Everyone is talking about quitting their jobs
lately, you know, to chase those massive six
-figure AI side hustles. Yeah, but most people
are just completely stuck at zero. I mean, they
have no paying clients, no clear offer. Right.
And today, we fix that. Welcome to the deep dive.
We are so glad you're here with us. Absolutely.
Today is going to be super practical. It really
is. We're exploring a highly specific step -by
-step AI workflow today. We are using Claude.
And our mission for this deep dive is actually
very simple. We want to help you land your very
first $1 ,000. Yeah, and we are totally avoiding
all that generic advice. Like, nobody needs another
vague guide telling you to just start an AI business.
Instead, we're breaking down the exact prompts.
You'll find a clear service, you'll pick one
mentor, and you'll build a ruthless 20 -day client
acquisition plan. Let's start right with that
financial goal. You know, most people just aim
way too high right out of the gate. Oh, don't
they? They want that massive six -figure business
immediately. But chasing a massive vague number,
it just keeps you stuck. It really does. It's
a huge trap. Think about the staircase analogy
from our source. Imagine standing at the bottom
of a really tall staircase. And you look way
up at step 100. The sheer height is just dizzying.
You have absolutely no idea how to get up there.
Right. It's just too far away to even comprehend.
You just freeze up. Exactly. But step one. making
that very first thousand dollars, that forces
absolute clarity. It proves someone will actually
pay for your specific offer. Yeah, it creates
genuine momentum. I mean, real confidence. But
to actually get there... We need the right setup.
We're using Claude for this, and Claude desperately
needs honest context, your background, your skills,
your actual goals. It's that old rule of garbage
in, garbage out. Exactly. We really recommend
using Claude Sonnet here. Claude Sonnet is a
fast, efficient AI model for everyday tasks.
It's perfect for this. Yeah, and you can also
turn on the extended thinking feature if you
really want deeper reasoning. It helps a lot,
but you have to stay incredibly focused. I have
to make a slightly vulnerable admission right
here. with prompt drift myself. Oh yeah. Yeah,
getting distracted by shiny new tools instead
of focusing on the actual goal. It is so easy
to do. It's completely human nature. We love
feeling productive without doing the hard work.
Okay, let's unpack this. What if Claude starts
asking me questions before giving its answer?
Oh, that is actually intentional. And it's a
great sign. Honest answers improve the final
output directly. So treat Claude's questions
like an interview. Better answers equal better
results. Beat. Yeah. Once we really understand
why the first thousand is the anchor, we have
an immediate obstacle. Finding out what to actually
sell. Exactly. That brings us to the very first
prompt. Finding a service using entirely existing
skills. Right. The constraints here are just
amazing. Let me lay them out. You need two realistic
ways to make $1 ,000 in 30 days. Using only existing
skills. No audience. And it must be sellable
within 48 hours. Plus, Claude has to be 90 %
confident. What's fascinating here is how restrictive
this is. I love the analogy the source uses.
It's kind of like stacking Lego blocks of data
you already own. Right. Rather than buying a
whole new set, you just creatively rearrange
the skills you already have. Claude will definitely
ask you follow -up questions here. Like, what
are your strongest skills? How many hours do
you have? Who can you DM tomorrow? Yeah, this
raises an important question about how we value
our own knowledge. We always think we need to
learn a new software. But we usually don't. No,
we don't. The source gives two very specific
examples of what Claude might suggest. I loved
these examples. Option one is AI niche long form
ghost writing. You write 1 ,500 to 2 ,500 words
for busy sauce founders. Four articles completely
gets you to $1 ,000. It's just a remarkably clear
deliverable. Right. And option two is an X thread
ghost writing retainer. You write three threads
a week, three clients at $400 each. That's $1
,200 right there. It's so actionable. Why the
strict 48 -hour constraint for this plan, though?
It forces practicality. It immediately filters
out exciting but theoretical AI businesses that
take months of setup. Got it. The 48 -hour rule
kills procrastination by demanding immediate
practical action. Beat. So now you have your
clear, sellable offer. Yes. The natural trap
now is to fall straight into tutorial hell. Oh,
I see this everywhere. You try to learn from
50 different marketing gurus. Yeah, we have to
avoid that entirely. And we do this by asking
Claude to identify a single mentor. Just what?
Just one. The prompt is simply, who is the single
best person? I should study to succeed with this
specific service. The source material uses Nicholas
Cole as the example here. Right. You don't copy
him blindly, but you study how he scaled from
freelance to high ticket ghostwriting for founders.
Exactly. You study his specific mechanics. Here's
where it gets really interesting. Isn't learning
from just one person limiting? What if their
style doesn't fit you? I get why it sounds limiting.
But combining strategies from multiple people
just creates contradictory messes. Right. Because
one says use LinkedIn, another says cold email.
Exactly. You just get paralyzed. You just need
to study how this one person positions their
offer, how they price it, how they get clients.
Then you stop studying. And you start doing.
When we ask Claude to break down this mentor's
strategy, what specific mechanics are we looking
for? We want the gritty details of how they secure
clients, their chosen platforms, and how they
differentiate themselves from generic freelancers
through direct outreach. We're stripping away
their brand aura to steal their actual daily
outreach mechanics. Beat. Now that we know who
to emulate, theory really needs to become execution.
We need a daily system that doesn't rely on fluff.
Yes. That brings us to the third prompt. creating
a 20 -day ruthless action plan. I love the constraints
on this one. It has to be a 20 -day plan under
$1 ,000 upfront cost, and outreach strictly starts
on day one. Then you give Claude this crucial
follow -up command, strip out anything unnecessary.
And what gets removed? Yeah. Everything beginners
obsess over. No websites, no complex branding,
no endless discovery calls, no content calendar.
People spend weeks picking out a logo color.
Right. The focus narrows entirely to sending
10 cold DMs every day. Replying fast. And writing
free samples. Whoa! Imagine scaling to a massive
life -changing business, but realizing the only
metric that matters today is just sending 10
simple DMs. It's deeply humbling. Let's talk
about that free sample method from the source,
because instead of a generic pitch, you do real
work up front. Yeah, it changes the dynamic entirely.
You research a founder who posts inconsistently,
you write one great LinkedIn post in their exact
voice, and you just give it to them. It proves
your undeniable value instantly. If I'm a beginner
with zero testimonials, why does the free sample
method work so well? Because most sales messages
ask for a favor. while a free sample provides
immediate value and proves your thinking quality
upfront. Right. A free sample replaces the need
for a polished portfolio completely. Mid -roll.
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quick break here for a sponsor. Okay, we are
back. So we have this perfect strip -down plan,
but let's be real. Human nature inevitably gets
in the way. Oh, absolutely. Fear of rejection
kicks in. Yeah. And suddenly, we're right back
to tweaking our profile picture instead of sending
those DMs. Because tweaking a profile picture
feels perfectly safe. Nobody is judging you yet.
Exactly. That brings us to the final bonus prompt.
Using Claude to beat fake productivity. Right.
You literally ask Claude to figure out your excuses.
You tell it to ask you three yes or no questions
to figure out what will stop you from following
the plan this week. The examples from the text
are so wonderfully uncomfortable. They really
are. Like, will you actually send 10 cold DMs
every working day? No exceptions. Or when a founder
asks for a sample, will you write it in 24 hours?
Or this harsh one. Can you name 30 AI founders
by tomorrow night? If we connect this to the
bigger picture. The absolute hardest part of
making money with AI isn't the AI. No, it's really
not. Staying consistent enough to do outreach
when it feels awkward. So what does this all
mean? When Claude cuts the plan in half, based
on these answers, what's actually left? Only
the raw, unfiltered actions that directly lead
to a paying client. Less overthinking, less setup,
and entirely focused on daily outreach. It kills
fake productivity, leaving only the uncomfortable
but necessary work of selling. Two -sec silence.
Let's kind of step back and look at the whole
system here. The overarching narrative is just
so empowering. To make your first $1 ,000 with
AI, you really do not need an audience. No, you
don't. And you don't need a polished brand. You
just need one skill, one clear service, one type
of customer, and the sheer discipline to send
messages every single day. The AI is just your
thinking partner. It's there to help you cut
through the noise. Exactly. It removes the friction.
Think about the 48 -hour rule we discussed today.
What is one specific skill you use at your day
job right now that you could package into a single
fixed price deliverable by tomorrow night? Don't
build a business model around it yet. Just define
the deliverable. That is the perfect place to
start. Thank you so much for joining us on this
deep dive. Go ahead and take that first uncomfortable
step today. ODTOMO music.