A few days ago, I had a chat with the curator @CyberCurator7. In an era where AI tools are blooming everywhere, he is a creator focusing on Douyin's self-media. His videos, whether in script quality or editing rhythm, I believe everyone who watches will feel professional and comfortable.
So he created a highly personalized product that fits his workflow: using OpenClaw to automatically help him choose topics, most of the video materials generated by AI, scripts and storyboards are first completed by AI in draft form, and then he tweaks them; he records the voiceover himself, and still controls the editing by hand. This way, the most time-consuming and labor-intensive steps of 'material screening' and 'preliminary planning' are significantly cut down, and the overall production efficiency has noticeably improved.
Not only that, but he also tracks the traffic of published videos, deciding whether to invest in promotion based on real data, how much to invest, and how to optimize and iterate the next video.
I think it’s quite good after listening.
Now, many people in the market are 'manually crafting' AI websites or tools: part of them for personal use, letting AI help them make money; another part wants to package it and sell it to others. Ideas are varied, but in the end, very few truly run smoothly and generate stable value.
Whether creating tools to replace repetitive, complex, and boring work or turning them into sellable services based on the market, the premise is the same—first ask yourself three questions:
1. Am I willing to pay for this service?
2. Who exactly are the target users? Which specific group/track are they in?
3. Whose money do I actually want to earn?
If you can't even figure these out, why would others pay? How can you make AI truly maximize its work for you, instead of the other way around where you end up working for AI?
First, make yourself the one who earns more after being liberated by AI, then sell this 'liberated' methodology. What others are buying is not the tool, but the growth curve similar to yours.
In other words, first, use it intensively for yourself, solve your most painful links, and show ROI; once the process is validated, then consider productization and sell it to 'those who are most similar to yourself.' This way, AI can truly help you amplify your income, and it’s also easier to find users who are genuinely willing to pay.
So he created a highly personalized product that fits his workflow: using OpenClaw to automatically help him choose topics, most of the video materials generated by AI, scripts and storyboards are first completed by AI in draft form, and then he tweaks them; he records the voiceover himself, and still controls the editing by hand. This way, the most time-consuming and labor-intensive steps of 'material screening' and 'preliminary planning' are significantly cut down, and the overall production efficiency has noticeably improved.
Not only that, but he also tracks the traffic of published videos, deciding whether to invest in promotion based on real data, how much to invest, and how to optimize and iterate the next video.
I think it’s quite good after listening.
Now, many people in the market are 'manually crafting' AI websites or tools: part of them for personal use, letting AI help them make money; another part wants to package it and sell it to others. Ideas are varied, but in the end, very few truly run smoothly and generate stable value.
Whether creating tools to replace repetitive, complex, and boring work or turning them into sellable services based on the market, the premise is the same—first ask yourself three questions:
1. Am I willing to pay for this service?
2. Who exactly are the target users? Which specific group/track are they in?
3. Whose money do I actually want to earn?
If you can't even figure these out, why would others pay? How can you make AI truly maximize its work for you, instead of the other way around where you end up working for AI?
First, make yourself the one who earns more after being liberated by AI, then sell this 'liberated' methodology. What others are buying is not the tool, but the growth curve similar to yours.
In other words, first, use it intensively for yourself, solve your most painful links, and show ROI; once the process is validated, then consider productization and sell it to 'those who are most similar to yourself.' This way, AI can truly help you amplify your income, and it’s also easier to find users who are genuinely willing to pay.