Hello everyone, this is my first article here.
Here, I will start recording the journey of a novice like me, on how I, without paying, step by step through my own efforts, embark on the path of making money through AI side jobs.
While I was searching online every day on how to use AI to start a side business and earn income, because I am not a smart person, I found myself at a loss when collecting or searching for useful information. I only knew to watch some videos on Bilibili that were recommended by popular creators. Many of them are clickbait, ultimately leading to their own websites or paid courses.
After going back and forth, I found that the content was nothing more than this: AI writing, AI websites, AI graphics, AI videos, AI digital humans, and other paid communities, platforms, and courses.
Just as I was about to pay for an AI course, my companion disagreed. She told me not to rush into paying, but to first search online for similar materials based on the content of paid courses. There are many free materials online that are no different from tutorials. Learning how to find information is also a skill, although it will consume a lot of my time and cost me a lot in terms of time. But this is the path to success. Don't always look for shortcuts.
So I stopped paying and deleted many distractions such as course assistants on WeChat. When you close these windows that affect your independent thinking, you can break free from the mindset of relying on others to lead you, and then choose your own direction and persist in it. I believe that one day I will open the door to my own AI side business.
Later, I found an open-source repository called AI Side Business Money Making Information Collection, which already tells us a lot about the side businesses or mindsets taught in paid courses.
For example, it shared advice and strategies on how to start a side business with stability, and for more details, you can visit the above address to check it out.
Four pieces of advice
- Focus on content and traffic, rather than selling a product - With traffic, you naturally need a product. Find other people's products and cooperate to make money.
- Be a shovel, not a gold digger - Gold digging requires comprehensive requirements for a project and carries high risks. Selling shovels is often more direct.
- White-labeling - If you create a product A, remember to sell it as a product to others, and you can even support white-labeling, so that everyone can dig for gold together.
- Distribution - If you are digging for gold yourself, it's best to find a way for others to also find gold. Distribution is a good idea.
- If you don't want to spend money, you have to spend time - Spending money to buy knowledge from others and then executing it has low risk but requires costs. If you don't want to incur costs, you need to invest time. Use time to continuously try and make money from the things that work. Of course, spending money doesn't necessarily buy knowledge and may end up being taken advantage of.
- Build assets, not sell time - If your time can't be sold multiple times simultaneously, it's no different from working. Please accumulate your own assets instead of engaging in one-time selling of time.
One strategy
Building traffic through self-media is currently the most accessible path to AI side jobs.
Later, through many links shared inside, I found this address You Won, But I Didn't Lose. I clicked on it to take a look, but I didn't see the actual content. Instead, it was an article written by a Chinese person, and I actually read it. Because of this article, I discovered something I didn't know. What is it? You can visit it yourself to find out. I continued browsing the content inside and finally discovered a new world. It turns out that there are many software and tools shared here that have been shared outside.
I have always wanted to create a tool navigation website. By sharing interesting software or tools on various platforms, interested friends can visit my website through my sharing, and finally find introductions and download links for software or tools they are interested in. In this way, I can continuously expand the content of my website.
I have made up my mind to achieve my goal of making money through my own time and efforts. I believe that even if I don't pay, I can still achieve my goal. The content taught in paid platforms, courses, etc., is nothing more than this. The key is to rely on my own persistence and understanding. The key to success is always to take immediate action, put it into action, and only through action will you see the dawn of hope.
Through this address, I saw that there is a software sharing section in the sidebar. I clicked on it and found that someone shared Xlog: Get a Modern-Styled Blog for Free in 5 Minutes. Why Not Give It a Try?
Seeing the word "free" attracted me once again, so I clicked on it and read the related introduction. Although I didn't understand much of the knowledge, I finally found myself here and wrote my first article!
I hope to continuously share my original content here.