Plain-English guides to the tools behind a small online business.
I build and run affiliate websites myself. Here I write up the AI and software tools I use: what I typed, what it cost, what broke, and where the free plan stops being enough.
These four photos aren't photos. I generated them on a free AI plan for a live website. See the prompts and the cost.
Latest guides
I Made 7 Faceless TikTok Videos With Higgsfield: Workflow, Prompts and Real Credit Cost
AI voice plus 7–8 AI images per video, a free editor, and the exact credits each one used. Including what went wrong.
I Made 4 Website Images on Higgsfield's Free Plan: Prompts, Cost and Results
The exact prompts, settings and credit cost behind the photos on a live affiliate site, plus what I'd do differently.
2,000 contacts · 3 funnels · 1 course
Systeme.io Free Plan: What You Actually Get (and When You'd Need to Upgrade)
Every limit on the free plan in one table, who it suits, and the point where a paid plan starts to make sense.
2 active scenarios · 15-min interval
Make.com Free Plan: What 1,000 Credits a Month Really Buys You
The free plan's real limits, the scheduling maths that eats your credits, and three starter automations that fit inside it.
How I write these
What you'll get
- Real prompts, settings and results from my own projects
- Prices and limits checked against the vendor's own page, with the date
- The downsides, not just the features
What you won't get
- Income claims or "get rich" promises
- Rankings I can't back up
- Reviews of tools I've never opened
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