Here's a side hustle idea that I had when I woke up this morning. Unfortunately, I don't see how I can make this happen as it would take a lot of time for me to learn how to do it let alone get it done.
Buy domain DoIWantASmartHome.com and/or SpecMySmartHome.com and build a support site. The jist of it is that YES, you want a smart home, but you don't know it yet just like you didn't know you wanted a smart phone before you got one.
The blog opens to a simple view of what a smart home is along with the first questions that people have to ask themselves. Where to start?
The site is a side hustle because it obviously uses affiliate programs to get money from the purchases that people make after visiting the site.
There are YouTube videos that address all sorts of smart home topics. Voice assistants, doorbells, alarm systems, cameras, hubs, etc. There are also social media pages that point to the website: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+.
The real draw that I see to this site which should be a main feature is a calculator/guide. This will collect a little data and make three generic suggestions for three levels of smart home complexity. Each of the suggestions will have details into the cost and time investment to set up as well as the features. The first level should recommend the biggest bang for your buck, but not get too carried away. The second level should recommend the rest of the items that make a noticeable difference in your lifestyle. The third level would recommend all the shiny gadgets that cost lots but end up being forgotten or are purely excessive, higher quality or maybe just over-doing it.
There should be a focus on how the smart home does make life nicer and is worth the expense. There should be links to other sites that promote smart home products. One page to showcase what people have done and what is possible, what do-it-yourselfers have done.
I'm thinking the three levels will go somewhere along the lines of 1) voice assistant 2)voice assistant with hub 3)professional installation.
Using my home as an example, I would tell the site that I have a 2500 sq ft home.
1) The first level would suggest two small voice assistant speakers (I prefer google to amazon personally) a doorbell camera, three connected wall plugs, and three light bulbs with an estimated time commitment of 20 minutes for each of the speakers, 60 minutes for the doorbell, 10 minutes for each of the wall plugs and 10 minutes for each of the light bulbs for a total of 2 hours 40 minutes estimated installation time.
2) The second level would suggest a hub (I only have experience using smart things which just happens to work well with google Home) two to four multi-sensors, 2 chromecasts, two more full sized voice assistant speakers, five connected light switches, two thermostats and two indoor cameras. Time estimated: indoor cameras 30 minutes each, light switches 25 minutes each, speakers 20 minutes each, chromecasts 20 minutes each, multisensors 15 minutes each, hub 1-4 hours depending on number of integrations and automations to set up, thermostats 45 minutes each.
3) The third level would suggest some outlandish stuff and might not have a time estimate. It could recommend washer/dryer, refrigerator, outdoor strip cords, indoor cameras, outdoor cameras, irrigation controller, garage door control, more multi-sensors indoor and out, Home Assistant, wall switches, shower heads, high end audio, voice assistants for all rooms, color lighting, window blinds/shades, door locks, mesh wifi routers, and the list goes on!
... and that's all today with DoIWantASmartHome.com
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