Best & Worst Online Businesses to Start in 2025 (for Beginners)

This is the definitive tier list for what online business to start IF you're a BEGINNER. Most gurus are telling you to do the whole sexy “passive income” type of business so things like ecommerce, drop shipping, digital products, etc.. but these are the WORST type of business to start for beginners. So here's what I recommend.

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🎞️ IN THIS VIDEO:
[00:00] intro
[00:43] the 3 types of businesses
[00:57] business type #1
[01:49] physical products
[04:25] digital products
[08:03] business type #2
[11:37] business type #3
[12:14] junior freelancing
[15:22] senior freelancing
[17:07] agency
[18:11] the ultimate pipeline
[19:22] secret bonus

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[NubbyGamerYT]

I love that you are not selling a fake dream but giving the truth, thanks!

[ThrowBackZone]

Digital products can be a trap for beginners! I’ve seen so many friends fail after believing it was easy money. 💸 Anyone else learned this the hard way?

[beyondjouissance]

😭 the more content of yours I watch, the more obsessed I become - it just gets better and better! And it was already great from the beginning! I can't wait to save up enough for your DBM course. Btw, I love love love your font and B-roll choice for this video, I think it very much goes in line with you and your brand. Thank you so much for being one of the female role models I have for the future that I want for myself.

[Levelofeffort]

You have provided so much value! I ran a service based business online and was so happy...I eventually moved on because it seemed like it was not scalable, but I was wrong. Now I am committed to starting back up and scaling it fro the get-go!

[samhindman]

I am quite literally obsessed with you. Thank you for being (as usual) the most helpful creator ever 🙏🏻

[Itskingmonty]

This video was amazing! I run a Product Brand and it’s so true on how difficult it is. Your ultimate pipeline is genius and I’m gonna tell everyone about it 🚀

[BaytJohar]

As someone who spent 10 years side hustling every single thing she said is TRUE! NO SUGAR COATING AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT! I had to try most of these myself to learn what’s up. The fastest I made money was junior freelancing.

[sarahcools]

I love how honest and straightforward this is! You laid out all the pros and cons so well, very helpful and wish I’d know all this when I started my entrepreneurial journey

[pneudmatic]

I've never seen a single video from you before (and no idea why it was suggested to me) but I'm really impressed with the way you break everything down about the different types of businesses.

[izzyh]

This type of honesty is sooo refreshing!

[chaserobertson]

Your communication skills are excellent, Deya.

I like how well you use your hands to emphasize what you’re talking about.

[cbaffiliates]

What a great watch! Your discussion was so relevant and timely. I love how you address important issues with such clarity.

[bethanewright]

As a one time freelancer, now agency owner and online educator….loved this video! Especially your breakdown of agency 🥰

[malariologist]

You are the most valuable YouTube channel I have found so far on YouTube in over 20 years. So much knowledge.. you definitely know what you are talking about. Just stay the way you are please.

[Dash]

Physical product shipping isn't super complicated, but it is difficult to forecast how much to buy and when. Some products take a long time to produce. You don't want to order too many because storage fees, and you don't want too few because lost sales and momentum. Inventory is the toughest part of physical products in my experience. But the actual shipping is easy.
Also scaling inventory takes a lot of upfront cash. If things go well, great, but you need to put up the money to buy a lot more inventory and ship it before you get paid on future sales.

[BrendanChadwill]

My advice to everyone is this : if you want to grow big this year especially in your finances. Be willing to make investments. Saving is great but investing puts you on a pedestal where you wouldnt have to worry about savings as you do now. With Samantha Jack, my portolio is doing really great and im proud of the decisions i made last year.

[ttrix]

I love finding new business channels like this 🙏

[jusootin]

big hug!! loved this video, especially the tip to do content creation on the side at first. ❤ this topic was a slay!

[tiffanygordon-co]

Thanks Deya, thanks Kirsten and your entire team 🎉 I can always look forward to a Deya video because it’s always good!

[ManuelWillCom]

That list is truthful and 100% correct. I myself am sitting comfortably in the B tier right now and have been looking at those channels further down the line. I would never recommend to anyone to start a business in your C-D tiers, unless you already have vast experience in that channel or an unfair advantage with a similar product from another job maybe. Freelancing is and has to be the gateway drug - most of the time.