The Side Hustle Show 709: 10 Creative Side Hustles That Make Real Money - Part 9
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Nov 27, 2025 Explore innovative side hustles that can truly make you money! From premium firewood branding to a viral car seat cleaning service, discover how creative minds are thriving. Dive into rental subscriptions for youth sports and niche event planning that pulls in six figures. Learn about monetizing fandom through podcasts and turning TikTok virality into profitable courses. Plus, uncover specialized marketing for dog trainers and a unique Reddit-to-audio business model. Get inspired to take your skills to the next level!
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Luxury Firewood Became A Scalable Brand
- Leroy Haidt built Cutting Edge Firewood by turning commoditized firewood into a luxury experience with kiln-dried, photo-ready wood and white-glove delivery.
- He scaled to thousands of customers, national media attention, and eventually exited after proving premium positioning worked.
Look For Low-Standard Industries To Disrupt
- Find industries where people accept low standards and ask how you can raise the bar to create differentiation.
- Use obsession with quality and customer experience to turn a commodity into a premium product.
Paid Accountability Turned Into $60K MRR
- Manasvini Krishna created Boss as a Service to solve her own accountability gap and started by personally managing users.
- Viral growth forced her to hire an operations lead and invest in SEO, growing to 2,500 users and ~$60k MRR.
