19 Business Concepts Available for You! - Side Hustle Nation

      Side Hustle Nation is focused on enhancing your personal profitability. To achieve this, we frequently collaborate with companies that align with our mission. If you register or purchase through one of our partner links, we might receive compensation—at no additional cost to you. Learn more. It’s time for another round of business idea giveaways, and my long-time friend and show supporter, Steve Chou, a serial entrepreneur who has built two 7-figure businesses from side hustles—MyWifeQuitHerJob.com and BumbleBeeLinens.com—is here to assist me.

      This marks our third round of business idea giveaways, becoming a bit of a tradition. If you enjoy this format, be sure to check out the previous two rounds:

      Episode 563: 19 Business Ideas Free for the Taking!, with Steve Chou

      Episode 530: 17 Business Ideas Free for the Taking!, with Steve Chou.

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      1. Pillows as a Service

      You likely have several pillows at home that are far beyond their prime. Did you know that your pillow may harbor up to 16 types of fungi? According to a study in the Allergy journal, fungi such as Aspergillus fumigatus can thrive in old pillows, potentially leading to respiratory issues. Furthermore, after just two years, as much as 10% of your pillow's weight could be dust mites and their waste! (Yes, it’s as unpleasant as it sounds.) One of Steve’s friends couldn't sleep until he began to change his sheets more frequently. Thus, a subscription service for pillows is not such a bad concept. Customers would take a quiz to determine whether they are back sleepers or side sleepers, plus the density and thickness that would be ideal for them. Then, a new pillow would be shipped to them every 3 to 6 months, based on what’s optimal for keeping the sleeping experience cleaner and less gross.

      2. Customer Service Chatbot

      Steve operates an e-commerce store and admits that he isn't particularly fond of spending his day managing customer service. With the rise of AI, these chatbots could serve as a first line of defense. “The simplest method would be to create a spreadsheet of all products, product descriptions, etc., and then input it into an AI bot, training it specifically for that store,” Steve explained. You could even input old chat transcripts from customer service representatives, such as, “How did they handle this question?” The aim is to offer this as a service — creating customer service bots that can be sold to any store, whether online or brick-and-mortar. To find clients, Steve recommended reaching out to Shopify stores via contact forms. There’s a market for it, he indicated, and some services are overpriced. The pitch is straightforward: businesses save time and money by allowing a chatbot to manage routine inquiries like “Where’s my order?” and “What should I buy?”

      3. Second Guess Remover — For Garage Doors

      You know that unsettling sensation that strikes just as you leave your neighborhood? “Did I close the garage door?” Once that doubt takes root, it’s all over. Then your spouse says, “I think we did…” and before you know it, you’re making the trek back to check. Nine times out of ten, it’s indeed closed—it’s muscle memory at this point. However, that one time we actually left it open occurred just as we were preparing for a 13-hour drive from California to Washington, intending to be away for weeks. Hence, I’ll term this idea the “Second Guess Remover.” It could be a simple phone app or smart home device that allows us to verify whether our garage door is closed without having to drive back home. It's a minor innovation, but the reassurance it provides would be invaluable.

      4. Theft Deterrent Signs

      Speaking of home security, you may recognize the usual “Secured by ADT” or “Secured by Xfinity Home Security.” Standard fare. However, one neighbor of ours deviated from the norm with a sign that read something like, “This home is protected by a trigger-happy Second Amendment voter.” Whether they are genuinely armed is irrelevant. What matters is that if I were a potential burglar surveying the area, I would absolutely skip this house. Like Steve often says, the goal is to appear less appealing than the next target. This idea may raise some eyebrows in certain regions (like California), but when it comes to home security, sometimes a creative approach — or, in this case, going beyond conventional security