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The Only 14 Ways to Actually Make Money with AI in 2026 (Ranked by Someone Who's Actually Doing It)
Every week someone sends me a new "make money with AI" video. Most of them I skip. This one I watched twice.
Dan Martell - who literally launches a new AI company every single month - sat down and ranked all 14 real ways to make money with AI right now. Not theory. Not hype. A tier list from someone who's actually in the trenches building these things.
And honestly, his rankings are going to surprise you.
Here's what jumped out at me.
The big winner, his S-tier pick, is AI agent development. Building custom AI agents that automate the internal operations of real businesses. Think of it like being a contractor who wires up a company's AI nervous system. The demand is exploding, the competition is still low, and the value you deliver is massive.
Right behind it in S-tier is managed AI cybersecurity. As AI gets more powerful, so do the threats. Businesses need experts who use AI to protect them from AI-powered hacking and social engineering. Wildly profitable, long-term staying power, and almost no competition yet.
What I loved about the video is Dan also tells you what NOT to do. Faceless AI YouTube channels? F-tier. AI content slop is already dying. People are tired of it. Don't waste your time.
And near the end, he walks you through his exact launch process - how he validates a new AI company with real customer conversations, pre-sells before building anything, and gets paying customers before writing a single line of code. That section alone is worth watching.
If you're an entrepreneur trying to figure out where AI actually fits into your future business, this is the most grounded, practical breakdown I've seen this year.
Big ideas are waiting. Go find yours.
Bill
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