Content & Media
Sites, newsletters, podcasts, and YouTube channels monetized through ads and affiliate links.
| Business idea | Category | Videos | Sources | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faceless gaming content site Build a faceless YouTube or web property publishing gaming videos or guides, monetized via ads. | Content & Media | 2 videos · 22 channels | 2 channelsThe Koerner Office, Starter Story | |
| Hotel in-room advertiser-funded guides Produces and places free printed hotel guest guides in hotel rooms, monetized by selling ad placements to local businesses that want… | Content & Media | 2 videos · 21 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Ad-free, creator-funded recipe platform An online recipe site that runs without ads, supported directly by small food creators and community funding, focused on quality over… | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Bootstrapped tech media network An operator runs multiple branded online technology publications and newsletters as a single bootstrapped media network that earns revenue… | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelIndie Hackers | |
| Children’s healthy-food magazine A subscription media product about healthy food aimed at kids, sold as a recurring magazine with related chef-for-hire children’s events. | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Edutainment coding games studio An indie studio that designs and sells video games (web/mobile) that teach coding concepts like CSS Flexbox or Grid through gameplay,… | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelIndie Hackers | |
| Facebook creator monetization content page A Facebook Page that earns payouts from the platform's creator monetization program by posting curated, screenshot-style content that… | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle Nation | |
| Independent science fiction magazine An editor-publisher runs a niche sci-fi print or digital magazine funded primarily by reader subscriptions rather than advertising. | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Instagram foodie influencer blog A local-foodie Instagram blog that earns free meals, paid sponsorships, and affiliate income by posting restaurant photos and reviews. | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Military-themed entertainment production company A production company that creates military-themed films, events and branded entertainment for audiences interested in military stories. | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelMy First Million | |
| Pinterest photo curation and reposting Build a large Pinterest following by reposting online photos and monetize that audience through affiliate links, ads, or licensing. | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| Short-form character-limit content brand A creator builds a media brand around ultra-short posts capped at a fixed character count, monetising through products, services or… | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School | |
| YouTube art tutorial channel Build a YouTube channel that teaches drawing, painting or sculpting skills through tutorial videos and monetizes via ads, sponsorships and… | Content & Media | 1 videos · 11 channels | 1 channelSide Hustle School |