Top Three Digital Side Hustle Ideas - 2025 Update

The world is evolving, this means staying up to date with trending software and way of life is very key to a sustainable livelihood. Digital side hustles are the go to option for students, stay at home parents and even full time workers who have a few hours to spare each day. In this article, I carefully outlined three most efficient side hustles that you can try in 2025.

It will not be a surprise if you have heard or probably tried one or two of the yet to be mentioned hustles, But, failed and so would not want to try again. Listen, before I get in, I want you to know that the output of everything you do (online/offline) directly depends on the input (thus; the time invested, the strategies and above all the passion with which you work with). With That been said, let's get going...

1. Become An "AI in Business" Integration expect

Almost every single business under the sun utilizes AI (at least ChatGPT) in their day to day tasks and quick problem solving. This is a goldmine for us!. WHY?.... because most business owners or employees do not know a wide range of AI tools in their industry that can help them with the daily boring or hard to replicate tasks. This is where we come in. 

All we have to do is to position ourselves as people with prior knowledge in AI tools (I strongly advice that you spend time mastering these tools before), We could create an X (formerly Twitter profile, a LinkedIn profile or any other social platform where business owners and employees hang out a lot) and commerce with posting daily tips and insights about various AI tools and the industries the can be very useful. 

This might not sound like a big deal, I know!

But keep on with the posting/sharing of your daily tips, insights and discoveries on your socials. After you have succeeded in getting some eyeballs (views) on your content and probably some engagements (likes  and comments), you can start by engaging people in your comments section. 

Engaging people in your comment section?....YES! 

Make sure to reply to all (relevant) comments to your posts and take the chance to ask questions like "Do you use any AI tool in your workspace?", watch out for their answer and offer to help integrate more reliable and stress relieving tools into their workspace (this has to do with "copy" and your marketing abilities, make sure to harness that skill too)

You can also go with the cold outreach method. DM people you think (base on their profile) might need a specific AI tool or group of tools. Again, copy is very important to be successful. learn how to trigger response, get client interested and ultimately how to close sales.

Look at this conversation from thread. (a Screenshot I found somewhere on the net)

People are ready to implement AI or trending software into their area of expertise, they just don't have enough time to sit and learn about all the hard stuffs. That's your business!!

I am very sure this is clear and the idea I am trying to paint is vivid. This is a business/side hustle idea I haven't seen or heard lots of people rant about. Take the opportunity and be they first in the game.

2. Start a Podcast.

I strongly believe you've heard of this over and over and maybe have tried before, but listen!...The taste for podcasts and audio books grows everyday and I can see (which i believe you do too) that the world is gradually shifting from flipping books or papers or scrolling endlessly in the name of reading to simply plugging your earphones and enjoying a podcast (the news or a specific topic), an audiobook or a narrational story while on the go. 

Come closer!... No one has time to sit around flipping pages But everyone wants what is in those pages, and that's your business. 

With the help of AI tools like ChatGPT, NotebookLM, Invideo AI, Augie AI, Canva, CapCut and several others, your journey of content creation (Podcasts) is going to easier than it has ever been before.

After carefully planning and generating your Audio podcasts, it is time to upload. Choose from the wide range of distribution platforms, one that you are very familiar with it's user interface and probably have used for sometime. Also, I will like to introduce you to my latest favorite, Kuewave.com!

Kuewave is an all in one platform for all your audio needs. Sign up to Kuewave an upload your content seamlessly and free. 

3. Start Writing on LinkedIn.

LinkedIn has an inbuilt audience that are ready to absorb information. Writing on LinkedIn can help land you a descent paying writing gig or after gaining some grounds you can earn passively by utilizing models such as affiliate marketing, sponsored posts or even sell your own course or eBook. 

Tip: It is very good to only write about things you are either an expert in or have the passion to learn on the go. Remember, it is the passion that will keep you going even when the going gets tough. 

Explore the LinkedIn Newsletter feature

This professional platform offers an inbuilt newsletter system that you can start right from day one. It is easier to start and scale a newsletter on LinkedIn because your connections mostly subscribe to your newsletter too. So, all you've got to do is send out invites. Unlike other systems where you just hope someone discovers your newsletter, LinkedIn handles the heavy lifting. 

Don't wait, Get started for free. 

Spend time to develop or groom digital skill sets which will help you in a lot of ways. For instance, learning the of writing creating or storytelling is very essential since it is one of the many skills that are wanted in various industries. Select a side hustle and stay true to it, adapt to changes and watch out for success.

The above listed side hustles ideas are not get rich quick schemes, these are real and legit side businesses that if harnessed and groomed very well can become a major income stream. Also, everything mentioned here in this article is to the best of knowledge of the author (me).