The lazy person's guide to building an AI side hustle that runs itself

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Subject: The lazy person's guide to building an AI side hustle that runs itself

Hey there,

Most side hustles are just second jobs. You trade time for money. Stop working and the income stops.

Here's what actually works. Build something once. Let it run on autopilot. Make money while you sleep or work your day job.

AI makes this possible. Let me show you how.

The 3 AI Side Hustles That Run Themselves

Option 1: Sell Digital Products With Resell Rights

Find or create a digital product. AI prompts, templates, guides, courses.

Set up a storefront on Gumroad or Payhip. List the product. Set the price.

Promote it once on social media or relevant communities.

After that, it sits there and sells. Payment processes automatically. Product delivers automatically. You do nothing.

The AI part: ChatGPT writes your sales page and product descriptions. AI creates your product mockups.

Time investment: Setup: 10 hours. Monthly maintenance: 30 minutes.

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Option 2: Create AI-Generated Stock Content

Use Midjourney or DALL-E to create stock photos. Use Runway or Pika for stock videos.

Upload to Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, or Creative Market.

Every download pays you. Once it's uploaded, it earns forever.

Time investment: Setup: 15 to 20 hours creating and uploading. Monthly maintenance: 1 hour adding new content.

Option 3: Build a Niche Content Site

Pick a specific niche. Budget travel. Tech reviews. Home organization.

Use ChatGPT to write 50 articles. AI creates the images. Publish everything.

Apply for ad networks like Mediavine or Ezoic. Add affiliate links.

Google sends traffic. People click ads or buy through your links. You get paid.

Time investment: Setup: 30 to 40 hours creating 50 articles. Monthly maintenance: 2 hours publishing one new article.

How to Actually Build This (Option 1 Breakdown)

Week 1: Create your product using AI. ChatGPT writes the content. AI creates the designs.

Or buy a product with resell rights and get permission to sell it.

Week 2: Set up Gumroad or Payhip. Upload your product. Write the sales page using ChatGPT. Set your price. Test the checkout.

Week 3: Post about it on social media. Share in Facebook groups or Reddit. Send one email if you have a list.

After Week 3: Check your dashboard once a week. Answer occasional customer questions. That's it.

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What Makes This Actually Work

Three things separate passive income from second jobs:

No ongoing fulfillment. Digital products deliver automatically. You're not doing custom work for each customer.

Evergreen content. You're creating things people will need a year from now. Not trending topics that expire.

Automated systems. Payment, delivery, and customer access all happen automatically.

The Reality Check

Month 1: Maybe $50. Month 3: Maybe $200. Month 6: Maybe $800.

Not fast. But that income keeps coming every month without you doing anything.

Build 2 or 3 of these? They stack. $800 + $600 + $400 = $1,800 per month passive.

The Hard Part

You need to put in work upfront. 10 to 40 hours depending on which option you pick.

Most people want instant results. So they never start.

The people who build passive income put in the work once. Then coast on it for months or years.

Here's How to Skip The Hard Part

Creating the content is what stops most people. Writing product descriptions. Creating products. Generating stock content. Writing articles.

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Talk soon,

P.S. Passive income isn't about getting rich quick. It's about building something once that keeps paying you. Start today or stay exactly where you are six months from now.