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My Honest Breakdown of Making Money with AI
What’s hype, what works, and what I’d skip.
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You’ve probably seen the same recycled advice saying:
- “Just prompt ChatGPT and rake in thousands!”
- “Start an AI agency and get rich overnight!”
- “Use AI to build 17 businesses in 7 minutes!”
It sounds sexy, right?
But here’s the truth:
90% of it is complete garbage.
(And trust me, I wish it wasn’t — because I’ve tried almost every possible way to make money online, with and without AI.)
When I First Fell for the AI Gold Rush…
Late 2022.
Everyone was screaming about AI like it was going to pull them out of debt and land them on a beach in Bali.
And I was broke and exhausted, sitting in front of my laptop at 2 a.m., convincing myself that if I could just craft one perfect ChatGPT prompt, my life…
