Side hustles you can do from home
8 side hustles that you can do from home, compared on startup cost, hourly pay and hours. Every figure links to the creator or dataset it came from.
Reported startup costs for from-home side hustles run from $0 for Tutoring skills to the $5,400 Chris Koerner gave as a total live-selling investment.[3][3][4][4] The common thread is work done remotely: Philly Phlipper sells from home without a warehouse, and Katie Gettys offers trial music lessons over Zoom.[5][5][6][6] Time to a first sale differs: Dylan Jahraus said it took two months on an online marketplace, while Romer the Roamer got one about a week after a box of used books checked in.[2][2][7][7]
First published 2026-11-06 · Last reviewed 2026-11-07
Our picks
- Brand Deals & UGC: Lowest startup cost reported: $0 USD[1]
- Online Marketplaces: Fastest to a first payment: 3–60 days[2]
All 8 side hustles
- Brand Deals & UGC: Create sponsored content for brands as a microinfluencer From home · Own schedule · Paid within a month
- Freelance Writing: Get paid to write articles, blog posts, web copy, or other content for clients on a per-project or per-word basis. From home
- Live selling: Sell products in real time through livestreams Can go full-time · From home · Over $1,000 to start
- Online Marketplaces $100 to $1,000 to start · Can go full-time · From home
- Selling digital products: Sell downloadable products with zero inventory needed. From home · Own schedule · Under $100 to start
- Tech Support From home
- Tutoring Can go full-time · From home · Own schedule
- Used Book Reselling: Source secondhand books from thrift stores, library sales, and book sales, then resell them online or locally for a profit. Can go full-time · From home · Own schedule
How do these compare?
| Side hustle | Startup cost | Typical hours per week | Time to first dollar | Work mode | Demand trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Deals & UGC | $0 USD | 8–30 hours/week | 9–30 days | remote | stable |
| Online Marketplaces | $100–$1,000 USD | 0–5 hours/week | 3–60 days | remote | — |
| Used Book Reselling | — | 20 hours/week | 7–90 days | remote | stable |
| Selling digital products | $2–$100 USD | 0–2 hours/week | — | remote | — |
| Tutoring | $0 USD | — | — | remote | stable |
| Freelance Writing | — | — | — | remote | stable |
| Live selling | $0–$5,400 USD | — | — | remote | — |
| Tech Support | — | — | — | remote | declining |
Sources
- $116K in 7 Months: How He Made Six Figures With UGC While Working Full-Time | Tyler Shafer E11 — Brandon | UGC Creator at 13:01
- Give me 20 minutes and I’ll teach you how to build a $30K/Mo Shop — Dylan Jahraus at 1:18
- $1000 a Week Tutoring on the Side (Greatest Hits) — The Side Hustle Show
- This Is Why Live Selling Is Exploding Right Now — The Koerner Office Highlights at 1:57
- How to make 6 figures selling from home — Philly Phlipper at 9:05
- 3 Secrets to Find Students FAST Using Instagram as an Online Music Teacher — Katie Gettys at 1:55
- Book Reselling Business: From After-Work Hustle to $120K/Month #shorts — Romer the Roamer at 0:23