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Hey, ClearPreneur here. We found some cool business ideas for you this week. Let’s get into it.

The Ultimate $10K/Month Playbook (Straight from MFM's Wildest Ideas)

Imagine DM’ing your favorite podcaster with this: "Whatever you say next, I’ll do it—or die trying."

That’s exactly what one guy did to Shaan Puri. His mission? $10,000/month in passive income. Simple, right?

Well... maybe not simple. But if you’re reading this, you're probably dreaming of a business that doesn’t suck your soul or require 1,000 TikTok dances a day. Good news: The My First Million guys dropped an episode packed with blueprint-level insights for launching high-profit, no-BS businesses.

Here’s your breakdown.

1. Best Fast Track to $10K/month: Productized Services

Forget building the next Amazon. If you’re starting from scratch, a productized service is your best bet. It’s simple:

• Pick a niche (lawyers, ecom stores, contractors)

• Offer a clear, results-driven service (email flows, CRO, lead gen)

• Charge a flat monthly fee

Why it works: You’re solving one painful problem over and over—no reinventing the wheel. And you don’t need an audience to start. Just show value.

Pro Tip: Start posting public breakdowns of what’s working. Share CRO experiments. Email teardown wins. Design audits. People will notice. And hire you.

2. Ghost: The Secret Marketplace Making Billions in Inventory Clearance

Too much stuff. Not enough buyers. Thanks, COVID.

Big-box stores are drowning in excess inventory (think: Walmart, Target, etc.). So what do you do when you can’t sell without killing your brand?

You call Ghost.io.

This stealth-mode startup built a private B2B marketplace where brands quietly offload their unsold goods to liquidators (like TJ Maxx or boutique outlets)—without throwing a 50% off fire sale to their own customers.

It’s the Faire.com model, but for offloading inventory. They even describe themselves with five magical words: "We make your inventory disappear."

Ecom folks, this is your cue to think big: Create private marketplaces. Solve invisible pain. Don’t discount your brand—disappear the problem.

3. The 'Gym Launch' Model for Every Industry

Remember how Alex Hormozi helped gyms automate sales and CRM? That model works everywhere. Especially for high-revenue, low-tech niches.

Think: senior care homes, injury lawyers, pool builders.

They suck at digital marketing. You don’t. That’s the arbitrage.

Build their CRM. Run their Google Ads. Set up referral systems. Then either:

• Charge a flat fee

• Or take a slice of new business

This is consulting with equity upside—without the stress of running the core business.

4. Million-Dollar Senior Living Real Estate Hack

One guest shared a brilliant move: Buy underutilized senior homes (e.g. 32 beds permitted for 80), renovate, get new permits, and double capacity.

Each new bed = $6K–$8K/month in revenue.

He outsources management to pros. No babysitting nurses or reading compliance manuals. Just add beds, fix SEO, and print cash.

It’s real estate meets SaaS-style margin. Quiet. Lucrative. Scalable.

5. $6/Month Romance Content Subscription (Aka Elon Musk’s Sister’s Side Hustle)

Yes, Elon Musk has a sister. And she runs Passionflix — a $5.99/month streaming platform for steamy romance content.

Turns out, romance novels (and their sexier cousins) are the most lucrative book genre on Amazon.

Shaan & Sam even tested it: made a werewolf billionaire military romance story via Fiverr, slapped it on a site, and made $500 in 12 hours.

If you’ve got some marketing chops and zero shame? This is a recurring revenue goldmine.

6. Self-Published Romance Novels on Kindle

Same vibe, but less production. People are making $10K+/month publishing trashy romance on Kindle.

You don’t even have to write. Use Fiverr. Buy premade covers. Use keywords like "captivated alpha" and "possessive vampire."

Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.

7. Ramon's Wiener Dog Ramps: The DTC Hit You Never Saw Coming

One of the MFM guests sold a soap opera fan site for $10M. Then launched a ramp business for dachshunds (those long weenie dogs).

$7 million a year. From dog ramps.

Lesson? The weirder the niche, the better the margin. If it solves a real (and oddly specific) problem, it scales.

8. Neutral: The Costco for Clothing Basics

Shaan's idea: create a no-brand premium clothing company called Neutral.

No labels. No 7x markups. Just good clothes sold at cost + 10% via annual membership.

Think: Lululemon quality, but factory direct. Stripe it to a subscription. And boom—you've got Costco for basics.

9. "Before & After" Video Courses for the Webcam Era

One guy made a course on upgrading your Zoom setup. Lighting, camera, audio—all dialed in.

Shaan wants to steal it. Why? Because it solves a simple, universal pain. And it’s one and done.

This is the "look better online" course niche. Cheap to produce. Easy to sell. Huge ROI.

10. The FatFIRE Lawyer: From Moonlighting to $6M/year

Started out as a traditional lawyer. Then moonlit as a PI attorney. Within a year, he was making more from side cases than his full-time gig.

Now? $6M/year in revenue, five lawyers under him, and a net worth of $15.8M.

His entire operation is manual. No CRM. No marketing.

Which means if you offer operations consulting or backend automation for law firms? That’s your in.

So What Do You Actually Do?

• Pick one idea above that feels easy to you

• Niche down and solve a single painful problem

• Offer a result, not a service

• Start posting content that makes clients think: "Wait, I need this"

There’s no excuse. Whether you’re selling werewolf porn, Zoom lighting kits, or conversion tweaks for Shopify brands, there’s a path to $10K/month.

You just have to choose one and actually start.

And if all else fails, sell ramps to wiener dogs.

full episode our notes are on:

Some bonus future trends:

1. AI + Automation for Legacy Industries

Trend Insight: Non-digital businesses (like law firms, senior homes, construction) are still doing everything manually.

• Opportunity: Build AI-powered “Ops in a box” packages—CRM, lead tracking, scheduling, marketing automation.

• Business Model: Automation-as-a-service for $2K–$10K/month or rev-share.

• Example: “HubSpot for Personal Injury Lawyers” or “Zapier + Calendly for Senior Living Referrals.”

2. Private Marketplaces for B2B Surplus

Trend Insight: Ghost.io proved there's massive unspoken pain around excess inventory in big retail.

• Opportunity: Create stealthy, invite-only marketplaces for niche inventory liquidation (e.g., luxury goods, restaurant supplies, salon equipment).

• Future Angle: AI-powered pricing, matching engine, or dynamic auction model.

• Business Model: Transaction fees, subscription, or white-labeled platform for brands.

3. Hyper-Niche Pet Products (Backed by Content & Community)

Trend Insight: Dog ramps for wiener dogs = $7M/year. That’s niche power.

• Future Variant: Pet sleep pods, arthritis kits, AI fitness trackers, or breed-specific nutrition.

• Bonus Trend: Pair product with content (blog, YouTube, newsletter) for SEO & loyalty loop.

• Business Model: DTC store + subscription + affiliate play.

4. Productized Courses Solving “Digital Appearance” Problems

Trend Insight: People want to look good online — video calls, TikToks, streams.

• Next Wave: Productized courses for profile photo glow-ups, AI voice training, lighting kits, remote wardrobe guides.

• AI Twist: Offer a bundle with tools like AI background removal, AI face touch-up filters, or auto-lighting suggestions.

• Business Model: One-off course + affiliate stack + upsells.

5. Content-Driven Fiction Subscriptions (Niche Erotica to AI Novels)

Trend Insight: Romance + audio = cash cow. Most of the audience is underserved and under-marketed.

• Next-Gen Play: Serialized stories written by AI + edited by humans. Target hyper-specific niches: billionaire ghosts, time-travel lovers, spicy werewolves.

• Tech Twist: Build a “Netflix for Niche Fiction” app with swipe-based discovery or “read what happens next” gamification.

• Business Model: Subscription + microtransaction unlocks.

6. Unbundling Costco into Vertical-Specific DTC Clubs

Trend Insight: Neutral (Shaan’s idea) flips the Costco model into clothing. What about other verticals?

• Expansion Ideas:\n - Premium kitchen essentials at cost (DTC restaurant-quality gear)\n - Gym supplements & recovery kits (trainer-designed boxes)\n - Monthly home improvement kits (tools, lighting, repairs)

• Business Model: Membership + direct pricing transparency.

7. AI-Powered “Conversion Optimizer” for SMBs

Trend Insight: CRO as a productized service works. But SMBs don’t know how to hire or test anything.

• Next Phase: SaaS tool or AI agent that runs A/B tests, fixes checkout flows, improves UX based on session recordings.

• Bonus: Offer “done-for-you” audits as lead gen for the software.

• Business Model: SaaS + services + community.

8. Digital “Arbitrage-as-a-Service” for Unsavvy Offline Owners

Trend Insight: Many offline business owners don’t know they’re sitting on arbitrage.

• Example Niches: Dentists, landscaping companies, med spas, care homes.

• Solution: Build a playbook + fractional operator service. Create an agency that partners, not sells services. You bring the digital juice; they bring the boring cash cow.

• Business Model: Equity, profit share, or revenue-based fees.

Bonus: Macro Trends This Episode Revealed