6 Surprising Side Hustles You Didn’t Know Pay Well

Unusual passive income projects are, more often than not, generate more income because they have the least competition in the market. If you are looking to entertain yourself or find some more creative ideas to earn from side hustles nowadays, I’ve got you a list here: 

Gift-consulting side hustles aim to help people, especially corporate bosses, to come up with unique gift ideas for their colleagues and employees. Gift consultants would consider your gift budget and your employee’s personalities in suggesting gift ideas for birthdays, weddings, Christmas, and other occasions

Freelancers with typing skills earn a lot by just being a transcriber! Transcription side hustles can make around $500 per year and, more importantly, you will learn a lot from the podcasts that you are transcribing.

The lockdowns sure have got people into the baking trend! More people are now selling baked goods online - from loaves of bread to cookies and creative pastries. Product photography has now become one of the most in-demand side hustles for those who love photography and can do product photoshoots at home. 

Rates can either be per product shoot or per hour. The cost per hour is $25 minimum and can go as high as $500. 

Nutritionists or even fitness junkies can earn well in this side hustle. Busy people would rather pay others to customize their meals as they focus on their day-to-day jobs. Meal planners create healthy meal plans and prepare shopping lists for their clients. This service is something that meal delivery services cannot provide. 

Rates for a professional meal planner start at $60 per week.

People who recently moved to a new place, starting out a venture, or are just feeling lonely are willing to hire someone to be their friend. For $20/hr, you get to hang out and talk with people. 

The Filipino term pasabuy means that a person (who is engaged in pasabuy) will be the one to find and buy the items as per the customer’s request. It is a profitable side business especially for those who are abroad or those who go grocery shopping once in a while. The seller (one who does the pasabuy) would just charge minimal convenience/handling delivery fees on top of the item price. This is most common to Filipinos abroad who tend to bring home items that are not usually found in Philippine stores. The customers can save a lot from international shipping and customs fees. 

The rate for convenience fee starts at $2 per order request (it can also be item-based if the items you are requesting are from two different malls/stores). This might go up depending on the size of the item. If you have at least 50 order requests, you’d earn at least $100 for just a single shopping mall trip!

Some of these side hustles are profitable in the long run while some are just one-time projects. Side hustles without much competition and are entertaining  as well are not easy but hey they can also bring you fortune if you’d stay committed!