Category · 7 ideas
Local services
Show up with tools and do the thing. Pays fast, scales only with people.
- 01Pressure-wash driveways, siding and decks
$100-1kdayspart-timereplaces a joblocal only
A machine, water, and a neighbourhood full of surfaces that look ten years newer afterwards. The before-and-after photo sells the next job.
- 02Junk removal with a borrowed or rented truck
<$100dayspart-timereplaces a joblocal only
Everyone has a garage, basement or dead relative's house they've been avoiding. You show up, load it, and make it disappear the same day.
- 03Mobile car detailing at the customer's driveway
$100-1kweekspart-timereplaces a joblocal only
People will pay well to not spend their Saturday cleaning a car, and more to not have to drive it anywhere. You bring the water.
- 04Install holiday lights for homeowners
$100-1kweekspart-timeside incomelocal only
Six weeks of work, priced per foot of roofline, for people who'd rather pay than get on a ladder in November. Take-down is a second invoice.
- 05Dog walking and drop-in pet visits
$0dayspart-timepocket moneylocal only
Weekday-daytime work for people who are at the office and feel guilty about it. Recurring clients, paid weekly, no equipment.
- 06Gutter cleaning in autumn
<$100dayspart-timepocket moneylocal only
A ladder, a scoop, a bucket and a street of houses with maple trees. Every house on the street needs it done in the same six weeks.
- 07Set up phones, TVs and Wi-Fi for older neighbours
$0dayspart-timepocket moneylocal only
A printer that won't print is a crisis to the person who owns it. Fixing it, patiently, at their kitchen table, is a repeatable local service.