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Top Earners Make Over $20,000 a Month With a Creative Business People Can’t Stop Googling

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This article highlights the growing interest in self-employment and innovative business ventures like podcasting, which can generate substantial income for entrepreneurs. It underscores the importance of digital content creation as a lucrative opportunity in the evolving gig economy, influencing both industry trends and consumer options.

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Key Takeaways More than six in 10 U.S. adults would like to work for themselves.

New research from OnDeck reveals which business ideas Americans are interested in.

Want to work for yourself? You’re in good company; 62% of U.S. adults would prefer to be their own boss.

But with no shortage of business ideas, which ones do people gravitate toward? Business lender OnDeck decided to find out.

Researchers analyzed the number of searches for advice for particular business types to see which are most popular across the U.S. and determine where interest is surging rapidly.

Across the country, people are searching for advice on starting cleaning, real estate and restaurant businesses most frequently, according to OnDeck’s report.

However, those aren’t the same businesses seeing the greatest uptick in interest. Starting a Spotify podcast has become the fastest-growing new business idea, the research found.

And entrepreneurs who host a successful one can generate significant income. A “mid-size” podcast boasting 10,000 to 50,000 monthly listeners might bring in $5,000 to $20,000 a month, while a top 1% podcast surpassing 50,000 monthly listeners can exceed $100,000 in that period, Backstage reported.

Read on to see the top 10 trending business ideas, per OnDeck’s analysis: