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POST 1: r/SideProject
Title: I charge $2/month for AI while everyone else charges $20. AMA.
Body:
I'm not a developer. I'm a guy with 30 years of business experience who got fed up watching AI companies price out most of the world.
SimplyLouie is a $2/month AI assistant powered by Claude (by Anthropic). Same technology that powers expensive tools, 10x cheaper.
Target market: students in Nigeria, freelancers in the Philippines, small business owners in Kenya. People who need AI but can't justify $20/month.
50% of revenue goes to animal rescue. Named after my rescue Saint Bernard who was neglected for 2 years before learning to love again.
Site: simplylouie.com
Telegram: @LouieLifeBot (free bot, no install needed)
Happy to answer questions about the business model, tech stack, or why I'm doing this instead of charging more.
POST 2: r/artificial
Title: Built a $2/month AI assistant targeting emerging markets — lessons learned
Body:
I launched SimplyLouie, a $2/month AI chat assistant using Claude. Here's what I've learned targeting users in Nigeria, Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, and Ghana:
- Telegram is more important than a website in these markets
- Local pricing matters — showing ₦3,200 converts better than $2
- WhatsApp sharing is the #1 growth channel, not SEO
- Students preparing for national exams (JAMB, KCSE, UTBK) are the highest-intent users
- Freelancers on Upwork/Fiverr are the second-best segment
Tech stack: FastAPI + SQLite + Anthropic Claude API + Stripe + Resend
Server: Single DigitalOcean droplet
simplylouie.com — free week trial, then $2/month
POST 3: r/Entrepreneur
Title: How I'm building a profitable AI business at $2/month per user
Body:
Everyone in AI is racing to charge more. I'm going the other direction.
SimplyLouie: $2/month AI assistant. 50% to animal rescue. Targeting emerging markets.
The math:
- Claude Haiku API costs ~$0.20-0.50/user/month
- Stripe takes ~6 cents per transaction
- Server costs split across users
- At scale, margin is ~70%
The pitch: "ChatGPT costs ₦32,000/month in Nigeria. We cost ₦3,200."
It's early (small user base), but the unit economics work and the market is massive — 4 billion people who can't afford $20/month AI tools.
simplylouie.com
POST 4: r/Nigeria or r/naija
Title: Free AI tool for JAMB 2026 preparation — just $2/month (₦3,200)
Body:
If you're preparing for JAMB 2026, there's an AI tool that can help you study for less than you'd spend on suya.
SimplyLouie (simplylouie.com/ng) costs ₦3,200/month and gives you:
- Practice questions for any subject
- Step-by-step math solutions
- Essay help and grammar checking
- Study schedule planning
- Instant explanations of any topic
It uses Claude AI (same company that powers expensive tools like ChatGPT).
Free for the first week. Also available on Telegram: @LouieLifeBot
ChatGPT costs ₦32,000/month. This costs ₦3,200. Same quality.
POST 5: r/Upwork or r/freelance
Title: I use a $2/month AI to write all my Upwork proposals — here's my method
Body:
I've been using SimplyLouie ($2/month AI) instead of ChatGPT ($20/month) for writing Upwork proposals. Here's my workflow:
- Copy the job description
- Paste it to Louie with "Write a personalized proposal for this job"
- It outputs a tailored proposal that references specific details from the posting
- I add 2-3 personal touches and submit
The difference vs. ChatGPT: Claude (the AI SimplyLouie uses) writes more natural-sounding English. Less robotic. Clients can't tell it's AI-assisted.
$2/month instead of $20. If you're freelancing from the Philippines or Nigeria, that savings matters.
simplylouie.com — free week trial
Or @LouieLifeBot on Telegram
SimplyLouie is a $2/month AI assistant powered by Claude. 50% of every subscription goes to animal rescue.
Try it free: simplylouie.com | Telegram: @LouieLifeBot
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