Your result
Your answers: you have over $500 to start; you have under 5 h a week; you can wait for a first milestone; you answer buyers without reaching out; you prefer working at home, behind your screen; you have space to store items; you like talking to people; you accept failed tries.
No. 1
Buy below market price and resell, six niches to choose from.
See the Reselling · Trading cards & retro games businessPack 1 from $37 CAD (about US$27) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
Educational content, no guaranteed income.
No. 2
Turn what you already know how to do into a file that sells on repeat.
See the Digital products businessPack 1 from $24 CAD (about US$18) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
It fits better on: time (7-point gap).
Digital products does better on: location (5-point gap).
On the other aspects, they are tied.
| Aspect | Reselling · Trading cards & retro games | Digital products |
|---|---|---|
| Starting budget | CA$150–500Good fit12/12 | CA$0–30Good fit12/12 |
| Time per week | 4–8 hPartial7/14 | 5–10 hWatch out0/14 |
| First milestone (estimate) | 1–3 wkGood fit10/10 | 3–8 wkGood fit10/10 |
| Contact with people | Answering customersGood fit14/14 | Publishing contentGood fit14/14 |
| Online or in the field | Outings + onlinePartial5/10 | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 |
| Stock and shipping | Stock at home, shippingGood fit8/8 | No itemsGood fit8/8 |
| What you do day to day | Hunting for dealsWatch out0/22 | Teaching a skill you haveWatch out0/22 |
| Demand and risk | Medium · cash in stockGood fit10/10 | MediumGood fit10/10 |
| Score | 66/100 | 64/100 |
You must tie up capital in stock, and a badly assessed item stays unsold.
Budget: CA$150–500.
You must already know something others want to learn, otherwise there is nothing to sell.
Budget: CA$0–30.
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.