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Personalized hardcover storybooks for parents, with their child as the hero
Parents buy these as birthday gifts and yearly keepsakes, and AI can now write and illustrate each book.
Skills you can bring: A storyteller's ear and an eye for pictures parents keep
$39–$59Start this - 2
Pet portrait prints and canvases for pet owners, made from a phone photo
Pet owners already buy portraits as gifts, and they can see the art before paying to print it.
Skills you can bring: An artist's eye and a following among pet owners
$49–$129Start this - 3
Required workplace posters for small employers in California, with updates when laws change
Employers must post these notices by law, and they already pay to receive updated sets.
Skills you can bring: HR or employment-law knowledge and contacts among small employers
$29–$79Start this - 4
Hardcover yearbooks for friend groups, made from their group chat
Friends and families want keepsakes from their chats, and AI can pick the best moments and lay out the book.
Skills you can bring: Taste in book design and an eye for the moments worth keeping
$49–$79Start this - 5
Printed family recipe books made from a grandparent's handwritten recipe cards
Families give these as heartfelt gifts, and AI can now read handwritten cards and lay out the pages.
Skills you can bring: A following among home cooks and taste in book design
$49–$89Start this - 6
Escape-room party kits built from a family's own photos
Escape-room kits are already a popular party gift, and personal photos make each one unique.
Skills you can bring: Puzzle-design skill and a sense of what gets a group playing
$29–$49Start this - 7
Print-on-demand T-shirts and hoodies for rock climbers, with designs only climbers get
Climbers buy clothes that show they belong, and print on demand means no stock to hold.
Skills you can bring: Standing in the community and an eye for designs people wear
$25–$45Start this - 8
Sticker and tattoo-flash packs for the skateboarding scene
Skaters buy art that speaks to them, and packs are cheap to make and ship.
Skills you can bring: An illustrator's style and credibility in the scene
$8–$25Start this - 9
A service that mails handwritten-style thank-you cards for small businesses
Handwritten mail gets opened, and small businesses use it for thank-yous and outreach.
Skills you can bring: A warm writing voice and contacts among small businesses
$3–$8 per cardStart this - 10
Limited, numbered art prints of your photography or illustration, printed when fans order
Fans want your best work on their wall, and a numbered edition makes each print feel rare.
Skills you can bring: Work people want to hang and an eye for print quality
$35–$90Start this - 11
T-shirts and hoodies with your channel's inside jokes, printed on demand for fans
Fans buy clothes that show they belong, and only your audience gets the inside jokes.
Skills you can bring: Running jokes your audience repeats and an eye for wearable design
$25–$45Start this - 12
A printed zine of your photos or comics in a small numbered run, for fans who collect your work
Fans who follow your work online value a small printed run they can hold and keep.
Skills you can bring: A body of work that holds up in print
$15–$30Start this - 13
Sticker packs of your characters or catchphrases for fans to put on laptops and water bottles
Stickers are an easy first purchase for fans, and they put them where other people see them.
Skills you can bring: Characters or phrases your audience loves
$8–$15Start this