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Whatnot1 reviewerWhatnot· 1–2 years in · 12 days ago
Agriculture & outdoors
Plant & flower growing
You grow plants, flowers, or seedlings and sell them to local buyers, nurseries, or at markets. Most people start in a backyard or a small greenhouse and scale from there.
4.5Last review 12 days agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$1,500
Middle 50%: $1,500 – $1,500
Effective hourly
$50.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
7 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$1,000–5,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Same day
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$300–600
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
WhatnotHow it scores
Happiness9.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability3.7 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How much I could earn
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How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
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How difficult it is to get started
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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Taxes — how much I owe
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Unexpected expenses
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How competitive the market is
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Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.Whatnot· 1–2 years in · 12 days agoMonthly $1,000–2,000Hours 20–40 hrs/moHourly $50.00
I love the flexibility of the online sales of our plants. My advice would be to start slow build a community and get your setup right. If I had to change anything it would be having more capital up front to leverage the possible sales.
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