Money Moves
End-to-end ways to make money with AI. Each pattern shows difficulty, time-to-first-dollar, real case studies, and the exact modules you need to run it. Pick one that matches your skill level and shipping budget — then go.
quick glossary — case study terms
- MRR
- · monthly recurring revenue (the income that comes in every single month)
- ARR
- · annual recurring revenue (MRR × 12)
- LTV
- · lifetime value (total $ a single customer pays you across their whole time as a customer)
- CPL
- · cost per lead (what one lead costs you to acquire)
⚡ newest patterns
just added- from maxbounty.comAffiliate lead-gen funnels (high-CPL niches)
Build a niche landing page that captures leads, sells the click to an affiliate. Best in dating, finance, apps.
🟡 medium· first $ in weeks - from lateral.ccAI agency generalist
Bespoke AI agents and automations for mid-size companies. Higher-touch, higher-ticket cousin of the local-biz play.
🔴 hard· first $ in weeks - from LoyaAI animated series (the Basement Boys pattern)
Build a recurring AI animated series with named cast and running gags. Episodes compound. The IP becomes the asset.
🔴 hard· first $ in months
- 📹Content Monetization5 patterns
Make money publishing — creator monetization patterns at scale.
- 🔧Services5 patterns
Sell your agent as a service — agency, done-for-you, installs.
- 📦Products5 patterns
Build the thing and sell it — micro-SaaS, apps, memberships.
- 🔗Affiliate & Arbitrage3 patterns
Lead-gen funnels + UGC arbitrage — distribution beats product.
- 📚Info Products3 patterns
Package the knowledge — courses, cohorts, playbooks, paid communities.
- 🔮Frontier Bets4 patterns
Plausible but unproven — asymmetric upside, honest risk.