What could you get paid for?
The side hustle that suits you usually starts from how you already like to work: making things, teaching, creating, advising, selling or helping people. This free 3-minute quiz finds the two kinds closest to you and suggests small ways to start, with no sign-up.
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The 6 kinds of side hustle
Each one is named after a place, and each is a different way of offering something to people. Your result is the two closest to you.
The Workshop
Things you make
You like making things people can hold and use, and taking the time to get them right.
The Classroom
What you know
You like helping people understand things, and you know something others would like to learn.
The Studio
Content and creative work
You like making original work, such as writing, video, design or music, and putting it in front of people.
The Consultancy
Advice and expertise
You like working through problems, and people already trust your judgment on them.
The Market Stall
Buying and selling
You like finding things people want, and you enjoy the back-and-forth of buying and selling.
The Helping Hand
Services for people
You like being useful to people directly, by taking care of something they can't get to.
Why start with how you like to work
Most side hustle lists start with what's popular right now. This quiz starts with you, because a side hustle happens in your spare time, and it's easier to keep at something when you enjoy the work itself. It can't tell you what will sell or what will work out, but it can show you where to try first. In Ikigai terms, it's one way into the question of what you could be paid for.
A starting point for reflection, not financial or career advice.