10 Best Side Hustles to Start in 2025

before we get into this video I have something very exciting I want to share with you it's around this time of the year where everyone starts setting their New Year's goals but only 80% of people actually go on to achieve them whether it's starting a side business saving more money learning a new skill they end up in this frustrating cycle of setting new goals every year but never quite reaching them why because it's not just about hard work or willpower and more often than not their money system is completely out of sync with their goals

and that quite misalignment is what's all Tim holding them back that's why on Sunday January the 5th I'm hosting a completely free 75-minute Workshop to show you exactly how to use your money to achieve your goals this coming year if you want to join is completely free and you can reserve your sport by going to Nish show.me sles your 2025 now let's get into the video I recently made a video on nine income streams that I started in the past 2 years and since then I've received so many comments and messages for more side hustle

ideas and so in this video I'm going to share 10 of what I believe are the best side hustles for the year ahead and I've categorized them into digital service-based and creative side hustles I've also given each idea a ranking in terms of time investment and how hard it is to earn your first $100 plus I'll share real life examples along the way so you can get a realistic idea of what's possible let's start with digital side hustles these are perfect for you if you want to make money online without leaving your home to do

this here are some of the strongest ways that I found firstly AI content creation Services I specifically mentioned AI because it has massively lowered the barrier to entry for creating content it's now easier than ever for people to create high quality content for other businesses without having years of experience there's tools like Jasper AI mid Journey Chad GPT that allow you to create blogs and social media posts and marketing copy and even product descriptions very very quickly and this is where the Gap is there's so many businesses that need content but simply just don't have

the time or the expertise to create it themselves small business owners in particular they're juggling so many tasks at once they know how important good content is for bringing in customers but it's just not a priority when they're so busy running the business so this is where you could come in and step in and do this for them in terms of time intensity I give this a 2 out of five setting up in mastering AI tools might take a little bit of time at the start but content generation after can be fast difficulty to earn

your first $100 I give a three out of five the key is to find your first client that you could then use to build your portfolio and that would require Outreach to start with number two an online course online courses are a really powerful side hustle because they leverage your existing knowledge and let you turn it into passive income and there are so many tools and platforms that let you do it without having an audience even before I had a sizable audience I had courses on skillshare which I was earning money from so in terms

of how to get started firstly I'll start by identifying a skill or an area of expertise that you feel confident about teaching that people come to you for advice on secondly I'd validate your idea by researching popular courses on popular platforms and also using surveys and having conversations with friends and family to refine your topic and then once you finalize your idea you need to actually create your course material so brainstorming your curriculum scripting your lessons and recording your content in terms of time investment I give this three out of five creating a high quality

course could take months but once you've done it once and set that up it could generate passive income for you continuously in terms of difficulty to earn your first $100 I give this a three out of five success really depends on the demand for your topic and the marketing efforts you don't need to have an audience you can also run for instance targeted ads or create a course and put it on a platform that already has viewers coming to it but having an audience still fast tracks this number three virtual assistant Services more and more

businesses are looking for virtual assistance and it's not just online businesses anymore it's also physical businesses that are Outsourcing I was recently speaking to my dentist and they told me that they have a virtual assistant handling all of their customer follow-ups completely remotely as a virtual assistant you take on task like scheduling appointments managing emails handling customer service or even running social media accounts the role is really quite flexible and allows you to tailor your services to your strengths in terms of time needed I give this a three out of five you'll need time to

manage clients but what can be flexible and in terms of difficulty to earn your first $100 and give us a two out of five if you put your services on the right platform it could be quite easy to find your first client number four digital products creating and selling a digital product is such a good way to earn passive income with very little upfront investment it could be an ebook about something you're passionate about it could be a CV template it could be a budget tracker there are so many ways to turn your skill into

an income a great example here is this person called Tim who experimented with selling digital products on Etsy and in a span of his first 90 days he earned a total of around $800 it might not sound like a groundbreaking amount but knowing that you've just earned that completely passively with location and time Freedom it's such a fulfilling feeling I remember when I first sold my digital product which was a CV template and I was selling it for $20 and or the equivalent and when I made my first sale I was in a car when

I saw the first checkout and I thought I just made that completely passively I wasn't even at my desk I wasn't even doing anything someone just saw my CV template and bought it and the profit margins are so high because you just need to create it once and then you just keep on selling it in terms of time intensity I'd give to say three out of five it's pretty easy to create a digital product if you know what you're doing and you're utilizing your skill in terms of earning your first $100 I give this a

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description below thank you build your store AI for sponsoring today's video now moving on to service-based side hustles and this is for those of you who prefer connecting with others and being a bit more Hands-On and working with other people first is coaching or tutoring Services people are always looking to learn and improve their skills and offering personalized coaching service oneto ones is a really good way to monetize your expertise it can be one of the most lucrative side hustles when it's scaled because people pay a lot for onetoone coaching for example example Joanna lot

who's a business coach who instead of attracting a big audience to sell her coaching to she's gone for a very Niche approach she sells a mix of personalized coaching programs and digital marketing strategies and she now charges £6,000 for one of her six Monon onetoone coaching programs where she helps people turn their passion into a profit and she's creating content around this for people to find her so to do this think about the topics that your passion about what are you always talking about what is the content that you keep consuming what are the things

that your friends and your and your colleagues always come to you for then do some research on if this has a market so I'd recommend to start simply offer a calendly link where people can pick your brain for just 30 minutes about your Niche topic for $50 or $100 launch it to your friends and family on your Instagram account or in your LinkedIn account and you'll quickly find if there is a demand for this and if there is and you've got enough happy clients that's evidence of an existing market and also testimonials for the value

you can provide in terms of time needed I give this a four out of five these sessions can take up a lot of your time it is active income and in terms of difficulty to earn your first $100 I give this a three out of five you want to price it correctly especially when you're starting out to not scare people off if they don't even know you can deliber on what you say you can offer then we have event planning Services people are constantly organizing events from personal Milestones like birthday parties to weddings to business

focused corporate meetings and conferences as an event planner you're essentially taking away all the organizational stress for that company or that person and people are willing to pay a lot of this to Outsource that stress especially when it comes to weddings or huge events for this I'll start small offer to plan events for families or friends to build your portfolio to get the photos that be able to Showcase what you can do then build your network so collaborate with local vendors Caterers photographers florists have reliable contacts that can make event planning smoother and more efficient

and then offer an expand your services once you've established a portfolio take on larger events weddings Community functions Gatherings and Market your services along the way sharing your photos and testimonials on Instagram Pinterest LinkedIn if you like event organizing then this can be a really fun way to turn your passion into a side hustle in terms of time needed I actually this a five out of five event planning can be very very time intensive and fully active income unless you hire a team to do or Outsource that for you in terms of difficulty to earn

your first $100 I give this a 2 out of five it's possible once you've built up your portfolio and landed your first client and if your services are good this is something that you can grow fast through word of mouth and then we're moving on to creative side hustles if you're inspired by the idea of getting to express your creativity through your work then creative side hustles are for you I'm going to start with video editing because the more people I speak to the more people I'm hearing want to get into content creation and are

looking for a good editor with the explosion of content creation comes the demand of video editing and in fact this was the first thing I hired for as my channel grew businesses creators influencers all over the world are willing to pay for good edited polished engaging videos personally my video editor reached out to me with a sample of one of my videos re-edited sent me an email I gave them a shot and I've been with the same editor for nearly two years they started part-time and now work for me full-time to start with you can

apply a similar approach reach out to your favorite YouTuber or to other small businesses and offer them a sample of the editing work that you can do for them in terms of time intensity I give this a 4 and a half out of five I've used to edit my own videos and it can take a longer time especially if you're looking for more advanced graphics in terms of difficulty to earn your first $100 I would say two out five there's a really high demand for entry-level gigs depending on the market next we'll move on to

web design every business needs an online presence and not everyone has the skills or the time to create a professionall look website web design is a lucrative Sid hustle with potential for recurring income through also having maintenance services attached to it link started his WordPress development and SEO company with only $30 in initial cost and grew it to generate 263,000 by 2021 his business grew organically through referrals and SEO basically showing how your small startup can scale even with a very minimum upfront investment in terms of time intens this is a four out of five

designing and testing can take a lot of time in terms of difficulty to earn your first $100 I'll rank this a three out of five local businesses are often open to hiring depending on how you approach this it essentially comes down to how you market and sell yourself then graphic design graphic design is at the heart of branding marketing digital content creation businesses all need logos they need social media Graphics they need promotional materials and it makes graphic design a reliable and a rewarding side hustle will Patterson for example his journey began as a teenager

teaching himself Photoshop he learned logo design and branding and started sharing his work online while studying business admin fast forward to today he runs a branding agency that is all based on his Design Services in terms of time needed three out of five depends on how complex the project is difficulty to earn your first $100 2 out of five there is a really high demand especially for entry level Services here and writing writing for businesses can be highly profitable with the right approach businesses of all sizes need quality content to engage their customers build their

brand Drive sales but again most people don't have time to do this if you can offer your writing services in terms of website copy product descriptions email marketing with the rise of AI I'll say that the demand for writing has reduced but if you can offer this as a service with research or with marketing and prove how your previous writing has increased conversion or increased open rate for emails and that's what's going to really make you stand out when it comes to finding a client terms on time needed 3 and a half out of five

depends on the project and the research required in terms of difficulty to earn your first $100 3 out five there's higher earning potential with recurring clients so those are some of what I believe are the best side hustles to try out if you like this video you might also enjoy this video right here which is more of a step-by-step guide in how to start a side hustle without quitting your n five thank you so much for watching don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and see you then