5 Side Gigs You Can Start With Just a Website

A website is the best side-gig engine there is

I like creating side gigs — anything that makes money on the internet. Every one of these starts with a simple website:

1. Affiliate programs

Recommend products you already use. Join a program, share your link, earn a commission when someone buys.

2. Google AdSense

Write helpful content, place ads, get paid for traffic. Slow at first, compounding later.

3. Coupon & deals pages

Collect the best codes in one place (like my deals page) — visitors save money, you earn referral fees.

4. Niche blogs

Pick something you genuinely enjoy — for me that's web dev, coffee, and options trading — and go deep.

5. Selling your own thing

Templates, guides, presets. Once the audience exists, your own product beats any commission.

Start with one. Ship it. Iterate.