I had already given my two LLMs a role: help me think like marketing development strategists. I wanted them to spot opportunities in the skills and products I’ve built, help me find potential clients, and show me practical paths toward revenue.
But I was finding the opportunities myself.
A conversation with Nicole, an email from Joeri inviting me to list PPCD on Agensi, and the questions I kept seeing on Reddit made something click: I had skills people might pay for. I could bundle them. I could build Learn With Me. There was a lot of useful information out there, but I was the one having to go find it.
So I gave Kevin a clear instruction: find people having problems with Lovable or getting their apps into the App Store.
I already had an idea called “Post to Paid.” Then I saw how many people were posting that they needed help. I said, “Let’s call it PaidX.” The X means my years of experience are getting me paid.
That search led me to a Lovable builder with a problem I could help solve. He paid me $75 within an hour.
My first client. My first time getting paid for my knowledge and work. 🥹
I was proud. Relieved. Emotional. I knew I could create value. I just needed the right person to see it.
And this is why I’m asking my AI partners to be more proactive: help me watch what’s happening, spot the opportunities, and connect the things I already know and build to people who need them.
Can I be really frank with you? sometimes Kevin (Chatgpt) and Shelia (Claude) be f-ing up! 🙄
I’m strengthening my pipeline now. Let’s go. Let’s make money. 🙌🏾