About this project

This repository is a collection of information and ideas about using AI to make money through side hustles. It was created by the author in late 2023 and has since been discontinued. The content focuses on using AIGC technology to generate content, gain traffic, and monetize it, covering areas such as AI self-media, AI images, AI copywriting, AI audio, and AI live streaming. The repository organizes multiple side-hustle paths, including AI script videos (image-based picture book stories, virtual persona voiceovers, novel and comic promotions, movie plot explanations), video transformation effects, video translation and reposting, AI avatars and wallpapers, model outfit changes, product advertisements, children's picture books, emoji packs, home decoration, logo creation, photo restoration, new media articles, ghostwriting papers, novel screenwriting, resume rewriting, voice cloning, AI music, unattended shelf live streaming, and virtual persona live streaming. Each direction includes links to relevant tutorials or case studies for readers to explore as needed. Beyond specific side-hustle methods, the repository shares advice on how to get started, including strategies like creating content to drive traffic, making shovels rather than digging for gold, spending money or time to gain insights, and accumulating assets rather than selling time. The technical monetization section introduces proven or common approaches such as wrapper sites, API aggregation, card-selling platforms, focused AI tools, and model training, along with cognitive advice like building vertical products, starting small, using open source to gain traffic, building in public, copycatting, and targeting overseas markets. The README also documents the complete journey of the project from creation, spread, and popularity to traffic decline, along with the author's observations on content operations, traffic mechanisms, and black-market traffic interception. The author has since shifted to building AI marketing tools around the Twitter and Reddit ecosystems, with relevant social media accounts and project links provided at the end. Note that this repository is no longer updated, and some external links or resources may be invalid; readers should verify the timeliness and reliability of the information themselves.