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This is just a heads up. A lot of these businesses sound great, and they are. But you need heavy duty insurance every time you walk into someone's home and do anything. And that was not mentioned in the video. Most of the time you're going to be fine of course, but it only takes once for a bad job to bankrupt you. Definitely have an LLC, and commercial insurance for any of these. I'm serious. Don't skip that step thinking that you don't need it. You do.
u r right and hit one main target to go...i dont get how people dont think with a more delicate careful that.....besides are other financials and operatives risks to consider so well....is a good video but still lack of many other points so relevants bfore do one step in...
You are absolutely correct. Without all the correct licensing, lots of insurance, and forming an. LLC, do not go to anybody's property and do work, even if at their request.
You could also just generate a contract and have all parties agree to take their own liability and responsibility in the event of an accident or issue. It used to be called doing good business with your fellow man in free trade and exchange. Sometimes things go left and we have to move on and reconcile.
As someone who started business several times, and failed number of times: There is NO such thing as "Simple Business" , every busuness might look simple from the idea perspective, but every idea requires dedication, comitment, customer service, problem resolutions, risk assesments, market research etc... etc... to grow into succesful business.
I agree and it also varies on the amount of red tape that is required for a simple business. I don’t ever recall though a time when people are paying for what is otherwise a simple task. A person I know makes a decent amount of money bringing people’s mail from the centralized lock box to their door.
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
Thanks for continuing updates I'd rather trade the stock market as it's more profitable. I make an average of $34,500 per week even though I barely trade myself.
I’ve always told my kids if they can find a job that people don’t want to do or don’t understand how to do and they are good at it, they will always have a good job. Hopefully it’s also something you love doing. That’s the best of all worlds.
So I found the restoration industry, which only plumbers know about. It’s a highly profitable job right out the gate because of the hours involved and bonus structure. You’re removing sewage out of people’s home. But it is more than that. From removing soot off walls, to abating or removing lead covered drywall, to cleaning mold, to removing carpet padding because of water intrusion.
@MrSurferman93 it's rare for a plumber to be doing this work. Learn how to deal with insurances, make sure you have lead certs, and asbestos. Guys doing the work don't get paid that well if you can manage or open your owns it's a lucrative career.
Thank you for putting this video together. It will help so many people. I actually have made myself a business that is Crying for more people. I take care of elderly people. From mildly disabled to hospice patients. Our seniors are forgotten in this country and it is sad. Duties include granny sitting, changing diapers, bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning and anything else that is needed. The last family paid me $5 grand a month to live with her and take care of her until she passed. Men should not overlook this opportunity because many times strength is needed to move patient or furniture, beds etc. I lost husband and home during pandemic and live in a van but if I had a vehicle to haul trash or equipment I would do many things in your video. I just bought raw land in southwest Virginia so if anybody needs help with anything hmu. Give love, share love, and let’s all help each other y’all!
@@systemsproceed248 That’s awesome. I knew that there were some other self employed caretakers out there. We should form a group to discuss this and help each other help our patients and their families.
Sorry about your husband! I am glad you are channeling your energy in a positive direction. There is such a shortage of home care workers esp for people who are mentally challenged but can still live on their own if they have someone to help them with basic things and going to work. I wonder if you could do house sitting and pet sitting along with what you are doing. God Bless and I hope you find somewhere to call home. When I was younger, I used to mow lawns (in college). Once people meet you and decide they like you, they ask you to do everything and start recommending you to others. I used to paint houses, clean garages, clean houses and windows etc. I loved being busy and it was nice not to have to do any marketing because it was all word of mouth.
@@hawkberry Thank you for your kind words and the smile you gave me today. I just finished a caretaker job in New York and I’m selling my roadtrek and as soon as it sold I will go back to my land in Virginia. I’m new to that area but I’m looking forward to meeting folks and getting employment there. Thanks for the good ideas for making money. They all sound like good possibilities. Best wishes to you and I hope something good happens to you today.
@@ldygzlle1291 you are so sweet! I was just about to edit my post when I see that you replied....I forgot to mention that there are a lot of good exchanges between people on the nextdoor app that could help you out when you get there. since it set by your geographic area, there is always someone needing help with some kind of chore. (Be forewarned, tho, there are lots of lost animals on there too. Come to think of it, you could start a service finding lost animals or a mobile vet clinic that only does spay and neuters, you might become richer than Elon Musk!!). Anyway, make sure you enjoy a scenic drive thru the finger lakes on your way south!! I would be excited and terrified but God had good plans ahead for you!!
Amazing content! I have been following your videos for some time now. I've been working on scaling my business for two years and have seen some great progress. Currently, I'm facing some challenges and wondering if there are any short-term opportunities I can explore to help scale further. Any guidance in this regard would be much valued.
I believe the safest approach is to diversify your investments. By spreading your funds across different asset classes like bonds, real estate, and international stocks, you can minimize risk.
Reason i decided to work closely with a brokerage adviser ever since the market got really tense and the pressure became too much. I should be retiring in 17 months, so I've had a brokerage adviser guide me through the chaos. It's been 9 months now, and I've made approximately 650K net from all of my holdings.
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This is LITERALLY the ONLY video that's useful with that title. Everyone else says all same things. Thank you for giving real ideas and being original and actually helpful ideas
I've been running a carpet and upholstery cleaning business for 20 years. I do $400-$500 a day cleaning around 5 hours a day. Overhead is around $1100 a month. Hard work but I love it!
The US Gov't supports an organization called "SCORE" - Service Corps of Retired Executives. There are many retired executives associated with SCORE who will mentor a new business owner and help them through the rough spots with valuable advice.
As a carpet cleaning company owner thad actually cleans and restores all floors and furniture. I would not even recommend someone starting mattress and couch cleaning without extensive experience. They are the most technical and risky thing we clean. Rugs would be second. Better off working with a carpet cleaning company that does furniture and learn the process. Then venture out on your own.
Another great business is on site lawnmower service. A local man does my mower each year, changes the oil, filter, Sharpens the blade, etc. I pay for a riding mower about $250 . With his truck and ramps it takes him less than 30 minutes and its cheaper then me taking it to a repair shot. Plus most people dont have the means to take a riding mower to the shop anyway. He is always booked months into the future... Easy for him to make $1000 - 1500 per day during the season....
And this is why it was so important to have trade schools! All they push now is college! Where the heck do you learn to work on mowers? It's a skill passed down, and mechanics would learn some basic ideas. Not a skill just anyone can do. Good for that man!
I have considered doing cardboard recycling(even had a 10ft trailer probably 6ft tall or more with cardboard). I called the closest company that would buy the cardboard and the current price was $55/per ton. Not sure m if it’s worth it. Don’t really have a good spot to pile it and keep it dry so I got rid of it. Now I have a small pile I’m making in the shop where I work(also where I’m getting all my cardboard from). Need to ask around and get more companies to give me their cardboard. Once I have a lot coming in probably make it worth it to get an enclosed trailer……however my major problem is I gotta get my wife on board with it because she definitely isn’t on board with it.
My brother used to make over $100k per year driving a garbage truck for the city where he lives. He quit and bought his own truck and started doing it on his own, and now he makes 3 times as much as he used to.
My wife has a laundry business for 15 years. She works 11 hours a day 7 days a week. She makes very good money. However, you don't pick up laundry from a restaurant, wash it and drop it off. Any business who has linen wants it VERY clean, ironed (this includes table clothes, napkins, bed sheets, etc.) folded and packed to their specifications. Pick up, washing and drop off are the easy part.
@@AHMD1911 decent, i am buying some little things that help me stay clean - fisherman floaters. and some hose reels and cord reels. walking up to small businesses is pretty decent. paying my car payment off for 6 hours of work each month is awesome.
One lady, was doing Walmart Runs for businesses, while also delivering food. So, a few days a week, she got paid double money to do a Walmart run, and also deliver food. So a company can pay you $20 to pick up a few things, and if she has 3 a day, that's an additional $60 for the day, and she was already in the area.
Pallets - Perhaps you can find a rare customer giving free GOOD pallets regularly but generally you are picking up older pallets with rotting wood, broken wood etc. Which is fine you can scrap the bad wood and use the good parts of the wood on them to repair damages on other pallets. You will however still be doing a lot of labor and you will have to buy materials. Known a few people that do this over the years and they do pretty well but dont get in the mindset this is simply picking up and dropping off for profit.
Exactly. I’ve been in the Pallet business 35 years the big accounts I do have where I get the 2000 pallets a week for free I have to deal with a lot of trash and process the trash pallets.
The parking lot cleaning info is not exactly as you may think. Not to be offensive, but most parking lots have companies who have "sweeper" trucks coming in at night doing lots. They can kill you on the price. You would take, say an hour, to do an average lot by hand, where as sweeping trucks can be in and out in 15 minutes. Not that you could not get yourself some customers, but the competition from sweeping truck companies may cause some issues
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I remember seeing a local news story about a 9 year old boy who was taking people's trash cans to the curb and back for $5 a week. This was a long time ago and he was making around $800 a month. I knew that was such a good idea back then.
@@johnreed9050Why pay anyone for anything…why spend money having someone making you a burger when you can…why pay for auto repair when someone else can…why pay to have your pets groomed when you can…why pay for someone to do X when you can do it? The answer is convenience. Whether you can do the job (like cutting grass) or you don’t have the skills yet (like doing a brake job on your car) or the ability to do the job requires a greater amount of upfront investment it all comes down to convenience.
@@johnreed9050 idk maybe people are handicapped, lazy, rich or don’t like to touch dirty trash and you tell me lol you sound dumb your think of yourself when you forgot there’s people out there who just don’t wanna touch a dirty trash can or are just lazy gotta think about other idiot
My brother and his friend did the address curb painting side hustle during the summer back in the late 80's when he was in high school. He would go to the (residential) door and pitch the service while his buddy set up the gear. When the owner of the house agreed to the job, he would signal to his buddy who started painting the number while he collected the money. He said they made some pretty good money to fund their summer activities.
I did this completely on my own idea when I was like 15, honestly was just looking for weed money haha, but I lived in a small town. Few cans of paint, few number pallets packs and tape. Could do a house in 10min. Problem was in the PNW, having the paint set in cold weather
I love it when some guy comes on and tells you can make $1,000 a day. Yeah and I'll be spending the weekend on the moon tomorrow. I hear the weather's nice. I have a crater picked out that fits my needs in every way.
Right? Just get a couple buddies and walk trashcans to the curb for Air BnB owners who already have cleaners. So simple! Dude even forgot the universal UA-cam advice of "just double your prices"
The fire lane curb outside our house had been painted so many times, so when it rained it was slippery. My mother slipped and shattered her knee and she was not able to walk normally again for the rest of her life. So make sure that you always mix Sand in with the paint.
They sell these glass beads at the places that sell paint and stuff for road striping or you can order them online. They're microscopic. They are what makes road lines reflective. So the curb would have some grip to it and also be a little bit reflective. Very reflective on white. It actually looks pretty cool on red. It's very cheap too.
I recently had fifty used once brand new moving boxes no writing on them that cost me seven dollars each I put them the internet for two dollars each and never got a call I posted them free and said must take all and got one call but the lady only wanted ten So I took them to the local dump and dumped them and they charged me seven dollars so don’t tell me it’s easy to start a business with cardboard packaging
I had a business where I mainly stopped by once a week, or on scheduled days like for parties, to clean up everything, mainly using a leaf blower and weedeater. Super easy way to make 100k plus a year, and have most of January and February off.
@@fog7980 I'm retired in my 40's. It was mostly just wealthier neighborhoods where people always wanted their places looking nice. I was basically a cleaner for people's yards, flower beds, sidewalks, decks and driveways. I planted some flower gardens too, and did some mulching, but that was mainly just in the spring. Most of the year I was just a cleaner.
People today for the most part where I live anyway don't have much disposable income. I have worked for myself for years now and it's feast or famine. I live in rural WV where most of these jobs listed here, people do themselves or just wouldn't pay for these things. I mostly do lawn care but I provide multiple services. What I've learned is folks have their necessity bills like electric,gas, water, internet etc. so if you're like me you understand and another thing If you provide these "secondary" services, you are the last to get paid and first one that gets 'cut off". Also, these things he mentioned actually do cost money and a decent amount at that of you're like me and it's really hard to build clientele with no insurance and some start up money.
Buying a stock is easy, but buying the right stock without a time-tested strategy is incredibly hard. Hence what are the best stocks to buy now or put on a watchlist? I've been trying to grow my portfolio of $560K for sometime now, my major challenge is not knowing the best entry and exit strategie;s ... I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Investing without proper guidance can lead to mistakes and losses. I've learned this from my own experience. If you're new to investing or don't have much time, it's best to get advice from an expert.
the power of compound interest and the long-term potential of investing in index funds like the S&P 500. For many, passive investing in broadly diversified funds can be a reliable strategy over time.
A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple summers back, after my lengthy divorce, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, hence I researched for licensed advisors and came across someone of utmost qualifications. She's helped grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation, from $275k to $850k.
I'm actually interested in this idea of investing through an analyst. Sounds like the most sensible thing to do in the market right now. Could you give me a pointer to who you work with, please?
I used to do the pallets. But corporate America got wind of it and now CHEP is going around Orlando and doing all of them. 😢 $20k every 3 months gone just like that. Now trying to start my truck business.
Finally a helpful and realistic video of actual side hustles, was so sick of the 5th useless video talking about useless copywriting, dropshipping and transcriptionist, things that they just copied and paste it from the same blog, that they never ever have tried at all and didn’t even took the time to research that your need YEARS of reputation to be hired, ugh I hate them Anyways I loved this video, just subscribed
From somebody that’s been in the pallet business for 35 years. The Pallet business has up-and-down currently no pallet yard is buying pallets and companies that have been in business for 35 years like I have or having difficulties getting rid of Pallets . You couldn’t start up today and compete with those of us that have been a business for a long time. You don’t have the connections for supply or the connections to distribute/sale. So yeah there are times when it’s easy and there’s a big demand for pallets but that’s not today by any means. And there are only certain pallets they would pay $2.50 for years ago and is not just any pallets 80% of pallets that businesses throw away are trash pallets with no value to the pallet yard.
Much of the wood in pallets is oak which has value as firewood, so scrap pallets can be processed into wood for backyard fire pits or wood stoves, might have some nails in the ash, but cheap or free heat...
I had a guy in my old neighborhood who would do address painting for $20. That guy would put a flyer on the door and you put $20 in an envelope. He would come back around look for the flyer removed and go to the secured spot where you would put the cash and do your house. That guy would park on a corner and hoof it through the neighborhood with a bucket of supplies and kill it! Pretty smart. I would see him all around our town working.
Great video. Thanks for all the great research you did! (On the dead animal removal . . . just be careful. I had a friend that removed a dead rabbit and almost died from Tularemia. The CDC had to be brought in and thankfully discovered what he had and were able to get him treated before he died. It was just a short exposure as he took the rabbit to the trash...)
I know several people who are picking up pallets and selling them. This is not an easy job by any means, and they struggle just as hard as scrapers. Also dead animal removal is 95% livestock. You’re going to need serious gear, wenches, trailers etc.
I've seen several people get arrested for stealing pallets from behind stores. Just because they are outside that doesn't mean they are free, always check.
Some good ideas! But some of those jobs you were talking about in certain states require licensing. So you need to be careful which one you choose and check with your state and city and what about insurance to protect yourself and the homeowner or businesses you’re working for that’s also a requirement.
Me too, until I talked with a guy in the business. He said his business is shrinking due to competition from people/companies that are bidding to a point where they can’t make money. He says he doesn’t know how they can bid that low and stay in business.
@@ksw501undocumented workers make it easier for these companies to go down in prices. Immigrants would work for extremely low hourly wages and it’d still be a lot of money for their reality.
@@ksw501 I had a lawn landscape business. I found out about undercutting very quickly. A larger company would come along and bid on the proposal your working and blow you out of the water. I came to the conclusion that they weren’t making money they just wanted the revenue. As far as the pallet gathering goes,you should see the competition for that idea.
Ya my thoughts are the money would be made on the monthly subscription to your service. The more clients you could fill in on a route the more efficient and more profitable it would be
If you have an abundant supply of cardboard, try to find a local worm castings business. They feed their worms cardboard soaked in water. They may pay you more.
YEAH, the money is not where the cardboard ends after you pick it up, but rather customers paying you to pick it up. In any business the hard part is getting clients at first, once you get some people or businesses to pay you for your services, they will refer others to you. It can get frustrating if you're not very good at talking to people specially if you're strapped for money rejection can be hard to take. But if you have a niece or nephew that are chatter boxes and relate to people, have them do the talking for you specially if they're young.
The challenge with all of this is finding reliable “laborers/sub-contractors” that are available at moments notice. Nobody wants to work. Now you need management skills to keep tabs on all the subcontractors making sure they show up. There is WAY more to running a business than he makes it out to be. Nothing simple about it. First hand experience.
Very true. The point of the video is to show that there are simple services you can offer without having to have a ton of skills, money or equipment. I have built a database of thousands of subcontractors and have set up tools and software that help make managing them somewhat easier. But you are definitely correct, the operations and growth of any business are tough and take work to make successful. All of these people and companies in this video spent a lot of time and effort to get to where they are.
Simple services, not so simple executions. I like the curbside trash service but how much of that 3mil goes to paying these runners and keeping the app running. Uber is still in the negative
A buddy of mine works at a company called “Bacon” where they find people to do gig work like this. I’d recommend if you need someone for a job like this to give them a shout.
@@kalstoniiYou make a good point but Uber is a bad example, they had the money to expand and the marketing money spent was obscene. All this to expand globally and maintain the market first advantage. They made some big mistakes but they'll get there eventually
@@MelvinMartin-w1eWhoa. Maybe so, but that sure seems impossible to me. Everyone in my town mows their own lawn, even the old people. I've never personally known anyone who has someone else do it.
I was thinking the same (about small towns). I live in a town of less than 2500 people. Two major cities are to the southeast and southwest. You could travel 20-30 min to one, and 45 minutes to the other and possibly do ok.
Very interesting my friend. I’m retiring in April 2025 and traveling in the Rv. This could be something to think about to keep busy and making extra momey
Yup, i have a family member for 10 years that has already paid off his home, and now owns 4 other homes just collecting pallets and selling back as a side gig.
awesome stuff, if i wasn't so old lol (50) I would do this myself. i think a reason why there's no-to-low competition is because hardly anybody wants to get their hands dirty anymore. but to the people who do this, hats off!
I'm 51 and considering doing a couple of these. It keeps me moving, I can set my own schedule, and I can start it small until I get enough clients to walk away from my 9-5.
i forgot to mention i'm a full-time single girl dad. daughters ages 7 and 5 lol. i have custody of my daughters. and i'm an elementary school teacher. maybe when i retire i can do this lol
I’m happy to get my hands dirty so long as I get that mortgage paid 🙌🏾 I believe in you btw. You can figure out how to make one or two of them work for you. You achieve what you believe 🙌🏾
there was guy near me who tried the pallet recovery business, and it failed miserably his whole place was covered in pallets that never sold. i dont know how hard he tried to sell them but it was a big mess.
So many of these side hustles sound great at first glance, however the prices quoted as being able to charge for the majority of these types of services are not realistic.
Just a heads up for the pallet one as someone who works in a warehouse. We need pallets. So if someone came and asked to take away our pallets, that's gonna be a hard no. Good pallets are gold for warehouses and we definitely want to keep our pallets.
there's a book called whispers of manifestation on borlest , and it talks about how using some secret tehniques you can attract almost everything in life it's not some bullshit law of attraction, it's the real deal
The only one on this list that is really good to start but will get you into a lot of trouble is the trash can cleaning. You are dealing with waste water and dumping it into the street which is a big violation of heath codes and you can get fined heavily
@@lovethemflowers yes most people just dump it right in the driveway or gutter that's why you see those big trucks that wash them and collect the water
#4 you could start by using laudrymats. It will deeply eat into your profits. But its a start untill you can buy the machines. Also.... For your machines. Look into failing laundrymats. Offer them to be thier on site person in exchange for using like two if thier machines. Ir be sneaky and just do it behind the owners back. Many laundries do this service but its on a private scale. The other reason to look at failing laudries is, you may be able to buy the business or machines from them. Whats better then your machines already set up and at an off location?
Lots of good ideas, but the wheels fall off when the customer fails to pay. This happens way too frequently to small contractors who can’t afford legal or collection expenses. Then there is contract writing expense. This is a messed up world, and you can’t trust anyone.
People simply forget to pay, or they prioritize. You MUST put them on auto-pay. They can cancel auto-pay any time, up to say 48-72 hours before the bill is due. Auto-pay is the solution to people not paying. Tried and true. But you'll never find a 100% solution. In business, you're looking to keep customer retention above 80%. With hustles like these, 90% is not expecting too much. Unless you don't put them on auto-pay. AUTO. PAY.
I work at DoodyCalls on the Suncoast. We clean pet waste both commercial and residential.. pet stations, dog parks, and yards! It’s a great business down here in FL.
1:57: bringing trash cans to curbs is not as simple as it seems. You have to know the local pickup schedules for everything: household, yard waste, recycling, rubbish - and then your customers will not want pails sitting out on the curb for days. So you will need to do it within a couple hours of scheduled pickup, and then you’ll need to return afterward to bring the pails back in.
And sometimes those trash trucks arrive later than usual to pick up the trash, so that can screw up your schedule if you're doing two or more different neighborhoods.
I've seen this simplest business videos already the gentleman's name is John winkles. This is about the pallet business something that is very much under the radar.getting 48 ×40 pallets for free from a warehouse then selling same pallets to pallet yard.nice niche.
This was an incredible video! I sent it to about 5 of my friends. Talk about first impressions...this is the first video I've ever seen on this channel and I decided to subscribe just based on this video. AMAZING content!
I had to stop at the can cleaning - If you researched the company you listed you would understand why basic equipment is an easy 100k, you don't just dump waste water into the street, those trucks filter and either pay to dump or filter to such a level it can be put on landscape. Low Skills is common in what you listed, but not business is easy or cheap to start unless you are just advocating the cash economy route which you will not be getting commercial customers for. I think your hearts in the right place, but you are giving folks a very incomplete picture.
@@Iz0pen I live in Indiana, and I pay $8 per dog, per week. 2 dogs $16 and it only takes them 5 minutes to walk the yard. Plus, they take it with them. It's a father/son team. He says they try to average a total 35 to 40 yards a day.
My grandkids take trash cans to the curb and back for an airbnb next to them. They each make $20.per month! crazy. The owner asked them, its unbelievable! They've been doing this for over a year at ages 11 & 14.
@@lailanitaganap6314 I made almost pure profit. I would go to grocery stores and ask for as many boxes they could give me that would be suitable for "moving" boxes. I charged 25 cents for small, 50 cents for medium and $1.75 for large boxes. I advertised them on craigslist and sold them from home. I would usually make around $20 at a time and all from boxes I didn't even pay for! Made 80-$100 a week.
#1 Trash can moving #2 dog waste cleanup #3 Parking lot cleaning #4 laundry pickup and drop off #5 renting out laborers to help people move #6 Trash can cleaning #7 mattress and couch cleaning #8 industrial by product flipping Bonus #8 pallet removal and resale #9cardboard removal and recycle #10 house number painting #11 dead animal removal #12 light bulb and smoke detector replacement
Also changing people’s air vent filter. I was amazed at these new houses being built with the air filter in the vaulted ceiling! How is an older person going to get on a ladder to do that without falling and breaking a hip or worse. I suggested my cousins sons go around their neighborhood and offer their services for $10 or whatever. Easy money!
@@eugenetswong You don't clean them, you replace them. They cost like, $5.00. The gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, and your time, cost WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more than the actual filter.
So you taught your cousin's sons to walk around a neighborhood with a LADDER, convince some old person to let someone totally inexperienced in climbing ladders and concurrently uninsured for that DANGEREOUS JOB, plus the risk of being in someone's home, just to split $10? Gee, thanks cuz! I think the point of the video is to find ways to make enough money TO PAY SOME BILLS. Let's just say there were two "sons". That would mean they would have to find TWENTY WILLING CLIENTS IN ONE DAY, ALL WHILE DRAGGING AROUND A LADDER BIG ENOUGH TO REACH THE TOP OF A CEILING, JUST TO MAKE A LOUSY $100 FOR A DAYS WORK. I wouldn't even drag a ladder to the front door of the first twenty homes in the neighborhood, regardless of whether they potential client wanted that filter changed, and not including actually entering the home to change the filter, for a lousy $100.
@TimRichard I haven't come across another video like yours wishing everyone else a better future, but one thing you forgot to mention is liability which is a factor that can ruin your business if you don't have an insurance. Great content!
It's not actually. A lot of people juat don't have the time or their time is all spent focusingon their business or families etc... "Rich people" value time differently than poor people.
Not necessarily. I live next to a lake. There are a lot if people who are only here on the weekends. Garbage collection is on Wednesday and the cans are only allowed on the curb for about 10 hours. Someone needs to take them out and put them back for the weekenders.
Make 1k a day. Minus health insurance, business insurance, federal taxes, state taxes, vehicle gas and maintenance and overhead cost you can make 250 dollars a day working for yourself 14 hours a day 7 days a week or make 250 a day and work 40 hours a week for somebody else.
Sounds like you need to learn more about filing taxes. If one third of your overhead is taxes that's the first place for improvement. You can figure it out but not if you just take your first attempt as good as it gets
Going after restaurants is bad advice for laundry service. The high amount of grease in the towels and aprons doesn’t come out in a residential washing machine. I own a restaurant and I would wash my own towels. one day I had a fresh batch of towels that I folded just came out of the dryer the day before, and they actually were beginning internal combustion and catching fire
We use to throw grease towels from wiping off the flat top stove into a basket in the industrial kitchen. One day I saw a burnt spot on the floor in the kitchen, and my friend told me that that rags combusted and started a fire and melted the floor...lol....Never had a clue until it happened to us.
@@Me-ew8uh An artist will tell you about keeping oily rags in a closed fireproof container because of internal combustion. Believe me when I say it starts fires.
14:00 mark: 125 pallets weighs around 4,375 pounds. Way more than double an f-150’s payload capacity. AND 125 pallets stacked is about 68 feet tall. Need a 1 ton truck and a gooseneck.
You would never get 125 pallets in the bed of an F150…. You would run out of space LONG before you would exceed the trucks payload capacity. My 2019 f150 has a tow capacity exceeding 11,000 lbs so a good bumper pull flat 12-16’ trailer is all you need.
You LITERALLY need insurance to do any of this... and these shopping centers have contractors that do cleaning and stuff. None of this is a "side hustle".. they are actually businesses that need licenses and insurance.
Yes and no. I have literally called small shopping centers like that for handyman work. There are all kinds of shady landlords out there. I have insurance. Anyone who is serious about their business should have insurance, but not everyone requires it. Build a website, sub it out...to someone with insurance.
When you say a business is “making” X dollars per year are you quoting top line revenue or bottom line profits? Profit and return on capital is all that matters. For example, Can Monkey charges $49 per month but what are their costs per month? How much of that $49 do they keep? Low ticket services like that require a lot of customers to earn meaningful profits.
Over 25 years ago I had a buddy that bought a nice truck a big one 24 ft flatbed started hauling cardboard from the stores from all over and to this day is a multi-millionaire start out with a used flatbed truck end up buying 34 newer trucks hired people to work and lots of money involved
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This is just a heads up. A lot of these businesses sound great, and they are. But you need heavy duty insurance every time you walk into someone's home and do anything. And that was not mentioned in the video. Most of the time you're going to be fine of course, but it only takes once for a bad job to bankrupt you. Definitely have an LLC, and commercial insurance for any of these. I'm serious. Don't skip that step thinking that you don't need it. You do.
Yeah, insurance and all the paper work is probably the most challenging part.
u r right and hit one main target to go...i dont get how people dont think with a more delicate careful that.....besides are other financials and operatives risks to consider so well....is a good video but still lack of many other points so relevants bfore do one step in...
Great ideas! Thanks!
You are absolutely correct. Without all the correct licensing, lots of insurance, and forming an. LLC, do not go to anybody's property and do work, even if at their request.
You could also just generate a contract and have all parties agree to take their own liability and responsibility in the event of an accident or issue. It used to be called doing good business with your fellow man in free trade and exchange. Sometimes things go left and we have to move on and reconcile.
As someone who started business several times, and failed number of times: There is NO such thing as "Simple Business" , every busuness might look simple from the idea perspective, but every idea requires dedication, comitment, customer service, problem resolutions, risk assesments, market research etc... etc... to grow into succesful business.
I agree and it also varies on the amount of red tape that is required for a simple business. I don’t ever recall though a time when people are paying for what is otherwise a simple task. A person I know makes a decent amount of money bringing people’s mail from the centralized lock box to their door.
@@AMZ19252 thats insane people would hire somebody to do that for them
Business is simple. You probably failed because you don't know how to make it simple. I'm sorry to tell you.
That's a personal issue bro
@madamkirk can you please explain some ways that YOU WOULD USE to MAKE IT SIMPLE ?!? (just curious 🤔🤨)
Been self employed for 20 years. Best way to live. Work hard. Pay your taxes. Love what you do. Work for God...help people.
What do you do? I want to be happy, too.
Yes, May I ask for what you do and for some help? I am so desperate to be happy. Please help
Talk all that God & help people bullshit but won't even respond to comment .
She does only fans
Work for God? Quit lying to yourself. God don't need you much less does he need your labor.
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
Thanks for continuing updates I'd rather trade the stock market as it's more profitable. I make an average of $34,500 per week even though I barely trade myself.
I'm favoured financially, Thank you Jesus $32,000 weekly profit regardless of how bad it gets on the economy.
How
..? Am a newbie in crypto investment, please can you guide me through on how you made profit?
Thanks to Mrs Maria Davis.
She's a licensed broker here in the states
I’ve always told my kids if they can find a job that people don’t want to do or don’t understand how to do and they are good at it, they will always have a good job. Hopefully it’s also something you love doing. That’s the best of all worlds.
So I found the restoration industry, which only plumbers know about. It’s a highly profitable job right out the gate because of the hours involved and bonus structure. You’re removing sewage out of people’s home. But it is more than that. From removing soot off walls, to abating or removing lead covered drywall, to cleaning mold, to removing carpet padding because of water intrusion.
I wouldn't have the nerve to charge someone $250 to remove a dead rabbit. I'd just wear disposable gloves and put it in a Walmart bag.
@MrSurferman93 it's rare for a plumber to be doing this work. Learn how to deal with insurances, make sure you have lead certs, and asbestos. Guys doing the work don't get paid that well if you can manage or open your owns it's a lucrative career.
@@GrowlinWillieillegal to throw in the trash in many areas have to charge for the gas wear and tear on vehicle and disposal fees.
You know this is good advice, Hank Hill has said the same thing before.
Thank you for putting this video together. It will help so many people. I actually have made myself a business that is Crying for more people. I take care of elderly people. From mildly disabled to hospice patients. Our seniors are forgotten in this country and it is sad. Duties include granny sitting, changing diapers, bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning and anything else that is needed. The last family paid me $5 grand a month to live with her and take care of her until she passed. Men should not overlook this opportunity because many times strength is needed to move patient or furniture, beds etc. I lost husband and home during pandemic and live in a van but if I had a vehicle to haul trash or equipment I would do many things in your video. I just bought raw land in southwest Virginia so if anybody needs help with anything hmu. Give love, share love, and let’s all help each other y’all!
@@systemsproceed248 That’s awesome. I knew that there were some other self employed caretakers out there. We should form a group to discuss this and help each other help our patients and their families.
Sorry about your husband! I am glad you are channeling your energy in a positive direction. There is such a shortage of home care workers esp for people who are mentally challenged but can still live on their own if they have someone to help them with basic things and going to work. I wonder if you could do house sitting and pet sitting along with what you are doing. God Bless and I hope you find somewhere to call home. When I was younger, I used to mow lawns (in college). Once people meet you and decide they like you, they ask you to do everything and start recommending you to others. I used to paint houses, clean garages, clean houses and windows etc. I loved being busy and it was nice not to have to do any marketing because it was all word of mouth.
@@hawkberry Thank you for your kind words and the smile you gave me today. I just finished a caretaker job in New York and I’m selling my roadtrek and as soon as it sold I will go back to my land in Virginia. I’m new to that area but I’m looking forward to meeting folks and getting employment there. Thanks for the good ideas for making money. They all sound like good possibilities. Best wishes to you and I hope something good happens to you today.
@@ldygzlle1291 you are so sweet! I was just about to edit my post when I see that you replied....I forgot to mention that there are a lot of good exchanges between people on the nextdoor app that could help you out when you get there. since it set by your geographic area, there is always someone needing help with some kind of chore. (Be forewarned, tho, there are lots of lost animals on there too. Come to think of it, you could start a service finding lost animals or a mobile vet clinic that only does spay and neuters, you might become richer than Elon Musk!!). Anyway, make sure you enjoy a scenic drive thru the finger lakes on your way south!! I would be excited and terrified but God had good plans ahead for you!!
@@systemsproceed248
$14 per hour? Where abouts are you in the world? I do exactly what you do and I’m on $45 per hour
Amazing content! I have been following your videos for some time now. I've been working on scaling my business for two years and have seen some great progress. Currently, I'm facing some challenges and wondering if there are any short-term opportunities I can explore to help scale further. Any guidance in this regard would be much valued.
I believe the safest approach is to diversify your investments. By spreading your funds across different asset classes like bonds, real estate, and international stocks, you can minimize risk.
Reason i decided to work closely with a brokerage adviser ever since the market got really tense and the pressure became too much. I should be retiring in 17 months, so I've had a brokerage adviser guide me through the chaos. It's been 9 months now, and I've made approximately 650K net from all of my holdings.
Glad to have stumbled on this comment, Please who is the consultant that assist you and if you don't mind, how do I get in touch with them?
The advisor am currently working with is Judith Lynn Staufer. I came across her in a Bloomberg interview for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look her up.
I found her profile online and reviewed her credentials. She has a lot of relevant experience. Thanks for sharing her information! I've already sent her an email to get in touch.
Fantastic video, lots of great info! I have to mention this amazing book I read that has 10 business ideas perfect for beginners. The author disappeared mysteriously right after releasing it, and now the book is hidden away on Kuvelster. If you’re interested, grab it while you still can-it may not be there forever.
What's the title of the book?
This is LITERALLY the ONLY video that's useful with that title. Everyone else says all same things. Thank you for giving real ideas and being original and actually helpful ideas
Agreed!
"Buy my course on starting a business"
I've been running a carpet and upholstery cleaning business for 20 years. I do $400-$500 a day cleaning around 5 hours a day. Overhead is around $1100 a month. Hard work but I love it!
Jim Williams where are you located
@@andregreen3693 I'm in central N.C. near Pittsboro and Chapel Hill.
@@jimwilliams9841 okay appreciate it 🤞
How do you get started in this?
Is there very much to know about liability? Different carpet types and things of that nature to watch out for?
The US Gov't supports an organization called "SCORE" - Service Corps of Retired Executives. There are many retired executives associated with SCORE who will mentor a new business owner and help them through the rough spots with valuable advice.
I forgot about this. Thank you!
Score is awful if you’re not already an existing business. Absolute failure of a setup from start up phase.
The USA government does not want it's citizens to thrive.
As a carpet cleaning company owner thad actually cleans and restores all floors and furniture. I would not even recommend someone starting mattress and couch cleaning without extensive experience. They are the most technical and risky thing we clean. Rugs would be second. Better off working with a carpet cleaning company that does furniture and learn the process. Then venture out on your own.
Got it. Build a website, sub it out.
Wow, I’ve been watching toms of videos on side hustle, this is the only video that deserves a applause. No bs, no click bait
Agree 100% - Liked, commented and subbed!
Another great business is on site lawnmower service. A local man does my mower each year, changes the oil, filter, Sharpens the blade, etc. I pay for a riding mower about $250 . With his truck and ramps it takes him less than 30 minutes and its cheaper then me taking it to a repair shot. Plus most people dont have the means to take a riding mower to the shop anyway. He is always booked months into the future... Easy for him to make $1000 - 1500 per day during the season....
You could save money and do it yourself.
@@plaistowbill That is true will all service businesses.... Yet many chose not to do it themselves....
And this is why it was so important to have trade schools! All they push now is college! Where the heck do you learn to work on mowers? It's a skill passed down, and mechanics would learn some basic ideas. Not a skill just anyone can do. Good for that man!
@@plaistowbill lame comment. They were putting out an idea for someone to run with in a side hustle. No one asked about the consumer aspect.
That's insane. Ridiculous for a guy turning a wrench to make $350K per year.
Please continue with this content. There is no one on UA-cam who explains like you. You wish good for others. To start immediately
I really appreciate that! I think the hardest and scariest part is just getting started.
What kind of other skills need? Website marketing bookeepung selling customer service. Physically fit. Those six things?
I have considered doing cardboard recycling(even had a 10ft trailer probably 6ft tall or more with cardboard). I called the closest company that would buy the cardboard and the current price was $55/per ton. Not sure m if it’s worth it. Don’t really have a good spot to pile it and keep it dry so I got rid of it. Now I have a small pile I’m making in the shop where I work(also where I’m getting all my cardboard from). Need to ask around and get more companies to give me their cardboard. Once I have a lot coming in probably make it worth it to get an enclosed trailer……however my major problem is I gotta get my wife on board with it because she definitely isn’t on board with it.
You are honest, genuinely care, and offer great actionable ideas! 🤗👍Completely opposite to that Cadone 10x sham character
@@inspectorgadget6510she’s bored with it😆.
Get her cardboard with it!🤔
I’ve always heard there’s money in garbage. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
A friend of mine used collect scrap metal and bring it to Coney Island scrap business. He made 20 or 30 dollars a day.
@@mizukarate all the tweakers do that where I live
@@marthasmadman my friend was just slow
ya for homeless ...
My brother used to make over $100k per year driving a garbage truck for the city where he lives. He quit and bought his own truck and started doing it on his own, and now he makes 3 times as much as he used to.
My wife has a laundry business for 15 years. She works 11 hours a day 7 days a week. She makes very good money. However, you don't pick up laundry from a restaurant, wash it and drop it off. Any business who has linen wants it VERY clean, ironed (this includes table clothes, napkins, bed sheets, etc.) folded and packed to their specifications. Pick up, washing and drop off are the easy part.
Poor woman ,money ain’t everything.11hrs a day ,if she doing so good ,she can afford some sensibility
Ironed bedsheets is asking for too much.
That's so sad😢 why is she working so much?
@@Finchersfarmstead She'll be fully retired at 50, with no debt and a ton of cash in the bank.
So she’s working to die. Sounds great.
I got all my equipment to do power washing paid for on my first job. Pure profit now.
How is it going now? Nico
@@AHMD1911 decent, i am buying some little things that help me stay clean - fisherman floaters. and some hose reels and cord reels. walking up to small businesses is pretty decent. paying my car payment off for 6 hours of work each month is awesome.
One lady, was doing Walmart Runs for businesses, while also delivering food. So, a few days a week, she got paid double money to do a Walmart run, and also deliver food. So a company can pay you $20 to pick up a few things, and if she has 3 a day, that's an additional $60 for the day, and she was already in the area.
Pallets - Perhaps you can find a rare customer giving free GOOD pallets regularly but generally you are picking up older pallets with rotting wood, broken wood etc. Which is fine you can scrap the bad wood and use the good parts of the wood on them to repair damages on other pallets. You will however still be doing a lot of labor and you will have to buy materials. Known a few people that do this over the years and they do pretty well but dont get in the mindset this is simply picking up and dropping off for profit.
Exactly. I’ve been in the Pallet business 35 years the big accounts I do have where I get the 2000 pallets a week for free I have to deal with a lot of trash and process the trash pallets.
@@prestonwiginton1964 Where do you dispose trash pallets?
@@eugenetswong Firewood
I tried the pallets. They only left out junk or broken pallets. Highly contingent on finding a good source.
Coffee roasters have pallets. Getting rid of pallets was always annoying
The parking lot cleaning info is not exactly as you may think. Not to be offensive, but most parking lots have companies who have "sweeper" trucks coming in at night doing lots. They can kill you on the price. You would take, say an hour, to do an average lot by hand, where as sweeping trucks can be in and out in 15 minutes.
Not that you could not get yourself some customers, but the competition from sweeping truck companies may cause some issues
Growing up I used to try my best to look as flashy as possible and that got me into a huge debt cycle. Now married and more mature I've begun to put things in order from my 9-5. With a good investment plan that ensures steady income without any doubts, I and my husband are prepared for a well organized retirement. I started investing in stocks a year ago and so far, I am making a good yield on my dividend. I've learned that getting a good return is very much attainable only if you know your way around it.
Not everyone is as lucky as you are. I've tried investing in the past without much success. Would you be kind enough to share your process?
It's totally far from luck. My IA, Herman Jonas has consistently outperformed the market ever since I got on his program. He has continued to put my money to good use in the market making me optimal returns of over $91k
I'm new to the investing space and would love to use some pro help as I don't want to lose my money to the market. Is he taking on new clients? How can I reach him?
Hermanw jonas that’s his gmail okay
Thanks for the guide. I was able to get in touch with him and we spoke at length. I'm getting started right away!
I remember seeing a local news story about a 9 year old boy who was taking people's trash cans to the curb and back for $5 a week. This was a long time ago and he was making around $800 a month. I knew that was such a good idea back then.
Why would i pay someone to take my trash can to the curb when i can do it myself for nothing.
@@johnreed9050elderly disabled too busy single woman that thinks it's a man's job
@@johnreed9050Why pay anyone for anything…why spend money having someone making you a burger when you can…why pay for auto repair when someone else can…why pay to have your pets groomed when you can…why pay for someone to do X when you can do it? The answer is convenience. Whether you can do the job (like cutting grass) or you don’t have the skills yet (like doing a brake job on your car) or the ability to do the job requires a greater amount of upfront investment it all comes down to convenience.
@@johnreed9050 idk maybe people are handicapped, lazy, rich or don’t like to touch dirty trash and you tell me lol you sound dumb your think of yourself when you forgot there’s people out there who just don’t wanna touch a dirty trash can or are just lazy gotta think about other idiot
Do can monkey operate in canada?
My brother and his friend did the address curb painting side hustle during the summer back in the late 80's when he was in high school. He would go to the (residential) door and pitch the service while his buddy set up the gear. When the owner of the house agreed to the job, he would signal to his buddy who started painting the number while he collected the money. He said they made some pretty good money to fund their summer activities.
I remember a guy coming to my house said he was out of work and asked for 2 bucks. I bet he cleaned up.
@@chrisd9012not from me, that's for damn sure. I don't even give my b**ches $2 for nothing. People are lame nowadays.
I did this completely on my own idea when I was like 15, honestly was just looking for weed money haha, but I lived in a small town. Few cans of paint, few number pallets packs and tape. Could do a house in 10min. Problem was in the PNW, having the paint set in cold weather
Wow. A useful side hustle video thats not pushing BS like copywriting
Imagine being so dumb you don't understand copywriting so you think it's BS 🤣🤣🤣 The world runs on copyrighting genius😂.
Yeah, we don't need professional writers & journalists any more. The dumbing down of America is complete.
I love it when some guy comes on and tells you can make $1,000 a day. Yeah and I'll be spending the weekend on the moon tomorrow. I hear the weather's nice. I have a crater picked out that fits my needs in every way.
Right? Just get a couple buddies and walk trashcans to the curb for Air BnB owners who already have cleaners. So simple!
Dude even forgot the universal UA-cam advice of "just double your prices"
I laugh at the prices many day laborers are trying to charge. Like where did you go to law school?
The fire lane curb outside our house had been painted so many times, so when it rained it was slippery. My mother slipped and shattered her knee and she was not able to walk normally again for the rest of her life. So make sure that you always mix Sand in with the paint.
They sell these glass beads at the places that sell paint and stuff for road striping or you can order them online. They're microscopic. They are what makes road lines reflective. So the curb would have some grip to it and also be a little bit reflective. Very reflective on white. It actually looks pretty cool on red. It's very cheap too.
I recently had fifty used once brand new moving boxes no writing on them that cost me seven dollars each I put them the internet for two dollars each and never got a call I posted them free and said must take all and got one call but the lady only wanted ten So I took them to the local dump and dumped them and they charged me seven dollars so don’t tell me it’s easy to start a business with cardboard packaging
I had a business where I mainly stopped by once a week, or on scheduled days like for parties, to clean up everything, mainly using a leaf blower and weedeater. Super easy way to make 100k plus a year, and have most of January and February off.
Why’d you stop? And was it for house parties or event and venues?
@@fog7980 I'm retired in my 40's. It was mostly just wealthier neighborhoods where people always wanted their places looking nice. I was basically a cleaner for people's yards, flower beds, sidewalks, decks and driveways. I planted some flower gardens too, and did some mulching, but that was mainly just in the spring. Most of the year I was just a cleaner.
The best most practical work for yourself/start your own business video I have ever come across.... Thank you!
People today for the most part where I live anyway don't have much disposable income. I have worked for myself for years now and it's feast or famine. I live in rural WV where most of these jobs listed here, people do themselves or just wouldn't pay for these things. I mostly do lawn care but I provide multiple services. What I've learned is folks have their necessity bills like electric,gas, water, internet etc. so if you're like me you understand and another thing If you provide these "secondary" services, you are the last to get paid and first one that gets 'cut off". Also, these things he mentioned actually do cost money and a decent amount at that of you're like me and it's really hard to build clientele with no insurance and some start up money.
Yes
With gas prices so high, inflation, I don't see how anyone's making good money.
Learn a viable skill. Find a mentor. Learn the business. Be prepared to move to a large city if necessary.
People over here in NoVa will pay stupid prices for labor.
Buying a stock is easy, but buying the right stock without a time-tested strategy is incredibly hard. Hence what are the best stocks to buy now or put on a watchlist? I've been trying to grow my portfolio of $560K for sometime now, my major challenge is not knowing the best entry and exit strategie;s ... I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Investing without proper guidance can lead to mistakes and losses. I've learned this from my own experience. If you're new to investing or don't have much time, it's best to get advice from an expert.
You're absolutely right about that
the power of compound interest and the long-term potential of investing in index funds like the S&P 500. For many, passive investing in broadly diversified funds can be a reliable strategy over time.
A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple summers back, after my lengthy divorce, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, hence I researched for licensed advisors and came across someone of utmost qualifications. She's helped grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation, from $275k to $850k.
I'm actually interested in this idea of investing through an analyst. Sounds like the most sensible thing to do in the market right now. Could you give me a pointer to who you work with, please?
I used to do the pallets. But corporate America got wind of it and now CHEP is going around Orlando and doing all of them. 😢 $20k every 3 months gone just like that. Now trying to start my truck business.
Im so sorry
Wonderful way of explaining the low competition businesses, doing a great job
Bro. What a video! Informative, striaght to the point and easy to understand.
The late great Bruce Williams (talk radio host) would be proud of you! He often touted how anyone could make $100k/yr. with just a pick-up truck.
Finally a helpful and realistic video of actual side hustles, was so sick of the 5th useless video talking about useless copywriting, dropshipping and transcriptionist, things that they just copied and paste it from the same blog, that they never ever have tried at all and didn’t even took the time to research that your need YEARS of reputation to be hired, ugh I hate them
Anyways I loved this video, just subscribed
From somebody that’s been in the pallet business for 35 years. The Pallet business has up-and-down currently no pallet yard is buying pallets and companies that have been in business for 35 years like I have or having difficulties getting rid of Pallets . You couldn’t start up today and compete with those of us that have been a business for a long time. You don’t have the connections for supply or the connections to distribute/sale. So yeah there are times when it’s easy and there’s a big demand for pallets but that’s not today by any means. And there are only certain pallets they would pay $2.50 for years ago and is not just any pallets 80% of pallets that businesses throw away are trash pallets with no value to the pallet yard.
Much of the wood in pallets is oak which has value as firewood, so scrap pallets can be processed into wood for backyard fire pits or wood stoves, might have some nails in the ash, but cheap or free heat...
Also if the pallets aren't treated, you could break them down and turn them into charcoal to be sold as biochar.
Couldn't you also sell them as scrap for woodwork projects?
@@eugenetswong woodwork projects using pallets soaked im oils, paints and other chemical stuff?
@@ismaela4795 Not the chemical soaked pallets; just clean pallets.
I had a guy in my old neighborhood who would do address painting for $20.
That guy would put a flyer on the door and you put $20 in an envelope. He would come back around look for the flyer removed and go to the secured spot where you would put the cash and do your house. That guy would park on a corner and hoof it through the neighborhood with a bucket of supplies and kill it! Pretty smart.
I would see him all around our town working.
secured spot where they put the money? what is that? 🤔
I did a few jobs for Community labor and ended up w long term work on a couple of properties for the best customers I could ask for.
I got one and it's for a good cause supervised visits about 60 bucks an hour in my area and it's a court requirement for some families
Great video. Thanks for all the great research you did! (On the dead animal removal . . . just be careful. I had a friend that removed a dead rabbit and almost died from Tularemia. The CDC had to be brought in and thankfully discovered what he had and were able to get him treated before he died. It was just a short exposure as he took the rabbit to the trash...)
#10... I've been thinking about this for a year and a half!! Now I really need to move on it
I know several people who are picking up pallets and selling them. This is not an easy job by any means, and they struggle just as hard as scrapers. Also dead animal removal is 95% livestock. You’re going to need serious gear, wenches, trailers etc.
I've seen several people get arrested for stealing pallets from behind stores. Just because they are outside that doesn't mean they are free, always check.
Some good ideas! But some of those jobs you were talking about in certain states require licensing. So you need to be careful which one you choose and check with your state and city and what about insurance to protect yourself and the homeowner or businesses you’re working for that’s also a requirement.
4:55 Parking lot cleaning seems like a winner to me.
Me too, until I talked with a guy in the business. He said his business is shrinking due to competition from people/companies that are bidding to a point where they can’t make money. He says he doesn’t know how they can bid that low and stay in business.
@@ksw501undocumented workers make it easier for these companies to go down in prices.
Immigrants would work for extremely low hourly wages and it’d still be a lot of money for their reality.
@@ksw501 I had a lawn landscape business. I found out about undercutting very quickly. A larger company would come along and bid on the proposal your working and blow you out of the water. I came to the conclusion that they weren’t making money they just wanted the revenue. As far as the pallet gathering goes,you should see the competition for that idea.
My idea is a business for cleaning ceiling fans. I hate doing this and would gladly pay someone to do this for me.
Build a website, sub it out.
a lot of "do my housework" places online now. Check with local seniors clubs to find out who's doing housework for them...
Thank you for some truly unique and doable business ideas.
took a full pick-up truck load of cardboard in , got $3:25 , lost money on gas & labor .
Ya my thoughts are the money would be made on the monthly subscription to your service. The more clients you could fill in on a route the more efficient and more profitable it would be
If you have an abundant supply of cardboard, try to find a local worm castings business. They feed their worms cardboard soaked in water. They may pay you more.
YEAH, the money is not where the cardboard ends after you pick it up, but rather customers paying you to pick it up. In any business the hard part is getting clients at first, once you get some people or businesses to pay you for your services, they will refer others to you. It can get frustrating if you're not very good at talking to people specially if you're strapped for money rejection can be hard to take. But if you have a niece or nephew that are chatter boxes and relate to people, have them do the talking for you specially if they're young.
The people are suppose to pay you to remove it, not recycling company
Whatcha gonna do with that 3.25?
This was a great self help video!!! Thank you!
The challenge with all of this is finding reliable “laborers/sub-contractors” that are available at moments notice. Nobody wants to work. Now you need management skills to keep tabs on all the subcontractors making sure they show up. There is WAY more to running a business than he makes it out to be. Nothing simple about it. First hand experience.
Very true. The point of the video is to show that there are simple services you can offer without having to have a ton of skills, money or equipment. I have built a database of thousands of subcontractors and have set up tools and software that help make managing them somewhat easier. But you are definitely correct, the operations and growth of any business are tough and take work to make successful. All of these people and companies in this video spent a lot of time and effort to get to where they are.
Simple services, not so simple executions. I like the curbside trash service but how much of that 3mil goes to paying these runners and keeping the app running. Uber is still in the negative
Great ideas , but let's not forget ..,
You'll need liability insurance for most all of these.
A buddy of mine works at a company called “Bacon” where they find people to do gig work like this. I’d recommend if you need someone for a job like this to give them a shout.
@@kalstoniiYou make a good point but Uber is a bad example, they had the money to expand and the marketing money spent was obscene. All this to expand globally and maintain the market first advantage. They made some big mistakes but they'll get there eventually
If you live in a small town most of these don’t work. I am surprised lawn care business was not included, everyone is doing those.
40% of america has someone else cutting their grass.
@@MelvinMartin-w1eWhoa. Maybe so, but that sure seems impossible to me. Everyone in my town mows their own lawn, even the old people. I've never personally known anyone who has someone else do it.
Trailers and commercial mowers are expensive.
All the more reason not to do it, because everyone is doing it.
I was thinking the same (about small towns). I live in a town of less than 2500 people. Two major cities are to the southeast and southwest. You could travel 20-30 min to one, and 45 minutes to the other and possibly do ok.
Very interesting my friend. I’m retiring in April 2025 and traveling in the Rv. This could be something to think about to keep busy and making extra momey
Maybe you could come up with a service to offer RV parks and campgrounds?
@@brianhargiss9575 good for thoughts
Yup, i have a family member for 10 years that has already paid off his home, and now owns 4 other homes just collecting pallets and selling back as a side gig.
awesome stuff, if i wasn't so old lol (50) I would do this myself. i think a reason why there's no-to-low competition is because hardly anybody wants to get their hands dirty anymore. but to the people who do this, hats off!
There's no reason you can't do the subcontractor concept. 🙂
I'm 51 and considering doing a couple of these. It keeps me moving, I can set my own schedule, and I can start it small until I get enough clients to walk away from my 9-5.
i forgot to mention i'm a full-time single girl dad. daughters ages 7 and 5 lol. i have custody of my daughters. and i'm an elementary school teacher. maybe when i retire i can do this lol
I'm 49, a single girl mom (10), and a school bus driver. I'm going to do one or two of these!
I’m happy to get my hands dirty so long as I get that mortgage paid 🙌🏾
I believe in you btw. You can figure out how to make one or two of them work for you. You achieve what you believe 🙌🏾
there was guy near me who tried the pallet recovery business, and it failed miserably his whole place was covered in pallets that never sold. i dont know how hard he tried to sell them but it was a big mess.
So many of these side hustles sound great at first glance, however the prices quoted as being able to charge for the majority of these types of services are not realistic.
Bingo! Like 60-70.00 to take the garbage cans to the street and then back up 4 times a month ( once a week) 😂LOL.
@@jimschuman9926 Also if you're targeting Airbnbs, wouldn't the cleaner take the garbage out?
@@Santiasmthis!!! This is how you know it's bs
Just a heads up for the pallet one as someone who works in a warehouse. We need pallets. So if someone came and asked to take away our pallets, that's gonna be a hard no. Good pallets are gold for warehouses and we definitely want to keep our pallets.
I started a residential cleaning business this year, looking for other services to offer for my business, great video!
I used to clean fish tanks for $100 an hour, made even more on tanks in commercial buildings.
there's a book called whispers of manifestation on borlest , and it talks about how using some secret tehniques you can attract almost everything in life it's not some bullshit law of attraction, it's the real deal
Thankyou fir the heads up 😅
What the **** does that have to do with this video?
Some call it manifesting others like myself call it getting it fuckin done and manifesting aka talking about it goes great with getting it done
Thank you for sharing so many wonderful ideas. I hope that everyone who reads this comment is having a great week. Sheila Mink in New Mexico
The only one on this list that is really good to start but will get you into a lot of trouble is the trash can cleaning. You are dealing with waste water and dumping it into the street which is a big violation of heath codes and you can get fined heavily
I was wondering how the water gets disposed of that is used to clean out the cans. I doubt the owner of the cans wants that in their yard.
@@lovethemflowers yes most people just dump it right in the driveway or gutter that's why you see those big trucks that wash them and collect the water
Wear a ski mask and work nights
#4 you could start by using laudrymats.
It will deeply eat into your profits. But its a start untill you can buy the machines.
Also.... For your machines. Look into failing laundrymats.
Offer them to be thier on site person in exchange for using like two if thier machines.
Ir be sneaky and just do it behind the owners back.
Many laundries do this service but its on a private scale.
The other reason to look at failing laudries is, you may be able to buy the business or machines from them.
Whats better then your machines already set up and at an off location?
Lots of good ideas, but the wheels fall off when the customer fails to pay. This happens way too frequently to small contractors who can’t afford legal or collection expenses. Then there is contract writing expense. This is a messed up world, and you can’t trust anyone.
Yup
People simply forget to pay, or they prioritize. You MUST put them on auto-pay. They can cancel auto-pay any time, up to say 48-72 hours before the bill is due. Auto-pay is the solution to people not paying. Tried and true. But you'll never find a 100% solution. In business, you're looking to keep customer retention above 80%. With hustles like these, 90% is not expecting too much. Unless you don't put them on auto-pay. AUTO. PAY.
I work at DoodyCalls on the Suncoast. We clean pet waste both commercial and residential.. pet stations, dog parks, and yards!
It’s a great business down here in FL.
Great name lol
The waste you could sell for fertilizer I would guess.
Very well explained , well done , I don't have the emoji applause , but you deserve it a tons of applause. ..
1:57: bringing trash cans to curbs is not as simple as it seems. You have to know the local pickup schedules for everything: household, yard waste, recycling, rubbish - and then your customers will not want pails sitting out on the curb for days. So you will need to do it within a couple hours of scheduled pickup, and then you’ll need to return afterward to bring the pails back in.
And sometimes those trash trucks arrive later than usual to pick up the trash, so that can screw up your schedule if you're doing two or more different neighborhoods.
Dude this is an incredible Video thank you for being refreshingly original
I appreciate that!
I've seen this simplest business videos already the gentleman's name is John winkles. This is about the pallet business something that is very much under the radar.getting 48 ×40 pallets for free from a warehouse then selling same pallets to pallet yard.nice niche.
Did it for more than 10 years straight.
This was an incredible video! I sent it to about 5 of my friends. Talk about first impressions...this is the first video I've ever seen on this channel and I decided to subscribe just based on this video. AMAZING content!
My brother did the pallet thing for years and had a dedicated regular route and made tons of money. In the end he sold the business for big bucks.
Pallet prices really rise and fall.
During Covid, we were paying $10 per. Now, we're paying $2.65 per.
I had to stop at the can cleaning - If you researched the company you listed you would understand why basic equipment is an easy 100k, you don't just dump waste water into the street, those trucks filter and either pay to dump or filter to such a level it can be put on landscape. Low Skills is common in what you listed, but not business is easy or cheap to start unless you are just advocating the cash economy route which you will not be getting commercial customers for. I think your hearts in the right place, but you are giving folks a very incomplete picture.
My son owns a Pooper Scooper company in the DFW, Texas area.
$$$???
People love their animals . It should be a good business.
@@Iz0pen I live in Indiana, and I pay $8 per dog, per week. 2 dogs $16 and it only takes them 5 minutes to walk the yard. Plus, they take it with them. It's a father/son team. He says they try to average a total 35 to 40 yards a day.
I just leave that dookie in my yard. Free fertilizer.
Thow turds in the neighbors yard and leave a business card.
😎👌
My grandkids take trash cans to the curb and back for an airbnb next to them. They each make $20.per month! crazy. The owner asked them, its unbelievable! They've been doing this for over a year at ages 11 & 14.
Thanks a lot! Great video!
Great video man! I have mad a Lot of money selling cardboard boxes. Many people don't realize what you can make doing this.
@@lailanitaganap6314 I made almost pure profit. I would go to grocery stores and ask for as many boxes they could give me that would be suitable for "moving" boxes. I charged 25 cents for small, 50 cents for medium and $1.75 for large boxes. I advertised them on craigslist and sold them from home. I would usually make around $20 at a time and all from boxes I didn't even pay for! Made 80-$100 a week.
#1 Trash can moving
#2 dog waste cleanup
#3 Parking lot cleaning
#4 laundry pickup and drop off
#5 renting out laborers to help people move
#6 Trash can cleaning
#7 mattress and couch cleaning
#8 industrial by product flipping
Bonus #8 pallet removal and resale
#9cardboard removal and recycle
#10 house number painting
#11 dead animal removal
#12 light bulb and smoke detector replacement
Also changing people’s air vent filter. I was amazed at these new houses being built with the air filter in the vaulted ceiling! How is an older person going to get on a ladder to do that without falling and breaking a hip or worse. I suggested my cousins sons go around their neighborhood and offer their services for $10 or whatever. Easy money!
I suggest putting them in the dishwasher. No detergent is needed.
How do you clean them?
Home airvent filter? I never heard of this! Does not exist in the UK
@@eugenetswong
You don't clean them, you replace them. They cost like, $5.00. The gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, and your time, cost WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more than the actual filter.
So you taught your cousin's sons to walk around a neighborhood with a LADDER, convince some old person to let someone totally inexperienced in climbing ladders and concurrently uninsured for that DANGEREOUS JOB, plus the risk of being in someone's home, just to split $10?
Gee, thanks cuz!
I think the point of the video is to find ways to make enough money TO PAY SOME BILLS.
Let's just say there were two "sons". That would mean they would have to find TWENTY WILLING CLIENTS IN ONE DAY, ALL WHILE DRAGGING AROUND A LADDER BIG ENOUGH TO REACH THE TOP OF A CEILING, JUST TO MAKE A LOUSY $100 FOR A DAYS WORK.
I wouldn't even drag a ladder to the front door of the first twenty homes in the neighborhood, regardless of whether they potential client wanted that filter changed, and not including actually entering the home to change the filter, for a lousy $100.
@@marcusparkus682 for central air conditioning
@TimRichard I haven't come across another video like yours wishing everyone else a better future, but one thing you forgot to mention is liability which is a factor that can ruin your business if you don't have an insurance. Great content!
So basically take advantage of rich lazy people? Got it!
So, why aren't you already doing it?
It's not actually. A lot of people juat don't have the time or their time is all spent focusingon their business or families etc... "Rich people" value time differently than poor people.
Not necessarily. I live next to a lake. There are a lot if people who are only here on the weekends. Garbage collection is on Wednesday and the cans are only allowed on the curb for about 10 hours. Someone needs to take them out and put them back for the weekenders.
Offering a service is not the same as taking advantage of a person.
Theres a balance in every business when it comes to growth and profit.
Garbage can washing would probably be a good startup.
You have to consider where the chemicals go & whose water you use. But I've seen on UA-cam where people do it for $10 once a month.
It is big in South Africa. Their trucks are rigged out to wash and sanatise the trash cans. My bin always smells like lemongrass.
Brilliant ideas! Thank you!!
Anyone can do these tasks. It's creating a website and acquiring the customers wich is the hurdle
Yup, same challenges all businesses face
Happy to help.
Would like to see your list ....Good ideas that will work for sure!
Have a blessed day!
Hello, I appreciate for sharing so many great resources. Great video and links! Thank you!
Make 1k a day. Minus health insurance, business insurance, federal taxes, state taxes, vehicle gas and maintenance and overhead cost you can make 250 dollars a day working for yourself 14 hours a day 7 days a week or make 250 a day and work 40 hours a week for somebody else.
Yup
Tell me you've never ran a business w/o telling me you've never ran a business.
Uhh, it’s not as much as one would think. If your overhead and expenses is a 3rd of your revenue, you’re doing it wrong.
@@Rhyno908 Taxes are a 3rd alone
Sounds like you need to learn more about filing taxes. If one third of your overhead is taxes that's the first place for improvement. You can figure it out but not if you just take your first attempt as good as it gets
I've watched many videos on this topic, and this is genuinely the best I've seen. Excellent video. Thank you!
Going after restaurants is bad advice for laundry service. The high amount of grease in the towels and aprons doesn’t come out in a residential washing machine.
I own a restaurant and I would wash my own towels. one day I had a fresh batch of towels that I folded just came out of the dryer the day before, and they actually were beginning internal combustion and catching fire
We use to throw grease towels from wiping off the flat top stove into a basket in the industrial kitchen. One day I saw a burnt spot on the floor in the kitchen, and my friend told me that that rags combusted and started a fire and melted the floor...lol....Never had a clue until it happened to us.
@@Me-ew8uh An artist will tell you about keeping oily rags in a closed fireproof container because of internal combustion. Believe me when I say it starts fires.
Beavis and Butthead would be proud if they saw that, Uh uh uh uh, uh
He said to buy a commercial washer if you do laundry for restaurants.
14:00 mark: 125 pallets weighs around 4,375 pounds. Way more than double an f-150’s payload capacity. AND 125 pallets stacked is about 68 feet tall. Need a 1 ton truck and a gooseneck.
You would never get 125 pallets in the bed of an F150…. You would run out of space LONG before you would exceed the trucks payload capacity. My 2019 f150 has a tow capacity exceeding 11,000 lbs so a good bumper pull flat 12-16’ trailer is all you need.
@ all valid points.
You LITERALLY need insurance to do any of this... and these shopping centers have contractors that do cleaning and stuff. None of this is a "side hustle".. they are actually businesses that need licenses and insurance.
Yes and no. I have literally called small shopping centers like that for handyman work. There are all kinds of shady landlords out there. I have insurance. Anyone who is serious about their business should have insurance, but not everyone requires it.
Build a website, sub it out...to someone with insurance.
Excellent ideas, I shared it with my son and a friend.. and I subscribed. Hopefully I'll get more great ideas from it.
When you say a business is “making” X dollars per year are you quoting top line revenue or bottom line profits? Profit and return on capital is all that matters. For example, Can Monkey charges $49 per month but what are their costs per month? How much of that $49 do they keep? Low ticket services like that require a lot of customers to earn meaningful profits.
He uses a whole lotta words to not tell us much at all. He's a salesman and not much else
Thankyou sir for good ideas for business
Thks for all the ideas and data/info
FINALLY some reality on the web that involves finance. Thank you. Did you mention a list of other biz ideas?
Over 25 years ago I had a buddy that bought a nice truck a big one 24 ft flatbed started hauling cardboard from the stores from all over and to this day is a multi-millionaire start out with a used flatbed truck end up buying 34 newer trucks hired people to work and lots of money involved
Is his business in Jersey city
@@SDallas316yes it is