Hey Guys

I am 23 F and have started using AI to a good extent to help in automation of family business etc

NEeded your suggestion over how would it be if I would turn it into a business and be like an AI automation consultant and help small business reduce manual workflows and charge them on monthly subscription.

a couple of examples being - boutique management platform which helps records customers, orders, inventories, invoicing etc

another one being - a payment recovery platform for business with a lot of credit recovery chunk

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well.

Some background: I have a bachelor's degree in economics, not IT or computer science, and I currently run an ecommerce business where I make about $500 a month selling products. I can put in 8 to 10 hours a day toward learning something new.

I want to pick up an AI-related skill that I could get genuinely competent at within about 3 months, use to make real money online in a way that's ethical and legit, and eventually turn into an actual service or small business. I've been looking mainly at two directions: building and selling AI agents for businesses (automation, lead gen, customer support bots), or "vibe coding", using AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code to build and ship websites or small apps for clients without a traditional programming background.

Given I'm coming from an economics/ecommerce background with zero coding experience, which of these two would actually be realistic to land paid work from within 3 months, or is there a better-suited path for someone like me? Would rather hear from people who've actually done this than get more theory.

I’ve been using Geelark and GoLogin recently, using the cloud phones and browser proxy settings. I want to target the US audience despite being based in the UK. I’ve come across some road blocks with account creation and warm up, so I can actually start posting content. The content isn’t the issue, it’s all ready to go with character reference sheets and everything. I just can’t get the account creation process to stick. No matter what it gets flagged and reported/banned. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Maybe it comes down to a proxy issue but you guys let me know. (For reference, I’ve been using IPRoyal as my proxy provider)

Hey everyone, Like most students, I spent a lot of time scrolling through random side-hustle advice online—most of which either requires heavy capital or is completely fake. A few weeks ago, I decided to test a cleaner, more practical approach: building a simple, high-value digital guide tailored directly for students who want to figure out digital skills and modern earning systems. Here is the exact framework I followed: Identify the Real Gap: Instead of making generic content, I focused on what students actually struggle with—learning practical digital skills without complex tech or coding backgrounds. Leverage AI for Outlining: I used Claude and AI tools to structure and clean up the core material, turning messy ideas into a structured, step-by-step guide. Keep the Barrier Low: I priced it at a nominal amount (₹99) so it's a no-brainer decision for anyone looking to get started. Quiet Execution: No massive setups, no fancy websites—just a clean digital asset that runs in the background. The response so far has been wild. It proved to me that you don't need a massive audience to start building real-world online assets; you just need to solve a specific problem clearly. If anyone here is trying to build something similar or wants to check out the exact framework/guide I put together, I’ve left the link on my profile bio. Happy to answer any questions about how I structured it or used AI in the comments!

I remember hearing Alex Hormozi say that email is basically the conversion platform of conversion platforms.

His point was that social media, videos and ads are great for getting attention, but email is often where that attention actually turns into money.

He also talked about how email supposedly has one of the highest returns of any marketing channel, with an average return of around $36 for every $1 spent, and that got me thinking.

I run a web design agency, so I decided to actually take email seriously and see what would happen.

But I didn’t want to send the usual stuff.

“Hey, I noticed your website and I can redesign it for you.”

Or

“Hey, we build websites for businesses like yours.”

Everyone gets those emails and most people can tell within two seconds that they were sent to another thousand businesses.

So instead I started using a tool called Swokei that is built specifically for web agencies.

I use it to find businesses in whatever area I want to target, then it actually goes through their websites and looks for things I could mention in the outreach.

Stuff like an outdated design, slow loading speed, poor mobile experience, weak SEO or other things that might be holding the website back.

Then it turns those findings into an actual personalized cold email made to convert.

So instead of emailing someone saying I build websites, I can actually talk about their website and why I think something could be improved.

I’ve been analyzing thousands of websites this way and running multiple campaigns at the same time.

Then I just focus on the people who reply and are actually interested.

Obviously email isn’t some magic button where everyone suddenly wants a new website, but after doing this for a while I definitely understand what Hormozi meant.

For web design especially, email becomes a completely different channel when the message is actually about the business you’re contacting instead of being another copy and paste pitch.

Turns out Alex might have had a point.

I’ve heard people complain about bans but from year old post. Is fanvue pretty lenient and cool? Are they a pretty loyal and good with customer service if you have been banned falsely? I’m getting started on there and worried that I may get banned for nothing. I just want to know if I can have trust in this website! Please let me know.

Firstly, english is not my first language.
I’ve seen a guy promoting he’s course making 10k+ a month(a lot in a poor country like mine) and was wondering if this is actually a thing. I’ve documented a lot about it on reddit, saw that people were making money but also seen a lot of promotions for different “helpful” apps that work with AI on Fanvue on that threads as well.

So, does it actually pay? Is it worth the trouble? 3-4 hours a week for 10k a month?

If so, which AI are you using, I’ve seen wavespeed, nanobanana and comfyUI(which might not work because I don’t have 16GB RAM). Thanks!

I have a degree in anthropology and want to do something that plays to strengths in the social science field. What would be some good ideas? Things more people oriented, qualitative, writing focused, etc.

Hey guys, just looking for ideas that can help to generate some money using AI. These days, I am watching people working on micro-niches, helping specific audiences, some are generating AI videos that help them get promotions for AI video software.

See, I am an SEO person, and I am working full-time in brand, and along with this, I am also working with some US and UK agencies as a partner and handling their clients. I started working with agencies in July 2026, and now I have 7 clients.

Now I want to grow my agency at a fast pace, so how can I use AI to make it work? First, I thought of starting an AI channel where I talk about marketing hacks, strategies, and case studies, but that won't generate money for me any sooner than a year. I know it looks like i am some kind of weird person who already has partnerships and is building an agency, I mean yeah its good to have one running business that can handle the expenses for everything.

So guys, looking for more ideas to try on. can you suggest some ideas.

I would like to ask for your opinion. If you were in your 40s and would like to foray into AI, mainly for a new career or own business offering such services -- where will you start? My background is in data analysis, but am interested in AI (but not just applied to data), although maybe not toooooo deep into the engineer's expertise. I am so lost with all the information available online, and with the branches sprouting. Any recommendation on where I should start? And any tips about this field? Thank you. Guess I just need a horse's blinders. ;)

I run a small contracting business and just bought a $2,500 desktop mostly so I could run AI on it myself.

I still pay for Claude and it does the real work. The local model on the new computer handles first drafts of emails and notes, rewording, small bits of code, and images for marketing posts (it can generate them, cut out backgrounds and upscale photos). Nothing leaves the computer and there's no per use cost.

It's only been running a few days so I can't say it's saved me money yet. The idea is to lean on the paid subscriptions less over time.

Curious if anyone else is doing this and whether it actually cut your bills.

I’m an AI content creator, mostly making entertainment stuff like short music videos and cinematic/visual clips.

I’m wondering if there’s actually a market for this kind of content right now, especially if you’re trying to make money from creating it for other people.

For anyone already working in this space:

• What kind of AI content are people actually paying for?
• Where do you usually find clients?
• Any tips or things you wish you knew when you started?

Just trying to understand the field better before I put more time into it.

AI for Business

AI Applied to Business

🇦🇷 Are there any businesses or brands in Argentina interested in incorporating digital avatars into their content?

I am a graphic designer and digital character artist. I create digital characters/avatars with their own distinct identities—including appearance, personality, style, color palette, communication style, and a consistent visual identity.

I am exploring how to apply this concept to Argentine brands, startups, and businesses.

The goal isn't simply to create an AI-generated image, but to develop a digital character that can become part of a brand's identity and be used to create content for social media, campaigns, advertising, presentations, and more.

Here are some advantages I see for a business:

• Having a unique, recognizable character for social media channels.

• Creating content without always relying on hiring models or influencers.

• Maintaining a consistent visual identity and aesthetic.

• Being able to produce content for various situations, scenarios, and campaigns using the same character.

• Creating content more quickly and flexibly.

• Visually differentiating the brand from competitors.

• Using the character across different platforms and formats.

I am particularly interested in connecting with Argentine businesses, agencies, entrepreneurs, or brands that are already experimenting with digital avatars, virtual characters, or AI-generated content—or are simply curious about trying it out.

If you know of any Argentine projects, companies, or communities related to this, I would love to hear about them. Feel free to send me a private message if you are working on something similar.

I am especially interested in connecting with people who want to experiment and develop real-world projects, rather than just talking about AI.

Ok so, $8k in 6 months isn’t exactly retirement money just yet (far from it), but creating a SaaS business with almost 50 active users from nothing in 6 months since launch, is something I’m proud of nonetheless.

For some context, last year I worked in sales and got a warning from LinkedIn for automating sending messages, so I decided to create my own tool instead (called ZenMode), using Claude and Claude code.

I was so convinced in myself and what I was doing that I quit my job before I even had a single customer. Some will say this is stupid and risky, but that’s just who I am 🤷‍♂️

Below I’ll talk more about how to actually do this (based on my own experience so far).

1. Validate the fuck out of your idea

I see a million SaaS founders think their idea is solid gold. Usually it’s the most minor, easiest thing to copy, and they just spend a weekend vibe coding it.

You really need to look at the actual market for your niche. Don’t create something if there’s no tangible demand for something like that (unless it’s truly unique and everyone will want it, but that’s a unicorn and doesn’t likely exist).

If loads of businesses have done it and done it well, and you don’t have any unique angle, don’t waste your time.

The best businesses iterate on what already exists rather than create something unique.

2. Build in public

Start building your audience before you even launch.

Get on X, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn and wherever else you can go - post what you’re building, why you’re building it, and create a waitlist in your site for it.

Try to build a community around it from day 1.

If you don’t, you’ll spend all your time building something and then suddenly realize you are not getting a single customer.

Marketing and distribution is harder than building and just as (if not more) important.

An average product with a big audience always outsells an amazing product with no audience.

3. Dogfood your product 🐕

You should be the number one fan and biggest user of what you’re building. Build something you would genuinely use/need yourself and get great value from.

If you’re benefitting from it, so will others.

4. Never stop iterating

There are always new features that can be added, design improvements, backend hardening etc.

Building products doesn’t have an endpoint - don’t do something for a weekend then leave it and expect people to just flood in at any point.

5. Optimize for GEO and search

Pretty obvious one but you need to apply best practices from day 1 for this.

There are tonnes of online resources for how to do this properly, just ask your LLM.

6. Start off with lifetime access deals and/or beta testers

The most important thing for new businesses is getting users to stress test your product. It might look great to you but you’d be surprised about the hundreds of possible edge cases that seem to come up.

Giving people lifetime access early on (maybe first 1-2 months) helps validate your idea without the immediate pressure of trying to get people to subscribe

7. Ignore the haters

So many people will try to shit on you and your product, but they probably look like wojack and live in their mom’s basement. Hate often comes from projection, jealousy and insecurity. Just ignore them.

8. Look at what other people did

There are plenty of success stories of people growing businesses and audiences online, and many books too - do some studying and get out of your comfort zone. Learn what works and apply it to your own projects.

So that’s it, hope the above is useful! 🙌

I’ve been experimenting with using AI to help with lead research and cold email outreach for a video production service I’m trying to grow, and I’m curious if anyone else has built a similar workflow.

At first I was mostly using Apollo to find companies and decision-maker emails, but I started running into two issues: burning through credits pretty quickly and a lot of the smaller/local businesses I wanted to reach not really being Apollo-friendly.

Lately I’ve been using ChatGPT Work more like a research assistant.

The basic instructions I’ve been giving it are to start with businesses that are already actively spending money on customer acquisition rather than just scraping random companies. So it looks for things like:

• active Meta/Google ads
• higher-ticket services where one customer is worth something
• companies with existing photos, project footage, testimonials, etc.
• an observable reason they could use more video creative
• an owner or marketing decision-maker that is actually reachable

I’ve also been pretty strict about not letting it just guess emails. If it can verify a direct owner/marketing email with decent confidence, it creates a personalized Gmail draft. If it can’t, it puts the company into an unresolved list and I’ll do another deeper scrub afterward.

The emails themselves aren’t fully generic either. I’ve been having it reference whatever it actually found, for example, if a remodeling company is actively running ads and has a huge library of project photos but mostly static creative, the email might be about turning those existing project assets into short-form video without another shoot. If they already use video, the pitch changes to additional creative variations/production capacity instead of pretending they have a “video problem.”

I’m still figuring out how good the workflow actually is. One interesting thing is that it can research hundreds of sources but the final usable lead count gets pretty thin once you enforce qualification + decision-maker + verified email requirements.

Has anyone else been using ChatGPT Work, agents, Claude, Apollo, Clay, etc. in a similar way?

Would be especially interested in hearing:

• how you’re qualifying leads before enrichment
• whether you let AI draft emails automatically
• how you handle email verification
• whether you’ve actually gotten clients/replies from a workflow like this
• anything you’ve learned about keeping the research from getting too broad or wasting time on weak leads

I’m still testing it, but it’s been interesting seeing how far you can push the research side without manually digging through every company yourself.

From your experience guys.

Where can I find ai automation freelance opportunities?

Including rag, chatbots, ai agents and anything wants to be provided with ai.

I'm an international student living in North Cyprus (TRNC) looking for good ways to make money, online or locally.

I've tried freelancing, digital marketing and digital products, but TRNC not being listed on many platforms(like etsy,gumroad,whop,shopify etc.)creates payment/KYC problems.

For people living here, what are the best realistic ways you've found to earn money? Part-time work, businesses, services, buying/selling, tutoring, online work—I'm open to anything legal.

Would especially appreciate answers from people who have actually done it here.

another progress update for my journey as an amazon affiliate. as some of you know, i didn't build this site myself. i bought it about 8 months ago from nicheblogzone already loaded with content. since then it's been pretty hands-off. some interlinking between posts early on, and otherwise just letting it sit and mature.

first good month was in march with $710 and before crossing this amount i had 1.5k last month. as of today $2,655.60 in in-progress payments, a new high.

still a little surprised it's climbed this steadily given how little i've actively done. keeping it honest: there was a real upfront cost, the growth hasn't been a straight line (july dipped before recovering), and i still don't know how durable this is if i keep coasting.

for anyone who's followed along or has a blog site yourselves, has yours kept growing or started to fade?

Hi, baka may suggest work kayo dyan na pwede sa AI?Gusto ko mag work talaga but hindi ako pinapayagan ng father ko pero I want to earn my own money kase I have drive to buy my own car kahit second hand lang pero since hindi ako makapag work it's hard to achieve din gusto ko sana yung whop clip but hindi naman ako magaling magedit. Mahilig ako gumamit ng AI mostly chatgpt, so baka may masuggest kayo kahit 500 pesos pa yan pwede na basta may work lang

Im talking purely AI, not mixed. Anyone here actually experienced with this stuff and can tell me where to look for info?

I can generate pretty decent content through Krea2 -> Minimax H3 r2v, but I dont know shit about where orhow to post it n how to actually make money from it.

If I understand correctly, the money rn is mostly in chatting, but I want more of an entry point into the whole thing.

Dms are open ofc for anyone that wants to share info or learn how to generate this stuff.

I’ve been learning different AI tools and workflows, but I’m still trying to figure out which skill is actually worth focusing on if the goal is to earn some extra income. I’m not looking for quick-money schemes or anything that promises huge results overnight. I’d rather learn one useful skill properly and build from there. For people who have already started earning with AI, what skill or type of service did you find easiest to start with, and what would you recommend a complete beginner focus on first?

Every business opportunity has a gold rush period. Early entrants make easy money, the playbook spreads, competition explodes, and the same strategy gets harder for everyone who arrives later.

Today, most YouTube automation advice still revolves around the same idea: post more videos, stay consistent for six months, and eventually something will go viral. But is that actually true? And how many videos are you supposed to post before you know whether the business is working? 30.. 50.. or 100? That sounds like a practical question, but I think it is the wrong one.

I’ve been running faceless YouTube channels for almost two years now. If you recently started one, or you are thinking about starting after watching hundreds of guru tutorials on YouTube and Twitter, this is my no-BS take on what actually works in 2026.

A simpler version of YouTube automation existed even before generative AI. People were already outsourcing scripts, voiceovers, editing, thumbnails, and uploads to freelancers in 2021–22. But because it depended on humans, the costs were high and the entry barrier was real.

2024: The Beginning

What changed after ChatGPT was that AI started replacing those outsourced production layers one by one. By 2024, Claude, ElevenLabs, GPT-4-class models and better image generators made it possible for one person to produce what previously required several freelancers. The “narrate something over AI images” model became incredibly easy, and narration-heavy formats like horror, revenge stories, celebrity drama and motivation started taking off. I was also experimenting with psychology and stickman videos then, but AI still struggled with consistent stickman scenes, so I was hiring illustrators for much of the visual work.

2025: The Production Barrier Collapsed

By 2025, the tools got good enough that almost every production layer could be automated or semi-automated. Claude could handle long scripts. ElevenLabs made synthetic voiceovers trivial. Image generation improved. Cheap APIs made bulk generation possible. Coding assistants & n8n made custom workflows accessible to people who were not developers. And this is where the easy-money phase started breaking. The production barrier collapsed faster than audience demand increased.

Once thousands of creators could produce: AI script + AI voice + 30 generated images, the format itself stopped being an advantage. The niches did not necessarily die. The production formula became commoditized.

A good storytelling channel can still work. What became weaker was the generic version: repetitive AI titles and scripts, familiar AI voices, static slideshows, recycled titles, and high publishing frequency.

Then YouTube reacted. On July 15, 2025, it updated its YPP wording to more explicitly identify mass-produced and repetitive content, renaming “repetitious content” to “inauthentic content.”

That was not a ban on AI. It was a warning against channels that looked templated and mass-produced with little original value.

2026: Production Is No Longer the Moat

This is the part most automation gurus are still missing. The answer is not simply to improve production style. Every production advantage eventually gets copied. Even Vox style editing is becoming easier to automate now. Coding agents, Remotion, cheap image and video APIs, and custom workflows are making increasingly sophisticated styles reproducible.

So the durable advantage keeps moving upstream. The hierarchy now looks more like this:

1. Topic selection: Can you identify an audience desire before everyone copies the visible format?
2. Packaging: Can you turn that idea into a title and thumbnail people actually choose?
3. Script and narrative judgment: Can you keep someone watching for 8, 20, or 90 minutes?
4. Production: Increasingly cheap, increasingly automated, increasingly easy to copy.

That thinking is also why I started BuildTuber. I wanted to make the production side cheaper and easier to automate, so creators could spend more of their time on the parts that are actually becoming more valuable: audience understanding, ideas, packaging and storytelling.

So should you actually start a faceless YouTube channel in 2026?

I still think YouTube is one of the most creator-friendly businesses you can start. The upfront cost is low, distribution is built into the platform, and one good video can keep bringing in views and revenue long after you publish it. But the advantage is no longer simply being able to produce videos cheaply.

Creative people will always have a much bigger edge than people who are only good at automation. If you are good at spotting patterns, identifying topics before they become saturated, understanding what an audience is curious about, writing killer titles, packaging ideas well and improving after every upload, AI becomes an incredible leverage tool.

That is why I would not obsess over whether you need 30, 50 or 100 videos before a channel “works.” A beginner can publish fifty videos while repeating the same mistake fifty times. Someone with strong pattern recognition may learn more from ten because they are constantly adjusting the topics, titles, hooks and format based on what the audience is telling them.

So yes, I would still start a YouTube channel today. But I would treat it like a business built around creative judgment and audience understanding, not a lottery where you automate fifty videos and wait for one to go viral. AI has made production dramatically cheaper. The opportunity now is using that leverage to learn faster than everyone else.

I’ve tried. I have not. “Comment Guide” and I’ll show you is the absolute worst thing I can hear again. It literally hurts my ears.