In 2025, I'm on track to generate just under $10 million US online. For me, in terms of my actual take-home profits, that's well over a million USD. I've been able to pull this off as a 25-year-old with no degree and no rich dad by using a metric shit ton of AI tools. In fact, I use so much that OpenAI literally sent my company an award to thank us.
With 2026 right around the corner, I thought I'd put together an exact list of AI tools that I would recommend to someone if they also wanted to make a million dollars or more next year. I'm not going to sugarcoat it: making a million dollars in a year is extremely difficult. But as they say, "Skeptics sound smart, optimists make money." Even if you miss the million, hitting 10k to 20k per month is still a massive win.
- The "Learn, Do, Teach" framework for scaling AI services.
- Top tools for "Vibe Coding" and Voice Automation.
- How to use Instantly.ai and Gamma to automate your sales pipeline.
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1. The "Learn, Do, Teach" Business Model
The proven model to online business success is: Learn the thing, Do the thing, Teach the thing. This means once you stand up a business selling educational consulting or development (Doing), you look for ways to take those learnings and package them into a much more scalable offer (Teaching).
For example, if you are doing AI consulting, you might do 30 "AI Tools Audits" manually. Once you've done that, you package that methodology into a DIY course. You keep doing the agency work because that creates a feedback loop—the learnings from clients inform your course, preventing you from becoming a "fake guru" with outdated info.
[Caption: The flywheel of learning a skill, selling the service, and teaching the method.]
2. Phase 1: Learn the Thing (The Tools)
You need to bridge the knowledge gap. If your client is at zero knowledge, you just need to be at a 15 or 20. Here are the tools to get you there.
1 & 2. ChatGPT and Claude
These are the lowest hanging fruit. ChatGPT and Claude offer the easiest entry point for AI Education. Your service could be running an audit on how a company uses these tools, then selling an $8,000 to $10,000 workshop to train their team on "Claude Skills" and workflow prompts.
3. Lovable (Vibe Coding)
Learning how to "vibe code" software with Lovable represents an incredible opportunity for beginners. You aren't building massive SaaS apps immediately, but you can build internal tools or rebuild a client's website for $300 as a starting point. It's an excellent on-ramp to AI Development.
4. Retell AI (Voice Agents)
Voice AI is proven to provide a clear ROI. Using platforms like Retell AI (or Vapi), you can build receptionists that book appointments or outbound agents that reactivate dead leads. This is one of the best sectors for real business results right now.
5. Make.com (Automation)
This is your entry point to AI Automation. Make.com allows you to connect apps and build systems without needing a computer science degree. Learning this tool is a reliable way to make six figures in your first year, just like members of my community have done.
3. Phase 2: Sell the Thing
Now we need to let people know our offer exists.
6. Blot AI (Content Creation)
This is a cheaper alternative to Poppy AI. Blot AI is essentially an AI whiteboarding software that allows you to build context by pasting in videos or reports. It helps you create content much faster, which is how I grew my channel to nearly 700,000 subscribers.
7. Instantly.ai (Cold Outreach)
For cold email, Instantly.ai is the best platform out there. They've added AI agents that act as autoresponders—as soon as a lead replies, the AI jumps in to go back and forth until a meeting is booked.
8. Gamma (Presentations)
Creating proposals used to take me days. Now, with Gamma, you can take a transcript from a discovery call and generate a full proposal slide deck in 30 minutes. Compressing this timeline means signing more clients.
4. Phase 3: Teach the Thing
Once you have success, you scale by teaching.
9. Skool + Fiducia
I recommend hosting a free community on Skool. To manage it, use Fiducia, a tool that sits on top of Skool to provide AI moderation and analytics. This allows you to funnel people from your content into a community where you can upsell them to your agency or course.
10. HeyGen (Course Avatars)
Creating course content is the easy part; updating it is hard. HeyGen allows you to create an AI avatar of yourself. This keeps your course material consistent and allows you to update lessons on the fly without setting up lights and cameras every time.
| Phase | Recommended Tools |
|---|---|
| Learn (Service) | ChatGPT, Lovable, Retell, Make.com |
| Sell (Marketing) | Blot AI, Instantly, Gamma |
| Teach (Scaling) | Skool, Fiducia, HeyGen |
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[AI Service Business]: Pros & Cons
👍 Pros
- "Low barrier to entry... accessible to anyone with a fully functioning brain."
- "Lowest hanging fruit in terms of how a company can spend money on AI and get a positive return."
- Scalable income through the "Teach" phase (courses/communities).
👎 Cons
- "Making a million dollars in a year is an extremely difficult thing to do."
- Requires constant learning; you cannot rely on old results or you become a "fake guru."
3. Important Warnings & Risks
I'm not going to sugarcoat it: realistically, 99.9% of you watching this are not going to pull off a million dollars in 12 months. It requires hard work. Also, avoid the trap of stopping your agency work. The moment you stop "Doing the thing," your educational content becomes outdated, and the whole business model collapses.
4. Final Verdict
If you ask the question "How can I make a million dollars?", I've given you the answer based on my experience. Pick one tool from the learning section, get good at it, sell the service, and eventually teach it. That is the blueprint for 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best AI business for beginners in 2026?
An AI service business focusing on Education, Consulting, or Development. Specifically, selling low-code automation (Make.com) or AI voice agents (Retell) to small businesses is highly recommended.
What is "Vibe Coding"?
Vibe coding refers to using natural language tools like Lovable to build software and websites without writing code line-by-line. It allows non-technical founders to build apps by describing them.
How does the "Learn, Do, Teach" model work?
First, you learn a skill (like AI automation). Second, you sell it as a service to clients (Agency). Third, you package your experience into a scalable course or community (Education) to maximize profit.
Final Thoughts
Skeptics sound smart, but optimists make money. Choose your tool and start building your foundation today.
[Disclaimer: Educational content only. References to "$10 million" revenue are based on the speaker's personal claims. Financial success is not guaranteed.]
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