372 Business Ideas (Under $5K) in Online Only Areas

White-Label Vibe Coding Service for Niches

White-label a vibe coding platform like Lovable or Replit and market it to a specific niche (e.g., video game design, fa…

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

App Marketplace Plugin - Shopify

Build a small add-on or plugin for the Shopify App Store. One of 75+ app marketplaces where you can find underserved nic…

App Marketplace Plugin - WordPress

Build a WordPress plugin and sell it through the WordPress plugin marketplace. WordPress powers a massive share of websi…

App Marketplace Plugin - HubSpot

Build an integration or add-on for the HubSpot marketplace. HubSpot has a growing ecosystem of business tools and their …

App Marketplace Plugin - Zoom

Build an add-on or integration for the Zoom App Marketplace. With remote work driving Zoom usage, there are opportunitie…

$1K-$15K/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

App Marketplace Plugin - Heroku

Build an add-on for the Heroku marketplace. Developer-focused marketplace where you can offer infrastructure tools, moni…

$1K-$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

Online Courses

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

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…

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

Newsletter Sponsorship Sales

Sell direct sponsorships in your newsletter to relevant brands. With a 120K subscriber list, Tyler charges $5,000-$7,000…

100k-500k

Newsletter-Powered Consulting Agency

Use your newsletter audience and expertise as a lead generation engine to build a consulting or agency business. Your ne…

100k-500k

Merchandise Sales via Newsletter

Sell branded merchandise to your engaged newsletter audience. Use your newsletter as a direct sales channel to promote a…

10k-100k

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

Build a focused consumer app that wraps the OpenAI image generation API to apply a specific viral style (e.g., Ghibli, a…

$10k-500k/month

What Would My Baby Look Like App

Build a wrapper app using the OpenAI image generation API that takes photos of two people (a couple) and generates a rea…

$5k-100k/month

Weight Loss Visualization App (RightSizeMe)

Build an app that takes a user's photo and shows them what they would look like if they lost weight (e.g., 30 pounds). T…

$5k-100k/month

AI Personal Appearance Transformer App

Build an app that shows users what they would look like with different hairstyles, a beard, when they are older, or in d…

$5k-50k/month

AI Virtual Staging for Real Estate

Use AI image generation to take photos of empty rooms and fill them with furniture for real estate listings, Airbnb host…

AI Ad Generation SaaS for Agencies

Build a wrapper tool (e.g., using Replit) around the OpenAI image generation API branded specifically for ad agencies. S…

$10k-100k/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

Hyper-Personalized Ad Creative Service for Events

Partner with events companies to generate unique, personalized ad creatives for each individual event and each target pe…

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

Niche Community Newsletter with Cohorts

Build a newsletter around a specific niche community (e.g., designers) with 10-15K targeted subscribers. Monetize throug…

$10k-30k/month

Newsletter Growth Flywheel via Co-Registration

Start a niche newsletter and use co-registration (Beehive Boost) to offset subscriber acquisition costs. Spend $2 per su…

$2k-10k/month

AI Wedding Planner / Never Call Again

An AI agent-powered service that calls vendors (caterers, venues, photographers, etc.) on behalf of people planning wedd…

$5k-20k/month

AI Phone Agent Quote Comparison Service

A general-purpose monthly membership service ($20/month) where customers can request AI agents to call multiple service …

$10k-50k/month

AI Business Idea Validation Agent

An AI voice agent service that calls businesses in a specific industry to conduct market research on behalf of aspiring …

$2k-10k/month

Niche AI Wrapper App for Specific Demographics

Build simplified AI-powered apps (wrappers around ChatGPT/Claude) targeted at specific demographics who don't know how t…

AI Car Price Negotiation Service

A service where an AI agent (or virtual assistant) calls multiple car dealerships on a customer's behalf to negotiate th…

$5k-15k/month

Vegan Restaurant Directory

Build a niche food directory focused on vegan restaurants, similar to Happy Cow. Become a trusted authority in the vegan…

$5k-50k/month

Niche Directory Portfolio

Build a portfolio of 5-15+ small niche directory websites across various low-competition topics. Each site earns $500-5k…

$5k-20k/month

AI Ad Variant Generator SaaS for Agencies

Build a wrapper tool using the OpenAI image generation API (via Replit or similar) that allows ad agencies to generate m…

AI Event Marketing Creative Automation

Build a service or tool specifically for events companies to automatically generate unique ad creative for every event t…

Lead Generation Service for Lawyers

Use BuiltWith to scrape 95,000+ lawyer websites, then generate leads for them through Google Ads or Facebook Ads. Sell q…

Remote CPA Firm for Small Businesses

Build a remote CPA firm targeting small business entrepreneurs, offering tax preparation and accounting advisory service…

Fireworks Marketing Agency

Build a specialized marketing company serving fireworks stand operators who struggle with advertising due to platform re…

$2000-$10000/month

Niche Community Newsletter with Cohort-Based Courses

Build a newsletter around a specific professional community (e.g., designers) with 10-15K targeted subscribers. Monetize…

$10,000-$50,000/month

Newsletter Co-Registration Arbitrage (Boost Model)

Grow a newsletter using paid ads at $2-3 per subscriber, then immediately recoup costs through co-registration/boost pro…

$2,000-$15,000/month

Corporate Email List Monetization Agency

Approach businesses with large existing email databases (e-commerce stores, service companies) and convert their promoti…

$10,000-$60,000/month

White-Label AI Travel Service for Influencers

A B2B service targeting travel influencers who already sell $200-$300 custom travel plans to their followers. You build …

$20000-$50000/month

AI Phone Agent for Wedding Planning (Never Call Again)

An AI voice agent service that calls vendors (caterers, photographers, venues, florists) on behalf of brides planning th…

AI Wrapper App for Niche Use Cases (e.g. Cooking Assistant)

Build simple niche AI-powered apps that wrap ChatGPT or other LLMs for specific demographics like a cooking assistant fo…

AI Agent Industry Sentiment Data Business

Use AI voice agents to call thousands of businesses in a niche industry (lawyers, convenience stores, nail salons) and c…

AI-Powered Consumer Calling Service (NeverCallAgain.com)

A general-purpose monthly subscription service ($20/month) where consumers can request AI agents to make phone calls on …

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…

$2000-$10000/month

Paid Online Entrepreneurship Community

Build a membership-based private community for aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners, offering curated content, wee…

$5000-$100000/month

Lead Generation Agency for Service Businesses

Build a lead generation agency targeting service businesses like roofers and plumbers who already spend thousands on pla…

$10,000-$50,000/month

Excel Esports / Spreadsheet Competition Platform

Create a competitive platform for Excel or spreadsheet enthusiasts to compete in financial modeling or data challenges. …

$5,000-$50,000/month

YouTube-to-Physical-Magazine Service

Repurpose YouTube video tutorials and content into physical printed magazines for creators. One creator built a $7M/year…

$10,000-$100,000/month

Print on Demand Shopify Store with Google Shopping Ads

Take proven winning print-on-demand products from Etsy and sell them through your own Shopify store using Google Shoppin…

AI Family Story Capture App

Build an app or phone-based AI voice agent that facilitates conversations with elderly family members to capture and pre…

$5,000-$30,000/month

Home Service Lead Generation with Programmatic SEO

Build websites using programmatic SEO to generate and sell leads to home service businesses across multiple markets. The…

$5000-$25000/month

Content Marketing Agency for Local Home Service Businesses

Build a content marketing agency that helps local home service companies (tree services, landscapers, contractors) grow …

$5K-$20K/month

Virtual Try-On / AI Mood Boarding for Clothing Brands

Build an AI-powered virtual try-on or mood board tool for fashion and clothing brands using Gemini's image generation an…

$3000-$20000/month

History and Leadership Podcast

Create a podcast focused on studying and sharing stories of great historical figures and entrepreneurs, monetized throug…

Reselling branded retail products online (e-commerce arbitrage)

Buy products from a popular retail chain that does not sell online (like Buc-ee's), list them on a dedicated e-commerce …

Programmatic SEO lead generation website

Build a programmatic SEO website that auto-generates thousands of landing pages by combining location data with service …

Programmatic SEO agency selling to mid-large companies

Build programmatic SEO websites branded for specific large service companies (plumbing, HVAC, etc.), then approach those…

$10000-100000/month

Bundled product importing from China via Alibaba

Source two generic, unbranded commodity products from China via Alibaba (e.g., a smart plug and a space heater), bundle …

Smart alarm clock space heater combo product

Combine a programmable smart plug with a space heater and sell it as an 'alarm clock heater' that warms your room before…

$5000-$15000/month

Single-product Shopify store with Facebook ads

Build a one-product Shopify website optimized for Facebook ad conversions, using a dedicated single-product theme with c…

Friction-eliminating product bundling business

Identify products where consumers currently need to buy 2-3 separate items and assemble them. Bundle those items togethe…

AI content farm 2.0 (Demand Media model)

Build the modern equivalent of Demand Media by using algorithms and AI to identify topics with high advertising potentia…

Programmatic SEO agency

Start an agency that builds programmatic SEO sites for clients across various industries. Greg invested in one called Bo…

Journal-to-LLM conversion service

Offer a service that scans and digitizes people's physical journals, transcribes the handwritten content, and turns it i…

$3000-$20000/month

Vibe coding finishing school / last-mile dev service

Create an online school or marketplace that helps non-technical founders close out their 90%-complete Replit/Cursor/Bolt…

Custom products e-commerce store

Sell customized or personalized products online via Shopify, which are hard for big-box retailers and Chinese competitor…

AI-powered lead generation agent using social media image recognition

Build an AI agent that scrapes social media platforms using image recognition to detect high-intent buying signals (e.g.…

AI agent marketplace for niche use cases

Build and sell specialized AI agents for very specific use cases, similar to how the App Store created opportunity for n…

$3000-$30000/month

AI-powered YouTube and Shopify success reverse-engineering tool

Build a SaaS tool or AI agent that monitors social media for people posting YouTube play buttons or Shopify milestone pl…

AI business partner app

Create a mobile app that acts as a personal AI business advisor, trained on a creator's or expert's entire content libra…

AI cooking app (consumer mobile app)

Build a consumer mobile app using no-code tools like Flutterflow that leverages AI for cooking guidance and recipes. Can…

AI business partner / co-founder mobile app

A mobile app that acts as an AI business partner. Users upload their LinkedIn profile, complete a personality assessment…

Niche boot camp courses (tree service, RV parks)

Create and sell premium educational boot camp courses teaching people how to start specific niche businesses like tree s…

Day trader journaling app

Build a mobile app specifically designed for day traders to journal and track their trades, strategies, and performance.…

Buying and flipping small consumer apps

Purchase small consumer apps (like AI-powered niche apps) for low prices from entrepreneurs who lack time to grow them, …

AI avatar ad creative agency for local businesses

Build a system to produce realistic AI-generated video ads at scale using ChatGPT for image generation, Photoshop for fr…

AI-powered Facebook ad video production at scale

Use a multi-tool AI stack (ChatGPT for images, Photoshop generative expand, face swapping, ElevenLabs voice cloning, Hey…

$10000-50000/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…

$2000-10000/month

AI UGC creative production for physical product brands

Use AI tools to generate user-generated-content-style video ads for physical products and e-commerce brands. Instead of …

$5000-15000/month

Off-market real estate deal sourcing service

Use mass texting, mass emailing, and cold calling systems to contact mobile home park, RV park, or other commercial prop…

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…

$3000-15000/month

AI-powered desktop automation agent service

Build and sell AI desktop agents (like Vy/Recept AI) that take over a user's operating system to automate cross-applicat…

$3000-$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…

Premium digital product business using 'it's not cheap' ad framework

Instead of selling cheap $30 digital products, charge 10x more ($300+) for premium digital guides or courses in high-pai…

Niche lead database business for specific industries

Build a hyper-specific lead database product targeting a single industry vertical. For example, scrape and clean the con…

$10000-$40000/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 …

Digital product funnel as a customer acquisition tool for service businesses

Use a low-cost digital product ($30-$79 guide or template) as a top-of-funnel lead magnet that you sell at break-even th…

Steampunk light fixtures on Etsy

Create and sell handmade steampunk-style light fixtures made from black metal pipe on Etsy. Sellers are pricing these at…

$1000-$5000/month

Luxury handbag reselling business

Buy discounted luxury handbags through liquidation websites like the Macy's liquidation portal and from department store…

$1000-$30000/month

Premium domain name flipping and brokerage

Acquire premium domain names in trending niches like AI, longevity, microplastics, and water quality, then list them on …

$1000-$10000/month

Interactive quote widget agency for print shops

Build a niche web agency that creates interactive quoting tools (like VistaPrint-style configurators) for local print sh…

$10000-$30000/month

Programmatic SEO lead generation for print shops

Build a programmatic SEO website that captures search traffic for printing-related queries across every city and product…

TAM validation service for business buyers and searchers

Offer a service to search fund operators and private equity buyers that tests market demand before they acquire a busine…

Insider ideas marketplace connecting corporate employees with entrepreneurs

Build a community or marketplace that connects corporate employees who see business opportunities in their industries (b…

AI-first bookkeeping and receipt management app

Build an AI-first bookkeeping app that automates receipt tracking, transaction categorization, and tax preparation. Exis…

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

Payment processing solution for churches and charities

Build a payment and donation processing solution specifically for churches and charitable organizations. Existing tools …

$3000-20000/month

Newsletter business with co-registration revenue

Build a free email newsletter in any niche and grow it using Facebook ads at $2-3 per subscriber. Monetize through co-re…

Direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand via Shopify and Facebook Ads

Launch a product-based e-commerce brand on Shopify and drive all customer acquisition through Meta (Facebook/Instagram) …

Crypto altcoin analysis algorithm and paid community

Develop an algorithm that measures social media hype (Twitter, Reddit mentions) against market cap for crypto altcoins t…

DTC men's apparel brand focused on fit and value

Start a direct-to-consumer men's clothing brand that solves a specific product problem (fit, comfort, price). Begin with…

Small-batch apparel testing using China-based 3PL (Portless model)

Use a China-based 3PL like Portless to test small runs of apparel designs (100 units per style) shipped directly to cust…

Reverse-engineer Etsy to find e-commerce product opportunities

Use Etsy as a product research tool to discover bestselling products, then build a standalone e-commerce brand around th…

AI-generated lead generation ads for service businesses

Run AI-generated Facebook/Meta ads to generate leads for service businesses such as disability benefits companies, insur…

Automated AI ad production pipeline

Build an advanced automated workflow using tools like Zapier, Make.com, or Gumloop that scrapes successful ads from the …

$10000-100000/month

AI repair coach for automobiles

An AI-powered tool that works as a repair coach for automobiles, helping users diagnose problems and walk through repair…

Business accountability partner service

Build an online service or app that acts as an accountability partner for business owners, offering daily check-ins, goa…

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…

$5000/month

AI-powered family photo generation service

Build a website where families upload their existing photos (from Apple Photos or Google Photos) and use AI to generate …

$10000/month

Medical Billing Code Discovery Service

Build an AI workflow that scans medical records and clinical documentation to identify missed or under-coded billing cod…

AI Engineering Talent Identification Tool

Build an automated code review bot that analyzes pull requests and code contributions across a company's repositories to…

$3000-$10000/month

White-label SaaS via franchise partnerships

Instead of acquiring customers one by one, partner with a franchise brand to become their official CRM and marketing pla…

$100000-$1000000/month

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, …

Paid membership community for entrepreneurs

Build a paid community like Startup Empire that teaches frameworks such as the audience-community-product model. Charge …

All-in-one super widget suite for small business websites

Combine appointment booking, contact form intake, pricing calculator, and AI chatbot into a single embeddable widget pro…

$5000-25000/month

White-label niche-specific SaaS widgets reskinned per industry

Build one core widget product (e.g., appointment booking) and reskin it with different branding, colors, and industry-sp…

$5000-30000/month

Paid market research polling service for entrepreneurs

Run a polling service (similar to Pikfu) where you survey targeted demographics like small business owners to validate p…

$3000-15000/month

Import and sell trending Asian products via Facebook Marketplace

Find products that are selling well in Asia but not yet available in Europe or the US. Import them or build your own ver…

Engine block coffee table and fire table

Source old engine blocks, clean them up, add a glass top or fire feature, and sell them as unique high-end coffee tables…

Health and Beauty Product Reselling

Buy health and beauty products at wholesale or liquidation prices (around $100 per unit) and resell at $150-200, earning…

$3000-5000/month

Jewelry Reselling

Source jewelry through liquidation channels, estate sales, or wholesale and resell online. Jewelry is small, high-dollar…

$3000-10000/month

Retail Arbitrage via Tesla and Brand-Specific Products

Buy limited or discounted branded products (like Tesla Cyber Quads or Cybertrucks for kids) at retail and resell at a pr…

$1000-3000/month

Live Selling on Social Media

Sell products in real-time through live streaming on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. Source inventory fro…

$2000-10000/month

LinkedIn video resume service (Beyond the Page)

A service where job seekers record 2-minute videos for each work experience and education entry on their LinkedIn profil…

$2000-$15000/month

Virtual assistant agency (India-based)

Leverage low-cost Indian labor ($100-$150/month per full-time worker) to provide virtual assistant services to US small …

$3000-$20000/month

SEO agency for local businesses

Start an SEO agency helping local service businesses rank higher on Google. Nick Huber owns Bold SEO as one of his portf…

Digital advertising agency

Start a digital advertising agency managing paid ads for businesses. Nick Huber owns Ad Rhino as one of his portfolio co…

Web development agency for small businesses

Build websites for small and local businesses. Nick Huber owns WebRun as one of his portfolio companies. Small businesse…

Custom Business Intelligence Dashboards

Build custom data dashboards and reporting tools for real estate funds and business owners using tools like Google Data …

$5000-$15000+/month

White-Label SMS Platform for Real Estate Agents

White-label GoHighLevel's text messaging and automation platform, brand it as your own, and sell it to real estate agent…

Event Rental Software (White-Label SaaS)

White-label GoHighLevel as booking and management software for event rental companies like bounce house rentals, caterin…

$100000+/month

Lifetime Deal Sales & Marketing Platform

White-label GoHighLevel as a general sales and marketing platform and sell it for a one-time lifetime fee instead of mon…

White-Label AI Voice Agent Software

White-label GoHighLevel's AI calling and voice agent feature, brand it as your own product like CRM Voice, and sell it t…

White-Label Funnel Builder Software

White-label GoHighLevel's funnel building capabilities and sell it as your own funnel builder platform. FG Funnels does …

$100000+/month

White-Label Real Estate CRM/Automation Software

White-label GoHighLevel as CRM and automation software specifically for real estate investors and agents. REI Reply is a…

White-Label SaaS for Any Niche Industry

The general model of white-labeling GoHighLevel's platform ($200-500/month cost) for any specific niche industry, brandi…

Automated AI Pitch Deck Service

Use Manis AI's API to automatically generate professional pitch decks, then sell them via cold outreach. Scrape SEC fili…

AI Pitch Deck Cold Outreach for Agencies

As a marketing or digital agency, use Manis AI to permissionlessly create pitch decks for potential clients by scraping …

$15000+/month

GoHighLevel Implementation and Migration Consulting Agency

Start a third-party consulting company that specializes in migrating businesses from expensive platforms like HubSpot ($…

Niche-Specific SaaS Agency on GoHighLevel

Instead of selling to all businesses, specialize your GoHighLevel white-label agency for one specific niche and become t…

Cold Email Agency on GoHighLevel

Build a cold emailing agency using GoHighLevel's built-in email marketing and automation tools. Set up cold email campai…

Website and Funnel Building Agency

Use GoHighLevel's built-in website and funnel builder to create and sell websites and sales funnels to local businesses.…

AI-Powered Niche News Site

Buy an expired domain with strong backlinks (e.g. SpainNews.com with 262,000 backlinks) and use AI to auto-summarize and…

$2000-$10000+/month

Online Math Course Website

Buy an education-related domain like OnlineMath.com (found at auction for $8.99, 78 backlinks, 27 years old) and create …

$2000-$10000+/month

Pet Cremation Lead Generation

Buy a domain like AnimalAftercare.com and generate leads for pet cremation businesses. The presenter started with a $12 …

$3000-$10000+/month

Competitor Misspelling Domain Strategy

Buy misspelled versions of competitor domain names and redirect them to your own business. A mattress business owner bou…

$1000-$10000+/month

City/location directory website

Create a local directory website like bestdubai.com for a specific city or region, listing restaurants, attractions, and…

$500+/month

Niche product directory with affiliate links

Build a niche directory website like highproteinsnacks.com that reviews and compares products in a specific category. Mo…

Vibe coding agency for businesses

Start an agency that builds websites, directories, and web applications for businesses using AI coding tools like Cursor…

Designer Handbag Reselling via Social Commerce

Source designer handbags (Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci) from liquidation channels, cruise ship suppliers, and Japanese au…

Bookkeeping service using offshore virtual assistants

Start a bookkeeping service by hiring offshore virtual assistants from Upwork at $5-8/hour to do the actual bookkeeping …

Influencer Giveaway Marketing for Short-Term Rentals

Partner with travel influencers on Instagram to run stay giveaways that drive followers and direct bookings. Isaac paid …

Short-Term Rental Education and Coaching

After building and selling a successful micro resort, teach others how to replicate the model through courses and coachi…

B2B Data and Lead List Selling Business

Buy or scrape lists of business contacts (realtors, dentists, chiropractors) organized by industry, then sell them via a…

$30000-$50000/month

Done-For-You Cold Email Agency

Run cold email outbound campaigns on behalf of B2B clients who want leads but don't want to manage the process themselve…

Personalized Cartoon Marketing Service

Create personalized cartoons for businesses to use in their outreach campaigns. Commission or create custom cartoons fea…

Reselling Retail Brand Products Online

Buy products from popular retail brands that don't sell online (like Buc-ee's gas station stores) and resell them throug…

Race Elevation Profile Temporary Tattoos

Create temporary tattoos showing the elevation profile of marathon and ultra-marathon courses that runners wear during r…

Music Festival Schedule Temporary Tattoos

Create custom temporary tattoos of music festival schedules/lineups that attendees wear on their arms during festivals. …

Mouth Tape for Athletes

Repackage and rebrand sleep mouth tape specifically for athletes and cyclists to promote nasal breathing during exercise…

Custom Hot Tub Covers E-Commerce

Sell custom-designed hot tub covers online using a dropshipping/hybrid model. Use AI tools to generate polarizing design…

Niche Deep-Dive Podcast (Acquired Model)

Create a deeply-researched podcast focused on a specific passion or niche, releasing one episode per month with extensiv…

Lead Generation Agency (SEO Focus)

Launch a lead generation agency focused on small businesses with physical locations, offering SEO services including tec…

Entrepreneur Peer Community (Mastermind)

Build or invest in a paid peer community for entrepreneurs doing around $3 million in revenue, charging $200-$300 per mo…

Virtual Receptionist Service for Home Services

A virtual receptionist business like Ruby Receptionist but niched down to serve home service companies (e.g., gutter cle…

Off the Record Whistleblower Podcast

A podcast or YouTube channel called 'Off the Record' where employees (anonymous or named) share insider secrets about co…

Business Trauma Stories Podcast

A podcast featuring first-person business failure and trauma stories told in a narrative format where the interviewer's …

AI Lead Generation Service for Local Businesses

Scrape Google Maps and Google Business Profiles for local business phone numbers, then call them after hours using AI. A…

Amazon Late Delivery Refund Bot

Build a Chrome extension or chatbot that monitors Amazon accounts for late deliveries and automatically disputes them to…

AI-Powered Subscription Cancellation Service

Build an AI-powered service that calls companies like Comcast, AT&T, and credit card companies to negotiate lower bills …

Online Food Brand E-Commerce

Partner with an existing local food brand to sell their products online. Chris partnered with Keith who owned Hartland B…

New Platform Early Adopter Agency

Identify and become the first agency specializing in advertising on newly launched social platforms. Brandon's agency wa…

Viral Trend Alert Community

A paid community or SaaS product ($10-20/month) that curates and alerts members to viral social media trends early, befo…

Pornography Addiction Recovery Community

A digital school or online community for men who want to quit pornography addiction. Referenced as a real business doing…

AI Business Idea Validator Wrapper

An AI chatbot or wrapper that helps aspiring entrepreneurs evaluate and validate business opportunities. It would check …

Home Service Training Academy

Create an online course and coaching program teaching people how to start and run home service businesses (cleaning, win…

Backend Ascension Consulting for Course Creators

Help high-ticket course sellers and coaching businesses build backend systems to extend customer lifetime value. Most in…

$15000+/month

AI Voice Agent Quote Comparison Service

A service called 'Never Call Again' that uses AI voice calling agents (like Air.ai or Synthflow) to call multiple vendor…

AI-Powered Car Broker Service

Use AI voice calling agents to operate as a car broker, calling every dealership nationwide to find the best deals on sp…

College Textbook Marketplace

Create an online marketplace where college students can buy and sell textbooks directly to each other, cutting out the e…

Online Gambling Addiction Community

Build an online or in-person community for people recovering from gambling addiction, charging $50-$200/month for member…

SEO Backlink Building Agency

Run an SEO agency focused specifically on on-page optimization and backlink building rather than content creation. The s…

Where Do I Stand - Life Benchmarking Platform

An AI-powered website (wheredoistand.com concept) where users input personal data like age, income, health metrics, numb…

Tech Stack Optimizer with Affiliate Links

A programmatic SEO website that scrapes company tech stacks from BuiltWith and creates pages showing what tools companie…

View From My Seat - Stadium Photo Content Site

A crowdsourced user-generated content website where people upload photos from their exact seats at stadiums and concert …

Custom Signature Design Business

A digital product business selling custom calligraphy signatures and autograph designs for $39-$99+ per signature. Compa…

$12000+/month

Podcast Booking Agency via Cold Email

An agency that uses cold email automation to get clients booked on podcasts. Charge $1,500/month per client to guarantee…

$90000/month

Niche Cold Email Agency for International Students

Apply B2B cold email outreach techniques to help international students connect with advisors at major universities. Cha…

$50000/month

Cold Email Agency for Creator Brand Deals

A cold email service for micro-influencers (30K+ followers) who want brand deals. Build a directory of all direct-to-con…

Mass Cold Email Agency for E-Commerce UGC/Affiliate Programs

A mass-scale cold email agency that helps e-commerce brands recruit micro-influencers for UGC (user generated content) a…

Dropshipping Viral Local Products Online

Find local brick-and-mortar businesses with viral social media content that don't sell online, then source the same prod…

Programmatic SEO Lead Generation Sites

Build niche websites using programmatic SEO to rank for high-ticket local service searches like 'Botox near me', 'kitche…

$5000-$50000+/month

Botox Lead Generation Site for Non-Burpers

Build a content and lead generation website (e.g., 'burpagain.com') targeting people who cannot burp — a condition treat…

$2000-$20000+/month

Pricing Transparency Platform for Home Building

Build a Glassdoor-style platform where people can anonymously submit and view costs for home renovations, custom home bu…

AI Education Course for Business Owners

Create a 5-part short video course (3-5 minutes each, 15-25 min total) teaching business owners what AI is, different AI…

AI Automation Consulting Agency

Help businesses implement AI into their operations through a consulting model. Use the AI education course as a $50-$100…

$30000+/month

AI Wrapper Consumer Apps

Build simple AI-powered apps (cooking, prayer, workout, productivity) using OpenAI's API wrapped in a niche-specific int…

$2500+/month

AI Cooking Recipe App

Build an AI-powered cooking/recipe app (like 'Instant Chef') that wraps ChatGPT for cooking-specific use cases. Target n…

$2500+/month

ChatGPT Wrapper for Seniors

Build a simplified ChatGPT wrapper app called something like 'LifeHelper' with large text and simple UI, targeting peopl…

$2500+/month

AI-Powered Cheap Flight Finder Service

Use ChatGPT Operator to automatically search Google Flights for ultra-cheap flights and run the task daily. Comparable t…

Go High Level White Label Automation Agency

White label Go High Level's platform to sell automated local service business solutions (like review automation). GHL le…

Ticket Price Drop Notification SaaS

Build a simple SaaS product on top of distill.io that notifies users when ticket prices drop for sports events and conce…

Website Change Monitoring Service

Use distill.io's website change detection technology to build niche monitoring services for specific industries. The cor…

Shopify Development Agency

Run a Shopify development agency providing theme customization, custom theme development, and integration work for Shopi…

Offshore Staffing Agency

Find rockstar virtual assistants on Upwork from overseas and place them at US companies. As a staffing agency model, mar…

Offshore Placement Agency

Find competent overseas employees and place them at US companies for a one-time placement fee of $500 to $5,000, or char…

Content Clipping Farm

Build a clipping operation by hiring hundreds of clippers (often overseas teenagers) who take long-form content and repo…

Backlink Marketplace (Costco Model)

Build a Shopify-based marketplace for SEO backlinks using a Costco membership model - charge ~$83/month for access to wh…

Sour Drink Powder Mix Brand

Create a shippable sour drink powder mix brand capitalizing on the growing sour drinks trend visible on Google Trends. S…

Transparent AI-Powered SEO Agency

Build an SEO agency that openly uses AI tools (like Search Atlas AI for writing, automated backlink procurement) and cha…

Paid Crypto Picks Discord Community

Create a freemium Discord community that provides cryptocurrency trading picks and predictions. Give away a percentage o…

Viral Airdrop Referral Marketing Engine

Build a custom viral referral marketing system for token distribution where users earn free tokens by completing engagem…

Market Gap Analysis Tool

Build an app that compares business saturation between comparable cities to find underserved markets. For example, compa…

Tesla Cybertruck Niche Business

Build a business around the Tesla Cybertruck, leveraging its polarizing nature - people either love it or hate it, and t…

Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency

Start a VA agency by white-labeling fulfillment through an established provider like John Matzner while focusing on cust…

Curated Kids YouTube QR Code Book

Physical binder or book with curated YouTube video thumbnails and QR codes that kids can scan to watch pre-approved vide…

Expired Domain Investing

Buy expiring domains from auction platforms like GoDaddy Auctions, NameJet, Snapnames, and DropCatch where 50-100K domai…

$1000+/month

Niche Job Board (RanchWork.com Model)

Build a niche job board using a $60 WordPress theme on a relevant domain name. RanchWork.com gets 1.3M visits/year, has …

Employee Work Speed Test

A standardized pre-hire assessment tool that measures how fast candidates work by simulating tasks like clearing a faux …

Custom Pet Photo Candles

Personalized candles where customers upload a photo of their pet which gets printed on the candle label, paired with ple…

Birthday/Horoscope Candles

Candles personalized by birth date with horoscope-themed branding, similar to the existing Birthdate Candles company. Ea…

Hometown Candles with Programmatic SEO

Create candles branded for every niche town in America, using programmatic SEO to generate landing pages for each town. …

E-commerce Smoker Reselling

Buy smokers/grills wholesale from manufacturers like Buc-ee's for around $100 each and resell them online via a standalo…

Email Response Time SaaS (Better Inbox)

A SaaS app or Chrome extension that tracks how long it takes you or your employees to respond to emails, providing simpl…

Viral Food Video Content Brand

Create short-form overhead cooking videos (60 seconds or less) similar to Tasty, building social media pages and audienc…

Outsourced Global Talent Agency

Build a staffing agency that recruits global talent (especially virtual assistants) from platforms like Upwork, builds a…

Faith-Based Niche Blog/Media Site

Acquire or build a niche WordPress blog targeting a specific religious community, monetized through display ads and emai…

$1000+/month

Entrepreneurship Mentorship Cohorts (Co-Founders Program)

Run 30-day cohorts of 3 college students, meeting twice per week via Zoom, giving them business ideas and mentoring them…

Lead Generation Business for Local Services

Generate and sell leads to local service businesses like cleaning companies, solar installers, and roofers using Google …

Ticket Price Drop Notification SaaS

Build a SaaS tool on top of distill.io that notifies users when sports ticket prices drop, similar to Scott's Cheap Flig…

Website Change Monitoring SaaS for Niche Markets

Build niche SaaS tools on top of distill.io's website change tracking for specific verticals like zoning law changes for…

Influencer Content Productization Agency

Partner with fitness/lifestyle influencers (1M+ followers) to repurpose their existing content into books, courses, and …

Etsy Product Arbitrage with AI Supplier Sourcing

Use AI to find high-margin products on Etsy, then reverse image search on AliExpress/Alibaba to find the original suppli…

Virtual Assistant AI Operator Service

Hire a virtual assistant in the Philippines at $6/hour (about 10x local minimum wage) to operate multiple ChatGPT Operat…

Holiday Product Reselling Business

Reselling seasonal products from brands like Bues (mentioned by the host). Sales spike dramatically when Halloween produ…

Dedicated AI Assistant SaaS

Host AI personal assistants on your own servers and sell access as a subscription SaaS product to professionals like rea…

AI Family History Chatbot Service

Digitize elderly people's handwritten journals and recorded stories using OCR tools (Google Cloud Vision, Amazon Textrac…

ChatGPT Image Generation Wrapper Apps

Build niche SaaS products (wrappers) on top of ChatGPT's new image generation feature. The technology now handles text i…

Budget Rucking Gear Brand

Create an affordable alternative to GoRuck ($300+ backpacks, $75 weights). Source cheap backpacks from China via Alibaba…

Rucking Fitness App (Strava for Rucking)

Build a niche fitness tracking app specifically for rucking since Strava and fitness watches like Garmin cannot properly…

Mass Market ChatGPT Wrapper App

Build a simple iOS app that wraps ChatGPT via API and charges users $9-10/month instead of $20. Market it as a user-frie…

Digital Products via Facebook Ads

Create and sell $19 digital products (guides, ebooks, templates) across multiple niches using Facebook Advantage Plus ad…

Never Touch Plastic Marketplace

Build a niche marketplace or e-commerce store at NeverTouchPlastic.com selling products that have never touched plastic,…

SMS Lead Generation for Home Services

Lead Texter - a lead generation service that found leads for home service businesses (especially roofers) via cold texti…

Marketing Agency for Home Service Businesses

Repeat Leads - selling marketing services (Google Business Profile management, Google LSA, paid Google/Facebook ads, lea…

Flat Fee MLS Listing Service

Easy MLS - automated service that texts/emails FSBO (For Sale By Owner) home sellers offering to list their property on …

Creator Monetization Agency

Build an agency that helps content creators with large audiences (5K-100K+ followers) monetize beyond t-shirts and merch…

Podcast Production Agency for Musicians

Partner with mid-tier bands and musicians to produce, distribute, and monetize podcasts for them. Musicians already have…

Niche Industry Podcast Network (Agora for Podcasts)

Create an 'All-In Podcast' format for niche industries by finding the top 4-5 people in each industry and producing comp…

$5K-$50K/month depending on product and distribution

Pet Product E-commerce Wholesale

Develop a pet chew toy or pet product and use web scraping tools like BuiltWith to find thousands of pet supply e-commer…

White-Labeled Local AI Newsletter Syndication Network

Create a parent company that produces weekly AI newsletter content targeted at local business owners, then syndicate/whi…

$10000-50000/month

$50K-$500K/year, potential to become a large SaaS company

Never Call Again - AI Phone Agent Service

An AI agent service called 'Never Call Again' (nevercallagain.com) that makes phone calls on behalf of consumers to coll…

$100K-$1M/year as user base grows with network effects

AI Wedding Planner Chatbot

A text-based AI wedding planning assistant that lives in your iMessage or SMS. Users save a phone number as a contact an…

$100-500/month per client, $5k-50k/month at scale

Reputation Management Service for Local Businesses

White-label GoHighLevel's AI-powered automatic Google review response feature. When a business gets a 1-5 star review, t…

$200-1000/month per client

Text Message Marketing Service for Local Businesses

White-label GoHighLevel's SMS automation features to offer text message marketing as a service to local businesses. Set …

Margins are thin (around 20% on ad spend) but scalable. Spending

Print-on-Demand with Google Shopping Ads Arbitrage

Take proven winning print-on-demand products from Etsy and sell them through your own Shopify store using Google Shoppin…

$200+ profit per item, scalable

Designer/Limited Run Item Reselling

Buy limited-run items (e.g., Sprayground bags) at retail price, wait until they sell out, then resell for $200+ above re…

Luxury Handbag Reselling

Buy luxury handbags (Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Prada, etc.) from liquidation auctions and resell them on Poshmark, eBay, …

$100K-$1M+/year

Live Selling Fashion Items

Sell fashion items like handbags, clothing, and accessories through live selling platforms on Poshmark, eBay Live, or Wh…

$50K-$300K/year

AI Handyman App

Build a ChatGPT wrapper app specifically for home repair and maintenance - users take photos or describe problems and ge…

$100K-$1M/year

AI Facebook Ads Agency

Use AI agents to scrape Meta Ads Library to find companies running ads, cross-reference with LinkedIn to find decision m…

Custom and Novelty Mailbox E-Commerce Business

Design, source, or import unique creative mailboxes (dog-shaped, sports-themed, holiday designs, contemporary styles) an…

$50K-$1M+/year depending on pricing model and customer acquisitio

Personal AI Assistant Creation Service

Offer a service that creates personalized AI digital assistants for individuals. Record a person's conversations and int…

$100K-$5M+/year as a SaaS or service offering

AI Voice Agent for Sales and Fundraising

Build or deploy AI voice agents that handle outbound sales calls, fundraising, networking, and business development conv…

$10K-$500K+/year depending on the specific niche and format chose

Anti-AI Authenticity Business

Go the opposite direction from the AI trend by building a business that emphasizes human authenticity and real human int…

Google Maps Ranking Agency

Start a local SEO agency helping businesses rank higher on Google Maps. White-label existing software for ~$100/client a…

$2000-$5000/month

Reputation Management Service

Help local businesses manage their Google reputation by handling reviews and improving their online presence. Discovered…

$2000-$5000/month

White-Labeled AI App Builder for Non-Technical Users

White-label Replit or similar AI coding platforms to sell customizable software to non-technical users. Offer a base pro…

AI Niche Content Media Company

Create niche AI-generated video content accounts using Veo 3 (e.g. Gen Z Bible stories, alien street interviews, comedy …

$2000-$10000/month

AI-Powered Personalized Cold Outreach Service

Use ChatGPT to research targets at scale, generating personalized details about each prospect from their social media an…

Selling Obscure Niche Items on eBay

Find niche buyers with specific needs like government agencies buying obsolete components and source those obscure items…

Self-Publishing Books on Amazon

Write and self-publish a book on Amazon to generate passive royalty income. The speaker wrote a bestselling book after a…

$1000+/month

Poshmark Handbag Reselling

Buy and resell handbags on Poshmark, a social commerce platform. The process involves following thousands of people per …

$1500+/month

Nostalgia Subscription Box for Kids

A subscription box company that curates nostalgic physical goods (record players, Polaroid cameras, retro tech, classic …

100000-1000000/year

Low to moderate - dollar per listing

Textbook Marketplace

Online marketplace for college students to buy and sell textbooks to each other, cutting out the bookstore middleman. Ch…

Moderate to high - recurring revenue potential

Lead Generation Service

Scraping and selling business leads to companies that need them. Building a platform where customers can purchase contac…

Low to moderate - depends on niche and engagement

Instagram Drop Shipping Store

Buying an established Instagram account with tens of thousands of followers in a niche theme, then creating a drop shipp…

Moderate - niche health product with repeat potential

Migraine Relief Glasses E-commerce

Selling green-tinted glasses marketed as a remedy for migraines. Importing them from China and selling via Facebook ads.…

Moderate - service business with recurring clients

Virtual Assistant Service for Real Estate Agents

Providing virtual assistant services specifically for real estate agents - photo editing, listing descriptions, administ…

$30K+ MRR per fractional CFO employee with ~50% margins

Fractional CFO Agency

Start an agency providing fractional CFO services to businesses doing $5-50M in revenue. Hire finance professionals, ass…

Dental Second Opinion Website

Online platform (mydentaladvocate.com) offering remote dental second opinions. Patients upload x-rays and receive expert…

$50K-$150K/year

$1M+ ARR demonstrated; $110K/month reported

SEO Bot / AI SEO Agent

An autonomous AI agent that handles all SEO work on autopilot - writing articles, how-to guides, building mini tools for…

Part of a $3M/year portfolio

AI Vibe Coding Tool (like Rapify)

Build a vibe coding tool that lets users create small web tools and apps through AI prompts. Can be used standalone or i…

Web Analytics Tool (like Count Visits)

A simple privacy-focused web analytics tool. Initially launched with lifetime deal pricing, but customers preferred mont…

$1K-$50K/month

AI-Powered Landing Page / Website Builder for Startups

A website builder optimized for landing pages with good SEO (like Unicorn Platform). Use it to quickly create waitlist p…

$10K-$100K+/month

$3M/year ARR demonstrated across 24 products

Portfolio of Small SaaS Tools with Cross-Selling

Build 10-24 small SaaS tools that serve the same audience, cross-sell between them. Half of new users come from one tool…

High - wealthy target audience willing to pay

Tax Optimization Tool (Tux Heaven)

A tool or service related to tax optimization/savings. Mentioned as a keyword research example with 100K+ monthly search…

$100K-$1M/year with SaaS subscriptions

Sales Talk-Time Tracker (Zoom App/Chrome Extension)

A simple Zoom app or Chrome extension that monitors sales calls in real-time, showing a meter of who is talking the most…

$100K-$500K/year with SaaS subscriptions

Email Response Time Tracking Tool

A Chrome extension or SaaS tool that shows business owners how long employees take to reply to emails. Tracks response t…

$100K-$1M/year at scale with marketplace fees

Niche Mentor Matching Marketplace

A two-sided marketplace connecting people seeking mentors with mentors in specific niches - like BetterHelp but for ment…

$5K-$20K/month depending on client base and AUM

Expat Tax Consulting for Americans Abroad

Provide niche tax consulting for Americans relocating to Japan or Singapore. Find customers through Facebook expat group…

AI Rapper on Facebook

Use AI to generate rap content and post on Facebook, running ads to monetize with asymmetric risk-reward. Put in a dolla…

$10k-$50k/year