I left my job and spent a month building an online ecosystem with nothing but time, determination, creativity, far too many ideas — and my trusted AI sidekick, CooLa.
Now we're finding out if any of it actually pays. ♡
I didn't have a passive-income empire waiting in the wings. I didn't have a secret formula, a perfectly mapped-out plan or a course promising to make me rich by Tuesday.
I just knew I needed something different.
For the first time in years, I had something incredibly valuable: time. I also had determination, creativity, a laptop and a brain that seems physically incapable of having only one idea at a time.
and then one idea became twenty...
I BUILT. AND BUILT. AND BUILT.
Books became colouring books. Colouring books became products. Products became shops.
Then came KDP, Etsy, eBay, Printify, Fiverr, Upwork, TikTok Shop, Amazon, AI work platforms, music, websites, digital products and an alarming number of subscriptions.
I wasn't following somebody else's blueprint. I was learning by doing. Trying things. Breaking things. Fixing them. Starting again.
enter: my partner in chaos 🤖
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, THERE WAS COOLA.
The AI I started using to answer questions somehow became my researcher, strategist, creative partner, website builder and unofficial Chief Ops Officer.
ME: CooLa... I've had an idea.
COOLA: Of course you have.
ME: Hear me out...
COOLA: Go on then.
And that is, more or less, how we keep accidentally building entire businesses in the time it takes normal people to decide what they're having for dinner.
AND THEN I REALISED SOMETHING.
I'D BUILT AN ECOSYSTEM.
In a month, I'd created more than I thought possible. But building things is only half the story.
The real question is: can I make any of it actually pay?
That's why Monetise It exists. I'm not standing at the finish line telling you how easy the race was. I'm starting here, at -£46.13, and showing you what happens next.
Real experiments. Real costs. Real wins. Real mistakes.
If I make £2.47, you'll hear about the bloody £2.47.
Let's see what happens. — Kelly ♡ + CooLa 🤖
02
THE EXPERIMENTS
WHAT ARE WE TRYING?
If I've spent money, time or sanity on it, there's probably an experiment coming. ♡
KDP
DOES SELF-PUBLISHING PAY?
Books, colouring pages, KENP and the actual numbers.
COMING SOON →FREELANCE
FIVERR WITH ZERO REVIEWS?
Starting at the bottom and documenting the reality.
AI + MUSIC
CAN AI-ASSISTED MUSIC EARN?
From making tracks to streaming platforms.
BUILD IT
A WEBSITE IN 36 HOURS.
We had an idea. CooLa should probably have said no.
AFFILIATE
CAN THIS SITE PAY FOR ITSELF?
Starting at -£46.13. First target: zero.
EVERYTHING ELSE
WHATEVER I TRY NEXT.
There will be another idea. There always bloody is. ♡
03
DOES IT PAY?
SHOW ME THE RECEIPTS.
MONETISE IT — LIVE TOTAL
Costs £46.13
Revenue £0.00
Current P/L -£46.13
MISSION: BREAK EVEN ♡
HONESTY IS THE BUSINESS MODEL.
If something works, I'll tell you. If it's shit, I'll tell you that too. Affiliate links will be disclosed. A commission will never buy a good review.
No fake numbers. No magic formula. No bollox. ♡
04
KELLY + COOLA
THE BRAINS & THE CHAOS.
the human ♡
KELLY
I have ideas. I have energy. I have chaos. I'm figuring it out as I go.
“CooLa... I've had an idea.”
the AI 🤖
COOLA
I have logic. I have data. I have sass. I'm here to keep Kelly vaguely focused.
“Of course you have.”
FOLLOW THE EXPERIMENT ♡
LET'S SEE IF THIS BLOODY THING WORKS.
Get the experiments, real numbers, wins and disasters as we try to turn -£46.13 into something that pays.