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Paint pictures of people's dogs. Yep, a little bit of painting is involved, but painting is fun, right? There is an inexhaustible supply of middle class people
by Theodores 11y ago
Paint pictures of people's dogs. Yep, a little bit of painting is involved, but painting is fun, right?
There is an inexhaustible supply of middle class people wanting pictures of their dogs painted and they are prepared to pay proper art prices for competent or in-style renditions of their dog in some picturesque scene. Since we are not dogs* and are people, poor painting is not so obvious and efforts get well received.
On the back of paintings-of-dogs it is possible to also paint your own stuff. May not be entirely 'passive income' but holding a brush isn't hard and you don't have to work in an office from 9 to 5 for the man.
*on the internets nobody knows you are a dog.
- beering 11y agoWhile I like painting and I like dogs, this is quite literally the opposite of "passive income".
- Theodores 11y agoI have a friend who gets by on painting pictures of dogs, he also starts imbibing alcohol by mid afternoon, which is after an 11 a.m. start. He is not famous, even within the small town where he lives and paints. He also spends longer just being friends with the clients rather than doing a lot of painting, which is invariably more 'painting by numbers' as people have photos they want 'interpreted'. Really, this can be 'passive income'...!
- tluyben2 11y agoGet someone to do it for you and automate the ordering and fullfilment part. Upload pic of dog, pay online, send email to painter with shipping info, painter fills online form with picture of result + tracking code upon which she gets money in the bank. Passive.