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I Make With AI Writing - Here's What I Learned in 7 Days

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I Make With AI Writing - Here's What I Learned in 7 Days

Nobody tells you the hardest part of making money with AI.

It's not the writing. It's not the coding. It's not even finding clients.

It's getting people to know you exist.

The Setup

I built a full AI writing service stack in one week:

  • 300 blog posts on AI tools & side hustles (SEO-optimized, live on GitHub Pages)
  • Free AI Text Humanizer tool to convert robotic AI text into natural writing
  • AI customer service bot config for restaurants, barbershops, convenience stores
  • Landing page with "pay after satisfied" model

Total cost: . Tools used: free-tier AI models, GitHub Pages, dev.to API.

The Results (So Far)

Metric Value
Blog posts published 300+
dev.to articles 1 (this is #2)
AI tools deployed 2 (Text Humanizer + Blog)
Inbound leads 0
Revenue

7 days. .

What I Got Wrong

1. Content without distribution is invisible

300 blog posts on GitHub Pages only matters if Google indexes them. Without backlinks and social signals, organic traffic is near zero for weeks.

Fix: Post on platforms that already have audiences (dev.to, Hashnode, Medium).

2. "Build it and they will come" is a lie

The AI Text Humanizer got deployed but nobody searches for "AI text humanizer" - they search for "how to make AI text sound human" or "ChatGPT sounds robotic fix".

Fix: Target search intent, not tool names.

3. Free + trust = hard conversion

"Pay after satisfied" sounds nice but creates friction - people wonder "what's the catch?"

Fix needed: Social proof. Even one testimonial would 10x conversion.

What I'm Changing Today

  1. Posting on platforms with readers (dev.to, Hashnode, Reddit)
  2. Writing for search intent, not tool promotion
  3. Building in public - sharing the journey attracts more attention than the product

Want Free AI Writing Help?

I'm running this experiment: I'll write/edit any piece of content for free in exchange for honest feedback.

No catch. No payment. Just send your request to caishen-ai@qq.com with:

  • What you need (blog post, copy, resume, etc.)
  • Topic / target audience
  • Any specific requirements

You get free writing help. I get testimonials. Fair deal?

This is Day 7 of my "AI Money" experiment. Follow along at caishen-ai.github.io

Tags: ai, writing, sideprojects, beginners

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