AI Side Hustles
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Beginner-Friendly AI Side Hustles

Cases we rated Beginner on skill level, based on what each source describes. Income is as reported.

Updated October 20, 202643 cases
Summary: 29 of our 43 sourced cases report a monthly figure. As reported, those figures run from $550 to $300,000 a month, with a median of $14,000. Evidence: 6 independently documented, 3 source-supported, 34 self-reported. (cases in this list) These are what each source reports, not typical results.

  1. Stella (Sarah, Hot High Priestess)

    Over $300K in MRR
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $300,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: About two months from launch to over $300K MRR, by her account.

  2. Magai (Dustin Stout)

    Almost $100K/mo
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $100,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  3. Tomer (AI calorie tracker app)

    Over $80K a month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $80,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: About two months from the first line of code to the App Store, by his account.

  4. Ryan Hogue (Ryan's Method)

    $49,000 a month in passive income
    Self-ReportedPrint on Demand, about $49,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: $0 to launch. Time to first revenue: First shirt sold for $14.99, with $2.58 profit.

  5. GeoSports (Frank)

    ~$40K/mo
    Self-ReportedContent Creation, about $40,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  6. Launch Fast (Hasaam Bhatti)

    $30K MRR
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $30,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Within 30 days (the founder says it reached $10K MRR on day 30).

  7. Wakes (Reza)

    Close to $30K a month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $30,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; he says one year earlier he had never built anything.

  8. Christina Umerez

    CA$470,000 (about US$347,500)
    Self-ReportedPrint on Demand, about $29,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Small sales in the first months; CA$54,600 in November and December 2021.

  9. Bailey Designed Co. (Bailey)

    $340,000 revenue
    Self-ReportedDigital Products, about $28,333 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  10. Formula Bot (David Bressler)

    About $26K a month in recurring revenue
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $26,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; he says building the first version took a couple of weeks.

  11. ToneAdapt (Kyan)

    $25K a month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $25,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Under five months from his first app to $25K a month, by his account.

  12. 3AK (Christian and Braylin)

    $20K+/mo
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $20,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  13. Emily Odio-Sutton

    $220,300 in sales (2023)
    Independently DocumentedPrint on Demand, about $18,400 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Under $40. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; her first sale was a $22 T-shirt.

  14. Wrestle AI (George Lampropoulos)

    $17K/mo
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $17,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  15. Maxed AI (Max Hirsch)

    About $14K to $15K a month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $14,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; he says he had never built a mobile app six months before the interview.

  16. MyFutureSelf (Giancarlo Sarti)

    $12.9K revenue in one month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $12,900 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; users began subscribing soon after launch.

  17. STOPPR (David Attias)

    $12K a month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $12,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: About one month; he says the first month of revenue was 5,000.

  18. Vugola (Vadim, @VadimStrizheus on X)

    About $11K MRR
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $11,200 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; he started marketing in March 2026.

  19. Sebastian Volkis (TrendFeed, CodeSpring, ChatIQ)

    About $9.7K MRR in two months (ChatIQ)
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $9,700 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: About two months for ChatIQ.

  20. DimeADozen (Sal Aiello and Monica Powers)

    $66,000+ in about 7 months
    Independently DocumentedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $9,400 a month as reported
    Startup cost: $185. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed.

  21. Mark Lawrence I Garilao (FUNTASTIC YT)

    $9,000 in one month
    Self-ReportedFaceless YouTube, about $9,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  22. Sean, Provo, Utah (Side Hustle School episode 3103)

    Close to $3,000/mo
    Self-ReportedFreelancing & Consulting, about $3,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Within the first month.

  23. Eftakhairul Islam

    About $3,000/mo
    Self-ReportedDigital Products, about $3,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Midjourney Basic plan. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed.

  24. AutoMemes.ai (Max Ibarra)

    Around $2,000/month
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $2,000 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Paying customers on the first day.

  25. Becca Miller

    $1,500 a month
    Self-ReportedPrint on Demand, about $1,500 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; shop opened in 2025.

  26. Unnamed side hustler (Side Hustle School episode 3152)

    About $1,400/mo
    Self-ReportedContent Creation, about $1,400 a month as reported
    Startup cost: About $20/mo plus platform fees. Time to first revenue: First month (42 subscribers, just under $300 a month).

  27. Sam (self-publishing author and KDP tutorial creator)

    $10,155 net profit
    Partially VerifiedAmazon KDP & Publishing, about $846 a month as reported
    Startup cost: About $3,589 in ads over the year. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed.

  28. Nicole Cueto

    $670 a month on average
    Independently DocumentedFreelancing & Consulting, about $670 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated; she started in January 2023.

  29. CoverLetterGPT (Vince, Wasp)

    ~$550 MRR
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products, about $550 a month as reported
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  30. Unnamed marketing consultant (Side Hustle School episode 3075)

    $1,000+ by month two
    Self-ReportedAI Agencies & Services
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: First paid project ($300) shortly after a free test build.

  31. Sultan Ali

    More than $3,500 total
    Independently DocumentedFreelancing & Consulting
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: First order in March 2023, a few months after ChatGPT launched.

  32. Ryan Adams

    About $31,000 total
    Partially VerifiedFreelancing & Consulting
    Startup cost: None. Time to first revenue: About three weeks after applying, following onboarding and training.

  33. Ammaar Reshi

    841 copies sold (revenue not disclosed)
    Self-ReportedAmazon KDP & Publishing
    Startup cost: $0 beyond an existing $30 a month Midjourney subscription. Time to first revenue: About 72 hours from idea to publication.

  34. Maverick Maltin

    Around six figures a month
    Independently DocumentedContent Creation
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: A few months; he says he waited before taking his first brand deal, which paid $2,400 for two videos.

  35. Profit AI (Jack, @jackdoesecom)

    $147,000 total since launch
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed.

  36. Claudine Lam

    Over CA$34,000 (about $25,000) in sales since 2022
    Independently DocumentedDigital Products
    Startup cost: Not disclosed (she paid for an online Etsy course). Time to first revenue: January 2022, when she made CA$3.45 net profit; about four months to her first 100 sales.

  37. Type Slash AI (Ihor Stefurak)

    $1,000 in pre-orders
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  38. Soulin Social (Cathy Kim)

    €2,900 MRR
    Self-ReportedMicro-SaaS & AI Products
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not stated.

  39. Joe Popelas

    Over $1M in one year
    Self-ReportedDigital Products
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: About two months; he says he hit his first profitable day on October 3 after generating about 40 books.

  40. Desiree Sandison

    About $34,400 in 11 months
    Self-ReportedDigital Products
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed.

  41. Jason Pagliaro (Guardian Custom Creations)

    Over $320 in two months
    Self-ReportedPrint on Demand
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Within 48 hours of applying the workshop method.

  42. Shannon Davis

    $14,000 over three months
    Self-ReportedPrint on Demand
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed; the shop is just over a year old.

  43. Telisha "Nikki" Jones (Xania Monet)

    More than $52,000 (Billboard estimate)
    Partially VerifiedContent Creation
    Startup cost: Not disclosed. Time to first revenue: Not disclosed.
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