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An online store selling camp-kitchen gear, with AI finding products and running the ads
One product that sells well can carry a store, and AI can now write the listings and run the ads.
Skills you can bring: An eye for products people want and ads that sell them
Product marginStart this - 2
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 - 3
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 - 4
Puzzle books, journals and coloring books for cat lovers, sold on Amazon
Puzzle and coloring books sell steadily online, and a new book costs little to make.
Skills you can bring: Design taste and a feel for what cat lovers buy
$7–$15Start this - 5
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 - 6
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 - 7
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 - 8
A swimwear brand sold online, with AI running the store, content and ads
Small product brands can grow large online, and AI can now run much of the store, content and ads.
Skills you can bring: Product taste and experience sourcing or making things
Product marginStart this - 9
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 - 10
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 - 11
Cross-stitch and crochet patterns for crafters, made from their own photos
Crafters look for custom patterns, and a photo can be turned into one automatically.
Skills you can bring: Hands-on craft skill and a following among crafters
$5–$15Start this - 12
Diamond-painting kits made from customers' own photos, sold as gifts
Diamond painting has a large craft following, and a kit made from a family photo makes a personal gift.
Skills you can bring: Experience sourcing craft supplies and a sense of quality
$29–$59Start this - 13
Parts-compatibility guides for people building out camper vans
Van builders check compatibility before every purchase, and a reliable guide earns repeat visits.
Skills you can bring: Hands-on experience building out vans
Affiliate commissionsStart this - 14
Monthly science kits for homeschool families, with a lesson guide for parents
Homeschool families buy hands-on lessons, and a kit with a guide saves them preparation time.
Skills you can bring: Science-teaching experience and a maker's streak
$15 per kitStart this - 15
PDF sewing and knitting patterns for makers who want to copy the pieces you make on camera
Makers ask for the pattern under every finished piece you post, and a PDF is simple to deliver.
Skills you can bring: Pieces people want to make and exact written instructions
$6–$12 per patternStart this - 16
A font made from your hand lettering, for designers and fans to use in their own projects
Fans of your lettering want to use it in their own work, and a font file is easy to deliver.
Skills you can bring: Hand lettering people recognize
$15–$49Start this - 17
Build plans and material lists for DIYers who want to make the projects you film
Viewers want to build what they watched, and plans save them from guessing the measurements.
Skills you can bring: Builds that work and careful measured drawings
$9–$29Start this - 18
Maintenance guides and checklists for owners of the one car or motorcycle model you cover
Owners want help for their exact model, and you've already done the jobs on camera.
Skills you can bring: Hands-on experience with one model and owners who follow you
$9–$19Start this - 19
Custom digital portraits in your illustration style, drawn from a fan's photo to give as a gift
Fans want themselves drawn in the style they follow you for, and a portrait makes a personal gift.
Skills you can bring: An illustration style people love and the speed to draw to order
$49–$149Start this - 20
A custom intro theme or short jingle for another creator's podcast or channel
Creators want a sound that is theirs alone, and a short piece is quick work for a composer.
Skills you can bring: Composition skills and a sound other creators like
$99–$299Start this - 21
3D printing files for hobbyists who want to print the models and props in your videos
Hobbyists want to print what they saw you make, and files download the moment they pay.
Skills you can bring: 3D modeling skills and props people want to own
$5–$20Start this - 22
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 - 23
A boxed starter kit for beginners with the exact tools you use, such as your brushes and paper
Beginners want to start with the tools you use, and one box saves them the research.
Skills you can bring: A craft people want to start and firm opinions on tools
$49–$99Start this