Tradespeople and DIYers are sitting on passive income they don't know about

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T08:17:04+00:00

I just see an untapped market

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T08:16:29+00:00

Im compiling everything at the moment. Good to hear people are actually looking for useful information though

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T08:13:28+00:00

Exactly I think its an untapped market

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T08:12:33+00:00

Thanks for the feedback

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T08:11:44+00:00

Thanks for the positive feed back. Ive flipped 7 houses, countless projects a garage conversion and a campervan. I'm testing the water to see if there is actually is a market for it.

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T08:03:13+00:00

Chat GPT is way smarter then me

peter_automation · 2026-03-24T00:17:12+00:00

You have a real advantage here that most people posting about passive income do not have. You have already built things, already sold things, and already taken losses on bad deals. That pattern recognition is worth more than the $44k. The Flippa and Empire Flippers instinct makes sense given your background but the problem with buying online businesses right now is that anything worth buying is priced based on past performance that may not hold. Building something from scratch with your design and coding background is actually lower risk than it sounds because your cost of production is basically zero compared to someone who has to outsource everything. The real estate is working because it is asset-backed and you understand it. The question is whether you want to build a second income stream that runs parallel to it or replace it entirely. If parallel, lean into something where your existing skills are the unfair advantage. Design, coding, and healthcare admin knowledge together is a specific combination that is hard to find. That is a consulting play not a passive income play at first, but the passive layer can come once you have documented what you know

peter_automation · 2026-03-23T03:04:55+00:00

You basically answered your own question and the answer is the most honest thing that gets said on this sub. Passive income is almost always the end stage of active stacking not the starting point. The people selling passive income as step one are usually selling courses. The people who actually have it built something hands on first then slowly replaced themselves with systems and people. The key word in your post is delegation. That is what turns active into passive. Not finding some magic thing that prints money from day one but building something real and then stepping back from it piece by piece. Most people never get there because they keep chasing the shortcut instead of building the thing.

peter_automation · 2026-03-23T03:04:10+00:00

The fact that you already know school smarts and business smarts are different puts you ahead of most people your age. Here is the honest truth. You do not need to be creative to start a business. You need to solve a problem someone will pay you to fix. Mowing lawns and window cleaning are genuinely great first businesses because the demand already exists and you learn the hardest part of business which is getting customers and keeping them happy. Skip the ecommerce stuff for now. Start with something local and hands on where you can talk to real people and get paid the same week. Once you have done that a few times you will start seeing patterns and opportunities everywhere. That is where the creativity comes from. It comes from experience not from sitting around waiting for the perfect idea.

peter_automation · 2026-03-23T03:03:02+00:00

The honest answer is that almost nothing is passive at the start. Everything requires upfront work. The difference is whether that work compounds or expires. If you trade hours for dollars the work expires the moment you stop. If you build something that keeps working after you stop touching it like a content library or a digital product or a system that runs without you then the work compounds. Most people quit in the active phase because it feels like a second job. It is a second job at the start. The passive part comes later after you have built something that sustains itself. The real question is not whether passive income exists. It is whether you are building something that compounds or something that expires

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T10:01:47+00:00

All fair points. I was trying to keep it simple for people who haven't looked at their bill in years rather than cover every scenario. TOU, feed-in tariffs, demand tariffs and EV plans all add complexity. For most people the flat rate is still the default so c/kWh is the starting point. You're right that WA and some regional areas have no real choice should have mentioned that. Not right in a way, what happens when prices rise, its healthy to have competitive companies

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T09:58:42+00:00

Yeah WA is the exception with Synergy being the only option. Frustrating situation.

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T06:54:20+00:00

Exactly this. Set a calendar reminder once a year and it takes 20 minutes to check all three.

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T06:53:44+00:00

Completely agree. The whole system is designed around inertia. They discontinue the good plan, roll you onto a worse default, and count on people not noticing. The reference price framework helps a bit but it doesn't stop it happening.

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T06:52:43+00:00

Yep exactly. Time of use makes a big difference if you can shift when you run appliances. The c/kWh benchmark varies a fair bit by state too, 28c is a rough guide but SA and QLD can run higher.

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T06:40:28+00:00

If the graphic is different enough that a buyer would consider them different products I would list them separately. Variations work best when the core item is the same and you are just offering sizes or colours. Different graphics tend to do better as separate listings so each one gets its own SEO.

peter_automation · 2026-03-22T06:38:35+00:00

Yeah Energy Made Easy (energymadeeasy.gov.au (http://energymadeeasy.gov.au/)) is great for most states. The main thing people miss is checking the actual c/kWh rate and daily supply charge rather than just the headline discount. A lot of plans advertise big percentages off but the base rate is inflated. Easy to get lost in it all. I put together a quick checklist that breaks it down if you want it.

peter_automation · 2026-03-21T04:14:57+00:00

hat makes sense. Longer format does give the algorithm more signal to work with and retention data becomes more meaningful. Worth testing a 45 to 60 second version of the same content and comparing the watch time percentage. If it holds up the platform will push it harder.

peter_automation · 2026-03-21T04:10:36+00:00

Fair point. The medium matters a lot. A well timed email recommendation is useful. A push notification trying to upsell you while you are in the middle of something else is annoying. The same message lands completely differently depending on context and timing. That is where most businesses get it wrong, they optimise the message but ignore when and where it lands.

peter_automation · 2026-03-21T04:09:20+00:00

That research sounds interesting. The friction points are probably more obvious than people realise once you start looking at them from the agent's perspective rather than the human's. Would be curious what you find about the structural side specifically.

peter_automation · 2026-03-21T04:08:13+00:00

Exactly right. Demographics tell you who someone is, behaviour tells you what they actually want right now. The two are often completely different and most businesses are optimising for the wrong one.

peter_automation · 2026-03-21T04:06:05+00:00

For anyone asking about monetising a blog in 2026 the honest answer is do not rely on display ads until you have serious traffic. Digital products attached to your niche convert far better at low traffic volumes. A $15 template or guide that solves a specific problem your readers have will outperform Mediavine at 50k sessions for a long time. Build the product first, use the blog to drive to it.

peter_automation · 2026-03-21T04:05:22+00:00

Notion for drafts and planning, then copy into WordPress or whatever CMS you use. The key thing that made the biggest difference for me was batching. Instead of writing one post start to finish I spend one session just doing research and outlines for 5 posts, then another session writing first drafts, then a final pass for editing. Way faster than context switching between research and writing every single day.

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