15 Side Hustle Ideas for 2026 💸 businesses my friends & I have tried and made it work

🗓 Book a 1:1 coaching session with me to grow your business: http://tinyurl.com/dinacoaching I started my first ever side hustle in 2018 selling greeting cards. I then started to teach calligraphy workshops for a couple months until I quit my 9-5 government office job in 2019, and since then I've tried a whole bunch of business ideas being self-employed for 3.5 years! (I know in the video I say I've done 9, but there's actually 10... I forgot to include my pet-sitting business haha 😂) In this video, I share the 9 businesses I've tried and 6 businesses that my friends have tried. If you're looking for side business ideas or just advice on how to start a side hustle and you have no idea where to start, then keep watching! Let me know if you have a business or if you're planning to start one! Do you have any questions? Leave a comment below ❤️️ FREE RESOURCES: 💻 Download my Business Plan Template here👉 https://tinyurl.com/bizplandina 💻 Download my Start Your Youtube Checklist here👉 https://tinyurl.com/ytchecklistdina 💻 Download my UGC portfolio template (Canva) and pitch template👉 https://tinyurl.com/ugcdina 💻 Download my Canva template for your Etsy listings photos here👉 https://tinyurl.com/etsylistingphotos... 💻 Download the Start Your Etsy Checklist here👉 https://tinyurl.com/etsychecklistdina 💻 Download my Etsy Stats Tracker (Google Sheets) here👉 https://tinyurl.com/etsystatsdina 🎉 [LIMITED OFFER✨] Get my Etsy listing photos course 👉 https://tinyurl.com/etsylistingphotos 🗓 Book a 1:1 coaching session with me to grow your business: http://tinyurl.com/dinacoaching ☕️BUY ME A COFFEE! If you've been finding my content helpful, buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dinadlu 👋Follow on Instagram for behind-the-scenes:   / dinadlu   📧Start an email list with Kit (previously ConvertKit): https://tinyurl.com/dinakit 🇨🇦Business registration in Canada: Get 15% off registration of your sole proprietorship or corporation with Ownr: https://partners.ownr.co/dinalu 🎥My fav Youtube growth tool: Use code DINABUDDY20 for 20% off TubeBuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=d... 💻Website hosting: Use code DINALU to get 10% off any Hostinger website plan (starts at $3/month!): https://hostinger.com/dinalu 📚Get 30 days of Audible for free! (One of my favorite ways of reading a book) https://amzn.to/3IPVmyl 🎵 Music from Epidemic Sound, get 30 days free: https://share.epidemicsound.com/ikuyb5 CHAPTERS: 0:00 How my side hustles led me to quit my job in 2019 0:37 Hustle idea 1 1:55 Hustle idea 2 2:29 Hustle idea 3 2:50 Hustle idea 4 3:16 Hustle idea 5 4:05 Hustle idea 6 4:51 Hustle idea 7 5:55 Hustle idea 8 6:35 Hustle idea 9 6:58 Hustle idea 10 7:30 Hustle idea 11 7:44 Hustle idea 12 8:10 Hustle idea 13 8:35 Hustle idea 14 8:55 Hustle idea 15 9:23 IMPORTANT things to know before you start a side hustle!!!! 11:14 If you want quick cash 11:39 Strategy is important, but also... TECH EQUIPMENT 📹 My camera: https://amzn.to/33SQIAD 📹 My external microphone: https://amzn.to/3xQrsEe 📹 My other microphone: https://amzn.to/3MVS5zw 📹 My other other microphone (lav mic): https://amzn.to/3xoGofY 📹 My ergonomic mouse (life changing - I don't use it in this video though): https://amzn.to/37JFooY (most similar to mine) 📹 My Youtube lights: https://amzn.to/3A3IzVQ Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Other links in this video description may also be affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Some of the images used in this video are designed by Freepik (www.freepik.com) Subscriber count: 9,903