Adam Erhart - The Ultimate 2025 Side Hustle Tier List (Ranked from Best to Worst!)
The video provides a tier list of side hustles for 2025, evaluating their potential based on factors like startup costs, profitability, and sustainability. Drop shipping is rated F tier due to overhyped expectations, low-quality products, long shipping times, and intense competition, making it not worthwhile. Affiliate marketing is placed in the A tier, as it can be lucrative, but requires a significant following to start. It is challenging initially but becomes a solid side hustle once an audience is built. Traditional social media marketing agencies (SMMA) are rated B tier; they have almost zero startup costs and can charge high monthly fees, but client retention is difficult due to high fees. Amazon FBA is also rated F tier, facing similar issues as drop shipping, compounded by strict regulations and dependency on Amazon's rules, making it a headache. The hybrid agency model is rated S tier, praised for its low startup costs, monthly recurring revenue, and over 90% profit margins, making it the best business model according to the speaker, who credits it for their millionaire status. The speaker offers a free marketing system guide via a link in their bio.
Key Points:
- Drop shipping is rated F tier due to low-quality products, long shipping times, and high competition.
- Affiliate marketing is A tier; profitable but requires a large following to start.
- Traditional SMMA is B tier; low startup costs but high client churn due to fees.
- Amazon FBA is F tier; plagued by regulations and dependency on Amazon's rules.
- Hybrid agency is S tier; low startup costs, high recurring revenue, and over 90% profit margins.