Disclaimer: This is NOT A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
Motherhood changes everything. Your days stretch and fold into each other, wrapped in feeding schedules, naps that may or may not happen, toys scattered like confetti, laundry that regenerates overnight, and a heart that feels both heavy and full at the same time.
In the middle of all this, there is a quiet wish so many new moms carry.
They want to earn their own money again.
They want to rebuild confidence after months or years of putting themselves last.
They want the freedom to support their family without stepping away from their baby.
The good news is that earning from home is no longer a distant dream. Many side hustles now pay 100 dollars a day or more. And you can do them during naps, late evenings, early mornings or in the little pockets of time motherhood gives you.
Here are fifteen of the best side hustles that fit beautifully into the life of a new mom.
1. Selling Digital Products on Gumroad
Digital products are one of the most forgiving and profitable side hustles for moms. You create them once and they keep selling. Journals, planners, checklists, affirmation cards, ebooks, templates and wall art are all in high demand.
Why new moms love it
You can work slowly, whenever you get time. Once a product is uploaded, it keeps earning without constant effort. Even a single product that sells at ten dollars a day brings you close to one hundred dollars in a week with almost no maintenance.
What you need
Your creativity and a simple design tool like Canva.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Five to ten consistent sales of digital products.
2. Faceless YouTube Channel
You can create videos without showing your face or recording your voice. Think text based videos, aesthetic slides, stock footage edits, journal flip throughs, manifestation affirmations, product compilations or calming videos for sleep.
Why new moms love it
Zero need to be camera ready. You can create in silence while your baby sleeps.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Ad revenue, affiliate links in your description, and digital product promotion.
3. Blogging With Affiliate Marketing
If you enjoy writing, blogging is one of the most soothing and flexible ways to earn. You write at your pace and your blog works for you day and night. New moms often write about parenting, lifestyle, home finds, journaling, self care, gift guides or money making ideas.
Why new moms love it
You build it once and it grows into a long term asset. Blogging also lets you promote products you actually use at home.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Amazon and Meesho affiliate commissions, sponsored posts and ad revenue.
4. Becoming a Pinterest Manager
Brands and creators want constant traffic and Pinterest is powerful. If you understand pin design, keywords and Pinterest SEO, you can offer monthly management packages.
Why new moms love it
Pinterest is slow paced and gentle. You can schedule a month of pins in one or two days.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Two to three clients paying three hundred to five hundred dollars each per month.
5. Selling Printables on Etsy
Printables such as planners, trackers, calendars, vision boards, baby milestone sheets and budget planners sell incredibly well. Etsy customers love quick, downloadable items.
Why new moms love it
Zero shipping, zero packaging, zero running behind couriers.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Five to fifteen consistent sales of low priced digital items.
6. Freelance Writing and Ghostwriting
If you write well, there is always work. Brands, blogs and businesses constantly need writers. Even writing two to three articles a week can create a stable income.
Why new moms love it
Writing fits naturally into the rhythm of motherhood. You can stop and start without losing flow.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Three to four clients paying twenty-five to fifty dollars per article.
7. Social Media Content Creation
You can offer content creation for brands without posting on your own profile. Many brands want short videos, reels, flat lays, product photos and lifestyle clips. You become the creator behind the scenes.
Why new moms love it
Your home becomes your studio. You do not need to leave your baby or attend shoots.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Brand packages for five to ten videos at a time.
8. Creating Online Courses
You can teach anything you know. Journaling, manifestation, budgeting, cooking, productivity, digital products, writing or even mom hacks. Short courses sell amazingly well.
Why new moms love it
You record once and earn forever. Courses allow long breaks between creation and sales.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Just one sale of a mid priced course.
9. Drop servicing
Instead of doing the work yourself, you find clients and outsource the work to freelancers. You become the manager and quality checker.
Why new moms love it
Minimal burnout, flexible timelines and scalable income.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
A single project can bring in one hundred to two hundred dollars in profit.
10. Selling Notion Templates
People love organizing their lives using Notion. You can create templates for meal planning, finance tracking, content planning, manifestation, baby feeding schedules and more.
Why new moms love it
Templates are lightweight digital products that sell quickly.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Fifteen to twenty daily downloads.
11. Product Unboxing and Affiliate Recommendations
This is perfect for new moms because you already buy baby products, home decor, skincare and kitchen items. Turn your purchases into income by filming unboxing videos and writing product reviews.
Why new moms love it
Nothing to overthink. You simply share what you already use.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Affiliate commissions from Amazon, Meesho and Nykaa.
12. Becoming a Virtual Assistant
Many business owners hire virtual assistants for tasks like email management, scheduling, Pinterest pinning, data entry, customer support and more.
Why new moms love it
You can choose how many hours you want to work each week.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Clients pay hourly or monthly. Two clients can easily get you to this level.
13. Transcription and Captioning
Transcribing audio or adding captions to videos pays consistently. It requires focus, but it is simple and beginner friendly.
Why new moms love it
You can pause and resume anytime without losing your place.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Platforms pay fifteen to twenty-five dollars per hour.
14. Selling Low Content Books
Planners, journals, activity books, trackers and notebooks can be published on Amazon KDP or sold as PDFs. Many moms create guided journals for healing, motherhood, productivity, manifestation and faith.
Why new moms love it
It combines creativity with passive income and requires no shipping.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Steady sales of multiple journals.
15. Starting a Niche Instagram Page
Aesthetic pages about journaling, healing, manifestation, quotes or new mom life attract large audiences. You can monetize with affiliate links, digital products and brand collaborations.
Why new moms love it
You work from your phone while sitting with your baby.
How it earns 100 dollars a day
Content that consistently gets saves and shares brings steady traffic to your links.
How to Choose the Right Side Hustle as a New Mom
Not every side hustle will suit every personality. Here is how to pick your best fit.
Choose something you can do in tiny pockets of time
Babies are unpredictable. Your hustle needs to be flexible.
Pick something that feels gentle
You need a path you can continue even on low energy days.
Choose your natural strength
If you love writing, choose blogging. If you love visuals, choose Pinterest or content creation. If you love teaching, choose courses.
Pick something that can grow with your child
Look for a side hustle that does not disappear in a year.
You Are Allowed to Start Small
Moms often believe they need long hours and perfect routines to start earning again. But most successful mom led businesses began during nap-time, after dinner, or in the quiet hour before the baby woke up.
The truth is, you do not need a perfect plan. You only need the courage to begin.
A blog post today.
A digital product this weekend.
A YouTube video next week.
A Pinterest account next month.
Slow steps still move you forward. Money begins to flow when you show up consistently.
Final Thoughts
Making one hundred dollars a day is not a wild dream. It is a quiet, steady path created by choosing the right side hustle, giving it your energy in gentle doses, and believing in your ability to rebuild your confidence and independence.
You are not behind.
You are not late.
You are simply in a new season.
And this season can be even more abundant than the ones before.
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