The Only 25 Ways to Make Money in 2026

The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell

Dan Martell

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Most of what you’ve been told about making money online is outdated or straight-up garbage.

I’m going to break down exactly what works (and what doesn’t) in 2026, based on data from real companies doing

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0:00.0	I know for a fact that you're tired of searching the internet for the best ways to make money online.
0:05.7	Every day, thousands of internet gurus tell you to try affiliate marketing or drop shipping,
0:11.0	and they're all full of shit. Those things don't work in 2026, especially not in the new era of
0:17.3	AI. In my AI Venture studio, Martel Ventures, I've created dozens of companies that
0:22.1	now generate millions and I can tell you, there's only a few real ways to make money online.
0:27.3	To make it simple, we're breaking everything into four buckets. Trash, the stuff you should
0:32.7	run away from. Easy businesses you can launch in under three months, earning 5 to 10K a month,
0:39.2	medium skills that can be profitable within a year, making 10 to 50k a month, and hard,
0:45.6	long-term plays that may take more time, but can make you millions if done right.
0:50.2	I'll tell you the income potential, difficulty, how long it'll take to make money, and who is best for each bucket.
0:59.3	So without further explanation, let's get into the real ways to make money in 2026.
1:04.7	Welcome to the Martel method. I went from rehab at 17 to building a $100 million empire and being a Wall Street Journal best
1:11.8	selling author. In this podcast, I'll show you exactly how to build a life and business you don't
1:16.9	grow to hate. My bestselling book, Buy Back Your Time is out now. Grab a copy at buybackyourtime.com
1:22.9	or at any of your preferred online retailers. Starting with bucket number one, the trash bucket. The
1:29.3	income potential for this bucket is zero or even worse could be negative. Difficulty, I mean,
1:34.7	it looks easy, but it gives you nothing back. Time frame waste months before you realize it was
1:41.4	dead on arrival. Who is it best for? No one. NFT flipping. The hype is
1:46.9	frigging. Look at all the projects that launch. Nobody made money. The ones that thought they made
1:52.0	money have lost money. And if you're going to start there and you haven't made money ever online,
1:56.7	that's a losing recipe. Next, crypto trading moves really fast. Most people don't have the
2:02.8	patience and it's without any crazy skill. Unless you're the person that tries to front run the
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