10 guides · Websites, products and audiences
Online Business
Digital-first businesses you can run from a laptop: content sites, digital products, marketplaces and communities.
Build a content site answering specific search questions, monetized through display ads, affiliates and digital products.
- Startup
- $20–$1k
- Est. monthly
- $0–$5k
Earn commissions recommending products you've actually evaluated, through reviews, comparison pages and tutorials.
- Startup
- $0–$800
- Est. monthly
- $0–$8k
Sell trending products online without holding inventory — suppliers ship directly to your customers.
- Startup
- $100–$3k
- Est. monthly
- $0–$20k
Design t-shirts, mugs and posters uploaded to POD platforms — items print and ship only after customers order.
- Startup
- $0–$600
- Est. monthly
- $0–$4k
Create or acquire small content sites, grow their traffic and income, then sell them on marketplaces at a multiple.
- Startup
- $100–$10k
- Est. monthly
- $0–$6k
Sell templates, planners, presets, fonts and Notion systems — make once, sell forever, deliver instantly.
- Startup
- $0–$400
- Est. monthly
- $0–$6k
Package your teachable skill into structured video curriculum sold repeatedly on course platforms or your own site.
- Startup
- $50–$2.5k
- Est. monthly
- $0–$15k
Publish a focused email publication where free issues feed a paid tier readers pay monthly for.
- Startup
- $0–$500
- Est. monthly
- $0–$7k
Host a private group where members pay monthly for access, accountability, resources and each other.
- Startup
- $0–$800
- Est. monthly
- $0–$8k
Connect a specific buyer group with vetted sellers — charging listing fees, commissions or subscriptions.
- Startup
- $200–$8k
- Est. monthly
- $0–$9k
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