Money-Making Ideas
On the Xiaohongshu platform, some bloggers frequently share their highly creative composite images, such as combining a puppy with a strawberry, or a rooster with a watermelon. These images are brimming with imagination, making almost anything seem possible. What's even more delightful is that these creative images are all incredibly cute, fully satisfying people's curiosity.
I compared data from two bloggers with similar niches: One blogger started their account on January 29, 2024, and currently has over 30,000 followers, with a total of 44,000 likes and saves. In the past month, they posted 34 videos, including 10 advertisements;
The other blogger began operating from September 10, 2023, and currently has 14,000 followers, with a total of 132,000 likes and saves. In the past month, they posted 26 videos, including 8 advertisements. If each advertisement earns 200 yuan, they can make 2,000 yuan per month just from advertising.
Using AI technology to generate creative images, combined with video editing software to create videos, and sharing them on social media to attract fans and advertisers, achieving advertising monetization and private domain traffic for带货 (selling products through personal networks).
Suitable Audience
Suitable for individuals interested in AI technology and video editing, especially those with creative minds and experience in social media operation.
Ease of Getting Started
Low, simply input instructions to generate corresponding images, and then do some basic editing.
Operational Process Method
1. Creative Concept
- Think and determine an interesting and unique theme, such as "a baby made of cabbage."
2. Generate Images with GPT 4.0
- Open ChatGPT and select the GPT 4.0 version. (If you don't have GPT 4, you can use alternatives; here I use MJ to generate)
- Input a specific prompt, such as: "Please draw a baby made of cabbage, with a round face, chubby, long eyelashes, human body shape but entirely made of cabbage, just waking up in a vegetable field, in realistic photographic style."
If the generated image is not satisfactory, adjust the descriptive words in the prompt and repeat the generation until you get a satisfactory image.
3. Save the Image
- Save the satisfactory image generated by GPT to your computer for subsequent editing.
4. Video Editing
- Open the Jianying software and import the saved image into Jianying.
- Select the image and place it in the editing area.
- Insert appropriate background music and select suitable sound effects according to the video content.
5. Add Effects
- Select and add effects to the image in Jianying, such as transitions, filters, etc., to enhance the visual impact of the video.
6. Video Composition
- Combine the edited images, music, and effects to form a complete video.
7. Export the Video
- After completing the editing, choose the appropriate video format and quality, and export the finished video.
8. Publish the Video
- Upload the finished video to social media platforms, such as Xiaohongshu.
9. Interactive Promotion
- Interact with the audience on social media, reply to comments, and increase the exposure of the video.
10. Advertising Monetization
- Based on the popularity of the video, accept collaborations with advertisers and monetize through advertising.
11. Private Domain Traffic Operation
- Guide fans into the private domain, such as WeChat groups or personal WeChat, and conduct带货 (selling products through personal networks) based on the characteristics of the fan group.
12. Theme Update
- Regularly update creative themes to attract and maintain user interest.
13. Continuous Optimization
- Based on feedback and data analysis, continuously optimize video content and publishing strategies to enhance the attractiveness and monetization capability of the videos.
Case Review
This AI side hustle project utilizes a novel combination of AI technology and creativity, attracting traffic through social media platforms to achieve monetization. The project has a low threshold and is easy to operate, suitable for quick start-up. However, it should be noted that the project's sustainability is limited and requires continuous innovation of themes to maintain user interest.
Tools Used
- GPT 4.0 (or midjourney)
- Jianying
