Ecommerce & Products

Printed habit-tracker / productivity journal product

A small team designs and sells a physical journal or planner focused on routines, habits or morning rituals, often via online sales.

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The idea, in plain language

A small team designs and sells a physical journal aimed at building morning routines and productive habits, sold online. The Side Hustle School episode features three friends, including a law student, who built a morning-routine journal that generates about $6,500/month. The product is consumer goods sold through e-commerce channels, requires design and print sourcing rather than a storefront, and is launched by non-expert founders.

Where the sources agree

  • Print-based habit/routine journals can reach $6,500/month in revenue
  • Friends co-founding the product is a common structure

What each source says

side-hustle-school#206 - Law Student Helps Create A $6,500/Month Morning Routine Journal

A law student and two friends built a morning-routine journal that brings in around $6,500/month.

Listen on Side Hustle School
side-hustle-school#602 - Crafting Maven Creates World’s Most Practical Workbook

The episode covers a crafter who designed the 'Get to Work Book' productivity planner, a physical planning product that surpassed $1 million in three years.

Listen on Side Hustle School
indie-hackers#272 – Escape Rooms, Side Project Marketing, and Getting to Ramen Profitable with Marc Lou of Habits Garden

Marc Lou of Habits Garden discusses living in Bali, monetizing habit-tracker products, growing on Twitter, and shipping 10+ products in a year to reach ramen profitability.

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side-hustle-school#494 - Communications Teacher Turns Love of Journaling Into Etsy Shop

The episode profiles a communications teacher who channeled her love of journaling into an Etsy shop selling a custom journaling product sourced overseas.

Listen on Side Hustle School
side-hustle-school#683 - Aussie Couple Logs Six Figures Selling Wellness Diaries

An account manager and her partner create a self-care and wellness diary, selling the print product as a six-figure side hustle focused on health prioritization.

Listen on Side Hustle School

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