📱 Social media management for local businesses
Planning, photographing and posting for cafés, gyms, salons and shops. Suits: People who are good with a phone camera and consistent with posting.
Reviewed 2026-09-25 · what a review checks
Earnings are modelled, not measured: €20–€45 an hour (assumed effective hourly rate; usually a fixed monthly fee per client) × your hours × 30–70% of those hours paid in the first months. Check local prices before you set yours.
Pick a local business with a weak social presence and write down what you would post for them this week.
- Audit the Instagram of three local businesses you like
- Mock up a week of posts for one of them
- Offer a one-month trial at a fixed fee
To start: €0–€150 — phone tripod, scheduling tool.
Monthly: €0–€30 — scheduling/design tools.
- Consent from anyone identifiable in photos; clear rules for tagging staff and customers.
- Clients judge you on sales, not posts — agree what success means.
- Churn after 3 months if results are vague.
Self-employed income.
Declaring side income as a PAYE worker. Side income is taxable from the first euro. If your net non-PAYE income is under €5,000 (and gross under €30,000) you can declare it on Form 12 through myAccount. At €5,000 net or more you are a “chargeable person” and must register for self-assessment and file Form 11 by 31 October. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Business expenses. Costs incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the side business (tools, software, platform fees, a share of home costs) are deductible from the income before tax. Keep receipts for six years. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Educational information about Irish tax rules, not tax, legal or financial advice. Your position depends on your circumstances — check with Revenue or a qualified adviser.
Day-by-day actions for your first week, and what to do at your first customer, first €100, first €500 and when to scale. Included with Hustler (€9.99/month, 14-day free trial, cancel any time).