About IncomeWiki

Research before you begin

Starting a business, side project, or new source of income often requires more than knowing that an opportunity exists. People also need to understand what it costs, how long it may take, how revenue is generated, what ongoing work is involved, and what can go wrong.

IncomeWiki organizes this information so people can research the practical economics of an opportunity before deciding whether to pursue it.

What you can find on IncomeWiki

IncomeWiki focuses on practical information such as:

• Startup costs and required resources
• Time to first revenue
• Revenue models
• Operating and ongoing costs
• Skills and other requirements
• Typical workflows
• Time and active involvement
• Risks and common failure modes
• Real-world examples and data
• Sources for further research

Topics may include online businesses, local businesses, freelancing, software products, content businesses, investments, and other ways people earn or build income.

A collaborative knowledge base

IncomeWiki is community-editable.

Users can contribute new pages, improve existing information, add sources, and help keep pages useful as industries and business models change.

Contributions may be recorded in page revision history so readers can understand how information has developed over time.

Sources and real-world information

IncomeWiki aims to make useful information easier to compare and research.

Contributors are encouraged to use reliable sources and distinguish sourced information from estimates, examples, or individual experiences.

Because costs, revenue, regulations, markets, and outcomes vary, IncomeWiki should be used as a starting point for research rather than as a guarantee of results.

Accounts and Google Sign-In

IncomeWiki offers Google Sign-In for account access and contribution features.

Google account information provided during sign-in is used to create or connect your IncomeWiki account, authenticate you, maintain your session, and associate contributions with your account where applicable.

IncomeWiki does not receive your Google password.

For more information about how personal information is handled, see our Privacy Policy.

Our goal

Our goal is simple:

Help people understand the real economics before they begin.

Instead of presenting income opportunities only as ideas, IncomeWiki aims to show what they can actually require in terms of money, time, work, skills, and risk.

Contact

Questions about IncomeWiki can be sent to:

[email protected]

You can also review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.