Gig & Self-Employed
Working for yourself, one job at a time.
App-based & courier
Delivery Driver
Start tomorrow, and do the vehicle math honestly.
$15-$25/hr before expenses
Salon & mobile
Dog Groomer
Mobile grooming is where this turns into real money.
$30k-$75k
Self-employed trades
Freelance Handyman
Your own truck, your own customers, your own risk.
$40k-$110k
Content & journalism
Freelance Writer
Rates collapsed at the bottom and held at the top.
$25k-$100k
Residential, solo or agency
House Cleaner
The margins are excellent once you stop working for an agency.
$30k-$70k independent
Hauling & cleanouts
Junk Removal Operator
A truck, a strong back, and revenue on the same day you start.
$35k-$90k
Self-employed vehicle care
Mobile Auto Detailer
Low startup, high margin, and your back pays for it.
$35k-$90k
Mobile loan signings
Notary Signing Agent
A side business you can start in a month for under a thousand dollars.
$15k part-time to $60k full-time
Thrift, retail arbitrage & vintage
Online Reseller
Sourcing is the skill; listing is just the work.
$10k-$70k
Academic & test prep
Online Tutor
Platforms pay per hour; your own students pay four times that.
$20k-$65k
In-home & meal prep clients
Personal Chef
Restaurant cooking without the restaurant hours.
$40k-$95k
In-home care & walking
Pet Sitter & Dog Walker
Start this week, and the recurring clients are the whole business.
$25k-$65k
Exterior cleaning
Pressure Washing Contractor
Low startup, visible results, and the before-and-after sells itself.
$35k-$95k
Platform gig
Rideshare Driver
Total flexibility, and you own every cost.
$15-$30/hr before expenses
Co-hosting & property management
Short-Term Rental Manager
Running someone else's Airbnb without owning any of it.
$30k-$100k
Automated retail
Vending Machine Operator
Semi-passive income, and location is the entire business.
$15k-$80k
Remote admin & operations
Virtual Assistant
Genuinely remote, and genuinely competitive on price.
$25k-$70k