273 Business Ideas for Intermediate Entrepreneurs (Under $500)

Custom Lightweight CRM for Small Businesses

Build custom stripped-down CRM alternatives for small businesses that replace expensive tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, …

$5k-20k/month

Home Services Lead Generation with Free App

Give away a free quote calculator app to home service businesses as a lead magnet, then upsell them on paid services lik…

$5k-15k/month

Niche Email Newsletter Business

Start a weekly email newsletter on a niche topic using Beehive platform. Tyler Denk runs Big Desk Energy with 120K subsc…

500k+

Paid Newsletter Subscription

Offer premium paid content behind a paywall for your newsletter subscribers. Beehive supports paid subscriptions and doe…

10k-100k

AI Ad Creative Agency (Service Model)

Partner with existing ad agencies and offer AI-generated ad creatives as a white-label service. Use reference images of …

$5k-50k/month

Email List Monetization Agency

Approach existing businesses that have large email databases (100K+ emails) from past customers but only use them for ba…

$10k-60k/month

Visual/Design-Forward Newsletter

Create a newsletter that uses cartoon-drawn images, gifs, and visual storytelling to explain topics daily, differentiati…

$2k-20k/month

E-commerce Brand Content Newsletter

If you own an e-commerce business, transform your existing customer email list into a value-driven content newsletter (s…

$5k-60k/month

Plasma Donation Center Directory

Create a B2B directory listing plasma donation centers across the US. Target high search volume keywords in the healthca…

$300-800/month

Movie Filming Locations Directory

Create an evergreen directory of where movies and TV shows were filmed. movie-locations.com gets 81k monthly visitors wi…

$5k-6k/month

Viral AI Image Style App (Ghibli Me / Anime Me)

Build a focused consumer app that wraps the OpenAI image generation API around a single viral concept like 'Ghiblify Me'…

AI Baby Predictor App

Build an app where couples upload photos of themselves and AI generates realistic images of what their baby would look l…

AI Weight Loss Visualization App (RightSizeMe)

Create an app where users upload a photo and see what they would look like if they lost weight (e.g. 30 pounds). Targets…

AI Appearance Transformation Apps (Hairstyles/Aging/Looks)

Build niche apps that let users see themselves with different hairstyles, beards, or aged versions of themselves using A…

$3000-$30000/month

AI Ad Creative Agency (White-Label for Ad Agencies)

Partner with existing ad agencies and offer AI-generated ad creative as a white-label service. Use the OpenAI image gene…

AI Personalized Marketing for Local/Service Businesses

Use AI image generation to create hyper-personalized marketing images for local service businesses like tree trimmers, p…

$3000-$15000/month

Cold Outreach Product Distribution via Scraped E-commerce Leads

Develop a physical product (e.g., pet chew toy) and use BuiltWith to scrape thousands of niche e-commerce store owners w…

E-commerce Email Marketing Agency Targeting Magento Stores

Start an email marketing agency specifically serving Magento-based e-commerce stores, an underserved niche since most ag…

Niche Market Research and Competitor Intelligence Service

Use BuiltWith and Outscraper together to provide competitor intelligence reports for businesses. Scrape technology stack…

AI Travel Itinerary Planning Service

A fully automated AI-powered travel planning business where customers pay $30-$199 for a personalized vacation itinerary…

$30000-$50000/month

AI Travel Itinerary Content Loop (Programmatic SEO)

A strategy layered on top of the AI travel planning service where every generated travel itinerary is repurposed as SEO …

$10000-$30000/month

SEO Consulting / Agency (Directory-to-Agency Pipeline)

After building successful directory websites and proving SEO skills, transition into SEO consulting or build an agency. …

Business-in-a-Box Startup Kits

Create comprehensive startup packages for new entrepreneurs covering all the nuts-and-bolts administrative steps: LLC fo…

Selling Digital Plans and Courses for DIY Projects

Create and sell downloadable PDF building plans for popular DIY projects (garage shelves, storage beds, etc.) through a …

$2000-5000/month

Local AI Newsletter + Automation Agency

Start a hyper-local newsletter targeting small business owners in a specific neighborhood or niche (e.g., CPAs, home ser…

$3000-$20000/month

Viral Content Lead Capture and Monetization

When content goes viral on social media, immediately capture demand by buying a relevant domain, setting up a simple lea…

White-Label Marketing SaaS for Dog Trainers

Create a niche marketing software platform specifically for dog trainers by white-labeling GoHighLevel. Offer CRM, email…

$10,000-$100,000/month

Marketing Platform for Real Estate Investors

White-label GoHighLevel as a marketing and CRM platform specifically for real estate investors. Charge $99+/month for to…

$10,000-$100,000/month

Spanish-Speaking Patient Acquisition for Chiropractors

Build a hyper-niche marketing service that helps chiropractors attract Spanish-speaking patients. White-label GoHighLeve…

$5,000-$50,000/month

White-Label CRM for Lawyers

Build a specialized CRM solution for law firms by white-labeling GoHighLevel. Offer client intake forms, automated follo…

$10,000-$50,000/month

Vibe Coding / Marketing Live Competition Events

Host live-streamed competitions where vibe coders or marketers race to build apps using no-code tools like Replit, Bolt,…

$2,000-$10,000/month

Creator Merch Store Agency

Build merch stores for content creators using print-on-demand platforms like FourthWall or Printify. Scrape creator emai…

$2000-20000/month

Grant Consulting for Small Businesses

Find small businesses that qualify for government grants (especially energy/utility related) by scraping commercial real…

$5000-10000/month

AI Automations as a Service for Fortune 500

Sell AI automation services to Fortune 500 companies at $7,000/month. Cold email prospects, meet in person with a 33% cl…

$21,000-$70,000/month

Automated Accounting Services for CPA Firms

Provide automated accounting/bookkeeping services to CPA firms at an ultra-low price point ($50/month) to build a sticky…

$8,000-$16,000/month

AI Implementation Agency for Small Businesses

Start a consulting agency that helps small businesses integrate AI tools into their workflows. Google AI Studio makes it…

AI Tool Suite for a Specific Persona

Bundle multiple AI tools targeting a single user persona — such as students, lawyers, or real estate agents — into one p…

Portfolio of 20+ AI Micro-Tools (John Rush Model)

Build and operate a portfolio of 20 or more small, focused AI tools — each solving one specific problem — and monetize t…

AI Video Analysis Engine

Use Gemini's native video understanding capabilities to build a service that analyzes long-form video content — extracti…

$3000-$15000/month

AI Short-Form Video Content Analyzer

Build a tool that helps content creators and brands analyze short-form video performance by understanding actual video c…

AI Voice Agent for Website Lead Generation

Deploy an AI voice agent on business websites that engages visitors in real-time conversation to qualify leads and book …

$3000-$15000/month

AI Travel Companion (SMS/Chat-Based)

Build a personalized AI travel assistant that communicates via SMS or messaging apps, providing contextual recommendatio…

AI Content Repurposing Pipeline

Build a service or tool that takes long-form video content and automatically repurposes it into multiple formats — blog …

$2000-$15000/month

Programmatic SEO lead generation sites

Use AI tools like Replit to build programmatic SEO websites targeting high-volume, low-competition, high-ticket keywords…

AI automation agency using Gum Loop

Build an agency or freelance practice that sets up AI-powered automation workflows for businesses using tools like Gum L…

AI business reverse-engineering newsletter

Build an AI agent that monitors Twitter/X for people posting about hitting milestones (Shopify plaques, YouTube plaques,…

SEO content agency (30 articles in 30 days)

Run a content creation agency that produces SEO-optimized articles for businesses looking to improve their organic searc…

Online community / mastermind for entrepreneurs

Build a paid online community for aspiring or active entrepreneurs focused on speed of execution and accountability. Off…

AI-generated viral video content farm on Facebook

Create 100% AI-generated short videos using tools like Kling AI and post 5-10 per day to Facebook pages. Target emotiona…

Translate and republish English content in other languages using AI

Take existing English-language video content (your own or with permission) and use ElevenLabs overdub to translate and r…

$1000-10000/month

AI automation agency using N8N and VPS hosting

Build AI agents and automations for clients using N8N (free, open-source) hosted on a cheap VPS like Hostinger. Charge $…

AI-powered lead generation and customer onboarding agent

Build AI agents that automatically check inboxes, classify emails as leads vs spam vs personal, add leads to a CRM, sche…

AI voice agent agency for local service businesses

Expand beyond barbers to sell AI voice agents to any local service business -- home inspectors, remodeling companies, dr…

$5000-25000/month

GoHighLevel white-label automation agency

Build a full-service local business automation agency on top of GoHighLevel, offering websites, AI voice agents, SMS mar…

AI clone agency - be a talent agent for content creators' digital clones

Act as a talent agent by partnering with content creators, course sellers, and experts to build AI clones of them using …

SMS-based AI mentorship and accountability service via iMessage

Build an AI-powered mentorship product where subscribers text with an AI clone of a creator or expert via iMessage (usin…

Online course and knowledge productization

Package your expertise and knowledge into online courses and digital products using platforms like Kajabi. Even if you s…

$1000-$10000/month

White-label AI automation agency for local businesses

Use GoHighLevel or similar platforms to white-label AI-powered services for local businesses, such as automated call ans…

AI automation agency using no-code tools

Build AI automations for businesses using no-code platforms like n8n, Gumloop, or Make.com, then sell them as a service.…

$3000-10000/month

Vibe coding plus vibe automating SaaS products

Combine vibe coding tools (like Tempo, Lovable, or Bolt) with no-code automation platforms (like n8n or Gumloop) to buil…

$2000-15000/month

AI-powered lead generation service

Use AI agent platforms to scrape websites, find leads via tools like People Data Labs, enrich and qualify them, then do …

$5000-$15000/month

AI SDR (Sales Development Rep) agency

Replace or augment human SDRs for companies by setting up AI agents that handle the full top-of-funnel sales process: we…

$5000-$15000/month

AI-powered recruiting and talent sourcing service

Use AI agents to find, qualify, and reach out to candidates on behalf of hiring companies. The agent searches lead datab…

AI business intelligence and daily digest service

Set up AI agents that monitor all customer-facing interactions (support tickets, emails, sales calls, meetings) and prod…

AI voice agent setup service

Sell after-hours AI voice agents to small businesses so they never miss a customer call. Use GoHighLevel or similar plat…

Chatbot building service for small businesses

Build and deploy AI chatbots on small business websites to handle customer inquiries, capture leads, and provide instant…

AI avatar UGC ad agency for supplement e-commerce brands

Use AI avatar tools like MakeUGC.ai to generate UGC-style video ads where AI avatars hold physical products. Target supp…

$80000/month

ChatGPT wrapper chatbot business for small businesses

Build simple AI chatbots powered by GPT 4.1 that small businesses embed on their websites for customer service automatio…

AI video production service using Sora

Use OpenAI's Sora video generation tool to create professional-quality marketing videos and commercials for businesses. …

$3000-15000/month

AI-powered deep research and consulting service

Use ChatGPT's Deep Research feature to offer consulting services like market research reports ($2,500-$250,000 tradition…

$5000-50000/month

AI automation and agent implementation service

Use ChatGPT Agent to implement AI-powered automation for businesses, replacing repetitive tasks like travel booking, com…

$10000-50000/month

Niche newsletter via cold email to high-value audiences

Build a high-value niche newsletter by cold emailing professionals like real estate agents using tools like Lemlist, Mix…

Partner with influencers to launch newsletters

Find niche influencers with smaller but high-value audiences (like Tesla/Elon fan accounts or local real estate YouTuber…

$3000-15000/month

Junk removal industry YouTube channel and community

Document your junk removal business journey on YouTube, sharing tips on starting, pricing, marketing, and growing a haul…

$5000/month

AI-powered financial data analysis tool for M&A firms

Build a no-code web app using Replit that ingests large volumes of financial spreadsheet data (gigabytes worth) and allo…

AI operator automation testing service

Use OpenAI's Operator tool to run multiple AI-powered app builders (Cursor, Replit, Bolt, etc.) simultaneously in parall…

AI influencer account on social media

Create a fully AI-generated influencer persona using AI image and video generation tools like Arcads, then post content …

$5000-100000/month

AI avatar content creation for existing influencers

Offer a service to real content creators and influencers where you clone their likeness using AI avatar tools, write scr…

$5000-15000/month

Investment thesis web app (stock screener tool)

Build a web app around a specific investment thesis, such as filtering stocks by network effects and founder-led criteri…

$800-$10000/month

Competitive market analysis consulting for local businesses

Offer data-driven competitive market analysis reports to local businesses looking to expand to a second or third locatio…

$10000/month

White-label market research for commercial real estate firms

Partner with commercial real estate companies and provide white-label market research reports they can offer to restaura…

$15000/month

Zapier-to-Make migration consulting agency

Use BuiltWith.com to scrape a list of companies currently using Zapier for their automations, then cold-outreach them of…

$8000/month

Programmatic SEO Service

Use AI automation to generate hundreds or thousands of SEO-optimized landing pages for clients targeting long-tail keywo…

SEO Competitor Keyword Analysis Service

Build an automated workflow that pulls competitor keyword data from tools like Semrush, then uses AI to filter and categ…

$1500-$5000/month

White-Label AI Automation Reselling

Build proven AI automation workflows on Gum Loop, then package and resell them as your own branded product or service to…

$2000-$15000/month

AI-automated SEO content generation service for rental hosts

Use AI-powered content generation tools (like the service 'Unlimited Content') to produce hundreds of SEO blog articles …

White-label CRM for insurance agents

White-label GoHighLevel's CRM software and rebrand it specifically for insurance agents. Agent CRM grew to 1,000+ custom…

$36000/month

White-label CRM for real estate agents

Take GoHighLevel's white-label SaaS platform and brand it as a CRM purpose-built for real estate agents. Charge $100-$50…

White-label CRM for lawyers

White-label GoHighLevel and position it as a CRM and client management platform specifically for law firms and solo atto…

White-label CRM for dentists and orthodontists

White-label GoHighLevel as a dental practice management and marketing CRM for dentists and orthodontists. Dental practic…

White-label CRM for veterinarians

Rebrand GoHighLevel's platform as a CRM and marketing automation tool built exclusively for veterinary clinics. Vets nee…

$10000-$50000/month

White-label gym management software

White-label GoHighLevel as gym management and member engagement software, similar to Push Press Grow. Scrape every gym i…

White-label SaaS for doctor's offices

Create a white-labeled CRM and patient communication platform targeting individual doctor's offices, similar to Dear Doc…

$20000-$200000/month

White-label SaaS for fitness coaches

White-label GoHighLevel as a client management and marketing automation platform specifically for online and in-person f…

$10000-$50000/month

White-label SaaS for e-commerce brands

Rebrand GoHighLevel as an all-in-one marketing and CRM platform for e-commerce store owners. E-commerce brands need emai…

AI-powered competitive research consulting

Use ChatGPT Agent to perform deep competitive analysis for businesses -- finding competitors, analyzing their SEO, produ…

$2000-8000/month

Niche local SEO agency using AI for personalized cold outreach

Build a hyper-niche SEO agency targeting a specific profession in a specific city (e.g., dentists in Austin). Use ChatGP…

AI chatbot widget for small business websites

Build and sell an AI-powered chatbot widget that answers customer questions using a business's existing website content.…

$3000-15000/month

Newsletter business monetized via social media traffic

Build an email newsletter using Beehiiv, drive subscribers from Facebook and other social platforms by linking a landing…

Recruiting lead generation agency

Build a lead generation service that finds and delivers qualified job candidates to recruiters and staffing agencies. St…

$3000-$20000/month

Email list monetization agency for small businesses

Launch an agency that helps small businesses (especially home services companies doing $500K-$5M revenue) monetize their…

White-label AI video production for agencies

Pitch video production and marketing agencies to become their behind-the-scenes AI video creator. Generate ads, B-roll, …

$4000/month

AI video newsletter and paid community

Build an email newsletter sharing weekly Veo 3 videos, prompt breakdowns, and new use cases. Grow it organically or via …

$2000/month

Full-service AI content retainer using Veo 3 as foot in the door

Start by selling Veo 3 videos to a client, then upsell into a full monthly content retainer: 4 AI videos repurposed into…

$5000/month

YouTube channel focused on business/entrepreneurship content

Start a YouTube channel creating long-form and short-form content about business ideas and entrepreneurship. The creator…

$2000-5000/month

Cross-platform short-form content creation driving to YouTube

Create short-form video content (30-60 seconds) optimized for Instagram Reels and TikTok, using viral hits on those plat…

$1000-3000/month

AI-powered stock screener SaaS tool built with vibe coding

Use vibe coding tools like Replit to build a stock screening and portfolio analysis web app without knowing how to code.…

$1000-5000/month

AI-powered custom investment thesis backtesting tool

Use ChatGPT Deep Research to identify stocks matching a specific investing thesis (e.g., founder-led companies with netw…

Real Estate Agent Lead Generation and Outreach Agency

Scrape real estate agent contact info (phone numbers) from Google Maps using tools like Outscraper, import leads into a …

SlideShare Deck Redesign Service

Monitor SlideShare.net (which gets 5-10 million visits/month) for newly uploaded slide decks, automatically redesign the…

AI-Powered Industry Report Lead Magnet Service

Use Perplexity Labs to generate comprehensive industry research reports (with interactive charts, data visualizations, a…

White-Label SaaS Marketing Agency on GoHighLevel

Subscribe to GoHighLevel ($97/month for one location or $297/month unlimited) and white-label the platform under your ow…

GoHighLevel Certified Consultant

Complete GoHighLevel's certification program ($100/month, 30-40 hours of training content, plus a proctored test watched…

Scalable directory site portfolio

Build and replicate directory websites across multiple niches and verticals. Once you have one working directory templat…

Self-Publishing Niche Business Books

Write and self-publish books on Amazon about specific business niches you have expertise in. Shannon wrote 'Poshmark Unl…

$1000+/month

Stump Grinding Playbook/Course Business

Tyler created a playbook and community course teaching others how to start a stump grinding business, selling it for a s…

Facebook Ads for Digital Product Validation

Run low-budget Facebook ads at $20 per ad to test different digital product designs before scaling winners on Etsy. Crea…

$1000+/month

Content-Driven Product Distribution

Use short form content to validate and sell physical products by creating viral videos about interesting products, build…

$15000+/month

B2B E-Commerce Ads Agency

Start a niche advertising agency focused on B2B e-commerce, which is a massive under-touched industry. Examples include …

$15000+/month

Email Marketing Agency for Car Dealerships

Start a niche cold email marketing agency targeting high-ticket items like car dealerships. Send cold email campaigns to…

Social Media Ads Agency for E-Commerce

Start a social media advertising agency focused exclusively on e-commerce businesses, running Facebook, Instagram, Snapc…

SEO Agency for E-Commerce

Start an SEO-focused agency serving e-commerce businesses. Brandon spun off a separate SEO company from his main agency …

$15000+/month

Niche AI Wrapper Apps

Build simple AI wrapper apps that wrap ChatGPT with specific branding and prompts for niche audiences. Examples include …

AI Screen Time Accountability Chatbot

An AI chatbot (using ChatGPT Tasks) that monitors and reminds users about their screen time goals. When users access cer…

Short Form Video to Newsletter Funnel

Build an audience by creating short form videos (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Snapchat, Facebook Reels) and …

Newsletter Advertising Business

Build a large email newsletter in a profitable niche like business or finance, then monetize through CPM-based advertisi…

Paid Online Community for Entrepreneurs

Create a paid membership community (like TK Owners at $99/month) for business builders that includes weekly AMAs, a Slac…

Anti-Knot Wedding Vendor Directory

A directory for wedding vendors (DJs, videographers, caterers, photographers, event venues) who are NOT listed on The Kn…

Medicaid Therapist Directory

Directory of therapists who accept Medicaid and actually respond to emails/calls. The number one complaint is therapists…

$2000-8000/month

BYO Food Event Venue Directory

Directory of event venues that let you bring your own food and catering. Most venues force $40-60+ per plate catering th…

Commercial Kitchen Rental Directory

Directory for commercial kitchen rental spaces targeting ghost kitchens, meal prep businesses, food startups, and cottag…

$3000-10000+/month

Dentists That Take Medicaid Directory

A directory for dentists that accept Medicaid and speak Spanish, targeting underserved search queries. Current results s…

$1000-5000/month

AI Email LLM Service

Help business owners create custom LLMs (language learning models) trained on their email inboxes to build repositories …

$5000-10000/month

AI Automation Agency

Start an automation agency charging $2,000-$4,000 for initial setup and $1,500/month ongoing to build and maintain autom…

$5000-15000/month

Short-Form Video Editing Agency

Start a short-form video editing agency but target underserved markets instead of oversaturated creator audiences. Inste…

Niche Online Course Business

Create and sell online courses on hyper-specific niche topics. The speaker mentions seeing a course on how to do a hands…

$70000+/month

Viral Product Lead Generation Business

Find high-ticket products on Instagram that have viral videos but poor online sales infrastructure. Create commentary/re…

Programmatic SEO Agency

Offer programmatic SEO as a done-for-you service to businesses, charging $3,000-$7,000 per client to build out their pro…

$10000-$50000+/month

Online Business Course for Tradespeople

Create and sell a digital course or PDF teaching others how to replicate your trade business, including business plans, …

Business Podcast and Content Creation

Launch a podcast, YouTube channel, Instagram, and TikTok focused on business and entrepreneurship content. The speaker g…

Acquiring Customer Lists from Closed Businesses

Find businesses that have recently closed their doors through CPA outreach or Facebook Marketplace and acquire their cus…

Automated Content Research Tool (SaaS)

Build and sell a content research automation tool using N8N and Hostinger VPS. The tool scrapes YouTube channels via RSS…

Competitor Intelligence Service for YouTubers

Offer a done-for-you competitor spy service for YouTube creators. Using N8N automations, scrape competitor channels and …

Selling N8N Automation Templates

Build useful N8N automation workflow templates and sell them to other creators and businesses. The N8N library allows sh…

Reddit Subreddit Growth Hack for Lead Generation

Create your own subreddit and use Zapier with AI (OpenAI API) to automatically monitor trending Reddit posts containing …

$1000+/month

Business in a Box Digital Product

Create a DIY digital product (spreadsheet + Google Doc) that provides side hustlers and new entrepreneurs with all the t…

Business Launch Accountability Cohort

An 8-12 week email-based course/cohort that guides aspiring entrepreneurs through starting a business step by step. Char…

Sourcing Agent / Broker for US Companies

Approach American companies currently importing from tariff-impacted countries like China and offer to find them alterna…

AI-Powered SaaS or Digital Product Business

Build software, digital products, communities, or info businesses since code and digital goods are not affected by tarif…

Last Mile AI Development Agency

Start an agency that finishes incomplete software projects built with AI tools like Replit. Many people start building a…

Local Marketing Agency for New Businesses

Use scraped new business listing data to cold-email newly registered business owners offering marketing services at $2,0…

AI-Built SaaS Clone of Expensive Enterprise Software

Use vibe coding and AI to build clones of expensive enterprise software like AppFolio (property management) or Salesforc…

Crypto Altcoin Prediction Algorithm

Build a data-driven algorithm that predicts altcoin price movements by comparing social media hype levels (from APIs lik…

Review Analysis Web App

Build a web app using Replit that utilizes the Google Maps API to pull business reviews and the OpenAI API to analyze th…

Automated Phone Unlocking Service

Automatically scan Craigslist for newly listed carrier-locked iPhones using software, then auto-email sellers offering t…

Car Dealership Competitor Intelligence Service

Use distill.io to track competitor car dealership inventory changes and send daily reports showing what cars competitors…

Tax Strategy Consulting for Entrepreneurs

Become a tax strategy advisor (not a CPA) who helps entrepreneurs maximize deductions and savings through 401k contribut…

Instagram Follower Scraping and Analysis Service

Scrape an influencer's followers into a spreadsheet with names, emails, phone numbers, verification status, and websites…

Home Services Content Creator / Lead Gen for Franchises

Instead of starting your own home services business, film satisfying time-lapse content of existing businesses (pressure…

Porch Pumpkin Business Course/Coaching

Creating an online course teaching others how to start and scale a porch pumpkin decorating business. The founder mentio…

AI PR Outreach Automation App

Build a PR outreach automation tool using vibe coding platforms like Bolt.new that finds relevant journalists, generates…

AI Agent Installation Service

Set up and install AI agents (like OpenClaw/Moltbot) for busy executives, business owners, and individuals. Charge $300-…

AI Customer Support Agent as a Service

Install AI customer support agents for small businesses, synced to their email, support tickets, and FAQs. The agent han…

AI Competitor Intelligence Reporter

Build an AI agent that automatically scrapes and monitors competitors for e-commerce businesses, delivering weekly repor…

AI Research and Lead Generation Service

Use AI agents to scrape, clean, and qualify leads, then automate outreach for clients. Offer research agent capabilities…

AI Consulting and Implementation Business

Become an AI consultant who helps small businesses integrate AI tools into their operations. Offer services like AI agen…

Biohacking Health Accountability Challenge

Run a paid health accountability challenge where participants pay $1,000 upfront, wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM…

Local Email Newsletter to High-Ticket Service

Build a local email newsletter covering community news, events, and recommendations, then pivot it into a high-ticket mo…

Lo-Fi Marketing and Design Agency

As AI makes everything look polished and professional, stand out by going the opposite direction with intentionally low-…

AI Virtual Staging for Real Estate

Use ComfyUI (open-source AI image generation tool) to virtually stage empty rooms in real estate listings. Scrape listin…

AI Image Generation Lead Gen Agency

Build a lead generation agency using ComfyUI to create personalized visual previews for service businesses. Scrape prosp…

College Tuition Negotiation Service

Negotiate college tuition on behalf of families and students, charging $0 upfront and taking 10-30% of whatever savings …

White-Label SaaS for Home Service Businesses

White-label GoHighLevel (CRM/automation platform) and resell it as your own branded software to home service business cl…

AI Consulting Business

Start an AI consulting firm helping mid-market companies (50-500 employees) implement AI into their workflows. Offer AI …

$80000+/month

$10000-15000/per engagement

AI Readiness Assessment Service

Conduct paid AI readiness assessments for businesses, delivering a 15-page report on the state of their AI maturity and …

AI-Automated Lead Generation for Service Businesses

Use OpenAI's Operator ($200/month Pro plan) to automate outreach on Facebook Marketplace. The AI agent searches listings…

$1000-$10000/month from client retainers

AI Brand Mascot Service

Create AI-generated brand mascots or virtual models for businesses using AI influencer tools. Offer this as a service to…

$20,000-$100,000+/month at scale (1,000 customers at $20-$100/mon

Niche CRM SaaS for Home Service Industries

Build a simple, industry-specific CRM (customer relationship management) software targeting a single niche home service …

$20,000-$100,000/month (1,000 of 79,000 businesses at $20-$100/mo

Pool Service CRM Software

A specific implementation of the niche CRM idea: build a CRM tailored for independent pool service business operators. T…

$3K-$20K/month depending on service offered

Review-Based Business Consulting

Scrape Google reviews of local businesses using Outscraper, filter for negative reviews, use ChatGPT to find common comp…

Millions of dollars in first few days for viral hits; typical ran

AI Image Generation Wrapper Apps

Build focused consumer apps that wrap ChatGPT/OpenAI image generation API for specific viral use cases like Ghibli-style…

Personalized Marketing Image Generation Service

Use AI image generation for hyper-personalized marketing at scale. Example: a tree trimming business sending homeowners …

$3K-$30K/month

$2000-10000+/month depending on number of clients

Custom Software Agency Using Vibe Coding Tools

Start an agency that builds custom web apps and software tools for small businesses using AI vibe coding platforms like …

$1000-5000/month per market

Lead Generation Service for Home Service Businesses

Offer lead generation as a service to home service businesses by building them custom quote calculator apps, driving tra…

$2000-10000+/month with 20-50 clients

Custom Jobber/CRM Replacement for Small Service Businesses

Build lightweight, custom CRM and job management software for small home service businesses to replace expensive platfor…

$100K-$10M/year depending on industry and execution

One Spreadsheet Business - Industry Data Scraping and Cold Calling

Scrape and compile a comprehensive database of every business in a specific niche industry (e.g., iPhone repair stores, …

Electronics Component Parting Out

Buy broken or used consumer electronics (laptops, phones, tablets) and disassemble them to sell individual components an…

$20K-$80K/year

AI Sales Lead Sniper Bot

Build an automation tool that monitors Slack channels, email threads, or CRM systems and instantly claims/responds to ne…

$50K-$500K/year

$5000-$50000/month depending on number of clients

AI Automation Agency

Start an agency that helps small to medium-sized businesses automate processes using AI agent platforms like Lindy. Char…

AI SDR (Sales Development Representative) Service

Build an AI agent that autonomously finds leads online, researches them, sends personalized cold emails, handles objecti…

$3000-$20000/month from referral fees

AI-Powered Lead Generation for Sales Reps

Permissionlessly find and qualify leads for enterprise sales reps (e.g. Salesforce reps) using AI agents. Use AI to cold…

$10000-$50000+/month on contingency basis

AI-Powered Recruiting Agency

Set up AI agents that scrape company career pages to collect job requirements, then search LinkedIn to find matching can…

AI Influencer Outreach Service

Build AI agents that find influencers matching specific criteria (platform, subscriber count, niche), scrape their socia…

$3000-$20000/month

AI Cold Email Agency

Build a fully automated cold email business using AI agents end-to-end: use AI to find your own clients (companies wanti…

Linktree Competitor Targeting Influencers

Build a free Linktree alternative using vibe coding tools, then use AI agents to find influencers on Instagram who don't…

$1000-$10000/month

$3K-$10K/month depending on pricing and client volume

Online Personal Training (Niche B2B)

Offer online personal training specifically targeting a niche professional demographic like male high-performing real es…

Customizable App Template Business

Build app templates (e.g. personal CRM) on platforms like Replit/Lovable and sell as one-time purchases for $100-$200 wi…

AI Recipe App (LLM Wrapper)

Build a recipe builder app that is essentially a ChatGPT wrapper with a cooking-specific interface. Market it specifical…

Unbundle SaaS Features into Standalone Tools

Take a single popular feature from a large SaaS tool (like HubSpot or Pipedrive) and build it as a standalone product us…

Bottom-of-Funnel SEO Micro SaaS

Build a simple web tool (like an online timer, Instagram embed widget, or background remover) and create dozens of botto…

Meetup-Based Link Building for SEO

Use meetup groups to build white-hat backlinks for SEO. Take over or join meetup groups, then offer to co-host events wi…

Phone Unlocking Arbitrage Service

Scrape Craigslist for locked phones, contact sellers offering to unlock their phone for a fee ($10-$20), outsource the a…

$1000-$5000/month

Sell Scraped Car Leads to Dealerships and Flippers

Instead of flipping cars yourself, scrape Craigslist for underpriced car deals and sell those verified leads to car flip…

$1000-$5000/month

Niche Job Board Powered by Craigslist Scraping

Scrape job listings from Craigslist across multiple markets, aggregate them into a niche-focused job board website. Driv…

$500-$5000/month

$1K-$100K+/month depending on niche size

Niche Website Builder

Build a website builder targeting a specific underserved niche (e.g., artists, photographers, musicians, nonprofits). Us…

$1K-$10K/month plus cross-selling to other products

Dev Hunt - Product Hunt for Developers

A launchpad/directory specifically for developer tools, serving developers better than Product Hunt which caters more to…

Listing Bot - Directory Submission Agent

An AI bot that automatically lists/submits your product to multiple directories. Originally attempted as monthly subscri…

$1K-$10K/month

$1K-$50K+/month depending on influencer reach

Influencer-Partnered Niche Directory or Tool

Partner with niche influencers to build directories or tools around their audience. The influencer provides credibility …

$500-$5K+/month per property in cash flow. Equity buildup as mort

Subject-To Real Estate Investing

Acquire real estate properties using subject-to-existing-debt (sub-two) deals where you take over the seller's mortgage …

Service-First Business Before SaaS

Start by selling an offer as a done-for-you service (e.g. business automation) to validate demand and learn what custome…

$50K-$500K/year

Viral Content to Product Middleman Business

Systematically find viral social media content (DIY, cooking, crafts), create sellable products (PDFs, kits, digital gui…

$50-500K/year at scale

$3,000-$20,000/month recurring

White Label SaaS Agency with HighLevel

Use HighLevel (GoHighLevel) to white-label an all-in-one business platform (CRM, email marketing, funnels, booking) unde…

Fixing and Flipping Small Mechanical Equipment

Buy broken or cheap small mechanical equipment like snowblowers, pressure washers, and lawn mowers, fix them using ChatG…

$2,000-$8,000/month

$50K-$200K/year depending on volume

Web Development Agency for Real Estate Agents

Build and sell custom websites to real estate agents who lack an online presence or have outdated sites. Scrape agent da…

Digital Marketing Agency for Farmers Market Vendors

Visit farmers markets to identify vendors with popular products but no online presence. Offer to set up Shopify stores, …

$200K-$500K/year

Service-based revenue charging businesses for AI implementation.

AI Automation Agency

Start an agency that helps businesses implement AI automation solutions. The concept is based on looking at what tech st…

Blue Collar Stoics Community & Book

Build a paid online community ($79/month) and write a book targeting blue-collar workers interested in philosophy and st…

$20,000/month

White-Label SaaS Agency (GoHighLevel)

Use GoHighLevel's white-label platform to rebrand CRM, email marketing, funnels, and booking tools as your own software.…

$20,000/month

AI Implementation & Automation Agency

Start a consulting agency focused on implementing AI tools and building automations for businesses. Position as 'McKinse…

$20,000-$100,000/month

Vibe-Coded Themed Digital Games/Apps

Use AI vibe coding tools to quickly build themed digital games or apps (like an Office-themed chess app). Low barrier to…

$5,000-$20,000/month

$20K-$100K/year as a service or lead generation tool

AI Podcast Transcript Analysis Service

Use Google Colab and Python scripts (generated by AI) to clean, combine, and analyze podcast transcripts at scale. Extra…

$100K-$500K+/year charging $5K-$50K+ per project

AI Coding Agency Using Cursor

Start a development agency leveraging Cursor (the most-used non-LLM AI tool among entrepreneurs surveyed) to build websi…

$100/hour consulting, $500-$2000 per project package, $1000/month

Digital Marketing Consulting for Local Service Businesses

Start a paid ads consulting agency specializing in Facebook and Google ad campaigns for local home service businesses li…

$100/hour consulting, scalable to packages and retainers

AI Implementation Consultant for Local Service Businesses

Position yourself as the AI guy who speaks contractor language. Help local home service businesses implement AI tools li…

$100/hour consulting, scalable to retainers and larger projects

No-Code Automation Consultant for Service-Based SMBs

Become a no-code automation and productivity consultant for service-based small businesses. Use tools like Zapier and Ai…

$5K-$50K/month depending on number of clients at $1500+/month ret

AI Implementation Agency

Start an agency that helps small business owners implement artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, M…

$1K-$10K/month depending on volume at $0.50-$0.70 margin per quer

Pay-Per-Use Deep Research Service

Build a simple website (like 'Dollar Deep Research') that lets anyone run OpenAI Deep Research prompts on a pay-per-use …

$3K-$15K/month charging per report or monthly subscription to hir

AI-Powered Background Check and OSINT Service

Use AI deep research tools to offer enhanced background check services for companies hiring new employees. Go beyond tra…

Variable commission income; potential for significant earnings se

Commission-Based Sales Rep for Existing Product Company

Partner with an established product company (e.g., electric grill manufacturer) as a commission-only sales representativ…

$1M+/year with 50 clients at $1,500/month

Podcast AB Testing Agency

Agency service for podcasters and YouTubers that AB tests their content by posting multiple AI-generated clips from epis…

$3K-$15K/month from retainer clients

Cold Email Deliverability and Infrastructure Consulting

Help businesses set up and manage their cold email infrastructure including domain purchasing, warming, SPF/DKIM/DMARC c…

$1K-$10K+/month. Language learning is an evergreen niche with con

Language Learning Books on Amazon KDP

Publish language learning books on Amazon KDP using AI to generate content. Despite competition from Duolingo, Rosetta S…

$1K-$10K+/month. Growing homeschool market with parents willing t

Homeschool and Preschool Activity Books on Amazon KDP

Create and sell homeschool curriculum books and preschool activity books on Amazon KDP. The homeschool market is growing…

$500-$5K+/month per title. One therapeutic prompts book sold over

Niche Story Books on Amazon KDP Using AI

Write and publish niche story books on Amazon KDP using AI writing tools. Use BookBolt and keyword research to find unde…

$1K-$50K/year from podcast ads and sponsorships

AI-Generated Niche Podcast

Create automated AI-generated podcasts for niche topics using voice cloning and AI content generation. Clone a voice, fe…

Reddit Marketing AI Agent (Bot-as-a-Service)

Build an AI agent that monitors Reddit for relevant posts, generates contextual comments with subtle promotional links, …

$50k-$200k/year

Local Business Review Analysis Service

Use Outscraper to scrape Google Maps reviews for specific business categories (e.g., nail salons), then use GPT for Shee…

$2K-$20K/month

$5000-$20000/month with 10-20 clients at $500-$2000/month each

AI Voice Agent Agency

Build and sell AI voice agents to local small businesses like tree trimmers, HVAC contractors, pool services, and other …

$50K-$150K/year depending on commission structure and number of c

B2B sales service for online publishing companies

Selling advertising and sponsorship services to trade publications and online publishing companies via cold calling. Act…

$100K-$300K/year with multiple staffing firm clients

Cold email agency for staffing and recruiting firms

Running a cold email outreach agency that helps staffing and recruiting companies find new business clients. Charge $500…

$5K-$20K/month with a small team

Vibe Coding App Agency

Build simple apps for business owners and startups using AI coding tools like Replit, Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt. Sell cu…

$5K-$20K/month with multiple clients

Niche Custom CRM for Small Businesses

Build lightweight, custom CRMs for specific industries like real estate, car dealerships, or trades businesses. Replace …

$3K-$15K/month selling B2B

Custom Document Templating App

Build a custom document templating tool for businesses that replaces manual Google Docs workflows. Users upload their ow…

$5K-$25K/month with multiple clients

Custom HubSpot Data Visualization Dashboard

Build custom data visualization dashboards that fill feature gaps in major SaaS platforms like HubSpot. Target specific …

$14 million over 7 years at scale; high margin digital products c

Digital Pet Training Courses

Create and sell digital pet training manuals or audio books online. Frank Kern sold 300,000 pet training manuals at $47 …

$10K-$500K+/month depending on niche and audience size

Online Course / Info Product Business

Create and sell online courses, coaching, or information products based on your expertise. Leverages digital delivery fo…

$5K-$50K/month depending on client base and pricing

Scarcity Consulting

Offer consulting services helping businesses implement scarcity and urgency tactics in their sales processes. Scarcity d…

Traditional industry reports sell for $1K-$10K+ each; undercut co

AI-Powered Industry Trend Reports

Use AI deep research tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity to create forward-looking trend reports for industries that plan …

Margin on every package shipped by clients, or lead gen fees to 3

Fulfillment Score (Shipping Cost Calculator / Lead Gen)

A calculator tool for e-commerce brands to find out if their shipping carriers (USPS, UPS, DHL, FedEx) are overcharging …

Podcast ad revenue once audience grows, but organic growth proved

Startup Gems (AI-Generated Podcast)

A fully AI-generated podcast using voice cloning technology (like ElevenLabs) to create 5-15 minute episodes about entre…

Multiple leads per day with zero ad spend, sell to vet clinic cha

Animal Aftercare (Pet Cremation/Euthanasia Lead Gen via Programmatic SEO)

A programmatic SEO website generating leads for pet cremation, dog cremation, horse cremation, and pet euthanasia servic…

$50K-$150K/year via setup fees and ongoing support

Personal AI Assistant Setup Service

Set up and configure personal AI assistants (like OpenClaw/ClawBot) for individuals and executives, including custom MCP…

Divorce Financial Protection Course

Create a $300 backend digital course/program called the 'Financial Protection Protocol' targeting people going through d…

$5K-$15K/month

AI-Powered Market Research & Location Analysis Service

Use AI tools like ChatGPT Deep Research and Operator to conduct market research, location analysis, and business feasibi…

$50K-$200K annually

Percentage of 6 to 7-figure contracts

Government Contracting Consultant

Help established offline businesses navigate the complex procurement process to win local, state, or federal contracts. …

$10,000+/month per client

AI-Powered SEO Content Agency

Run a solo marketing agency that leverages AI agents to rapidly execute SEO and content services. The guest secured his …

Niche YouTube Marketing Agency

Create long-form, highly tactical YouTube videos (like 50-minute tutorials on Google Ads) to build deep trust with a sma…

$3,500/month per client

Hundreds of dollars/month per client

AI Voice Agent Agency

Deploy AI voice receptionists for local businesses like HVAC contractors and orthodontists to handle calls and book appo…

$97 per one-time sale at scale

Vibe-Coded Micro SaaS

Use AI 'vibe coding' tools within GoHighLevel to build functional software apps, such as a tool that generates P&L state…

Rare Ant Foraging and Sales

Forage for rare and colorful ants in environments like the West Texas desert to sell online to niche collector communiti…

$5,000 per rare find

Website Landlord (Rank and Rent)

Build simple websites targeting local service niches like junk removal, rank them on Google, and rent the lead flow to l…

$104,000+/month

High-ticket (thousands per client)

AI Implementation Agency

A consulting agency that helps small to medium-sized businesses implement artificial intelligence to optimize their work…

$10,000 - $20,000+ per closed listing

Expired Listing Real Estate Agent

A niche real estate strategy where agents target $500,000 residential homes whose listings have been sitting for six mon…

Farmers Market Organizer

Host a farmers market at a local outdoor shopping center by partnering with venues that want increased foot traffic. You…

$40,000/month

Productized Design Agency

A subscription-based design service where clients pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited design tasks, replacing tradition…

$60,000 - $80,000/month

Productized Branding Agency

A specialized design agency focused strictly on creating cohesive brand identities, generating supporting assets, and es…

$10,000+/month

Short-Form Video Editing Agency

An agency that repurposes long-form videos into engaging short-form clips tailored for content creators. Modeled after s…

$10,000+/month

AI Agency

Start a business helping other businesses implement AI to save or make more money. The speaker considers this one of the…

Independent IT Consultant

Transition from a corporate IT help desk role to independent consulting. After 8 years of experience, this is the lowest…

$4000+/month

Website Landlord

Build lead generation websites for local businesses (like Marietta, Georgia plumbing) and start sending them free leads.…

$1000+/month per site

AI Voice Agent Agency

Use Outscraper to scrape local businesses with cell phones listed on their Google Business Profiles and cold call the ow…