I’m an engineering student trying to figure out how to turn my technical skills into actual income.

I can build GenAI and Agentic AI products, as well as Flutter apps, but I’m struggling with the business side of things — mainly finding clients, identifying problems worth solving, pricing my work, and figuring out where a student should start.

I’d really appreciate advice from developers, freelancers, founders, or agencies who have been through this.

I’m also open to working with software/AI agencies, even if the initial opportunity is more about learning and gaining real-world experience. I’d be happy to contribute to projects, take on smaller tasks, and learn how professional development and client work actually happen.

I’m not looking for a shortcut or “get rich quick” strategy. I’m mainly trying to understand how to turn what I already know into real projects, experience, and eventually a sustainable income.

If you’re a developer, agency owner, freelancer, or founder, I’d genuinely appreciate any advice or perspective.

I'm using same IG account since March 2025.

361K followers, 21.8M reach in last 30 days thanks to 100% AI reels.

AI influencer with fashion and beauty niche - monetizing through paid sites.

I made $17K+ gross in last third days.

Ask me anything, I'll answer everything. (no, i can't give the username).

no bs please

good advices only!

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Hi! As the title says, I'm looking for a long-term AI OFM partner who knows how to create AI models and can provide content.

You handle the AI model and content creation, while I take care of account management, chatting, and everything related to running the account.

We're a startup team looking for someone who's serious, committed, and willing to grow with us. We're looking for a partner who's in it for the long run and is willing to build something together.

To be upfront, this isn't an instant-paying job. We're looking for a genuine partnership where we build the account together from the ground up and share the earnings once the account starts generating revenue.

If you're interested in building something long-term with us, feel free to DM me. Let's grow together!

这么多工具，我使用最多的是codex帮我分析策略。gpt对话，muse监控。其他的ai大多数也只是查询和对话。并没有帮我赚到钱。你们是怎么跨出ai盈利第一步的？

I just recently started an AI „influencer“ and got some good traction. I consistently get target audience DMs on Tiktok but not on IG. My Tiktok message requests sit at 100+ because I‘m not sure how to efficiently get them to fanvue, since tiktok bans these links, even if they’re not direct via beacons or linktree.
I tried somewhat of a funnel before, where I send them to my Instagram first, chat for 3-5 messages, go silent for a day and finally point towards the link within my story highlight with a „I‘m always active here“ type message. So far I‘ve gained a single fanvue subscription out of some 25 chats.
I want to know if there’s a better way.
Content + Fanvue is automated, I just need to build the bridge between followers and paying customers.
Has anyone faced similar startup struggles and might be willing to share a thing or two? Would come in handy. cheers.

I’ve been exploring AI music videos, and I’m curious how people are actually making money from them.

Are you earning from views on YouTube or other platforms, making videos for musicians, or doing something else entirely?

Would love to hear real experiences, even if it’s just a small side income.

What tools do you need? How long does it take? How do you earn money from this? What do i need to do to get rid of all mistakes? (I assume ai can't vibe code an app without mistakes)

I’ve been trying to find if there are any AI Influencer/Fanvue engagement and collab groups.

I know many OF girls have spoken about these kinds of WhatsApp or telegram groups being instrumental in helping support each other/grow engagement find collabs etc.

Does anyone know if such a thing exists for AI influencers yet?
If not was just wondering if anyone is interested if I was to make one?

Would love to find connections and networks to assist in growing accounts and just support each other.
Would be very strictly no spam or buy my course to learn how I earn $5000 a month allowed of course!!

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So recently I wrote on reddit asking how AI has screwed people up in their workplaces, and got some interesting stories about how people are actually using AI,sorting it's problems etc

It validated some things I was seeing (I asked around other Subreddits...)and basically ended up with the thought;

If AI is going to change or replace parts of people's jobs, why shouldn't the people with the expertise benefit from that transition?

Think of it as an API to your brain and experience.

I'm building an early-stage project around qualifying AI for real enterprise work, and I'm looking for people with serious experience in:

- IT

- Finance / accounting

- Legal

- Procurement / supply chain

- Insurance

- Operations

- Marketing

- Other specialized fields

I'm calling them Associates.

The basic idea: you know the work, the edge cases and where AI gets things wrong. We want to turn that expertise into something that can create value.

Full disclosure: I'm bootstrapping this and I don't currently have a budget to pay Associates. The intention is for Associates to eventually participate economically (revenue share) in the value their expertise creates.

So I'm curious:

- Would you become an Associate?

- Would you contribute your expertise if there was potential revenue share?

- What would make it worth your time?

- What would stop you from doing it?

- Do you know people who would be interested?

Any and all feedback appreciated,ideas on how to improve the offer,the maths I may be blind to..also feel free to DM me ....

I run Ridgeline. We build AI voice receptionists for roofers and HVAC companies. They answer every call 24/7 and book the estimate on the owner's calendar.

Each client pays a $649 setup fee. You get 20% of every deal you bring in.

I handle the setup, onboarding, and support. You just get contractors on the phone.

You get:
- Live demo lines prospects can call and hear
- A pitch script and objection handling
- Payment after the client pays, tracked in writing

Looking for:
- Cold calling or B2B outbound experience
- Clear English, confident on the phone
- Someone serious about it

DM me:
1. Your sales background
2. Hours per week you can commit
3. Your best result so far

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)

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.