No. 1
Digital products
Turn what you already know how to do into a file that sells on repeat.
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Educational content, no guaranteed income.
Your result
Your 2 best options
Your answers: you have over $500 to start; you have under 5 h a week; you aim for a first milestone within 8 weeks; you answer buyers without reaching out; you prefer working at home, behind your screen; you don’t want to store anything; you like hunting for deals; you can lose the test money.
No. 2
Dropshipping
Pick a product whose margin survives the cost of ads.
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Why Digital products comes first
It fits better on: stock (4-point gap).
On the other aspects, they are tied.
Aspect by aspect
| Aspect | Digital products | Dropshipping |
|---|---|---|
| Starting budget | CA$0–30Good fit12/12 | CA$350–600Good fit12/12 |
| Time per week | 5–10 hWatch out0/14 | 7–14 hWatch out0/14 |
| First milestone (estimate) | 3–8 wkGood fit10/10 | 2–6 wkGood fit10/10 |
| Contact with people | Publishing contentGood fit14/14 | Answering customersGood fit14/14 |
| Online or in the field | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 |
| Stock and shipping | No itemsGood fit8/8 | No stock, some returnsPartial4/8 |
| What you do day to day | Teaching a skill you haveWatch out0/22 | Reading numbers, testing productsWatch out0/22 |
| Demand and risk | MediumGood fit10/10 | High · ads to testGood fit10/10 |
| Score | 64/100 | 60/100 |
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.
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.
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).