If you were to rank the top three side hustles you've done in recent memory, what would they be? It could be any definition of success: monetary, skill updates, the people factor, or whatever. As long as it was a side hustle that worked out for you, what were the best? Thanks for share. :)

On Apr 20, 2026, VeryExploratory said:

If you were to rank the top three side hustles you've done in recent memory, what would they be? It could be any definition of success: monetary, skill updates, the people factor, or whatever. As long as it was a side hustle that worked out for you, what were the best? Thanks for share. :)

Well, I would say that trying to upgrade my trading skills is something that I have been doing recently. However, I must admit that I have not been able to gain much success as of now. I am trying to build the right kind of strategies and trying to upgrade my skills.

As a landscaped garden designer I have done severa gardens, I designed my own home and live there. I am a Trustee of a Charitable Trust.

Posting on forums, watching videos on YouTube, and surfing the internet are my three main side hustles. I have been doing this for a very long time and I love these side hustles.

On Jun 22, 2026, prolific-writer said:

Posting on forums, watching videos on YouTube, and surfing the internet are my three main side hustles. I have been doing this for a very long time and I love these side hustles.

But how do you make money from watching Youtube vidoes?

I have only two side hustles that’s freelancing and trading and I must it’s really good and I’m planning on becoming a full time trader soon

A Side hustle I enjoyed working on was GPT rewards sites, they paid surprisingly well.

Both affiliate marketing & content making required skill, thus they served as cure boredom, a casual past-time.

However,I am entirely focused now on the latter (content making), as my social accounts are beginning to sprout & gain momentum.

I’m seriously considering a role as pro content manager.

But here is the real question: What was your biggest learning curve?

I ran a forum for 11 years. It was rewarding at the time, though I didn't make much money from it (any money just covered hosting costs mainly).

I've re-sold items online before and made some pocket money through that.

I've started a new programming business and working on a product, so fingers crossed that does well.

I have a side hustle, the side hustle I enjoy the most is affiliated marketing and content writing, but sometimes, I also complete task on freelance website to add up my earning.

When you are choosing a side hustle, you need to choose what give you passion. So that completing works can be flexible for you.

If I rank my top three side hustles by how much I learned and enjoyed them, number one is freelance full-stack and AI development through my solo studio, shipping custom web and Flutter apps for founders. Number two was creating and teaching web development courses on Udemy back in 2023, which pushed me to explain backend concepts much more clearly.

Number three is technical writing and building open-source developer tools like Jinjalume, which consistently opens doors to great conversations and new client work.