Build your own AI Side hustle now!!
Disclaimer: This post includes AI-assisted sample prompts and their descriptions. All pricing has been personally verified by me.
AI, War, Supply Chain Disruptions, anti-globalization sentiments, Layoffs, you might be thinking it’s the worst time for corporate folks given the uncertainty that it causes in their profession.
For the past 100 years every middle-class folk who wanted to earn always thought of becoming an employee or working for someone else. The reason being becoming an entrepreneur or not going solo was that it required huge capital, infrastructure, labor which wasn’t easily affordable to many in countries like India, Spain etc.
Enter AI and equations are changed!
Today you can be a one-person company of AI video content creator with an army of AI tools, or switch to Ghost writer within next month, who uses AI to enhance or brainstorm ideas or within six months be a Freelancer AI Data scientist who isn’t afraid of a layoff as your skills, multiple clients are your true job security,all at a few thousand of rupees cost.
Thus, for the audience who are eager to take charge of your income and career, here I am starting a series with each post taking a role /platform and providing you the thought process or broad idea on how to earn big through your own side hustle , or may be transform it into your dream job!!!
Role> AI Video and Music editor
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Target Customer: Small local Business who love to have a video ad but can’t as they lack expertise.
1. Write the script (ChatGPT)
Purpose: You should try to Turn a business’s basic details into a 30–40 second ad script with a hook, story and call to action.
Sample prompt: “Act as a professional advertising copywriter for a local [business type] called [business name]. Write a 30–40 second video ad script. Tone: [warm / fun / professional / premium]. Focus on [main product or service] and what makes it special: [unique selling point]. Open with a hook that stops the scroll, split the script into scenes with one line of voiceover each, and end with a call to action to [visit / call / book / order].”
Your cost: Free plan available to start. Paid plan optional.
2. Add the voice (ElevenLabs)
Purpose: Now you should Turn the script into natural narration in minutes, with no studio or voice actor.
How to do it: Paste the script and pick a voice that fits the personality of the brand. Add a note like “Speak in a [friendly / confident / calm] tone, at a [slow / medium / upbeat] pace, like a trusted local recommending [business type] to a neighbour.”
Your cost: 11$ for creator.
3. Choose the presenter (HeyGen)
Purpose: Now you can pick an AI presenter, or make an avatar of the owner, so the ad has a face without filming.
How to do it: Pick an avatar that matches the brand’s personality (friendly for a café, polished for a clinic), then paste in the script.
Your cost: Around $29 a month (Creator) to remove the watermark. Premium avatars use credits, and re-rendering a revision uses credits again.
4. Create visuals (Runway or Canva)
Purpose: After all the above tasks are done, try generating short clips of the product, shop interior or storefront, or use the client’s own photos.
Sample prompt: “[Close-up / wide shot] of [product or service in action] at a [business type], [lighting: soft morning light / bright and clean / warm evening glow], [mood] tones, slow camera push-in.”
Your cost: 1590 /4000 rupees per person, with pricing varying depending upon features
5. Add music (Suno or Udio)
Purpose: Love music?? Here is your chance, try to Create background music that matches the mood, without using copyrighted songs.
Sample prompt: “[Genre: acoustic / upbeat pop / calm lo-fi / cinematic] instrumental, [30–40] seconds, [mood: cheerful / relaxing / energetic / trustworthy], no vocals, suitable for a [business type] ad.”
Your cost: Suno Pro is about $8 or 680 rupees per month,. The free plan is non-commercial.
6. Edit and export (CapCut)
Purpose: Finally, you can Combine voice, presenter, visuals and music, add captions, and export vertical (Reels, Shorts) and horizontal versions.
How to do it: No prompt is needed. Use auto-captions, keep cuts under 3 seconds, and put the business name and call action on screen at the end.
Your cost: Could not verify at this moment.
Credit: Based upon Chuck Little on his book, “How to build Passive income with AI,No code, no budget , no problem”
