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Someone Rebuilt MySpace and Just Reached 1M Users

Check it out: SpaceHey.com

The founder is Anton Röhm, and his bio reads…

22yo student from Germany who loves to code

He recently announced that the site has hit 1 million users and shared the origin story…

I launched SpaceHey at the end of 2020 – I had just graduated high-school, and the world was on Covid lockdown. I made SpaceHey, so my generation could experience the early days of social media – without a feed, likes and whatnot

Unclear how much money the site is making. I don’t see any ads on there, looks like the only monetization is via donations, stickers and merch

But given the growth, the site could prove to be a great earner for Anton.

Got me thinking: maybe there are opportunities to rebuild and monetize other fondly-remembered websites from the early days of the internet

Such as…

GeocitiesDiggFriendsterBeboLiveJournalFacebook circa 2010

(Hat tip: @PanosFlows)

This Blueprint Got Them to $10K/Month Within a Year

Andrew AdamsCo-founder of Artificial Workflow $10,000 monthly revenue Published September 5, 2024 by Niall Doherty

Check out Echobase, an AI tool that “helps consultants by automating analysis and offering customized recommendations, allowing them to focus more on strategic work.”

Looks like they launched ~1 year ago.

According to a recent interview, they’re already doing $10K in monthly revenue

They started as an AI consulting company, working 1-on-1 with clients…

Through these engagements, we noticed a recurring pattern: we were developing the same technology solution for multiple clients.

So they decided to pivot…

Instead of continuing to build custom solutions for each new client, we packaged the core functionality into a SaaS-like platform.

That made the business far more scalable, no more 1-on-1’s.

A good blueprint there for building your own scalable business

Offer a service, work directly with clientsFind a painful, recurring problem your clients faceBuild a software solution to solve that problem

Or partner with service providers and skip the first 2 steps.

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Helping Your Favorite Podcaster as a Service

Matt Ragland tweets that podcasters should use their shows as source material for email newsletters.

2 ways he does this for his own podcast HeyCreator…

Single stories or frameworks – i.e. the 7 minute clip of your guest giving out the gold

Episode recaps and expansion –  i.e. what else did you learn about from the guest?

He adds…

People like to consume content in different ways, and it doesn’t need to be a “this week on the podcast” repurposing.

Use shows from weeks or months ago to reintroduce guests, topics, and ideas that can benefit your readers.

And while you’re there… promote sponsors, services, products, whatever you have to sell.

Got me thinking: you could be the person who helps podcasters repurpose their content into email newsletters

Start by reaching out to your favorite podcasters and offering a free or discounted trial.

$518/Month From AI-Generated Country Music

Beats By AIAI Music Channel $518 estimated monthly streaming royalties Published September 5, 2024 by Niall Doherty

Check out Beats By AI on…

TikTok – 165K followersInstagram – 41K

Looks like they only started in March and each post is an AI-generated song.

3.1M views on this Reel…

Asking Ai To Make A Hit Country Song Day 11

Link in bio leads here.

Looks like they’re monetizing in a few ways, but probably making the most money by streaming their music on Spotify.

218K streams = $518/month (source)

Heard about this via Eric Lam on YouTube (3:10 mark), who claims Beats By AI is using software called Udio to create the songs…

Udio’s max pricing is only $30/month. And there’s a free plan and a free trial

Beats By AI is focused on country music.

You could try copying their approach but with a different genre of music.

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$17K/Month Selling Old Art Posters

VintageWallGraphicsEtsy Store $17,000 estimated monthly revenue Published September 5, 2024 by Fardeen KhanReviewed and edited by Niall Doherty

Eric Lam highlights a recent trend: Wall Decor

Referencing this Google Trends graph, he writes…

Space-specific wall decor is emerging as a growing trend in niche home design markets.

This type of wall decor is tailored to specific rooms or areas within the home…

A keyword analysis indicates that low-competition, niche keywords such as “bathroom wall art” or “kitchen wall decor” are ranking in the top 10 on Google..

This represents a significant SEO opportunity…

The easiest way to tap into this growing trend is by building a website dedicated to space-specific wall decor and optimizing it for long-tail SEO keywords… 

[Use] print-on-demand services like Printful to help with initial fulfillment, while the brand proves its concept.

An example of this working: VintageWallGraphics on Etsy.

Apparently that store earns $17K per month selling prints of old art pieces with expired copyright…

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12 Startups in 12 Months = $130K Revenue

Manoj AhirwarFounder of UniqueSide $130,000+ revenue in 12 months Published September 2, 2024 by Fardeen KhanReviewed and edited by Niall Doherty

Manoj Ahirwar took on the 12 Startups in 12 Months challenge last year and recently tweeted his results…

Total Revenue – $130K+

8 made some revenue. 2 got acquired.

Rest of them failed.

UniqueSide.io was the big winner, a service business that accounted for 76% of that $130K

Manoj’s advice…

Do not wait. Just move and launch sh*t.

My takeaway: your idea doesn’t matter so much.

Because most business ideas suck, and the only way to know if one has legs is to quickly build and launch and see what happens

Manoj’s approach forced him to ship fast and resulted in $130K revenue.

Btw, the 12 Startups in 12 Months challenge was started by Pieter Levels.

2 businesses that came out of it for him

Nomad ListRemoteOK

A decade on, those are earning Pieter about $3M a year.

So pick an idea – or 12 – and start building

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How To Earn a Living as a YouTuber From Day 1

Cecilia Blomdahl has a YouTube channel documenting her life in Svalbard, an island close to the North Pole

She has 800K+ subscribers and seems to make a good living, but I’m sure it was tough the first few years while she was building up her audience.

2 other channels on YT…

Visit TallinnVisit Norway

Much like Cecilia’s channel showcases Svalbard, those channels showcase Tallinn and Norway

But those two are official channels of tourist boards, and they’ve hired regular people to vlog about the area.

No idea how much those people are earning, but I expect it’s a decent salary for a pretty cool job

Got me thinking: if you’re eager to be a YouTuber but don’t want to endure years of grinding before earning a living, try pitching your local tourist board to hire you.

This Makes it 100x Easier To Build a Profitable Business

Josh HowarthFounder of Exploding Topics $3.2 Million annual revenue Published September 2, 2024 by Fardeen KhanReviewed and edited by Niall Doherty

Exploding Topics is a freemium tool that shows you “growing topics before they take off”

We featured the founder Josh Howarth previously, when he revealed how he came up with the idea…

I’d started to realize that it’s 100X easier to bootstrap a profitable online business if you ride a big market trend. Jump on the opportunity before the competition gets too fierce.

Josh’s journey

Started Trend List (now Exploding Topics)Sold part of it to Brian DeanAnd very recently: Exploding Topics was acquired by Semrush

In a video from last year, Brian revealed they were doing $3.2M in annual revenue…

So I’m guessing they sold for around $8 million

Anyway, Exploding Topics is a massive resource and you can see a lot on there for free.

Have a look around, see what’s trending in different industries, and it might spark an idea for you

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AI Tools Like This Could Print Money

Jordan O’Connor spotted a great opportunity for AI builders…

Huh… Remove dot bg is pretty expensive. I wonder what it would cost to do the same thing using an AI model.

Remove.bg is a paid tool that removes image backgrounds.

Apparently the website gets 69 million visits/month, so it’s likely printing money

Jordan realized that…

Remove.bg charges $0.2 per imageAI can do the same thing for $0.0003 per image (ie. 667x cheaper)

From Remove.bg’s success stories, it’s clear they have B2B clients using them, including clothing brands.

Got me thinking: an AI-powered Remove.bg for ecom stores could do well

An idea framework off the back of that…

Identify popular pre-AI tools with good revenue.Create an affordable, niche alternative using AI.

PS. Saw this tweet by Matt Palmer after writing the above

Just built and deployed a background removal tool in 20 minutes with Cursor, Claude, & Replit.

$1 Million Per Year From Skills He Learned on YouTube

Ibrahim ZafarFounder of Lens End Media $1 Million annual revenue Published September 2, 2024 by Niall Doherty

From a recent profile of Ibrahim Zafar…

He had started his video production company Lens End Media at age 27, in March 2020…

By 2024, Lens End Media was bringing in 7 figures in annual sales, with more than 50 customers, including big names like Walgreens and LEGO group.

Ibrahim sold the business in May for an undisclosed sum

The best part…

[Ibrahim] had taught himself video production by watching YouTube tutorials in his spare time while working as a government consultant

So he’s a young guy who taught himself video production on YouTube, then built and sold a 7-figure agency in 4 years.

What if you started doing freelance videography projects in your local area, with the aim of eventually expanding into an agency?

Ibrahim’s story shows you can make a lot of money this way, even if you’re starting with no experience or qualifications.

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