15 ways to make money with AI

The barrier to making money online just collapsed thanks to AI. People are building apps, launching courses, and turning freelance services into automated businesses. Many of them started without technical backgrounds, but with AI they were able to go from idea to income in a couple of days.

Here are 15 ways people are making money with AI.

1. Write and sell AI-assisted content

You can share your writing on a paywalled blog or newsletter platform where subscribers access your premium articles, guides, and resources.

Pick a niche you understand, like personal finance, home fitness, or local real estate. Then, find questions people ask repeatedly on Reddit or Quora and use an LLM to help you write 800-word answers.

Publish excerpts on Medium or LinkedIn with your affiliate links or service offers, then track what earns revenue and do more of it.

With an AI app builder like Anything, you can add user accounts, payment processing, and even an AI-powered content recommendation engine, all from describing what you want in plain English.

2. Design graphics with AI (no drawing skills required)

To design graphics with AI, use tools like Midjourney and DALL-E that can turn text prompts into polished visuals. One prompt can create a dozen variations, allowing you to edit the best ones, deliver same-day, and move to the next client.

Good prompts are specific and visual:

• Include the subject, style, and mood: "Cyberpunk cityscape, neon lights, aerial view, cinematic".
• Add numbers when they matter: "three product mockups on white background".
• Reference styles or techniques: "in the style of Swiss design" or "watercolor illustration".

Keep it under 40 words. AI tools ignore lengthy instructions.

Freelance designers package quick brand refreshes (logos, banners, social templates) for $100 to $300 per project.

3. Edit and repurpose videos with AI

Video editors often spend more time editing a video than it took to record it. That's the problem AI video tools solve.

For example, AI video editing tools can turn a 10-minute video into ready-to-post TikToks. Descript lets you edit video by changing text instead of scrubbing timelines, with paid plans starting at $24/month.

Consider offering video repurposing as a service where one long video becomes 10 short clips. Charge $150-300 per video and deliver in 24 hours. Target coaches, consultants, and small business owners who record content but don't have time to edit it themselves.

4. Run an AI-powered marketing service

Package a service with a fixed price, defined scope, and quick delivery. Let AI give you the leverage to move fast.

You might offer "10 ads in 24 hours" or "weekly email refresh." ChatGPT drafts copy, and AdCreative.ai (starting at $29/month) builds visuals optimized for conversion.

5. Build AI training or education apps

Package your expertise as a smart training app that collects payments while students learn at their own pace.

Connect Stripe for payments and deploy to the App Store from the same project. Tip: Download Anything's mobile app to develop your ideas on the go.

6. Create paid memberships or portals

A membership portal gives you predictable income because users log in, access your content or tools, and their subscription renews automatically.

7. Offer AI automation to small businesses

Create custom automation dashboards that clients can control themselves. Build an app where they see their workflows, approve actions, and track what's automated.

8. Build niche productivity tools

To build a productivity tool, pick a problem you've personally experienced in a specific niche, then use AI to solve it.

9. Provide AI customer support solutions

Set up an AI chatbot that handles common questions, escalates complex issues to humans, and learns from every interaction.

10. Create and sell digital products with AI

Build a course, ebook, workbook, or template library. Use AI to draft the content, then you shape and polish it.

11. Offer AI consulting or workshops

Guide teams in choosing effective AI tools for their situation. Run workshops where you build functional applications during the session.

12. Build custom tools for agencies

Deliver software solutions for agencies quickly with AI app builders.

13. License or resell AI-powered tools

Give several companies access to the same product and collect predictable revenue.

14. Build industry-specific micro-SaaS

Serve one industry extremely well to charge more and face less competition.

15. Combine multiple AI skills into one income stream

Combine skills into a complete solution to command higher prices by solving full problems.

Turn knowledge into income

Pick one approach from this list that matches what you already know, and build an MVP. Getting real market feedback beats endless planning every time.