Online digital creation, step by step

The Journey

Ten steps from an idea to something online that earns, using AI tools the whole way. Start at step one or jump to where you are.

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  1. 01

    Step 1 · Start

    Find the thing worth making

    Validate a niche in one evening with search-intent checks, community listening, Google Trends and well-aimed questions to AI assistants.

    6 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  2. 02

    Step 2 · Start

    Name it and own it

    Pick a name you can hold everywhere, buy the domain, choose hosting, and stop worrying about which extension is best.

    6 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  3. 03

    Step 3 · Build

    Build the site in a day with AI

    An honest comparison of Hostinger Website Builder, WordPress, Lovable, Framer and plain HTML with Claude Code or Cursor, and when each fits.

    6 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  4. 04

    Step 4 · Build

    Write with AI without sounding like AI

    A four-stage workflow, brief, draft, your voice, fact-check, plus the exact slop patterns to delete before anything is published.

    6 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  5. 05

    Step 5 · Build

    Images and video with AI

    Which AI image, video and audio tools fit which job, what they cost, and how to handle rights and labelling without a lawyer.

    7 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  6. 06

    Step 6 · Grow

    SEO in the AI-search era

    What still ranks, what AI Overviews and zero-click changed, how to get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity, and which tools are worth paying for.

    7 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  7. 07

    Step 7 · Grow

    Build an audience you own

    Newsletter first, then social as distribution, then repurposing: how to compare Beehiiv, Kit, Mailchimp, Brevo and Klaviyo and start today.

    7 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  8. 08

    Step 8 · Earn

    Make money

    Affiliate, display ads, sponsorships, digital products and services: how each works, what it pays, and the order to try them in.

    7 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  9. 09

    Step 9 · Scale

    Automate the boring parts

    Make, n8n and Zapier compared, the four automations worth building first, and the jobs you should keep doing by hand.

    7 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

  10. 10

    Step 10 · Scale

    Measure, iterate, and know when to quit or double down

    Set up GA4, Search Console or Plausible, track the three numbers that matter, run 30/60/90-day reviews, and apply the twice test.

    7 min readUpdated 2026-09-09

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