When choosing a business idea, it’s smart to look at your strengths, skill set, and things you’re already passionate about. Take a unique spin on your local tour business like Erik from Vantigo He was starting his VW van tour business in San Francisco while he was still working a full-time job, and grew it to being a sustainable source of full-time income before quitting – now he’s running a multiple van tour business for himself.

If you speak like James Earl Jones or Scarlett Johansson, quite a number of digital publishers (including game developers, animated film-makers, and training video producers) pay good money for voice talent and the time investment isn’t too intensive—making this a great side business idea.

If you love to write, create a blog and turn it into a business If your site gets a lot of traffic, you can earn money via direct advertising, or through affiliate marketing, where you’d promote someone else’s product or service and earn commissions based on sales.

Although this does still require careful business planning and research, many of the essential infrastructure features (such as shopping carts and drop shipping) have now been standardized, making this one of the easiest businesses to start successfully.

Take a unique spin on your local tour business like Erik from Vantigo He was starting his VW van tour business in San Francisco as just a side business idea while he was still working a full-time job, and grew it to being a sustainable source of full-time income before quitting—now he’s running a multiple van tour company on the back of what originally began as a crazy side business idea.