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New business ideas: $13K/mo poop scooping, $22K/mo simple AI apps, $18K/mo local newsletter 🤑
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Hey, it's Niall 👋
Just 2 years ago, if you were running a small business solo, you were at a real disadvantage against bigger companies with dedicated teams.
They had people for marketing, for content, for follow-up, for social media.
You only had yourself and whatever hours were left after everything else.
AI changed that. Faster than most people realise.
One person with the right AI setup can now do in a morning what used to take a team a week – finding leads, writing copy, figuring out what's actually working.
You don't need to hire anyone.
You just need to know which moves are worth making.
That's what this free report is about. Grab it below 👇
Then keep scrolling for my latest batch of fresh business ideas.
Niall Doherty
eBiz Insider
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LOCAL NEWSLETTER
$18K/Month From a Local Newsletter (Selling His Own Ads)
Catskill Crew homepage
Most newsletter owners plug into an ad network and get paid by the view. Michael Kauffman does it differently.
He runs Catskill Crew, a weekly newsletter covering New York's Catskills.
He has 42,000 subscribers and makes $18K/month in ad revenue alone 🤑 – by selling directly to local businesses rather than through an ad network.
📝 From a recent interview…
I'm a dude that lives in the middle of the Catskill Forest who had an existential crisis, and after 15 years of running startups I wanted to build something that lit me up.
He'd never written for a publication before. Didn't matter.
He started charging $100–250 per placement with just 500 subscribers. When he switched on Meta ads at $35/day in 2024 👇
It was just rocket fuel. I mean, the number just went straight up into the right.
He hit 12,000 subscribers by year-end, then turned the ads off in November. Hit 42K anyway.
Beyond ads, the revenue stacks up. He sold out 40 happy hour tickets at $25 each. Dinner clubs via the DNNR app bring in around $11 per ticket 👀
His advice: don't build a media kit first. He didn't have one for his first year. Just start sending.
Pick a local area you know and pitch your first sponsor before you hit 1,000 subscribers 😎
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APP PORTFOLIO
$22K/Month From 30 Simple Apps He Built in 1 Year
This is Max Artemov @maks6361 on X
Max Artemov 🇮🇪 spent five years grinding on a single calorie counter app. It went nowhere.
In February 2025, he switched approaches – releasing simple, single-feature apps as fast as possible. He's shipped 30+ in under a year. 🚀
📝 From a recent interview...
I changed my approach from a single project to a multiple-app portfolio — now, over 30 apps bringing in a total MRR of $22k.
His old approach was the problem 👇
I focused on polishing every corner of the app, following all best practices, SOLID principles, and maintaining perfect architecture... this approach slowed me down significantly.
Now he ships and lets the market decide...
I've also learned not to get emotionally attached to an idea — I just build, release, and let the product sink or float based on real user feedback.
The apps are simple by design – AI fish identifiers, plant identifiers, fasting trackers, water eject tools. One feature each. 🌱🐟
Max’s simple apps
One underrated part of his playbook: App Store Optimization (ASO). He researches keywords before building, targeting high search volume with low competition.
That one shift boosted his impressions, downloads, and revenue by 50%.
Find a keyword people are searching for in the App Store, build the simplest version possible – vibecoding tools have made this easier than ever – and ship it 😎
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CRAPPY BUSINESS
$13K/Month Picking Up Dog Poop ($50 to Start) 💩
A new scooper posted on Reddit about hitting $560/month in his first two weeks...
Started a scooping service. Already hit $560 per month within the first two weeks! It's barely gotten into warmer weather as well. No idea is too silly. Startup was like $50 bucks.
Three yards per hour. $15/week per yard. Clients found through Facebook groups.
Then the comments lit up with scoopers at bigger scales 👇
We have been in business for almost 9 months and do about $2500/week now.
Another has 140 clients...
We are charging $130 for one time Cleanups and the average customer is paying $96/month for weekly service. 140 clients right now. It's such a great business and becoming more well known among dog owners.
That's roughly $13,400/month 🤑
The whole setup is a rake, a dustpan, and some bags. Stripe or Square for recurring billing. Google Sheets for the schedule.
The key is locking in weekly clients – not one-time cleanups. One-timers pay well ($130 a pop) but the recurring base is where the real money lives 💪
And this kinda business can get real big: $2.4M Per Year Picking Up Dog Poop
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