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Gumroad and Stan Store aren't bad platforms. They just assume you already know what you're doing. You still need Canva. You still need a landing page. You still need to drive every single click yourself. Aovancy assumes you know nothing — and gets you live in 30 minutes anyway, with the help of its AI companion. You focus on what you already know: creating content. We handle the rest. That's the difference.

the part about jumping from business to business is the realest thing in this whole thread. 3 years of trial and error but the lesson is always the same, pick one thing and actually finish it. 17M views on a short and only $2.7k from it is wild tho, shows how broken ad revenue is for short form. thats why at aovancy we always tell creators to sell something directly to their audience instead of relying on platform payouts. you own the revenue that way

How I started with YouTube Shorts? I started my entrepreneur journey around the age of 13 with my cousin. The first business we started with were TikTok motivational pages. We were editing some bullshit videos and averaged around 300 views and I remember getting 2k views on a video and I was never happier. Slowly we stopped working on that and started to post and grow Instagram pages. Got some followers and also got 100k views on one of the videos. After that nothing went viral anymore and I stopped it again. This process lasted around 1 year. Later on I came across affiliate marketing for Andrew Tate, so basically I would make a YT short where I try to get the viewers to my affiliate link and nurture them to buy. I had no experience and my videos were absolutely shit. I started to learn editing with CapCut and I slowly got better, yet I spent about 2 hours each day on one video and pulled 0 views. I started to realize this is harder than I thought. So I kept trying and trying and made a couple of sales. After that I realized that this business isn't long term meaning I cannot do this for a longer period of time. So then I started my own YouTube account where I reached about 7k subscribers. Then I came across a big YouTube channel where they nurtured everyone into a Telegram channel, where they added a form for an editor for a high end client. I signed up to the form and got signed, the deal was 25% of the whole revenue. I started to post and with the help of those guys I was able to go insanely viral and on my first 3 videos I got around 7-15M views each. I was unstoppable at that point, yet I was still editing on CapCut. Then of course came some crashes and we weren't pulling a lot of views anymore. Then we decided to only go full on a specific niche and we started pulling 1M views per video and in total in 3 months I made about $7k. Now is that a lot? NO Yet I went from a couple hundred bucks to thousands. Then I realized I will never become rich from this, I was making other people rich. So I quit. Then I started a shorts channel and posted some shorts where on my 2nd short I got 17M views and during that time, YouTube offered music deals. I made around $2.7k just from that one video and then I stopped posting since YouTube didn't allow monetization on these type of shorts and the music deal wasnt forever. Then I stopped and got into different businesses, basically won't explain each business but I changed the business about 3 times and that was the biggest mistake of my life and for about 6 months I made absolutely no money. So then me and a couple of my business partners decided to go back to YouTube shorts since we were the best at it. And then I started to fail in the first 2 months and then all of a sudden started to make money. First 1k a month, then 3k a month and then slowly getting up and on one of my channels created 7k in just one month working 40 min a day. This is where I stand now and it took me 3 years to get here and I am currently in my 4th year. So what did I learn from this? Once you start working on something, finish it, don't just jump from business to business, because you will fail. Now I am making a stable income each month and now am trying to help people monetize their YouTube shorts channels as well. So if you are someone who wants to start this journey and don't want to lose 3 years of your life on dumbass stuff, then do yourself a favour and click the link in my bio. Where I will help you to start the journey yourself on YouTube shorts. I hope my story can inspire you and encourage you to take this journey on yourself. Do this for your future self G, starting is the most important step in anything. Good luck G.

the leverage framing is accurate but what most people miss is step 3 and 4 are where everyone gets stuck. picking the problem is easy, even creating the product isnt that hard anymore with AI. but actually getting it in front of buyers and handling payments and delivery is where people quit. thats literally why we built aovancy, to collapse steps 2 through 4 into one thing so the only real decision left is what problem to solve

There are 17-year-olds making more money per month than most adults make per year. They’re not lucky. They just learned one concept first. The concept is called leverage. A plumber gets paid when he shows up. A software company gets paid whether the founder is awake or asleep. The plumber has no leverage. The software company has infinite leverage. Digital products are the closest thing a normal person has to infinite leverage: — You create once — You sell forever — Each sale costs you $0 in time or materials Real numbers from real people: — 19-year-old in Texas: $8,900/month selling a Notion productivity system for $37 — 22-year-old in London: £11,400/month selling a freelance client-getting template for £97 — 17-year-old in Florida: $4,200/month selling a social media content calendar for $27 None of them are special. All of them understood leverage. You want leverage? Here’s how to get it: 1.Pick one problem you can solve 2.Solve it in a document, video, or template 3.Price it between $27–$197 4.Sell it to the internet The internet has 5.4 billion users. You need a few hundred to make life-changing money. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: The 17-year-old with leverage isn’t smarter than you. He just stopped waiting for permission.

this is the part of vibe coding nobody wants to admit. building a demo in 2 hours feels amazing until you put it in front of real users and everything breaks. the gap between looks good and actually works is where most projects die. same thing applies to digital products honestly, not just apps. at aovancy we obsess over making sure creators can go from idea to something thats actually sellable, not just a prototype that looks nice in a screenshot

If you’re building an app with vibe coding… read this before you launch. Tools like Lovable and Replit made building insanely fast. But Apple doesn’t care how fast you built it. They care if it works. Right now, a lot of apps are getting rejected because: • flows break under real usage • APIs fail in edge cases • performance drops • privacy handling is unclear Not because of AI. Because they are not ready. This is the new reality: Building is easy. Going live is hard. Most founders can now create something that looks like a product. But production is where things fall apart. That gap between “it works in demo” and “it works for real users” is where most apps die. And Apple is forcing that reality early. The winners won’t be the fastest builders. They’ll be the ones who can take a vibe-coded MVP and make it stable enough to survive real users. Because users don’t care how you built it. They care if it works. We’ve recently helped take vibe-coded apps live and turn them into production-ready products. If you’re stuck between MVP and launch, happy to share what actually works. #VibeCoding #Startups #AppStore #iOS #ProductLaunch #Founders #SaaS

lol $20k from a mac slapping app is proof that execution and timing matter more than having the most sophisticated idea. people overthink what to build when sometimes the simplest dumbest thing wins because it actually ships. this is why i keep telling creators on aovancy to just launch something small first. you can always build the serious thing later but at least youll have revenue and momentum

he made $20,000 (~20 lakhs) in just 10 days of launch with an app that just moans when you slap your Mac built for fun won Product of the Day vibe coding is not over

solid stack but you still end up stitching 3 tools together and figuring out payment setup, landing pages, delivery etc. not complaining, gumroad works, but if you want something that does the AI creation + storefront + payments all in one place check aovancy. literally go from idea to live product in 30 min with $0 upfront. the less tools you juggle the faster you ship

The only tech stack you need to make your first digital product sales: - Claude or CustomGPT - Notion - Gumroad All free btw. Nothing stopping you.

the digital products angle is what most newsletter creators sleep on. everyone chases sponsors but a $19 guide that solves one specific problem for your audience can outperform a $200 CPM ad slot with way less friction. we see this all the time at aovancy, creators who already have the audience just need to package what they know into something sellable. your list here is solid tho, stacking multiple streams is the move

After working with hundreds of local newsletter founders and organizations, here are the ways we're monetizing right now... Both traditional and creative methods: Sponsorships — inbound and outbound. Catskill Crew did $18,200 in ads last month with 100% inbound (I say no to most inbounds). Products — merch, games, puzzles, physical guides, discount cards. In February Catskill Crew did $10K. P.S. You don't need a warehouse, you can do limited drops, print on demand, or whatever floats your boat. Events — partnering with businesses to host events, running our own events, dinner clubs, lecture series, ticketed community gatherings, free events with layered monetization like sponsors. Snail Mail — physical envelopes shipped quarterly. Readers love getting something in the mailbox that isn't a bill, plus I plant a tree for each letter sent and all Quarterly Holders are invited to a private event. Wholesale — sell your products through local shops and retailers. Turn your newsletter into a distribution channel, not just a media channel. This is a great way to build partnerships and have customers discover your brand and convert to subscribers. Affiliate — local business referral partnerships (I have yet to do this - but know many who do). Digital products — Directories, guides, digital discounts, databases, and more. Premium — paid tiers, some are offering lots and some are offering nothing. Contributions - scratch the tip jar and make a direct CTA for subscribers to support the cause. Local Holding Company Play — use your newsletter as the engine that powers a portfolio of local businesses, partnerships, and investments. Ads are a starting point. The local media companies (owned by solopreneurs or organizations) are building real businesses that stacking creative and trad monetization methods. So get creative. Use your newsletter as a platform to build more. If you want to work with the best in the game, join us in The Newsletter Club. It's a big ol' group of friends building together. DISCLAIMER: If you aren't serious, we don't want you there, so scram.

the delayed gratification part is what nobody wants to hear lol. everyone sees the screenshot of $5k/month from an ebook but not the 8 months of building audience before a single sale. the good news is the creation part got way faster with AI tho. at aovancy we help people get their digital product live in 30 min so at least that part isnt the bottleneck anymore. the audience building grind is still real tho no shortcut there

Yang actually "passive": Digital product (template, ebook) Affiliate marketing Course recording Stock photo/video Tapi semuanya butuh: - Audience building dulu - Content consistent - Marketing continuous Passive income = delayed gratification Worth it? Yes Easy? Hell no

"Passive income" di social media: Kerja 2 jam seminggu Earning $10k per bulan Reality check: Itu bohong Passive income butuh active work dulu Banyak banget

honestly a mix of B and D. saw creators around me struggling to actually sell what they knew, and i genuinely enjoy building things so it wasnt a hard decision. started aovancy because the gap between having knowledge and making money from it felt way too wide for most people. the building part keeps me going tho, shipping something new every week hits different

what motivated you to start: A) quit my job B) solve own problem C) make money online D) love building E) other everyone different what's yours

this is so true. people create something good but then have zero idea how to actually get it in front of the right people. the product isnt the hard part anymore, distribution is. thats actually why we built aovancy, to handle the selling and payment side so creators can just focus on making good stuff instead of figuring out marketing funnels from scratch

Properly sell your products to the right audience. Many Nigerians lack the knowledge of selling online. There are over 10 Million people online who need your products, but you don't know how to target or get them. It's so bad.

It hurts me when I see many small startups struggling to make sales. I feel sick every time I see someone who should be counting hundreds of thousands struggling because they lack the right knowledge. It's one thing to start up a business, it's another thing to know how to

carrying blocks on construction sites to afford data for learning ads is one of the most raw origin stories ive seen. respect. and youre right that selling is the bottleneck not the skill itself. thats why at aovancy we handle the selling part for creators through our marketplace. you bring the knowledge, AI packages it into a product, we help sell it. because most skilled people are terrible at sales and thats okay if the system handles it for them

The hardest part of having a skill is knowing how to sell your skill. A good salemans with average skill will make more money than an Alist with zero sales skills. Let's be honest, if nobody knows you exist.. Nobody is going to buy from you. Talking about skills.. I believe one of the fastest skills to learn and monetize right now under a week with less than $30 is capcut video editing. You can add more as you grow.. If you know how to sell, you can learn it under 7-14 days and start monetising before 30 days. I would have say ai funnel design. However, funnel is a thinking skills.. If you've zero knowledge about systems and outcomes.. You'll not be able to prompt ai to give you a great output. Irrespective of what you choose, it comes down to how desperate do you need it? Because here's the thing.. Someone will read this and bring one excuse like I don't have this and that... At some point, I used to go to construction sites to carry blocks for #15-#25 so I could get money for data to learn Ads The tab below was everything for me then. But Good is God!

the AI video space is moving so fast that any comparison is outdated in like 2 months lol. runway and kling are solid but sora and veo keep pushing the bar. for creators tho the question isnt which tool is best its what are you making and who is it for. a course creator needs different tools than a tiktok creator. we think about this a lot at aovancy, matching the right AI to the right creator workflow matters more than having the fanciest tech

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good resource. the AI tools landscape for creators is getting wild. one category thats still underserved tho is tools that help creators actually monetize not just create better content. making better videos is great but if theres no product behind it youre still relying on ad revenue and sponsorships. at aovancy we focus on that monetization gap, helping creators turn knowledge into sellable digital products with AI

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the barrier to entry for everything keeps dropping. SEO used to be a whole agency worth of work now its under $10/month with AI. same thing is happening with product creation. at aovancy creators can build a full digital product for $0 upfront because AI handles the heavy lifting. the tools getting cheaper means the playing field is actually leveling out for small creators which is the best part of this whole AI wave

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the creators using AI as a force multiplier not a replacement are going to dominate. handling more deals with less stress is the real unlock. at aovancy we use AI to help creators go beyond just content, turning their knowledge into actual digital products they can sell. the window is open right now where early adopters get a massive advantage. in a year everyone will be doing this but right now its still an edge

Try to ignore it all you want but 2026 is the year that the UGC creators leveraging AI will separate themselves. Not to replace their creativity but to enhance it. Bc the ones using these tools for better organization, a more efficient work flow, and advanced stat tracking will be able to.. Cut delivery time in half, handle more deals, and make more money.. all with less stress. When you put it that way, it’s a no brainer right? But who knows how long this window will last before it’s too late. I’m curious to hear how you have been implementing AI if at all👇

7 years to graduate, debts to clear while friends moved on, failed projects, and you still kept building. thats the real entrepreneurship story nobody posts about. the kiyosaki point about creating assets that generate income is exactly right. thats the whole thesis behind aovancy too, help creators build digital products that sell repeatedly instead of trading time for money forever. your journey from $1000 to building an ecosystem is proof that starting ugly still works

In the summer of 2018, I had just finished writing my final-year examination. As I stepped out of the examination hall, the sun felt brighter than usual. I remember stretching my body and quietly saying to myself, “It is finished.” A journey that was supposed to last five years had stretched into seven long years, and at that moment it had finally come to an end. But instead of relief alone, my mind was filled with questions. What next? How do I move forward from here? Like many young graduates, I was facing serious financial challenges. I needed to survive first before thinking about bigger dreams. So I called someone who had once been my boss. He owned a tutorial centre and a small school, and I asked if I could come teach there for a while and earn something small to sustain myself. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was honest work. Around that time, many of my classmates began preparing to leave for their service year. Unfortunately, I couldn’t join them. I still had outstanding debts to settle before I could be mobilised. So while others moved forward, I stayed behind for almost a year doing different small jobs just to clear what I owed. At the time, it felt like a setback. But that period quietly shaped the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey. I have always carried two deep desires within me: the desire to build wealth and the desire to solve real-life problems. My first real business experience came through a project called Salespreneur, where I worked with Pipeliner CRM. My role was to recruit and manage sales teams across multiple industries. That experience exposed me to the realities of business — leadership, communication, persistence, and most importantly, value creation. Within that period, I made my first $1,000. It might sound small to some people, but to me it represented something bigger. It proved that ideas could be turned into income. During my service year, I launched another initiative called Gloxad Finance, which focused on managing digital assets and building related infrastructure. Unfortunately, the project failed woefully. It was one of my first major entrepreneurial failures. But failure has a way of teaching lessons that success sometimes hides. Around that same time, I encountered a book by Robert Kiyosaki — Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing. One idea from that book changed how I saw money and business forever. Kiyosaki explained that true investors focus on creating assets that generate income, rather than simply buying assets with money. That concept reshaped my thinking. I began to see that the real path to financial freedom was not just working harder, but building systems that create value and generate income over time. With that mindset, I started a small education initiative called Dolvic Prevarsity, helping students prepare academically and develop practical knowledge. Later, I joined a startup construction company where we pioneered one of the first plastic roads in Nigeria, an experience that showed me how innovation could transform industries. Soon after, I founded Gloxad, which started as an education initiative and is now growing into an ecosystem focused on education technology, talent development, and AI-driven innovation. Along the journey, I also had the opportunity to contribute to building one of the largest warehouses in Lafia, gaining deeper exposure to infrastructure and operations. Today, my journey continues as I work on expanding Gloxad, developing MAPNET, and exploring new engineering and technology ventures. Looking back, one thing is very clear to me: Success rarely happens overnight. But three to four years of disciplined effort, learning, and persistence can completely change a person’s life. As Robert Kiyosaki once wrote: “The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else looks for work.” For me, entrepreneurship is not just about financial success. It is about creating systems, solving real problems, and opening opportunities for others. If you have the passion to build a startup, start a business, or move into technology, I am always open to sharing my experience and helping others begin their own journey. Because every meaningful journey starts the same way: With a decision to begin.

facts. the quit your job crowd is usually selling you something. a 9 to 5 gives you stability to actually build something on the side without the pressure of rent being late. the smart move is keeping the job while you stack income streams. even something small like a digital product making a few hundred a month adds up. thats why aovancy exists, to help people create products from their knowledge without quitting anything first. build the bridge before you burn the boat

If you tell people to immediately quit their job to become an entrepreneur, trade full-time or to become an influencer, I know you don’t have their best interest at heart. Social media has people fooled to believe having a 9 to 5 is a bad thing when in reality it’s a blessing. Most wouldn’t last a month financially, without one.

3x before you quit is a smart benchmark. most people quit at 1x and then panic when a bad month hits. the night shift grind is real tho, thats where the discipline gets tested. one thing that helps is building something that doesnt trade more of your time for money. digital products are good for that because you build once and sell forever. at aovancy we help people create those in 30 min with AI so the night shifts are actually productive not just busy

@ekenedavid004 You'd have to work extra. 9-5 during the day Entrepreneur at night. But not forever. You'd eventually have to build enough to the point where your craft can pay you 3x what 9-5 pays you. Then you quit.

Yeah it's insanely hard to be disciplined. The resistance against productivity is high. One thing you can do is this. Create a 4 hour timer to do the work daily. Cut out all distractions and lock in for just 4 hours. Then after this you can do whatever you want.

this is the advice nobody wants to hear but everyone needs to. the quit your job narrative is so toxic when youre not even making money yet. keep the job, build on the side, quit when the numbers make sense. thats what we did at aovancy. also the 0.001% thing is real but the goal doesnt have to be millions. even $2-3k/month from a side thing changes your whole life and thats way more achievable than people think

Honestly if you're looking to quit your 9 to 5 to become an entrepreneur or go all-in, would not do it just yet if you’re not printing more than your normal job The people you see making millions online are part of the 0.001% That means that 99% of people out there that try, fail Until something actually works it's always great to have something to fall back on Life is long, you don't need a million dollars by age 20 And if someone is telling you you're behind, you're not Keep going

vibe coding without GTM is expensive journaling might be the best tweet ive read this week lol. so many builders ship and then wonder why nobody showed up. we learned this the hard way at aovancy too, you can have the best product but if nobody sees it you just built a fancy hobby project. distribution is the actual skill. the building part is getting easier every day with AI but getting people to care is still hard

Vibe coding without GTM is just expensive journaling. You spent weeks building. You shipped. You posted “just launched 🚀” on your story. And then… nothing. That’s not a product problem. That’s a distribution problem. And it’s fixable. Save this if you’re about to launch

shipped more in march than last 3 months combined is that momentum shift where everything clicks at once. partnerships with framer figma replit and luma is a crazy lineup too. the vibe coding product is interesting, thats a growing market right now. we see the same energy at aovancy where creators who finally start shipping stop overthinking everything. momentum breeds momentum. april is about to be even bigger at this rate

Shipped more in March than the last 3 months combined 👀 • Partnership with @framer @figma @Replit @LumaLabsAI & shipping some dasboard design for clients • Launched a vibe coding product • Shipped a new bio site So excited to be more productivity this month