STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS OF: June 22, 2025Welcome to an ad-free way to learn how to build your own business with Carrd.Your learning has been broken down into 4 sections, to demonstrate the power of using this 'one-page' website builder.As someone who wanted to start selling digital products online with zero budget, I have spent the better part of 20 years studying how business has evolved, and what has stayed the same.The last 4 years has seen me earn "$126.90" on Etsy, but that doesn't count for the nearly 49% in listing, "Etsy", and Stripe fees coming out each sale.Since I know that is something most "How I accidentally make $3k/day with Etsy and AI" articles always leave out, I built this course to have no additional sell points.Just plain information that utilizes AI tools to do heavy lifting, not all your thinking, while building an original lean business plan with tools that just work.

1️⃣ Niche Down using ChatGPT bots for ClarityPick a Niche:
Identify a very specific group you want to serve (e.g., “custom planners for digital artists” or “printables for students”).Use Poe Chatbots:
Go to Poe.com/rikki and use the Rez-Business-Planner bot to brainstorm ideas and get step-by-step business plans.
Free Poe accounts get 3,000 points/day (this is 100+ AI messages).
If you upgrade to Poe Pro ($6.99/month), you get 10,000 points/day—plenty for all your business planning and brainstorming.Other Tools:
You can also use ChatGPT and Claude, but Poe bots are a great low-cost start for planning and research.

2️⃣ Branding: Get Creative, But Make it Your OwnAI for Brainstorming:
Use Poe or ChatGPT to come up with logo and brand concepts—but don’t use AI images directly as your logo.RECREATE in Canva:
Take your favorite AI suggestions and design your own logo or brand kit in Canva.
Custom icons and fonts? Grab useful graphics and freebies from CreativeFabrica—their CF Studio is $9/month and gives you tons of commercial-use assets.Why:
This makes your branding unique and avoids copyright issues with AI art.

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4️⃣ 💲 Monetizing: Blog, Affiliate, and Digital ProductsMedium:
I pay for Medium membership because I love ad-free reading and can publish paywalled posts.
Connect your domain to Medium, share friendlinks on your Carrd site (see here) so people can read your articles even if they’re not Medium subscribers.Buddy Pins:
Summarize your blog posts as Pinterest Pins (“Buddy Pins”) that link back to your Carrd or Medium friendlink.
Pins drive free traffic to your business and build your audience.Affiliate Programs:
Sign up for affiliate programs on every platform you use (CreativeFabrica, Medium, Ko-Fi, Etsy, etc.).
Disclose your links; only share what you trust and use.Digital Products:
Sell printables, planners, or PDFs on Ko-Fi and Etsy.
Use Ko-Fi for subscriptions or “unlock by purchase” PDFs.
Batch products to maximize Etsy’s free listings.

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