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💰 The #1 Side Hustle I'd Start Today (If I Had To Start Over)

💰 The #1 Side Hustle I'd Start Today (If I Had To Start Over)

If I lost it all and had to start over with nothing but Wi-Fi and a $100 webcam...

Robert Lyon
May 14, 2025

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The Lion’s Den

The #1 Side Hustle I'd Start Today (If I Had To Start Over)

If I lost it all and had to start over with nothing but Wi-Fi and a $100 webcam...
Here’s exactly what I’d do to make my first $10K—and scale it to $100K+ fast.

It’s simple. Scalable. And weirdly ignored by most people chasing “easier” wins.

I call it the Affiliate Software Review Business.

🌎 This is not some “get rich overnight” garbage. But it’s damn close.

If I had to choose just one side hustle to bet the house on—it’d be this:

Build a software review business.
Here’s why:

The Ingredients Are Simple:

Website (easy landing page builder like Carrd or Framer)
Email Newsletter (ConvertKit, Beehiiv, or Substack)
Basic Video Setup (screen recording + mic)

That’s it. No product to create. No clients to chase. No customer service nightmares.

Just you, a camera, and a hot mic.

The Game Plan:

Find good software tools (with solid affiliate programs).
Make YouTube reviews + tutorials showing how to use them.
Add your affiliate link in the description.
Drive traffic to your newsletter before the affiliate checkout.
Repurpose content into shorts, podcasts, blogs, and emails.

Make 1 video/day, target niche keywords, and let YouTube work its SEO magic.

Boom—free traffic, recurring revenue, and a growing audience.

Why This Works: One hour a day. Zero sales calls. Zero refunds.
Just record, publish, repeat.

People search for software reviews and tutorials. You don’t chase. They come to you.
Most good tools pay recurring commissions.
Your content snowballs over time.
It’s scalable: One video = years of passive traffic.
It’s sellable: Build a brand, not a personal brand.

Tim has a software review business… be like Tim$

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🥷 Now here’s where it gets fun.

Let’s say you lean all the way in:

You repurpose your YouTube videos into short clips, podcasts, and blog posts.
You niche down: “Hey, I help busy founders find the perfect tech stack—no headaches, no fluff.”
You offer bonuses: “Use my link and I’ll send you a free guide or even help you set it up.”

Suddenly, you’re not just an affiliate...
You’re a trusted curator. A shortcut. A bridge to simplicity.

You do this well enough, long enough—and boom:
You’ve built a brand.

Not a personal brand. A real one.
One you can eventually sell.

You hire a video editor in the Philippines. A part-time writer. Maybe a full-time operator.

Now you’re just steering the ship.

And let me be clear—I’m not pitching a course.
I don’t run this business because, frankly, I don’t need to.
But if I had to start over... this is exactly what I’d do.

Because it scales. It stacks. And it doesn’t suck your soul dry.

💰 BONUS INSIGHT – THIS IS THE GOLD RUSH HACK. Everyone’s out here digging for gold.

This business? You sell the pickaxes.

Software keeps coming. New tools launch daily.
You don’t need to chase the next trend—just stay in the flow of what’s already working.

The biggest player in this space? AppSumo.
They pulled in $80M in 2023 doing exactly this at scale.

So yeah. There’s real money in it.

If you’ve got the guts to hit record, and the patience to show up for 30 days...

You’ve got the makings of a six—or seven—figure machine.

THE TAKEAWAYS

No clients. No refunds. No customer service.
Pure leverage: 1 video = cash for years.
Recurring revenue = monthly freedom.
Audience = asset.
The only limit? How consistent you are.

Hit my YouTube and subscribe for more breakdowns:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheLyonShow

See you tomorrow.

Robert Lyon
CEO & Founder, The Lion’s Den
Go. Fight. Win. 🪁

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