Consumer product brands

Custom photo magnet production and direct sales

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Make photo magnets from customers' pictures and sell them online, at local markets, and through event services. The business can begin as a home-based side hustle and serve customers who want to display memories without covering their walls with framed photos.

Problem: Customers want to look at and display their photos but may not want to buy many frames or handle the work of producing the magnets themselves.

For: People who want physical photo displays, market shoppers, repeat buyers of personalized gifts, and customers looking for approachable custom products.

Examples

• Memory Magnets Co made a little over $1,000 in profit during its first month, May to June 2024.

Backlit driftwood wall-art business

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Turn branches, dead wood, or driftwood into illuminated wall decor by routing channels for LED strips, sanding and staining the wood, and adding mounts.

Problem: Customers want visually distinctive, handcrafted decorative pieces rather than ordinary wall art.

For: People seeking distinctive handmade home decor and wall art.

Examples

• A German creator reportedly sells the decor for $300 to $1,200 and has grown the business to six figures per year.

Water-saving bathroom fittings manufacturing

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Manufacture and sell fittings that reduce water consumption without reducing user comfort.

Problem: Buildings need to reduce water use in response to efficiency requirements and incentives.

For: Real estate developers, hotels, hospitals, government projects, and retrofit installations.

Examples

• Aerators: named as a standardized water-saving fitting.

Screen-free beepers for children

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A wearable or clip-on children's beeper with a tiny screen and a limited set of contacts or messages. It would let children remain reachable without giving them a smartphone, while preserving a small amount of independent communication.

Problem: Children need a way to contact parents or friends while parents want to reduce smartphone access, location surveillance and unrestricted communication.

For: Parents who want children to be reachable without smartphones, and children who enjoy carrying or wearing their own device and exchanging limited messages with friends.

Examples

• Tin Can: a Wi-Fi-based physical phone for children with pre-programmed numbers; it costs $100 for the phone and $10 per month to call non-Tin-Can phones, while calls to other Tin Can devices are free.

Branded niche dropshipping store

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Build a dropshipping brand around one niche and a specific customer problem instead of selling unrelated products.

Problem: Customers need a focused, trustworthy solution rather than a random-product store.

For: A specific audience with a defined product-related problem.

Personalized skincare consultation and subscription

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A skincare service that uses a customer's face photo and optionally a short online consultation to recommend a routine, products, or a personalized formulation. The service would sell recurring skincare subscriptions and could combine AI analysis with human coaching.

Problem: There are many skincare combinations, but consumers may not know which routine is appropriate and may want personalized guidance without visiting an aesthetician.

For: People who do not know which skincare products or routines fit their skin type, including people with oily or dry skin and customers with different demographic and skin characteristics.

Examples

• Hims and Hers are cited as models for online consultation followed by recurring product sales.

Personalized printed YouTube book for children

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A physical book containing selected YouTube video thumbnails and QR codes, customized to a child's interests. Parents could choose approved genres or channels, and the service could limit the number of scans so children are not exposed to an unrestricted feed or manipulative thumbnails.

Problem: Children are exposed to attention-optimized thumbnails and feeds, while parents want a controlled, physical way for them to choose appropriate videos.

For: Parents who want children to watch pre-approved videos without giving them unrestricted access to a YouTube feed or smartphone.

Examples

• A parent-made analog YouTube book used printed thumbnails and QR codes to let a child choose from a pre-approved list.

Sell magnet-making kits and recurring refill supplies to aspiring operators

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Package and sell the equipment and supplies needed for other people to start their own photo-magnet businesses, then sell replacement magnet supplies as those operators continue producing magnets. Support and a lifetime warranty reduce the uncertainty of buying unfamiliar equipment.

Problem: Prospective operators may not know which machine and materials to buy, may lack confidence in importing equipment themselves, and may want ongoing support and replacement coverage.

For: People, including single parents, new parents, and jobless parents, who want to start a home-based magnet business or offer live magnet printing locally.

Examples

• Memory Magnets Co reported approximately 30% margins on the machines it sells.

Handmade wooden home decor business

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Create personalized wooden home decor products with clean designs and premium finishing.

Problem: The need for distinctive, personalized decor without requiring heavy manufacturing equipment.

For: Customers who appreciate handmade, premium-looking home decor and personalized gifts.

Examples

• Wall clocks: named as a handmade wooden product example.

Customized candy buckets sold online

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Let customers choose the types of gummies they want, fill a five-gallon bucket with the selected candy, package it in a box, and ship it.

Problem: Customers want a large, personalized assortment of candy without assembling it themselves.

For: Online candy buyers, especially people who want customized assortments of gummy candy.

Examples

• An unnamed Instagram seller was described as selling five-gallon buckets of candy and doing very well; the buckets were described as costing hundreds of dollars.