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AI & The Future of Income
Why Parents Are Ditching Other 'Make Money From Home' Business Models for This Simple AI Side Hustle Instead
October 2026 / By Consulting.com
You've probably already looked into dropshipping, affiliate marketing, reselling, TikTok shop, Amazon FBA, maybe even crypto, trying to find something that works around your spare time.
You've probably already looked into dropshipping, affiliate marketing, reselling, TikTok shop, Amazon FBA, maybe even crypto, trying to find something that works around your spare time.
Most of it takes months to see a single dollar, if you ever do, and almost none of it was built with AI actually doing the heavy lifting.
Most of it takes months to see a single dollar, if you ever do, and almost none of it was built with AI actually doing the heavy lifting.
Now, there's a different business model built specifically around what AI can already do today, and it's why a growing number of parents are walking away from everything else.
Now, there's a different business model built specifically around what AI can already do today, and it's why a growing number of parents are walking away from everything else.
The $535,100 Pay Gap That Nobody's Talking About…
Rent, groceries, gas, childcare, and pretty much everything else have all gone up in price.
Rent, groceries, gas, childcare, and pretty much everything else have all gone up in price.
According to Pew Research, wages in the U.S. actually DROPPED after accounting for inflation over the past 5 years.
According to Pew Research, wages in the U.S. actually DROPPED after accounting for inflation over the past 5 years.
Meaning: the math is working against you. And yet, it still gets even worse…
Meaning: the math is working against you. And yet, it still gets even worse…
According to a 2026 real estate survey, the average retiree believes they need about $823,800 saved to retire comfortably, but the typical retiree has only $288,700 actually saved… a shortfall of $535,100.
According to a 2026 real estate survey, the average retiree believes they need about $823,800 saved to retire comfortably, but the typical retiree has only $288,700 actually saved… a shortfall of $535,100.
Cutting a daily coffee, skipping small purchases, or telling yourself you'll save more next year doesn't close a gap that size.
Cutting a daily coffee, skipping small purchases, or telling yourself you'll save more next year doesn't close a gap that size.
Neither does a second job, extra shifts, or a weekend spent working instead of resting, because none of it changes what you're actually able to save.
Neither does a second job, extra shifts, or a weekend spent working instead of resting, because none of it changes what you're actually able to save.
Especially if your goal is not only financial security, but also time with your kids at home.
Especially if your goal is not only financial security, but also time with your kids at home.
You don’t want to miss them grow up, but at the same time, you need to make money to support yourself…
You don’t want to miss them grow up, but at the same time, you need to make money to support yourself…
What actually closes a gap like that is raising your income. And with AI, that just got more accessible to ordinary people.
What actually closes a gap like that is raising your income. And with AI, that just got more accessible to ordinary people.
Which Version of "Make Money Online" Do You Even Listen To?
Everyone has an opinion on how to fix the gap above: get a side hustle, cut your spending, learn to invest, try affiliate marketing, build a personal brand, etc.
Everyone has an opinion on how to fix the gap above: get a side hustle, cut your spending, learn to invest, try affiliate marketing, build a personal brand, etc.
Almost none of it accounts for the fact that your spare hours are naps and quiet evenings, not a full workday, and almost none of it accounts for what AI can already do today.
Almost none of it accounts for the fact that your spare hours are naps and quiet evenings, not a full workday, and almost none of it accounts for what AI can already do today.
That's part of the confusion… Not that AI isn't useful, everyone already knows that, it's that almost nobody has laid out one specific, beginner-friendly way to actually use it to make money, instead of just talking about it.
That's part of the confusion… Not that AI isn't useful, everyone already knows that, it's that almost nobody has laid out one specific, beginner-friendly way to actually use it to make money, instead of just talking about it.
So What's the Best Way to Make Money With AI Going Into 2027?
Here's what a small, growing group of parents are doing:
Here's what a small, growing group of parents are doing:
They're using AI to build one simple digital product, something like a template, a guide, or a PDF, without needing to quit their job, build an audience, or learn complex skills.
They're using AI to build one simple digital product, something like a template, a guide, or a PDF, without needing to quit their job, build an audience, or learn complex skills.
Then they put it up on a marketplace where people already buy things like it.
Then they put it up on a marketplace where people already buy things like it.
AI does most of the heavy lifting. It helps build the product, and it helps get it in front of buyers, without a team, a warehouse, or years of experience.
AI does most of the heavy lifting. It helps build the product, and it helps get it in front of buyers, without a team, a warehouse, or years of experience.
It's a simple, repeatable process, and heading into 2027, it's the part of the AI wave that's actually putting money in people's accounts.
It's a simple, repeatable process, and heading into 2027, it's the part of the AI wave that's actually putting money in people's accounts.
Who Actually Figured This Out?
His name is Iman Gadzhi.
His name is Iman Gadzhi.
At 15, he dropped out of high school, living with his mom, searching for a way to make a better future.
At 15, he dropped out of high school, living with his mom, searching for a way to make a better future.
He taught himself a side hustle after building an agency, and since then, he's spent more than 10 years in online business.
He taught himself a side hustle after building an agency, and since then, he's spent more than 10 years in online business.
Hundreds of thousands of people have learned from Iman, which built him a following of more than 15 million people across every platform in the process.
Hundreds of thousands of people have learned from Iman, which built him a following of more than 15 million people across every platform in the process.
When AI started changing what was actually possible, he applied the exact same process to it: build one product, put it in front of the right buyers, and let AI do most of the heavy lifting.
When AI started changing what was actually possible, he applied the exact same process to it: build one product, put it in front of the right buyers, and let AI do most of the heavy lifting.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting:
Now, here’s where it gets interesting:
In the past 30 days, Iman made an unusual bet: he put his own money into an AI company most people have never heard of, called Higgsfield.
In the past 30 days, Iman made an unusual bet: he put his own money into an AI company most people have never heard of, called Higgsfield.
Today, Higgsfield does about $1 billion a year and is regularly named the fastest growing AI tech company in history.
Today, Higgsfield does about $1 billion a year and is regularly named the fastest growing AI tech company in history.
Being an advisor gave him something most people never get: a seat close enough to see where the entire AI industry is heading, months before it becomes obvious to everyone else.
Being an advisor gave him something most people never get: a seat close enough to see where the entire AI industry is heading, months before it becomes obvious to everyone else.
And that is exactly what he’s going to be showing LIVE in his next event. But this time, he’s not doing it alone…
And that is exactly what he’s going to be showing LIVE in his next event. But this time, he’s not doing it alone…
Meet the Man Joining Him
Iman is bringing on Mark Tilbury, who's spent more than 40 years building businesses of his own.
Iman is bringing on Mark Tilbury, who's spent more than 40 years building businesses of his own.
Mark has said he's never seen an opportunity quite like this one for someone starting from zero.
Mark has said he's never seen an opportunity quite like this one for someone starting from zero.
Instead of just talking theory, he's going to show exactly what he'd do if he were restarting from scratch today, using the most beginner-friendly version of everything he's learned in 40 years of building companies.
Instead of just talking theory, he's going to show exactly what he'd do if he were restarting from scratch today, using the most beginner-friendly version of everything he's learned in 40 years of building companies.
Together, They're Running the AI Income Challenge
Iman and Mark are hosting a free, 5 day live event called the AI Income Challenge, starting November 7th.
Iman and Mark are hosting a free, 5 day live event called the AI Income Challenge, starting November 7th.
You're going to watch them build this from scratch themselves, live, click by click, using everything covered above.
You're going to watch them build this from scratch themselves, live, click by click, using everything covered above.
It's completely free to join.
It's completely free to join.
It's Already Working, and It's Verified
The same platform Iman co-owns, Whop, has processed more than $5 billion in digital product earnings, and it's behind the public, verified leaderboard tracking over $100 million paid out across his past 4 free events.
The same platform Iman co-owns, Whop, has processed more than $5 billion in digital product earnings, and it's behind the public, verified leaderboard tracking over $100 million paid out across his past 4 free events.
That means the numbers behind this aren't guesses. They're tracked, timestamped, and paid out through a platform he co-owns himself.
That means the numbers behind this aren't guesses. They're tracked, timestamped, and paid out through a platform he co-owns himself.
The first time, $8.9 million in tracked earnings in 90 days. The second time, $15 million in the same 90 day window. The third time, $31.7 million. The fourth time, $41 million.
The first time, $8.9 million in tracked earnings in 90 days. The second time, $15 million in the same 90 day window. The third time, $31.7 million. The fourth time, $41 million.
And after everything in total outside those 90 days, well over $100 million.
And after everything in total outside those 90 days, well over $100 million.
Mostly from people who started with nothing. No experience, audience, or skills.
Mostly from people who started with nothing. No experience, audience, or skills.
Each event has produced bigger results than the last because the system works, and AI keeps making it simpler.
Each event has produced bigger results than the last because the system works, and AI keeps making it simpler.
What You'll Learn, Day By Day
What: a free, 5 day live event teaching you how to build an income stream with AI, from scratch
When: November 7th through November 15th, 90 minutes per session, with replays available within 24 hours
Where: 100% online, from anywhere in the world
What: a free, 5 day live event teaching you how to build an income stream with AI, from scratch
When: November 7th through November 15th, 90 minutes per session, with replays available within 24 hours
Where: 100% online, from anywhere in the world
Day 1, November 7th: The Real Starting Point
The one part of the AI wave that's actually making people money right now, and the exact starting point if you have zero experience.
Day 1, November 7th: The Real Starting Point
The one part of the AI wave that's actually making people money right now, and the exact starting point if you have zero experience.
Day 2, November 8th: Build Your First Income Stream
Pick one simple digital product AI can help you build, even if you have no ideas right now.
Day 2, November 8th: Build Your First Income Stream
Pick one simple digital product AI can help you build, even if you have no ideas right now.
Day 3, November 9th: Getting In Front of Buyers
How to get your product seen by paying customers without an existing audience or ad spend.
Day 3, November 9th: Getting In Front of Buyers
How to get your product seen by paying customers without an existing audience or ad spend.
Day 4, November 10th: Special Guest, Mark Tilbury
What separates the people who follow through from the people who stay stuck, broken into steps anyone can copy.
Day 4, November 10th: Special Guest, Mark Tilbury
What separates the people who follow through from the people who stay stuck, broken into steps anyone can copy.
Day 5, November 15th: Build It Live, Then Copy It
Watch Iman and Mark build a real AI income stream from scratch, live, so you can build yours alongside them.
Day 5, November 15th: Build It Live, Then Copy It
Watch Iman and Mark build a real AI income stream from scratch, live, so you can build yours alongside them.
QUICK RECAP
WHAT:
A FREE 5-day LIVE event where two successful online entrepreneurs show you step by step how to build an AI-powered side hustle from scratch.
WHAT:
A FREE 5-day LIVE event where two successful online entrepreneurs show you step by step how to build an AI-powered side hustle from scratch.
WHEN:
November 7th - November 15th. 5 days of live sessions. Replays available.
WHEN:
November 7th - November 15th. 5 days of live sessions. Replays available.
WHO:
For anyone who wants to start making money online without quitting their job, showing their face, or having any prior experience.
WHO:
For anyone who wants to start making money online without quitting their job, showing their face, or having any prior experience.
WHY:
Because AI has created the biggest window for complete beginners to build income online. And two people with 50 years of combined experience are willing to show you how. For free.
WHY:
Because AI has created the biggest window for complete beginners to build income online. And two people with 50 years of combined experience are willing to show you how. For free.
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