The smallest agent setup that earns its keep for people with a day job and no time.
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Welcome back, and let's say this is a new start to season 4 of “The Streets to Entrepreneurs” podcast and brand. We say welcome because, as you see, I have been MIA for a while. (Like, does anyone even care lol) But I honestly needed the life situations and teachings of failures and success.
Sometimes you need to fall to learn how to get back up
Let’s not get into all that; let's jump right into an idea that I've had: HOW CAN I MAKE MONEY FROM THESE AI AGENT PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS?
See, I first got interested when a client of mine asked about this and about setting up a flow where we automate day trading and scalping with AI and data. Which before would have been hard for a person like me or any newbie in coding or trading, but now with this teach #ai you can really learn anything and almost build anything software-wise.
HOW THOUGH?
To be honest, I had no clue at first, but one of my ventures was always to create a web app or app. I knew that I could make some money that way, but coding for me was like learning a new language. But here comes AI….
So I started using all the tools to develop an app, and what happened = A whole bunch of free usage and signups that ran me up a crazy API bill. This is the beginning of AI becoming consumer-friendly, before they built specific platforms for AI coding.
But was it a good idea = YES. Did it generate income = YES. Maybe not what I aimed for, but to be honest, nothing is really a failure. And money isn't the motive.
PLAN B? HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS SYSTEM DO WHAT WE WANT
As I said, the next idea was trading, but that was too risky, and I had no trading knowledge, and yes, I could study, but it isn't my passion. Did I still run tests and link a paper account? Yup, and did the AI agent make money or good trades? Yes. But as I stated earlier, it was, so to speak, too risky for me because of not having the proper passion to go all in also, and to be honest, even more, the way my WiFi and living situation were, I would have taken a major trade loss just from not being able to pay the phone bill one week lol.
An alternative I did, though, for this plan: I didn't completely give up. I created the workflow and setup; I documented the process and made a digital product, script, and how-to guide, the platforms to use, and things in that manner. I then sold it for around $50 per download, and we have made a few hundred dollars from it.
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TIME IS MONEY
I was going to start with this way earlier in writing the blog, but I wanted to draw you in or maybe lose you. The main gist I would like to point out is that we all are money-driven to some extent, but money isn't the full objective. See, the main thing that came to me with this technology as a black male in America is that this system can be used as a tool to help me eliminate wasted time on stuff that it can handle, do, and/or create, 24/7 at that.
I know I'm not the only one also with this thought or idea.
Point being.. The Most Precious thing in this world is Time.
So, ask yourself, as I did myself: how can I use this AI stuff as a way to learn and help me grow? Or how to make things easier or more autonomous. I can still take care of real-world business and activities while this system runs, let's say marketing or promoting my content.
Things that I would have to do myself or take the time out to do that AI can automate and do itself, and probably de better? For example, what is a digital company, or how to run a business that's an app or website? See, things like that aren't taught in the schools I went to.
The thing about us entrepreneurs, us C- students, is that we always knew that the shit they tried to feed us was bullshit. That to actually change one's circumstances, you have to go outside the so-called formula of society.
FREE MONEY, YOU'RE ALREADY USING THE PRODUCT.
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You ever set up an app or sign up for a platform, and they tell you to refer a person or link, and you'll get paid? Have you ever thought about that and how much money they have to be making to give people all this free money, gifts, or credits?
You Don’t Need to Quit Your 9-to-5. You Need One Agent That Works While You’re There.
The smallest agent setup that earns its keep for people with a day job and no time.
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Welcome back, and let’s say this is a new start to season 4 of “The Streets to Entrepreneurs” podcast and brand. We say welcome because, as you see, I have been MIA for a while. (Like, does anyone even care lol) But I honestly needed the life situations and teachings of failures and success.
Sometimes you need to fall to learn how to get back up
Let’s not get into all that; let’s jump right into an idea that I’ve had: HOW CAN I MAKE MONEY FROM THESE AI AGENT PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS?
See, I first got interested when a client of mine asked about this and about setting up a flow where we automate day trading and scalping with AI and data. Which before would have been hard for a person like me or any newbie in coding or trading, but now with this teach #ai you can really learn anything and almost build anything software-wise.
HOW THOUGH?
To be honest, I had no clue at first, but one of my ventures was always to create a web app or app. I knew that I could make some money that way, but coding for me was like learning a new language. But here comes AI….
So I started using all the tools to develop an app, and what happened = A whole bunch of free usage and signups that ran me up a crazy API bill. This is the beginning of AI becoming consumer-friendly, before they built specific platforms for AI coding.
But was it a good idea = YES. Did it generate income = YES. Maybe not what I aimed for, but to be honest, nothing is really a failure. And money isn’t the motive.
PLAN B? HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS SYSTEM DO WHAT WE WANT
As I said, the next idea was trading, but that was too risky, and I had no trading knowledge, and yes, I could study, but it isn’t my passion. Did I still run test and link a paper account? Yup, and did the AI agent make money or good trades? Yes. But as I stated earlier, it was, so to speak, too risky for me because of not having the proper passion to go all in also, and to be honest, even more, the way my WiFi and living situation were, I would have taken a major trade loss just from not being able to pay the phone bill one week lol.
An alternative I did, though, for this plan: I didn’t completely give up. I created the workflow and setup; I documented the process and made a digital product, script, and how-to guide, the platforms to use, and things in that manner. I then sold it for around like $50 per download, and we have made a few hundred dollars from it.
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TIME IS MONEY
I was going to start with this way earlier in writing the blog, but I wanted to draw you in or maybe lose you. The main gist I will like to point out is that we all are money-driven to some extent, but money isn’t the full objective. See, the main thing that came to me with this technology as a black male in America is that this system can be used as a tool to help me eliminate wasted time on stuff that it can handle, do, and/or create, 24/7 at that.
I know I’m not the only one also with this thought or idea.
Point being.. The Most Precious thing in this world is Time.
So, ask yourself, as I did myself: how can I use this AI stuff as a way to learn and help me grow? Or how to make things easier or more autonomous. I can still take care of real-world business and activities while this system runs, let’s say marketing or promoting my content.
Things that I would have to do myself or take the time out to do that AI can automate and do itself, and probably do; maybe better? For example, what is a digital company, or how to run a business that’s an app or website? See, things like that aren’t taught in the schools I went to.
The thing about us entrepreneurs, us C- students, is that we always knew that the shit they tried to feed us was bullshit. That to actually change one’s circumstances, you have to go outside the so-called formula of society.
FREE MONEY, YOU’RE ALREADY USING THE PRODUCT.
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You ever set up an app or sign up for a platform, and they tell you to refer a person or link, and you’ll get paid? Have you ever thought about that and how much money they have to be making to give people all this free money, gifts, or credits?
But have you ever used it and actually gotten the bonus or the referrer money? I have done this with many friends, and on different platforms. This is an incentive for users to share more about this app or company to get more attention or traction for the app or company. But to me it is free money, and I’m already using this platform, right?
Maybe a person doesn’t have a lot of friends, family, or a fan base so I can share and get started with this circle of people. Most people don’t even fully complete the sign-up or requirements. So how do we turn this into a solution or another avenue to get attention to these references or to share these affiliate links?
BLOGGING &NEWSLETTERS
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See, a lot of people forgot about BLOGGING, and then NEWSLETTER platforms came and reshaped the market around it. I would like to shout out my older Sister Amanda because for years I have watched and collected information from her as I watched her take her entrepreneurial journey since I was a kid. She now runs a successful daycare, two, to be exact. The point of that for me is that if she can do it, so can I.
I say that also from when she used to tell us about how she would do online courses and stuff for thousands of dollars. Or these, like, webinar groups on how to make money online from things you wouldn’t think of, like casino coupons and sending mail letters. A lot of this started from BLOGGING, and the game is the same, just expressed differently now. Meaning bloggers were your begging marketers and content creators for affiliate links and marketing or online stores and platforms.
Example: Most people today buy things because they have seen a person use and review and state that it’s either good or bad. Or even if they were using it, depending on who they were; if they were famous, then people would buy and/or wear it, like actors doing commercials for makeup back in the day, or wearing a certain designer. That was the early stages; then came the internet and people writing stories and articles on the products and services they used and whether it was good or not, and then you’ll get like a pop-up ad or offers.
That was your TikTok Shop affiliate marketers of today. Like, remember Macy’s lol or Sears? Blogging was easier, especially back then, for people to get into; most ways to publish on the internet were free platforms, and it was like a virtual diary for people, where others could indulge in a person a little more deeply through the internet. Sounds familiar…
Today we have social media where people expose all their business. That’s neither here nor there, lol. The thing is, I can write or type an article for free, add links from sites I use, and if people use my link, I get paid, and they get a discount to some extent. That’s about it, so now what I said to myself was, how about I organize this into a business model using AI agents to do this for me.
This also keeps me active with the algorithms; this will also still give me free marketing and promotion because we are accessing platforms with millions of people, and even if 10 read it, we might get one person to use the link.
Example: One person used my 20% Discount Eleven Labs link for a discount and Imade $50 from they subscription activation.
Newsletters are the same way to some extent, but automating with AI takes a little more of a learning curve, or you will have to pay. Platforms like Beehive come with Api acces and AI integration. Other ways would be using platforms with it like Make.com, Zapier, or N8N.
The easiest would be Google Blogger or WordPress. There are others like Substack, but free, easy, and simple is the way to start. We have a free guide on how to set this all up
https://futuristicwealth.gumroad.com/l/money-lab-free-chapter
SOCIAL MEDIA ON AUTOPILOT
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Then we thought about how we can design a way now to also make content like text posts with images of our products or services, making videos and auto-posting, helping research content creators, data, and statistics. Basically, how to make content when I'm busy, or new content based on my way, design, business, and backed by data and what's trending.
Here’s what I’m building right now. A Google Drive folder called “Ready to Post.” Anything I drop in there (videos, clips, graphics) gets scheduled to Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok through Metricool. The goal is 3 posts a day on each, and most of it is stuff I already made: old reels, long videos cut into short clips, new graphics on top. Same content, new life. I make it once, and the system keeps it working.
START WITH ONE
You don’t need all of this on day one. I didn’t have it either. I got here through API bills, paper trades, and a whole lot of trial and error. If you’ve got a 9-to-5 and no time, here’s the smallest setup that actually earns its keep:
- Pick one platform you already use. Find its referral or affiliate link (check your settings or the bottom of their site for “Affiliates” or “Refer a friend”).
- Pick one free place to publish: Blogger, WordPress, Medium, Publish0x.
- Give one agent one job: write one honest post a week about how you use that tool, in your voice, with your link in it.
- Let it run while you’re at work. Read it on your lunch break and fix anything that doesn’t sound like you.
That’s it. One tool, one link, one agent, one post a week. When that works, add social. Then the newsletter. Then the next idea.
The money is nice. $50 here and a few hundred there adds up. But the real win is the hours you get back. Every hour that agent works is an hour you didn’t have to take from your job, your family, or your sleep. That’s what time is money means to me now.
As I said at the top, sometimes you need to fall to learn how to get back up. I fell plenty. This is season 4, and this time I’m building it out in the open: the wins, the fails, and the API bills lol. If you want to build alongside me, everything I use is below. And if you got something out of this, send it to one person who thinks the 9-to-5 is the only way.
Stay building.
LINKS & RESOURCES
Affiliate links · I earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you.
Start here (free)
Free Money Lab chapter, the setup guide from this post: https://futuristicwealth.gumroad.com/l/money-lab-free-chapter
Newsletter: https://futuristic-wealth.beehiiv.com/
My products
AI Agents Money Lab: https://futuristicwealth.gumroad.com/l/ai-agents-money-lab
Scalper Flow Agent (n8n trading workflow): https://buymeacoffee.com/streets2entrepreneurs/e/47186
Kronos for AI Agents: https://futuristicwealth.gumroad.com/l/kronos-for-ai-agents
QuantX402, the data store for AI agents: https://quantx402.app
Full store: https://futuristicwealth.gumroad.com
Tools I use (affiliate)
ElevenLabs, AI voices (the link from this post): AI Voice agent
OpusClip, turn long videos into clips: Start Editing
Upload-Post, post to every platform at once: Start Now
ManyChat, DM automation: Start Here
