Side Income Scout — Smart Stuff Studios

📊 Bottom line: all 3 plays combined could realistically hit $3K-$7K/month by Year 1 end. Play 1 (TPT) is the obvious first launch — you already have the lesson plans written.

🎯 The 3 Plays

PLAY 1 · RECOMMENDED

TPT Lesson Plans

Reformat existing Find Luna lesson plans as TPT products + add 3 new ones.

You have 7 lesson plans already at schools-demo/
Add 3 more → 10-lesson STEM bundle ($29.99)
List individually at $4.99 each
Luna mascot = brand differentiator vs generic clipart
Cross-sell to existing Find Luna book buyers

Effort: 4 hours one-time · $0 cost
Conservative Y1: $500-$2K/mo by month 6
Realistic Y1: $2-5K/mo

PLAY 2 · QUICK WIN

Etsy POD Coloring Books

Generate themed coloring books from Find Luna worlds.

6 books × 10 pages each (zoo, forest, beach, space, farm, ABC)
Generate via MiniMax image-01 (proven pipeline)
List at $4.99 digital, $8.99 POD paperback
You already have coloring-book-v2 work on disk
30 min/book with AI

Effort: 2 hours per book · ~6 books = 1 weekend
Conservative Y1: $200-$500/mo by month 3
Realistic Y1: $1-2K/mo

PLAY 3 · SLOW BURN

Spotify AI Lullaby Album

Luna's Lullaby Garden — 8-track album for sleep.

8 tracks × 4-6 min soft piano + spoken word + nature sounds
Generate via Suno / Udio / MusicGen
Distribute via DistroKid ($22/yr) to 6 platforms
Leverages your audio production expertise (real moat)
Companion YouTube playlist + Etsy digital download

Effort: 6-8 hours one-time · $22/yr DistroKid
Conservative Y1: $30-$100/mo (slow but evergreen)
Realistic Y1: $100-300/mo

📈 Combined Forecast (all 3 active)

Conservative Year-1 total:	$700-$2,600/mo
Realistic Year-1 total:	$3,000-$7,000/mo
Compounding Year-2:	$8K-$15K/mo

🚦 Pending Decisions

Which play(s) to launch first? (recommend Play 1 — TPT, lowest effort / highest leverage)
TPT account creation (free, 5 min — needs your account email)
Suno/Udio account for music (Play 3)
DistroKid account for music distribution (Play 3, $22/yr)

Researched 2026-08-28 · Sources: accio.com, justniches.com, seolumina.com, learnspark.io, digitalbizplr.com, merchtitans.com, alex-hustler.medium.com, undetectr.com, jam.com