000/month

Bookkeeping Service for Small Businesses

Offer bookkeeping services to small business owners using QuickBooks. The speaker notes thousands of bookkeepers charge …

Garage Organization and Cleanup Service

Offer garage cleaning, decluttering, and organization services to homeowners, marketed through Facebook Marketplace and …

$3000-8000/month

Facebook Marketplace Flipping (Buy Free/Cheap, Resell)

Source free or underpriced items from Facebook Marketplace, thrift stores (like Deseret Industries), or curb alerts, the…

Homemade Food Sales on Facebook Marketplace

Prepare and sell homemade food items such as empanadas, arepas, dumplings, fettuccine alfredo, or sourdough starter dire…

$500-3000/month

Handmade Crafts Sales on Facebook Marketplace

Create and sell handmade decorative items such as metal flower wall art on Facebook Marketplace. The video mentions some…

$500-2000/month

AI Voice Agent Agency for Home Service Businesses

Build and sell AI voice agents that answer after-hours phone calls for home service businesses like garage door repair, …

$5000-$100000/month

AI After-Hours Answering Service for Garage Door Repair Companies

A niche-specific AI voice agent service targeting garage door repair companies, which are high-ticket ($400-$2500 per jo…

AI Voice Agent Service for Foundation Repair Companies

Sell AI after-hours call answering agents to foundation repair companies, which are high-ticket home service businesses …

AI Voice Agent Service for Roofing Companies

Provide AI-powered after-hours phone answering services to roofing companies, capturing leads that would otherwise go to…

AI Voice Agent Service for Landscaping and Sprinkler Repair

Offer AI voice agent after-hours call answering to landscaping and sprinkler repair businesses. These companies often mi…

QR Code Yard Sign Lead Generation

Place yard signs with QR codes in neighborhoods after completing home service jobs. The QR code leads to a giveaway entr…

Neighbor Blitz Referral Coupon System

After completing a home service job, give your customer personalized referral coupons to hand out to their neighbors. Th…

Social Media Referral Program for Home Services

Pay home service customers a cash incentive (e.g., $50 Amazon gift card plus $20 per signup) to post about your service …

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Rock-in-a-Bag Flyer Marketing Service

A guerrilla marketing method for home service businesses where you place a rock and a flyer inside a small open bag, sta…

LLM SEO Content Optimization for Local Businesses

Create blog content optimized to rank in ChatGPT and other AI search engines rather than just traditional Google SEO. Us…

Non-Competing Home Service Cross-Promotion Partnership

Partner with complementary non-competing home service businesses in your area (e.g., roofers with painters, Christmas li…

Home Service Business Launch via Referral Partnerships

Launch a new home service business (window cleaning, painting, etc.) with zero marketing spend by partnering with high-v…

Mobile At-Home Swim Lessons

Travel to clients' backyard pools to provide private or small-group swim lessons. Ideal for solo entrepreneurs with a co…

$5000-$10000/month

Facebook Group Email Collection Service

Use tools like Group Boss to collect email addresses from Facebook group members when they join. Either start your own n…

Facebook Group Lead Brokerage (Middleman)

Act as a middleman between Facebook group owners and businesses that need leads (e.g., mortgage brokers paying $50-$300/…

$2000-$15000/month

Facebook Group Newsletter Setup Service

Offer a done-for-you service to Facebook group owners: set up email collection automations (Group Boss + Zapier + Beehiv…

Short-Term Rental Listing Optimization for RV Parks

List RV park cabins, glamping units, and lodges on multiple platforms including Airbnb, VRBO, Hipcamp, and Campspot inst…

$5000-$20000/month in incremental revenue

RV Park Signage and Billboard Advertising

Install large, visible billboards and signage on busy highways adjacent to RV parks. Many park owners have inadequate si…

On-Site General Store and Game Room at RV Parks

Operate a fishing/general store and game room (pool tables, arcades) within an RV park to generate ancillary revenue fro…

$2000-$8000/month

$700-$2500/month per machine

Perfume/Cologne Vending Machine Operator

Purchase perfume vending machines (~$3,000 each from Perfuma in Spain) and place them in high-traffic locations like nig…

Perfume Vending Machine Event Rental

Own perfume vending machines and rent them out to festivals, weddings, corporate events, and parties for a flat daily or…

$500-$2000/month

Perfume Affiliate Sales via Vending Machine QR Codes

Add QR codes to perfume vending machines that link to affiliate programs (Amazon Associates or dedicated perfume retaile…

$100-$500/month

Mini Donut Cart Business

Start a mobile mini donut cart operation at fairs, festivals, and farmers markets. Begin small with an eBay cart purchas…

Perfume Vending Machine Placement Operator

Purchase perfume vending machines (~$3,000 each) and place them in high-traffic locations like nightclubs, bars, hotels,…

Social Media DM Management Concierge Service

Offer a done-for-you service where you manually go through entrepreneurs' and influencers' LinkedIn and Twitter DMs, fil…

White-Label Website Design Agency for Dentists

Build websites for dentists using GoHighLevel's templates and white-label tools. Charge $1,500 one-time for setup plus $…

AI-Powered Reputation Management Service

Offer automated Google review response management using GoHighLevel's built-in AI features. The platform uses OpenAI's A…

$3,000-$10,000/month

Google Review Solicitation Service

Automate the process of requesting 5-star Google reviews from satisfied customers. After a job or invoice is completed, …

$3,000-$10,000/month

SMS Marketing Automation for Local Businesses

Offer text message marketing and automation services to local businesses using GoHighLevel's built-in SMS features. Prov…

Reservation Reminder App for Restaurants

Create a white-labeled reservation and appointment reminder system for restaurants using GoHighLevel. Automate text and …

$75K-$200K/year gross revenue

Sightseeing Tour Bus Service

Operate a sightseeing tour business driving groups through scenic areas without needing winery or brewery partnerships. …

Media Feature Plaque / Commemoration Service

Monitor publications, alumni magazines, newspapers, and online articles for people being featured, then reach out offeri…

$1,000-$5,000/month indirect revenue

Ghost-Free Guarantee Certification for Realtors

Create a tongue-in-cheek 'Ghost Free Guarantee' certification that realtors can use as a marketing differentiator. Sell …

$2,000-$10,000/month

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Speed Service Competition Marketing for Local Businesses

Organize creative free competitions to market local service businesses. Examples: dirtiest car speed-cleaning contest fo…

Virtual Assistant Bookkeeping

Work as a virtual assistant specializing in bookkeeping for entrepreneurs running multiple businesses. The speaker menti…

$1500-$5000/month

AI-Generated Digital Products on Etsy

Create and sell digital products on Etsy including printables, kids coloring books, Excel templates, Procreate color pal…

$3000-8000/month

Selling Spreadsheet Templates on Etsy

Create and sell digital spreadsheet templates (budgeting, financial planning, etc.) on Etsy. Reverse engineer top seller…

Custom Spreadsheet Consulting for SMBs

Build custom spreadsheets (CRM, sales tracking, patient tracking, employee hours, etc.) for small to medium businesses t…

$1500-5000/month

Local Service Business Side Hustle

Start a service-based business rather than e-commerce as a side hustle. Service businesses are preferred over e-commerce…

Fabric Ceiling Installation (Piggyback on Pergola Companies)

Install decorative fabric ceilings on pergolas, a popular trend in Greece and the Mediterranean that hasn't caught on in…

$5,000-$15,000/month

B2B Pool Digging / Excavation Service

Offer excavation services exclusively to pool companies as a subcontractor. Rent an excavator from United Rentals for ~$…

$15,000-$30,000/month

B2B Disposal/Hauling Service for Home Service Contractors

Piggyback on deck installers, landscapers, and other home service contractors by offering debris removal and disposal se…

$5,000-$15,000/month

Post Hole Digging / Augering as a Service

Offer post hole and augering services to fencing companies, landscapers, and tree planting services as a subcontractor. …

$5,000-$10,000/month

Land Grading with Bobcat for Landscapers

Provide land grading services with a bobcat/skid steer to landscaping companies as a subcontractor. Landscapers doing bi…

$8,000-$20,000/month

Custom GPT Builder / Seller

Create custom GPTs (or AI wrapper apps) that package expert knowledge into interactive AI tools people can use. Take you…

$1,000-$10,000/month

AI-Powered Family Trivia App

Build a mobile app that generates personalized trivia games where each player gets questions tailored to their age and i…

$2,000-$20,000/month

AI Handyman Diagnosis App (ChatGPT Wrapper)

Build a simple wrapper app around ChatGPT's vision/FaceTime feature specifically for home repair diagnosis. Users point …

$5,000-$30,000/month

Wedding/Baby Shower Corporate Gift Invitation Service

Build a service where brides-to-be or new parents pay ~$199 to have invitations sent to 100+ major companies (Target, et…

Residential Pressure Washing and House Washing

Using the same high-pressure water equipment from a trash bin cleaning setup to offer pressure washing and house washing…

Window Washing Service

Residential and commercial window washing service. Mentioned as an adjacent service opportunity for home service entrepr…

Solar Panel Cleaning Service

A cleaning service focused on residential and commercial solar panels, which need periodic cleaning to maintain efficien…

$2000-$6000/month

Junk Removal Service

Offer junk removal and hauling services to residential and commercial customers. Closely related to dumpster rental, man…

$8000-$20000/month

Pressure Washing Service

Provide exterior cleaning services for driveways, decks, siding, and commercial properties. Mentioned as a lower-ticket …

Late-Night Cookie Delivery near College Campuses

Open a cookie shop near a college campus offering fresh-baked cookies with delivery until 4 AM, modeled after Insomnia C…

$15000-$40000/month

Frozen Yogurt Store

Self-serve frozen yogurt shop where customers fill their own cups and pay by weight. Matthew mentioned starting one righ…

$15000-$40000/month

Automated Sunscreen Application Booth

Spray booth stations at water parks and outdoor attractions that automatically apply sunscreen to guests, similar to an …

Photo and Video Upsell at Attractions

Install GoPro cameras running 24/7 at experience-based attractions (coasters, tubing, zip lines) and offer guests their …

Pond Cleaning Service

Specialized pond and lake cleaning business targeting lakefront and rural homeowners using dedicated pond cleaning equip…

$5K-$15K/month

$10K-$30K/month (seasonal)

Snow Clearing Service

Offer snow removal and clearing services during winter months using the same skid steer and heavy equipment already owne…

Niche Vertical AI App (Haircut AI, Photo Restoration, etc.)

Build a hyper-specific AI-powered app targeting one narrow use case, such as a haircut preview tool, old photo restorati…

$500-$5000/month

Niche AI Interior Design Tool

Build a focused AI interior design tool targeting one specific element — such as curtains, lighting, flooring, or furnit…

White-Label SaaS Platform Reselling (HighLevel Model)

Use a white-label SaaS platform like HighLevel to resell AI-powered business tools under your own brand to small busines…

$3000-$20000/month

Tent Camping Rental

Rent out raw land as tent camping spots through platforms like Hipcamp or Tentrr. No hookups or infrastructure needed, j…

$500-$2,000/month

Vehicle Parking Rental

Rent out open land for vehicle parking, especially near airports, stadiums, event venues, or urban areas where parking i…

$1,000-$5,000/month

Pallet Reclamation Business

Collect discarded wooden pallets for free from businesses, repair them if needed, and resell them for $5-$12 each. Use l…

$3,000-$8,000/month

Firewood Sales

Harvest trees from your land or source wood cheaply, split and season it, then sell firewood for $400-$900 per cord. Hig…

$2,000-$8,000/month

BBQ Wood Sales

Sell specialty smoking and BBQ wood chunks and splits to restaurants, BBQ competitors, and home grillers. Premium BBQ wo…

$2,000-$6,000/month

Heavy Equipment Parking

Rent out land as secure parking for heavy equipment like excavators, dozers, and trailers at $80-$250 per spot per month…

$2,000-$10,000/month

Plant Propagation Business

Propagate plants from cuttings, seeds, or divisions on your land and sell them to nurseries, garden centers, or directly…

$1,000-$5,000/month

Disc Golf Course

Create a disc golf course on wooded or open land with minimal investment in baskets and tee pads. Charge per round or se…

$1,000-$4,000/month

Photography Location Rental

Rent your scenic or unique land as a photography location for portrait sessions, engagement photos, weddings, and commer…

$500-$3,000/month

Popup Pizza Business

Start a mobile or popup pizza business using a portable pizza oven ($500-$1,200) on your land or at events. Can generate…

$4,000-$12,000/month

Popup BBQ Business

Start a mobile BBQ operation using a smoker on your land or at events and farmers markets. BBQ commands premium prices a…

$4,000-$15,000/month

Blackstone Griddle Popup

Start a popup food business using a Blackstone flat-top griddle for smash burgers, hibachi-style meals, and breakfast it…

$3,000-$10,000/month

Hydraulic Log Splitter Rental

Buy a hydraulic log splitter and rent it out to homeowners and property owners who need to process firewood. Equipment r…

$500-$2,000/month

Culvert Sales Business

Buy and resell culverts (drainage pipes) needed for driveways and road crossings on rural properties. Every rural proper…

$2,000-$8,000/month

RV Pad Rental

Create RV pads on your land with basic hookups (water, electric, sewer) and rent them to RV owners for short or long-ter…

$1,000-$5,000/month

Billboard or Sign Leasing

Lease portions of your land along high-traffic roads for billboard or sign placement. Advertisers pay monthly rent for v…

$500-$3,000/month

Solar Farm Lease

Lease your land to solar energy companies for solar panel installation. Long-term leases provide steady passive income f…

$500-$2,000/month

Pressure Washing Business

Launch a pressure washing service in a metro area like Dallas-Fort Worth. Mentioned as an example of a low-barrier servi…

Homemade Pizza Business with Portable Oven

Buy a $400 pizza oven and sell homemade pizzas locally, as described by a listener in rural Missouri generating $700/day…

$10000-$20000/month

Selling Shoes at Sporting Events from a Van

Inspired by Phil Knight's Nike origin story, sell athletic footwear directly at track meets and sporting events from a v…

White whale lead generation and skip tracing service

Use tools like TLO, SearchBug, Outscraper, TruthFinder, Email Sherlock, and batch skip tracing to find contact informati…

Lead magnet creation agency for local businesses

Build lead magnets (calculators, quizzes, ebooks, white papers) for local businesses that lack digital marketing sophist…

Scraping and data products as lead magnets for newsletters

Scrape publicly available data from platforms (like Skool communities, BizBuySell listings, etc.), compile it into usefu…

$1000-10000/month

Micro-influencer product launch campaign

Find social media influencers with 50K-200K followers, send them a short 20-30 second product demo video, and offer them…

Pond and lake weed physical removal service

Physically rake and remove weeds, seaweed, and lake grass from ponds and lakefronts for wealthy homeowners. Two college …

$13000+/month

Seasonal dock installation and removal service

Install and remove seasonal docks for lakefront homeowners in cold-climate regions where docks must come out before wint…

Door-to-door electronics buying and online resale

Go door-to-door in residential neighborhoods offering to buy old electronics, gadgets, and unused items from homeowners …

AI tool accreditation and awards business

Create a directory/awards site for AI startups that sells accreditation badges, 'Product of the Year' plaques, and ranke…

$10000-$250000/month

Face-forward YouTube channel with personal brand

Start a YouTube channel where you appear on camera and build a genuine personal brand, rather than running a faceless ch…

$1000-$50000/month

Mobile app development using AI tools

Build and launch mobile apps in the App Store using AI-assisted development tools, drastically reducing the technical ba…

$1000-$50000/month

Digital course / PDF on niche fitness topics (e.g., rucking training programs)

Create AI-generated digital training programs or PDFs for niche fitness activities like rucking (walking with weighted v…

Google Business Profile / Google Maps optimization agency

Start a service agency that helps local businesses improve their Google Maps and Google Business Profile rankings. Get o…

Custom task management SaaS built with no-code (Lovable)

Build a custom task management web application using no-code tools like Lovable in just 2 hours. Features include kanban…

$1000+/month

AI website design agency using cloning tools

Use AI website builders like Ready.ai to clone high-converting websites from other industries and adapt them for local b…

Voice licensing on ElevenLabs marketplace

Upload your voice to ElevenLabs and make it available for other users to select. ElevenLabs pays a proportional revenue …

$200-500/month

Hummingbird nectar e-commerce business

Launch a niche e-commerce store selling hummingbird nectar products. Build in public to attract an audience and generate…

Business partnership failure stories podcast or content series

Create a podcast or YouTube series interviewing entrepreneurs about their failed business partnerships, a topic rarely d…

Virtual assistant cold-calling lead generation service

Hire experienced telemarketers from platforms like Upwork (formerly oDesk) at $5-5.55/hour, scrape targeted business lea…

Content multiplication agent service for creators and podcasters

Build a content repurposing AI agent that takes a YouTube video or podcast, extracts the transcript, identifies key insi…

Self-hosted N8N automation platform for personal productivity

Set up your own N8N instance on a VPS to automate your own business tasks like content distribution, lead generation, em…

$500-$2000/month

AI market research and business validation consulting

Use AI tools like ChatGPT, deep research browsers, and agentic AI to conduct rapid market research for aspiring entrepre…

AI-powered social media content repurposing service

Scoble demonstrates using AI agents (like Vy) to automatically extract text from video editing tools like Descript, feed…

AI tool curation and recommendation newsletter or platform

Scoble maintains a list of 800+ AI companies on X and tracks 6,300+ companies total. Most people are overwhelmed by the …

$2000-$15000/month

AI adoption training and workshops for non-technical businesses

Most everyday people and businesses still have not started using AI regularly. Scoble notes that people in middle Americ…

AI voice agent agency for barbers and salons

Build AI voice agents using GoHighLevel for barbers, salons, nail techs, and massage therapists that replace their voice…

$5000-15000/month

Website + KPI dashboard building for small businesses using vibe coding

Use AI vibe-coding tools like Replit to rapidly build websites and KPI dashboards for small local businesses like barber…

$2500-10000/month

AI-generated niche digital products sold via Etsy and paid ads

Create niche digital products like Notion templates, ebooks, prayer journals, or organization guides using AI, then sell…

$5000-$30000/month

Weekly fresh leads CSV subscription for agency owners

Build a subscription service that delivers a fresh CSV of cleaned, verified business owner cell phone numbers weekly to …

Mobile RC excavator sandbox experience at fairs and events

Build a trailer-mounted sandbox filled with sand and remote-controlled excavators, front loaders, cranes, and RC trucks.…

$4000-10000/month

Private RC party and corporate event rental service

Offer mobile RC excavator and truck experiences as a rental for birthday parties, retirement parties, corporate events, …

$3000-8000/month

RV park passive LP investing

Invest passively as a limited partner in RV park syndications with minimum investments of $50,000-$100,000. Receive an 8…

$300-$700/month

Newsletter piggyback service for e-commerce companies

Approach existing e-commerce or Shopify stores with large email lists and offer to run an ad-driven newsletter alongside…

FedEx/shipping label audit and refund recovery service

Audit businesses' FedEx or UPS shipping labels for late deliveries and automatically file disputes to recover refunds, k…

Liquidation and returns reselling

Buy liquidated goods and customer returns from retailers like Costco through their liquidation auction websites, then re…

Etsy handmade and creative products store

Sell handmade or creative products on Etsy, which is described as a still undervalued marketplace. You can easily make s…

$500-$5000/month

Airbnb local experience guide service

Offer local guided experiences through Airbnb Experiences for tourists visiting your city. Show visitors the best local …

Vacation rental cleaning service

Start a premium cleaning service specifically for Airbnb and vacation rental properties in tourist areas. There is massi…

Flipping trucks and vehicles

Buy used trucks at below-market prices through classified ads, auto trader magazines, and private sellers, then resell t…

$2000-$5000/month

Garage shelf building side hustle

Build and sell garage organization shelving units on weekends. People are making a few thousand dollars on the side by b…

$1000-$3000/month

Escape room guerrilla marketing agency

Run viral marketing campaigns for escape room businesses using creative stunts like hiding money or QR codes around the …

Hyper-local newsletter and Facebook group media business

Build a hyper-local Facebook group, email newsletter, and podcast for your city or neighborhood, then monetize through a…

Industry-specific AI tools built from domain expertise

Leverage your own job or industry experience to build AI-powered tools that solve boring but painful problems in your sp…

$2000-20000/month

Price drop notification service using web scraping and AI

Build an automation that scrapes the internet for a specific product (like shoes), monitors the price, and sends users a…

AI email triage and auto-response automation

Build an automation that reads incoming emails, classifies them by topic or intent using AI, and either auto-responds or…

$500-3000/month

Tree delivery service

Run a delivery service for trees, transporting them from nurseries or suppliers to end customers. This is a straightforw…

Newsletter and Twitter content creation for entrepreneurs

Build a personal brand by writing long-form, thoughtful content on Twitter and a newsletter about your entrepreneurial j…

$1000-$20000/month

Rental property house hacking

Buy your first home using programs like first-time homebuyer tax credits (e.g., the $8,000 Obama credit), live in it, th…

$500-$3000/month

Premium domain name investing for future businesses

Identify and purchase premium domain names for potential future businesses at standard registration prices ($10-15/year)…

$100-$5000/month

AI Automation Agency using no-code platforms

Build an agency that sets up AI agents and automations for businesses using no-code platforms like Lindy. Create content…

$5000-$10000/month

AI customer support automation for small businesses

Set up AI agents that fully automate customer support across multiple channels (email, SMS, phone, WhatsApp, web chat, I…

AI phone receptionist service for restaurants and local businesses

Deploy AI voice agents as phone receptionists for restaurants, plumbers, and other local businesses that are too busy to…

AI deep research and podcast prep service

Build AI agents that search YouTube for all interviews of a given person, transcribe and summarize each video in paralle…

$2000-$5000/month

Niche AI automation content creator (YouTube/LinkedIn)

Create demo videos and tutorials showing how to build specific AI automations for niche industries, then monetize throug…

$5000-$10000/month

Drop shipping as a training ground for e-commerce

Start drop shipping products from AliExpress using Oberlo connected to Shopify. Test many products, find winners, and le…

Email marketing agency (Klaviyo specialist)

Start an email marketing agency focused on optimizing Klaviyo flows for e-commerce brands. Join Facebook groups for e-co…

Viral loss-leader t-shirt brand with upsell model

Create a polarizing, message-driven t-shirt design and sell or give it away at near break-even ($5) in public or online …

$5000-$50000/month

Database reactivation as a service

Take a small business's existing customer list (from QuickBooks, Stripe, Square, etc.) and run automated email/SMS react…

$4000+/month

Automated email marketing agency for local businesses

Set up ongoing automated email sequences for small businesses such as birthday coupons, customer anniversary emails, and…

Missed call text-back service

Set up automated text-back systems for small businesses so that any missed phone call instantly triggers an SMS reply to…

$1500+/month

Review management and response automation service

Help small businesses generate more online reviews by automating review request emails/texts after service completion, a…

Lead nurturing sequence service

Build automated multi-step lead nurturing email and SMS sequences for small businesses that follow up with prospects ove…

$2500+/month

Mobile fuel delivery franchise operation

Purchase a franchise license for a mobile fuel delivery brand like Juice Fuel and operate it as an owner-operator in you…

$25000+/month

$4000-8000/month per client

Webinar-to-ebook lead magnet service for B2B companies

Over 60% of B2B businesses run monthly webinars. Take their webinar transcripts, use Claude/AI to create professional eb…

City-specific cheap flight deals newsletter

Unbundle Going.com (formerly Scott's Cheap Flights, a $35M/year business) by creating hyper-local flight deal newsletter…

$5000-20000+/month

Lawn care business using Nextdoor organic marketing

Start a lawn care service and market it exclusively through Nextdoor by posting before-and-after photos of completed job…

$10000-50000/month

Bulk content generation service using GPT 4.1

Use GPT 4.1 to generate thousands of product descriptions for e-commerce brands at low cost, or produce bulk social medi…

Cold email and email marketing agency powered by AI

Run an email marketing or cold outreach agency using GPT 4.1 to write thousands of individualized, personalized emails f…

AI-powered virtual assistant service using GPT-4o

Offer virtual assistant services at $15-30 per hour using GPT-4o's multimodal capabilities to handle tasks across text, …

$2000-8000/month

Local newsletter business

Start a local newsletter for a specific city or town, covering local news, events, weather, concerts, and real estate ma…

Google Business Profile management agency

Start a local agency managing Google Business Profiles (formerly Google My Business) for local businesses like dentists,…

Junk removal / hauling business

Start a junk removal business with just a beat-up pickup truck, hauling away unwanted items from homes, garages, and sto…

$50000/month

Reselling items found during junk removal

While running a junk removal business, identify valuable items that customers are paying you to haul away -- furniture, …

$2000/month

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Scrap metal collection from junk removal jobs

Separate copper, aluminum, and other scrap metals found during junk removal jobs and sell them to scrap yards. This is a…

$500/month

Build in public content creation for business opportunities

Document and share your business-building journey online through social media, podcasts, and newsletters. By publicly sh…

Disc golf hole-in-one challenge business

Set up a disc golf basket at a challenging distance (75-95 feet) and charge participants $5 for one throw or $10 for thr…

$2000/month

Skill-based carnival challenge business

Run pop-up skill-based challenge games at events, tournaments, fairs, and high-traffic locations. Variations include pul…

AI UGC ad creation agency

Start an agency that creates AI-generated UGC (user-generated content) video ads for companies already spending heavily …

$10000-20000/month

Niche TikTok account with AI influencer for trending topics

Use TikTok's Creator Search Insights tool to find trending topics with high search volume but low content supply, then c…

$1000-10000/month

Frozen drink machine rental service

Buy frozen drink/margarita machines and rent them out for pool parties, weddings, and events in warm-weather markets. Ma…

Niche hobby tracking app (board games, gardening, quilting)

Vibe code a mobile or web app for a passionate niche hobby community like board gamers, gardeners, or quilters. The app …

$800-$10000/month

Quilting companion app or chatbot

Build an app or ChatGPT wrapper targeted at quilters that helps them track patterns, find quilting shops, manage wishlis…

Shipping container storage rental business

Buy 20 or 40-foot shipping containers on Facebook Marketplace for $2,000-$5,000 each and rent them out as portable stora…

Garage sale as a service (luxury estate sales)

Target affluent neighborhoods and offer to handle their entire garage sale process: pick up items, price them, advertise…

$10000+/week

Estate sale leftover reselling

Travel to estate sales after they end (Sunday night) and buy all remaining unsold items in bulk for pennies on the dolla…

Pop-up headshot and photo booth at conferences

Set up a professional camera rig at business conferences, office building lobbies, or co-working spaces and offer quick …

$5000-$10000/day

Project Earth - Nonprofit using robots to clean the planet

A college student's idea to start a nonprofit called Project Earth that develops robots to clean the planet. The host ad…

$0/month

Web development agency for small to medium businesses

A freelance or agency web development business targeting small to medium businesses that need professional, easy-to-mana…

Spin-the-wheel bar concept (Pickleback or Nickelback)

Lease a tiny 100 sq ft commercial space with street frontage in a dense city like New York where customers pay $10 to sp…

Door-to-door roof and gutter cleaning service

Buy two leaf blowers and a ladder, pick neighborhoods with pine trees, and go door-to-door offering to clean pine straw …

Short-form video content creation agency for entrepreneurs

A content creation and marketing business helping entrepreneurs grow through short-form video content creation and creat…

Pet hangout service for travelers in hotels

A service where travelers pay a small fee to spend time with local people's pets in their hotel room for an hour, target…

$1000+/month

Luxury claw machine business with mystery items

Place a claw machine stocked with mystery items like Pokemon cards, NFL cards, and Fortnite cards in high-traffic retail…

$2000-5000/month

Mobile oil change business

Start a mobile oil change service where you drive to customers' locations to perform oil changes, eliminating the need f…

$5000-15000/month

$1000-2000/month per machine

Perfume vending machine business

Purchase and place perfume vending machines in high-traffic locations like malls and airports. Machines can generate $50…

Bike-powered smoothie blending business

Set up stationary bikes with blenders attached to the chain at farmers markets, festivals, and events. Customers pedal t…

Drywall patching franchise or niche service

Start a hyper-niche home repair business that only does drywall patching, modeled after the Patch Boys franchise. Charge…

$15000/month

Bilingual cold calling service for home services businesses

Hire bilingual (English/Spanish) virtual assistants from Latin American countries via Upwork to do cold calling for home…

Niche job board for personality types

Build a niche job board targeting specific personality types like introverts or extroverts rather than job categories. U…

Niche job board for ex-athletes

Create a job board specifically targeting ex-collegiate or ex-professional athletes, marketing to employers the unique q…

Porch pumpkin display delivery service

Create curated pumpkin displays for front porches and stoops during the fall season, selling packages that include deliv…

$1500/month

Christmas porch tree and yard display service

Offer seasonal Christmas tree and holiday yard displays for front porches using small trees in grow bags wrapped with ri…

$2000/month

$300-$2000/month per client

Competitor Ad Intelligence Service

Use Gum Loop to scrape the Meta/Facebook Ad Library for a client's competitors, then have an LLM analyze the ads and gen…

Document and PDF Data Extraction Service

Offer a service that automatically extracts structured data from PDFs, invoices, purchase orders, and other documents us…

Video and Podcast to Blog Post Conversion Service

Automatically convert YouTube videos and podcast episodes into structured, SEO-optimized blog posts using AI workflows. …

College class Instagram pages for incoming freshmen

Create Instagram pages for incoming college freshman classes (e.g., 'UGA Class of 2029') where students pay $4-$12 to ha…

$4000-$8000/month

Business idea validation service using AI and scraping tools

Offer a done-for-you business idea validation service using a combination of AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Manu…

Quick landing page and email capture setup service

Help entrepreneurs launch landing pages with email capture forms in under 10 minutes using tools like Carrd (~$50/year f…

Local events and social newsletter (Joy List clone)

Create a curated local events newsletter for a mid-size city like Phoenix, modeled after the Joy List in Dallas/Fort Wor…

Local outdoor guide marketplace and referral network

Create a local marketplace or referral network connecting outdoor guides (fly fishing, hiking, kayaking) with tourists s…

Affiliate partnerships between rental hosts and local guides

Set up referral or affiliate deals where short-term rental hosts recommend local experience providers (fishing guides, a…

$500+/month

Behind-the-scenes videography content for TikTok/Instagram lead generation

Film behind-the-scenes content of your video production work and post it on TikTok and Instagram Reels to attract inboun…

Pressure washing home service business

Start a pressure washing business serving residential and commercial properties. Low startup costs for equipment, high d…

Facebook Marketplace item flipping

Buy underpriced items on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and garage sales, then resell them at a markup on the same pl…

Porch pumpkin decorating service

Source pumpkins wholesale from farms or distributors, create tiered packages ($325-$1,350), and deliver and design pumpk…

$10000-$100000+/month

Porch pumpkin delivery only (no design)

A lower-barrier version of the porch pumpkin business where you source and deliver curated pumpkin packages to customers…

Porch Pumpkins franchise

Buy into an established porch pumpkin franchise (like Porch Pumpkins by Heather) with a protected territory, training, b…

$10000-$50000/month

AI-powered website redesign agency for local businesses

Use ChatGPT Agent to find local businesses (plumbers, dentists, etc.) that already have websites, scrape their contact i…

AI-automated lead generation and cold email service

Offer lead generation as a service by using ChatGPT Agent to find business owners in any niche, scrape their contact inf…

Mobile car wash and detailing business

Start a mobile car wash and detailing business, identified by AI-driven Google Trends analysis as the number two opportu…

$3000-50000/month

Audience-community-product business

Follow the three-step framework: find an internet audience around a niche topic, build a community around that audience,…

Newsletter business with rapid subscriber growth

Build a niche newsletter like 'You Probably Need a Robot' that grew from 30K to 880K subscribers by covering trending to…

$15000+/month

Print-on-demand custom book service using AI

Use OCR, AI tools, and typesetting platforms like Blurb to convert digital content (tweets, blog posts, newsletters) int…

Coffee table book business with crowdsourced stories

Create a coffee table book like 'Cold Message Hot Coffee' that crowdsources compelling stories around a specific theme, …

Third Door newsletter and podcast about unconventional access

Build a content brand around stories of how people gained access to important people and opportunities through creative,…

Behind-the-scenes content creation business

Record yourself working on real projects in an over-the-shoulder or fly-on-the-wall format, sharing the process authenti…