One of Casey Botticello's niche websites is making $15k per month mostly through dynamically inserted Media Vine ads.

There are big opportunties for creators who can leverage AI tools like this.

Big Ideas:
► The key to a successful content site like this is niche selection.
► He publishes up to 200 posts per month with heavily edited AI content.
► He uses KoalaWriter to write the first drafts of the content. The video gives a demonstration of KoalaWriter.
► The costs for the first article is $0.20 to $0.70.

"When Harry Duran launched the Vertical Farming Podcast in 2020, he had zero experience or connections in the industry— he just wanted to learn more about vertical farming. Yet through strategic partnerships and consistency, he has established himself as a leading voice in this emerging space.

Fast forward just over three years later, and the part-time project has generated over $80,000 in revenue."

"Austin Belcak writes the Cultivated Culture newsletter and blog, where he shares tips and advice people can use to land their dream job."

Big Ideas:
► Austin now has 1.3m followers on LinkedIn. He publishes daily on the platform.
► Austin creates comprehensive guides and online tools to get subscribers.
► How he leverages his relationships with creators to promote new content.

Doug interviews Will Hatton, of The Broke Backpacker.

Will took a travel blog and turned it into an empire of 20 online busineses making up to $100k per month.

He started with a travel tour company, created his own hostels, promotes affiliate offers, and created his own product lines.

Check out the travel gear section to see some of the products they sell.

Big Idea:
This is a great example of how to build a business around your content. Rather than relying on sponsors, create your own products and services to sell.

"Codie shares how to leverage your audience for profit in a sustainable way and why we should be buying businesses, not starting them."

Inspiring interview on what it means to think big when growing your creator business.

Big Ideas:
► Focus on building your audience before you try selling things.
► Info products are a lousy business. It's much better to buy a cash-flowing business.

Jay Clouse ask some experts for the favourite YouTube thumbnails and discusses why they work.