0:02 You waste 30 minutes every day scrolling
0:04 on your lunch break. But I use those
0:06 same 30 minutes to build side hustles,
0:07 and one of them has brought me over $27,000.
0:09 $27,000.
0:10 So, here are six side hustles in the
0:12 exact plan I would follow to start. And
0:14 if you're new here, hi, I'm Shannon. I
0:15 have multiple income streams. I built
0:17 multiple businesses, all while working a
0:19 full-time job. And here's what actually
0:22 works. Number one, digital products. You
0:23 could do budget templates, planners,
0:25 checklists. You create it once and it
0:27 sells forever. Make a template, list it
0:30 on Etsy for $10 to $50. The products are
0:32 simple, the systems are repeatable, and
0:35 with AI, you can create these in under
0:37 an hour, which makes this a beginner's
0:39 dream. Look at this kitchen wall art.
0:41 It's a simple quote design. The seller
0:45 has over 5,000 sales at $7 each. That's
0:48 $43,000 from one design. Let me spend a
0:50 couple of minutes in Chat GBT and Nana
0:51 Banana and see how long it takes me to
0:53 do a similar type of design. So, let's
0:56 just go in and we'll type in kitchen
0:58 wall art. We'll use that as a reference
1:00 image and we'll say create something
1:03 similar using trends. And then we'll
1:05 click generate. And I'm going to speed
1:06 this up so we don't waste any time. And
1:09 then once it's done, it will take a
1:11 couple of seconds to load. And boom,
1:13 under 1 minute, you have wall art that
1:15 you can sell as a digital product on
1:16 Etsy. The best part is you create it
1:18 once and you can sell it forever.
1:20 There's no inventory shipping. It's pure
1:22 digital profit. My favorite tools are
1:24 Canva for creating and selling. You can
1:25 either sell the download or you can
1:28 share as a customizable template. I also
1:30 like chat GPT for brainstorming and
1:33 image generation. And Nanobanana is
1:35 great for quick graphics. I also like to
1:38 use Gamma app for turning content into
1:40 professional ebooks. The best platforms
1:42 to sell on Etsy for built-in traffic,
1:44 Amazon for reach, stand for keeping all
1:46 your profit, and Gumroad for creator
1:48 friendly selling. I actually made this
1:49 whole video breaking down these
1:51 platforms and more, and I'll link it up
1:54 here. So, number two, Amazon KDP. Amazon
1:57 KDP is self-publishing books. You can do
1:59 journals, planners, notebooks, log
2:01 books, workbooks, coloring books. The
2:03 good part is Amazon Prints and it ships
2:05 it for you. And then when it sells, you
2:07 earn the royalties. You can even earn $2
2:10 to $8 per book. And if you have 50 to
2:12 100 books published, you can make
2:14 between$1 to $10,000 a month. I just
2:16 published a video analyzing real KDP
2:20 books. One made over $73,000 in 18 days,
2:22 but multiple books are making between
2:25 $3,000 and $50,000. These are regular
2:27 people creating simple books, and
2:29 they're crushing it because people still
2:31 want physical products that they can
2:32 hold. And here's what my workflow looks
2:34 like. I use Canva to design the interior
2:36 pages. Chatbt can help me brainstorm the
2:39 themes and generate content ideas. If I
2:41 need illustrations, like for coloring
2:44 books, I can use Nano Banana or ChatgBT.
2:45 And if I'm making something textheavy
2:48 like an ebook or a workbook, you can use
2:50 Gamma app and turn an outline into a
2:52 formatted PDF in minutes. The platform
2:55 for this is just Amazon KDP. You upload
2:57 your PDF, you set your price, and Amazon
2:59 handles the printing, shipping, and the
3:00 customer service. You just need to
3:02 collect the royalties. You create it
3:03 once and you can earn forever. The full
3:05 video is linked up here. It gives you
3:07 real examples and profit calculations.
3:09 Any of these can replace your 9 to5
3:11 income if you stick with it. But there's
3:13 one on this list that can absolutely
3:15 change your life. And sometimes that
3:17 happens overnight, and that one's coming
3:18 up. And the third one is print on
3:20 demand. You can design it once, upload
3:22 it to Merch by Amazon or Printify, and
3:24 they print it and ship it when somebody
3:26 buys it. You can even sell it on Tik
3:28 Tok. And you can make $2 to $10 profit
3:30 per shirt, and top sellers make between
3:33 $1 and $20,000 per month. Print on
3:35 demand is probably the lowest effort
3:37 side hustle on this list. I'm looking at
3:39 Merch by Amazon right now. Simple
3:41 textbased designs are selling like
3:43 crazy. Coffee because adulting is hard.
3:46 Teacher life, dog mom. And these aren't
3:48 complicated designs and many of them are
3:50 text only. And Canva is literally the
3:52 only tool you need. They have t-shirt
3:54 templates, mug templates, mockups,
3:56 everything. You can design it, download
3:58 it, and upload it to your platform. The
4:00 best platforms are Merch by Amazon if
4:02 you can get into it because it has
4:04 massive traffic. You can go to Etsy
4:06 because it's trusted and has built-in
4:08 buyers. Shopify with Printify or
4:10 Printull as your partner if you want to
4:12 own the store. And Tik Tok Shop just
4:14 opened print ondemand integrations,
4:18 which is huge. I've made over 36,000
4:19 print on demand sales and most my
4:22 designs took under 20 minutes to create.
4:24 This is a volume game. You create a lot
4:26 and you see what sticks. And number
4:29 four, Etsy. 90 million buyers are
4:31 searching monthly. Resume templates,
4:33 invitations, social media templates,
4:36 digital wall art. Shops with 25 to 40
4:40 listings make between 500 and $3,000 a
4:42 month. This shop sells digital planners,
4:44 over 40,000 sales. Another shop sells
4:47 Canva templates, 15,000 sales. These are
4:49 downloadable files that cost nothing to
4:51 fulfill. The key to Etsy success in
4:54 2026, niche down hard. For creating
4:56 products, I use Canva for graphics and
4:58 place it if I need more mockups for my
5:00 listings. For keywords, you can use
5:02 E-rank or Everbe. You find what people
5:04 are actually searching for, then create
5:07 that product. So, number five, affiliate
5:08 marketing. Basically, what you're doing
5:10 is you're recommending products for
5:11 other people to use. And I would start
5:13 with Amazon Associates because it's one
5:16 of the best platforms out there and it's
5:17 free. And on Amazon, you get between 1
5:20 to 50% commission. It takes 6 to 12
5:23 months, but it can hit $500 to $10,000
5:26 monthly. Platforms like Impact, Partner
5:28 Stack, and Sherale connect you with
5:29 hundreds of companies offering affiliate
5:32 programs. And platforms like Amazon
5:33 Associates, and Tik Tok have their own
5:35 affiliate marketing, and you can earn
5:37 commissions directly from them. Some
5:39 tools I like to use are Cap Cut for
5:41 video editing and Canva for graphics.
5:43 Some of the best platforms to promote on
5:46 are Tik Tok because it has insane reach
5:48 right now, YouTube for long-term
5:50 evergreen content, and Instagram and
5:52 Facebook for visual products. And number
5:53 six, and this is the one that could
5:55 replace your full-time income, content
5:57 creation. Think YouTube, Tik Tok,
5:59 blogging, and you share what you know.
6:01 And here's why this one's different. It
6:04 compounds. And these videos work for you
6:06 forever. Your hundth video is still
6:08 earning while you sleep. This can take
6:09 some time to get started. Sometimes it's
6:11 6 months, sometimes it's 12 months to
6:13 get monetized, but once you do, you can
6:16 earn between 1 to $50,000 monthly
6:18 realistically. And you can post videos
6:20 during lunch breaks. Those videos will
6:22 generate passive income every single
6:24 month. Every other side hustle on this
6:25 list gets easier when you have an
6:27 audience. Once you hit YouTube's
6:29 monetization threshold, you earn ad
6:31 revenue. Tik Tok has the creator rewards
6:33 program and Tik Tok shop. Instagram has
6:35 reals bonuses. And Facebook has ad
6:36 revenue sharing. But the real money
6:38 isn't the platform payments. It's the
6:40 opportunities, brand deals,
6:42 sponsorships, and your own products. For
6:44 editing, I use Cap Cut. It's free and
6:47 shockingly powerful. Canva for graphics
6:48 and thumbnails. And if you want to go
6:50 faceless, which is huge right now, tools
6:52 I like are Hey Genen, Cling Aai, 11
6:54 Labs, and Nvidia. And it lets you create
6:56 professional videos without ever showing
6:58 your face. The best platforms are Tik
7:00 Tok for explosive reach, YouTube for
7:03 long-term income, Instagram for visual
7:05 content, Facebook still has a massive
7:07 audience and Substack if you want to
7:09 write long form and build a paid
7:11 newsletter. The barrier to entry has
7:13 never been lower, your phone, a free
7:15 editing app, and a good idea is all you
7:17 need. Put the word starting in the
7:18 comments if you're ready to do this
7:20 today. And let me know in the comments
7:21 which was your favorite. And that's
7:23 number six. So here's your 5day lunch
7:26 break plan. Monday, pick one model,
7:28 research it, and watch a few tutorials.
7:30 Tuesday, create all the accounts
7:32 necessary for that side hustle.
7:34 Wednesday, make your first product.
7:36 Thursday, publish it or list it. Friday,
7:39 make your second product. 30 minutes per
7:42 day. In 3 months, you can have 15 to 20
7:44 products listed. In 6 months, 500 to
7:48 1,000 monthly. 12 months, 2 to 5,000
7:50 monthly. But only if you start to start
7:52 your KDP business. You can watch this
7:54 KDP tutorial here. And I have a full
7:56 side hustle playlist to help you get
7:57 started if you chose one of the other
7:59 ones. That's all I have for today.
