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1
Make songs and music with AI agents
Use AI and agents to write, produce and release music.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 63 X buzz · 1.4k posts/wk
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Learn anything faster with an AI tutor
Use AI as a patient tutor that quizzes you and explains mistakes.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $990/mo estimate🔥 56 X buzz · 756 posts/wk
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Turn ideas into images and cinematic video
Turn a written idea into images and short videos with AI.
Cost $0–$82/monthCould earn $290/mo estimate🔥 56 X buzz · 1.4k posts/wk
4
Handle tenant requests with AI
AI answers tenant questions, logs repairs and reminds about rent.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $792/mo estimate🔥 55 X buzz · 1.9k posts/wk
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Run a faceless YouTube channel with AI
Use AI for research, scripts, voice and editing on a channel where you never appear.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 54 X buzz · 497 posts/wk
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Produce short films with AI tools
Combine AI agents, 3D tools and video models to make short films.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 52 X buzz · 223 posts/wk
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Write and grow a newsletter with AI help
AI helps research, draft and repurpose a weekly newsletter.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 52 X buzz · 456 posts/wk
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Edit Shorts automatically from a script with n8n, Claude and Remotion
A creator built an n8n workflow that turns a script into a finished short video using Claude and Remotion.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 49 X buzz · 381 posts/wk
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Cut long videos into short clips with AI
Turn podcasts and long videos into many short clips with captions.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 49 X buzz · 271 posts/wk
10
Manage ad accounts through a conversation with an AI agent
Ask an AI questions about your ad results in plain words instead of digging through dashboards.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimate🔥 49 X buzz · 362 posts/wk
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Run a Shopify store with AI agents
AI writes product pages, answers shoppers and spots trends for online stores.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimate🔥 46 X buzz · 770 posts/wk
12
Turn voice notes into posts and videos
Talk through ideas on a walk, then let AI turn the recording into posts, threads and scripts.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 45 X buzz · 339 posts/wk
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Run social media on autopilot with an open-source agentic scheduler
Plan, write and schedule a month of social posts in one sitting.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimate🔥 43 X buzz · 152 posts/wk
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Set up direct online ordering for restaurants to cut app fees
From X problem A done-for-you service that gives a restaurant its own ordering page and AI-written menu, so regulars order direct instead of through apps.
Cost $0–$62/monthCould earn $792/mo estimate🔥 38 X buzz · 39 posts/wk
15
Generate UGC-style product videos with AI avatars
Make short product videos with AI presenters instead of hiring creators.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimate🔥 34 X buzz · 1.2k posts/wk
16
Track and improve how brands show up in AI search
Check what ChatGPT and other AIs say about your business, and improve it.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimate🔥 32 X buzz · 2.1k posts/wk
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Translate your content and videos with AI
AI translates and dubs content to reach new languages.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $1,200/mo estimate🔥 30 X buzz · 1.4k posts/wk
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Create on-brand social posts in your voice
Get social posts written in your own voice instead of generic AI text.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimate🔥 26 X buzz · 201 posts/wk
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Sell an autonomous SEO agent for $49 a month
Use AI to write helpful website articles that bring in search traffic.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimate🔥 25 X buzz · 95 posts/wk
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Hand Claude Code a website and an ad budget to run on its own
Let an AI assistant suggest and test small ad campaigns for your website.
Cost $0–$113/monthCould earn $1,500/mo estimate🔥 16 X buzz · 6 posts/wk
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Run an AI search optimization agency
Help businesses show up when people ask ChatGPT or Google for a recommendation.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
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Sell a long-horizon content agent that plans, posts and analyzes
Plan a month of content, then use the results to plan the next one.
Cost $0–$82/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
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Sell an AI song-making app on mobile
Let people make songs with AI from a phone.
Cost $0–$82/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
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Sell AI selfie restyling as a mobile app
Turn people’s selfies into fun styles with AI and sell it as an app.
Cost $0–$82/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
25
Run a LinkedIn content workflow with AI and an MCP connector
LinkPost finds ideas, drafts posts in your voice, makes visuals, schedules and reviews performance, with an MCP connector for agents.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
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Plan, write and schedule social media with AI
Followr automates social strategy, planning, scheduling and content creation.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
27
Let athletes find and buy their race photos with an AI search
ZebraSnap lets sports photographers sell event photos; athletes find themselves by selfie, bib number or shirt color.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimateNo X data
28
Make explainer videos for any article on the fly
Scrimba plugged an LLM into its interactive video format and built HN.watch, which generates explainer videos for HN posts.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $990/mo estimateNo X data
29
Make carousel posts with AI
PostNitro writes content and designs carousel slides for Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.
Cost $0–$82/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
30
Let clients chat with their social media sentiment instead of dashboards
A community-management company exposes follower conversations over MCP so customers can ask their own AI what people are angry about.
Cost $0–$113/monthCould earn $1,500/mo estimateNo X data
31
Let non-technical staff query sales data in plain English
An e-commerce company connected internal users’ agents to its data so they can ask for sales counts and charts themselves.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimateNo X data
32
Run a real estate agent’s follow-ups and bookings in one workflow
A builder automated a real estate assistant in n8n: messages, memory, booking, property updates and confirmations.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $792/mo estimateNo X data
33
Sell an AI support agent to Shopify stores
A founder built an AI support agent for Shopify stores and got a first customer on a $99/month plan.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimateNo X data
34
Generate a video course with games on any topic
Keet generates Duolingo-style courses on any topic, with short explainer videos, quizzes and a roadmap.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $990/mo estimateNo X data
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Get from zero code to $4.2k MRR in six months with Claude Code and Cursor
A non-coder shipped a SaaS for content creators with Claude Code and Cursor and reports $4,260 MRR and 87 paying customers after six months.
Cost $0–$82/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
36
Run a digital product shop with Claude Cowork
A creator built an automated digital-products shop with Claude Cowork.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimateNo X data
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Automate the busywork of running an Etsy shop
A non-developer built a Python system for mockups, social scheduling, print-on-demand launches and a daily status briefing.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimateNo X data
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Grow an SEO content generator to almost $10k MRR with Claude Code
A solo founder built an SEO content generator entirely with Claude Code, ran it free for three months, then converted users to reach almost $10k MRR.
Cost $0–$138/monthCould earn $290/mo estimateNo X data
39
Score real estate leads with AI and sync them to your CRM
A builder open-sourced an n8n workflow that takes leads from forms, Facebook or Zillow, scores intent with an LLM and syncs qualified ones to the CRM.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $792/mo estimateNo X data
40
Qualify buyers and send matching listings automatically
A builder made an n8n workflow that qualifies real estate inquiries, recommends matching listings and drafts follow-up emails.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $792/mo estimateNo X data
41
Build AI agents in Claude for an e-commerce brand
An e-commerce consultant shows a full case study of building AI agents in Claude for a brand he describes as $20M.
Cost $39–$71/monthCould earn $450/mo estimateNo X data
42
Replace worksheets with interactive HTML lessons
A Korean ESL teacher uses Claude Code to make browser lessons with vocabulary cards, quizzes, a teacher mode and progress bars.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $990/mo estimateNo X data
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Find and analyze investment properties with an n8n agent
A builder made an n8n agent that finds and analyzes residential and investment properties in an area.
Cost $0–$34/monthCould earn $792/mo estimateNo X data

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