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- Ryan tests side hustles and shares his findings with 100,000 TikTok followers.
- He recommends user-generated content as a potential side hustle since it can be a low lift.
- He doesn’t recommend trying to start a YouTube channel or voice work if you’re looking to make money quickly.
If you’re looking for a side hustle, but overwhelmed by the options, Ryan can help you sort through the noise.
Ryan, a millennial with a full-time job and two kids, spends a few nights a week, weekends, and some lunch breaks trying out side hustles. Under his handle @sidehustlereview, he tells 100,000 TikTok followers what he learns, including what makes money, and the time involved.
“I’m in this side hustle wormhole. My For You page is just side hustle after side hustle,” Ryan told Insider. He asked that his last name and full-time employment be withheld for privacy, but they’ve been verified with Insider.
“In this wormhole, there are legit side hustles there, but they kind of leave out the hard work it takes to actually make it,” he said. “I just focus on what’s cycling through social media or on TikTok and just tackle them one by one.”
He became interested in side hustles because his new home needed some repairs and he could use the extra income. He was seeing ideas online, but said it was unclear “how much you’re going to make or how long it will take for you to get to the numbers that they said.”
Because of this, he decided to document his experience and become a resource for others.