No. 1
Dropshipping
Pick a product whose margin survives the cost of ads.
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Educational content, no guaranteed income.
Your result
Your 2 best options
Your answers: you have $300 to $500 to start; you have 8 to 12 h a week; you aim for a first milestone within 4 weeks; you answer buyers without reaching out; you want to be out in the field; you don’t want to store anything; you like numbers; you need a predictable path.
No. 2
Digital products
Turn what you already know how to do into a file that sells on repeat.
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Why Dropshipping comes first
It fits better on: what you like doing (22-point gap).
Digital products does better on: budget (6-point gap), risk (5-point gap) and stock (4-point gap).
On the other aspects, they are tied.
Aspect by aspect
| Aspect | Dropshipping | Digital products |
|---|---|---|
| Starting budget | CA$350–600Partial6/12 | CA$0–30Good fit12/12 |
| Time per week | 7–14 hGood fit14/14 | 5–10 hGood fit14/14 |
| First milestone (estimate) | 2–6 wkPartial5/10 | 3–8 wkPartial5/10 |
| Contact with people | Answering customersGood fit14/14 | Publishing contentGood fit14/14 |
| Online or in the field | 100% onlinePartial5/10 | 100% onlinePartial5/10 |
| Stock and shipping | No stock, some returnsPartial4/8 | No itemsGood fit8/8 |
| What you do day to day | Reading numbers, testing productsGood fit22/22 | Teaching a skill you haveWatch out0/22 |
| Demand and risk | High · ads to testWatch out0/10 | MediumPartial5/10 |
| Score | 70/100 | 63/100 |
The main risk with Dropshipping
Without an ad budget this model does not start: most tested products never become profitable.
Budget: CA$350–600, of which $300–500 goes to ads.
The main risk with Digital products
You must already know something others want to learn, otherwise there is nothing to sell.
Budget: CA$0–30.
How we calculate
Each aspect is worth points: what you like doing 22, time 14, contact 14, budget 12, timing 10, location 10, risk 10, stock 8. “Good fit” earns all of the aspect’s points, “Partial” half, “Watch out” 0.
The score measures how well your answers match what the business demands: it is not a chance of success nor an income forecast.
What we ruled out, and why
- Local marketing: in-person or phone outreach is the only path (you prefer answering buyers without reaching out).
- AI video editing: you have to message strangers to find clients (you prefer answering buyers without reaching out).
- Reselling: you have to store, photograph and ship items from home.
- Micro-SaaS: you have to message strangers to find clients (you prefer answering buyers without reaching out).