Looking for advice — health Substack + open to any business ideas
Hey everyone — things have been rough for me lately, but I’m working through it. I nanny to help pay for school and cover things like a car I needed for in-person clinical training, but between bills and other costs, it’s never quite enough. I’m also coming from some debt I took out along the way, so I’m trying to find a real way forward, not just get by month to month.
I have multiple years of experience in childcare, and I’m finishing a degree in the medical field, so I know I’ll be okay long-term. But right now I’m trying to build something on the side too ideally something that could eventually grow into more passive income, not just trading hours for money forever.
I’m really into health topics and have been thinking about starting a Substack around it. I’m also open to any other business ideas — I’m not afraid to hustle, I just want to be smart about where I put my time and energy.
A few things I’d genuinely love input on:
** **If you’ve built a Substack (health-related or otherwise), how long before it actually grew or made money?
• Free content first to build an audience, or paid from day one?
• Given my childcare background, is there a business idea you’d want to see someone actually build?
• Any business idea or gap in general that you wish someone would fill?
To be clear — I’m not asking anyone for money, just genuinely looking for outside perspective and honest advice, good or bad. Hopefully this reaches people with real experience and not the wrong side of the internet. Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to respond.