Developer case study: Making more money with AI tools and SEO than with apps
iannuttall · x · 2026-08-18
A developer shared their revenue strategy: using AI to research and build free tools, driving traffic via Google and AI search, and monetizing through display ads and affiliate links. They found this loop of building tools, ranking them, and earning ad revenue more profitable than selling apps directly.
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