🥯 Today on Bagel Bots

• 💰 Monetization Case Study: From Build to MRR in 7 Days

• 💡 Today’s Prompt: Turn your passion into something that pays

• 🔧 Workflow Builder: Launch a faceless YouTube channel with AI

• 🧰 Featured Tool: Brain dump tasks—AI builds your schedule for you

• 🧪 Fresh Apps: 5 tools to earn or automate fast

• 🖼️ Which Image Is Real? AI or not? Take your best guess.

💰️ Bagel Bots Monetization Case Study
How One Builder Built an AI App in 7 Days

💰️ The Strategy:

A solo founder built a polished AI transcription app in just 7 days using Whisper and clever prompting for UI design—and hit $100+ MRR in the first week with no marketing.

✅ What Worked:

• Focused on exceptional UI/UX to stand out in a saturated niche

• Used Claude and Cursor to design premium-looking components in hours

• Leveraged AI design prompts like “glassmorphic” and “Apple Vision Pro style”

• Optimized core workflow features like a collapsible live transcript box

• Collected early user feedback via email and in-app to guide refinement

🧰 The Stack:

• Whisper API (transcription)

• Claude or Cursor (UI design + frontend)

• Apple App Store

• Stripe (for subscriptions)

📈 Results:

• Time to launch: 7 days

• First week: 10 subscribers → $100+ MRR

• All organic growth—no ads or external promotion

🧪 Try This:

1. Choose a boring-but-proven AI use case like transcription, summarization, or note-taking

2. Use AI design prompts to create stunning UI components (e.g., “Skeuomorphic style sidebar using Apple guidelines”)

3. Build around real user workflows—not just features—like collapsible interfaces or floating controls

4. Launch with in-app feedback prompts and refine quickly based on user pain points

5. Skip heavy marketing—let great UX drive early adoption and word-of-mouth

Explore the app featured in this case study: Whisper Transcribe Voice Notes

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💡 Today’s Prompt
Want to Get Paid for What You Love? Start Here

Want to turn your hobby into something that actually pays? This prompt helps you build a real business around what you already love—without giving up your nights and weekends. It asks a few smart questions, then gives you a custom plan to launch, monetize, and scale using AI. If you’ve ever said, “I want to start something, but I don’t know where to begin,” this is the easiest way to make it real—with automation doing most of the heavy lifting.

👉 Drop this prompt into ChatGPT and turn what you love into something that pays.

Act as my AI business strategist.
Create a step-by-step plan to turn my hobby into a profitable online business using AI tools for automation, scaling, and time savings—designed for someone starting solo with limited hours.

Ask me:
• What’s my hobby or passion?
• Do I want to sell content, services, or products?
• My income goal (monthly, next 6 months)?
• Hours/week I can realistically commit
• Do I want to stay anonymous or build a personal brand?
• Tools I already use (e.g. ChatGPT, Canva, Gumroad)?
• Any strengths to use or things to avoid?

Then build a plan with:
• A simple business model tailored to me
• AI tools to automate content, marketing, or workflows
• Monetization + growth strategy
• A 30-day launch plan
• 2 bonus ideas for scaling later

Use bullet points, bold headers, and keep it beginner-friendly.

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🔧 Workflow Builder
Launch a Faceless YouTube Channel with AI

Goal:
Build and grow a faceless YouTube channel using AI tools to generate videos without showing your face or recording your voice.

Steps:

1. Choose a Niche
   Use ChatGPT to generate 10 faceless video niche ideas (e.g. tech, luxury, history, AI, productivity). Validate by checking YouTube for high-view, low-competition channels with similar content.

2. Script the Video
   Prompt ChatGPT to write a 300–800 word video script based on your topic. Use a direct, engaging tone. Format for voiceover pacing.

3. Create the Voiceover
   Paste your script into ElevenLabs or Verbatik to generate realistic AI voice narration. Export as MP3.

4. Generate B-Roll and Clips
   Use Pictory or InVideo to automatically match visuals to your script, or pull relevant stock footage from Storyblocks or Pixabay.

5. Edit and Brand
   Use CapCut or Descript to add music, subtitles, and a branded intro/outro. Optional: Use Canva to create a thumbnail with a bold title and visual hook.

6. Upload and Optimize
   Publish on YouTube with a keyword-rich title, tags, and engaging description (use ChatGPT to help). Schedule consistent uploads (e.g. 2–3/week).

Tools Required:
ChatGPT, ElevenLabs or Verbatik, Pictory or InVideo, CapCut or Descript, Canva, YouTube Studio

Estimated Time:
3–5 hours to create and upload the first video
1–2 hours per video once system is built

Revenue Potential:

$200–$2,000/month from ad revenue and affiliate links after consistent posting for 60–90 days
(based on examples from Reddit and YouTube automation case studies)

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What It Does:
Reclaim.ai is an AI-powered scheduling assistant that automatically blocks time for tasks, habits, and meetings—so you can get more done without micromanaging your calendar.

How to Monetize With It:

• Free up hours to build your business: Automate your schedule so you can focus on revenue-generating tasks like product creation, client work, or lead generation.

• Productize your time management system: Package your Reclaim + Notion setup into a digital product, template, or workflow others can buy and use.

• Use it as a client success booster: Bundle Reclaim into productivity coaching or consulting services to help clients stay on track and scale smarter.

Getting Started:

• Sign up for Reclaim.ai and sync your calendar.

• Start building your “ideal week” by creating habits and task templates to automate your own time—then productize it for others.

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