I Make $250K/Month From 13 Businesses (After Losing Everything to AI)
Starter Story
Mar 23, 2026
Jacky was making $500K/month. Then AI and Google's algorithm updates wiped out nearly everything. This is how he rebuilt to $250K/month across 13 different businesses... and the one distribution strategy that made the comeback possible.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Don’t focus on just one thing
1:46 - Business breakdowns
2:31 - Jacky’s background
3:07 - AI almost killed his business
4:03 - Find your next idea
4:40 - The platform that saved his business
5:37 - YouTube strategy overview
6:12 - How to get started on YouTube
8:50 - Diversify your revenue
9:28 - Pat and Gus reflections
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No tools listed for this business.
I
just
run
a
portfolio
of
small
internet
businesses
doing
around
250k
per
month
Meet
Jackie
He's
built
dozens
of
projects
online
that
have
made
him
millions
An
SEO
agency
a
couple
B2B
SaaS
products
even
an
e
comm
brand
He's
tried
every
business
model
under
the
sun
He's
really
seen
it
all
Everyone
tells
you
to
focus
on
one
thing
I'm
living
proof
that
that's
terrible
advice
I
recently
caught
up
with
Jackie
to
talk
about
all
of
his
apps
and
businesses
he's
running
right
now
what's
working
and
what's
not
working
including
an
algorithm
change
that
nearly
obliterated
all
of
his
revenue
Google's
helpful
content
update
plus
AI
overviews
completely
destroyed
my
business
Well
since
then
he's
come
roaring
back
with
a
portfolio
of
10
plus
online
businesses
making
250
000
a
month
month
All
thanks
to
one
platform
which
we're
going
to
be
getting
into
today
Yeah
it
was
my
insurance
policy
In
this
episode
we'll
dive
into
his
13
income
streams
and
how
much
each
business
makes
how
AI
can
kill
businesses
overnight
and
what
you
can
do
about
it
and
the
distribution
channel
that
helped
him
bounce
back
to
250
000
a
month
All
right
this
one
you
can't
miss
I'm
Pat
Walls
and
this
is
Starter
Story
Jackie
welcome
to
the
channel
I'm
a
big
fan
Tell
me
about
who
you
are
what
you
built
and
what's
your
story
Hey
guys
my
name
is
Jackie
Chow
I
just
run
a
portfolio
of
small
internet
businesses
doing
around
250
000
per
month
an
SEO
agency
a
couple
of
B2B
SaaS
products
And
the
only
reason
why
I'm
on
Starter
Story
today
is
because
I
made
daily
YouTube
videos
that
almost
nobody
ever
watched
and
diversified
my
income
All
right
I'm
excited
to
talk
about
all
the
business
you
build
all
the
income
streams
you
have
But
before
we
do
let's
break
it
down
What
are
all
the
different
apps
and
software
and
businesses
that
you've
built
that
make
250
000
a
month
All
right
so
Indexy
coming
in
at
85
000
per
month
And
the
last
12
months
500K
This
is
only
Stripe
We
also
take
direct
bank
transfers
and
PayPal
And
LocalRank
since
we
only
started
last
March
does
454K
So
roughly
50K
per
month
And
we
have
Advise
last
12
months
300K
We
have
Trackings
ai
that
does
anywhere
from
25
to
30K
per
month
And
yeah
I
have
pretty
much
seven
to
eight
other
small
revenue
sources
that
ranges
from
anywhere
from
170
to
5K
per
month
All
right
cool
Thank
you
for
sharing
How
do
you
get
to
this
place
How
do
you
become
the
guy
that
has
over
10
projects
that
he's
building
online
How
do
you
get
here
Yeah
so
I
originally
started
in
2015
started
an
SEO
agency
And
yeah
I've
been
running
it
for
10
plus
years
now
Along
the
way
I
actually
built
a
portfolio
of
content
sites
that
did
extremely
well
Then
unfortunately
in
late
2023
Google's
algo
updates
wiped
out
the
content
So
I
decided
to
take
everything
I
knew
from
local
SEO
and
we
built
LocalRank
In
short
we
came
out
the
door
blazing
and
was
able
to
hit
20K
per
month
right
out
the
gate
So
let's
talk
about
this
thing
that
happened
with
AI
I
mean
I
talked
to
a
lot
of
founders
I
hear
about
this
happening
everywhere
behind
the
scenes
What
happened
How
bad
is
it
Oh
it
was
brutal
We
had
these
content
sites
For
example
I'm
really
into
food
so
I
had
like
a
foodie
blog
People
will
Google
click
my
link
and
I
get
paid
on
display
ads
or
affiliate
commissions
However
with
AI
overviews
it's
zero
click
now
People
can
get
their
recipes
within
just
the
AI
overviews
So
they
don't
need
to
click
to
your
site
Google
simply
scrapes
your
data
and
then
presents
it
as
the
result
You
were
essentially
competing
with
Google
at
that
point
And
I
think
what
really
saved
me
was
having
that
agency
in
the
background
So
in
2026
I'm
living
proof
that
diversification
is
the
only
way
survive
the
AI
age
especially
with
the
daily
emergence
of
new
LLMs
It's
unbelievable
what's
happening
happening
right
now
I
love
that
Jackie
ships
a
ton
of
projects
but
here's
the
thing
Jackie
didn't
spin
up
13
random
products
Every
single
one
solves
a
very
specific
problem
and
he
proves
that
finding
the
right
idea
can
change
everything
That's
why
we
put
together
this
free
business
idea
template
which
walks
you
through
the
seven
proven
methods
to
spot
real
problems
that
people
will
actually
pay
you
to
solve
If
you
go
through
this
worksheet
by
the
end
you
will
have
21
ideas
that
you
can
go
build
right
now
If
you're
ready
to
find
your
winning
idea
just
head
to
the
first
link
in
the
description
to
grab
the
business
idea
template
for
free
All
right
let's
get
back
to
the
episode
I
want
to
talk
about
one
platform
that
seems
to
somewhat
have
stood
the
test
of
time
when
the
AI
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
thing
was
crashing
down
There
was
one
thing
that
didn't
crash
What
was
that
for
you
YouTube
It
was
my
insurance
policy
Luckily
I've
been
already
posting
on
YouTube
for
two
to
three
years
at
that
point
Yeah
that
audience
saved
me
People
go
on
my
channel
they'll
notice
that
a
lot
of
creators
they'll
probably
opt
for
a
faster
paced
video
whereas
I
just
do
a
stream
of
consciousness
Now
I
guess
that
resonates
with
viewers
a
bit
more
especially
at
a
low
viewership
count
The
easiest
example
is
my
local
rank
launch
80
of
our
local
20K
launch
came
from
YouTube
It
only
did
1
8K
views
whereas
the
launch
tweet
on
x
com
did
something
around
30K
views
which
is
15
times
the
impressions
but
only
20
of
the
revenue
came
from
that
It's
pretty
ridiculous
actually
It's
amazing
Thanks
for
sharing
that
You
make
these
videos
that
don't
get
that
many
views
yet
they
convert
a
great
amount
of
customers
What's
your
overall
high
level
YouTube
strategy
My
YouTube
strategy
is
just
showing
up
every
single
day
You
have
a
lot
to
learn
when
you
show
up
every
single
day
for
two
and
a
half
years
You
know
a
lot
about
your
audience
the
nuances
of
a
certain
industry
And
my
first
ever
video
initially
in
the
first
24
hours
there
was
only
30
views
but
that
was
enough
for
me
to
keep
going
And
now
the
daily
uploads
probably
get
anywhere
from
one
to
2K
views
It's
not
amazing
but
it's
a
very
very
valuable
audience
What
I
want
to
talk
about
more
is
how
to
get
started
on
YouTube
How
would
you
start
over
if
you
had
to
redo
what
you
did
carve
out
a
niche
create
videos
that
truly
convert
customers
What
would
be
your
playbook
My
playbook
would
be
pretty
simple
Number
one
start
off
in
a
niche
that
you
can
completely
own
Personally
it's
local
SEO
or
AI
SEO
at
this
moment
You
could
be
marketing
for
lawyers
or
SEO
for
plumbers
Narrow
is
better
People
will
see
you
as
a
thought
leader
And
step
two
commit
to
daily
uploads
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
Six
months
do
one
long
form
one
short
form
a
day
Doing
daily
videos
kind
of
forces
you
to
lower
your
standards
and
kind
of
just
ship
out
a
product
You'll
learn
way
more
in
30
daily
bad
videos
than
two
perfect
ones
If
you
build
it
into
a
routine
it's
not
even
working
anymore
You'll
feel
weird
when
you're
not
doing
it
Step
three
provide
solutions
to
problems
your
audience
already
have
This
really
works
well
because
these
are
problems
you
probably
already
have
And
if
you
talk
about
it
on
YouTube
most
of
the
time
other
people
would
have
that
same
problem
So
for
example
if
you
have
a
video
called
how
do
I
rank
on
Chachabit
And
it's
just
simply
you
exploring
how
to
rank
on
Chachabit
That
video
will
do
extremely
well
because
you
can
talk
through
your
thought
process
It
doesn't
even
have
to
answer
the
question
And
once
you
do
solve
that
issue
the
call
to
action
is
a
simple
link
to
your
product
And
that
product
was
local
rank
for
me
Step
four
make
sure
you
have
hooks
within
the
first
five
seconds
I
used
to
do
like
a
creatine
scoop
right
in
smack
in
the
beginning
of
the
video
and
people
would
just
hop
off
right
away
So
I
always
do
like
a
hook
in
the
beginning
Now
it's
not
just
going
to
be
like
hey
guys
scoop
a
creatine
It
should
be
here's
how
I
ranked
in
Chachabit
in
24
hours
You
have
five
seconds
to
hook
them
in
Don't
waste
it
Step
five
optimize
for
trends
and
search
especially
right
now
with
the
emergence
of
AI
and
all
these
new
LMs
that
are
coming
out
Because
if
you're
first
to
talk
about
for
example
Seedance
2
0
you'll
be
able
to
rank
especially
if
you're
just
starting
out
And
step
six
build
out
a
simple
funnel
So
with
every
video
I
have
a
link
to
my
newsletter
and
typically
it's
just
my
show
notes
and
a
bunch
of
documents
that
are
helpful
for
the
audience
to
follow
along
Then
they
give
me
their
email
and
then
I'm
free
to
pitch
them
at
any
time
I
don't
ask
for
a
sale
early
on
in
the
video
I
kind
of
just
provide
as
much
value
as
possible
They
sign
up
for
the
lead
magnet
and
then
put
them
in
my
funnel
Maybe
if
they
like
me
they'll
use
my
services
later
on
And
step
seven
have
YouTube
be
part
of
your
routine
I've
been
doing
daily
videos
now
for
two
and
a
half
years
It's
uncomfortable
when
I
don't
do
it
So
that's
pretty
much
my
playbook
for
starting
out
Carve
out
your
niche
do
daily
videos
All
right
cool
Thank
you
for
sharing
Let's
go
to
the
last
question
We
ask
all
founders
who
come
onto
Starter
Story
If
you
could
stand
on
young
Jackie's
shoulders
before
the
SEO
doom
or
even
before
you
got
started
what
would
be
your
advice
for
anyone
watching
this
just
looking
to
build
stuff
online
like
you
Yeah
I'd
say
don't
listen
to
the
people
who
are
screaming
at
you
telling
you
to
focus
on
that
one
project
I
think
revenue
diversification
especially
in
2026
is
the
only
reason
why
I'm
on
Starter
Story
today
That's
awesome
Thank
you
Jackie
for
coming
on
Love
your
story
love
your
content
I'll
keep
watching
your
YouTube
videos
And
thanks
for
coming
on
and
sharing
everything
so
transparently
inspiring
stuff
Thank
you
Thanks
guys
Okay
Gus
producer
of
Starter
Story
What
do
you
think
of
Jackie
Chow
My
takeaway
is
I
love
learning
that
YouTube
strategy
We've
talked
to
a
few
founders
already
who
are
doing
this
And
it
just
makes
me
feel
like
man
should
I
be
creating
videos
online
about
whatever
topic
Obviously
there's
more
strategy
behind
that
than
just
making
videos
But
that's
the
first
thing
that
sounds
out
to
me
It's
like
I
should
get
on
this
train
before
it
takes
takes
off
That's
kind
of
my
initial
reaction
Yeah
yeah
Go
online
create
videos
They
don't
need
to
get
a
lot
of
views
And
you
can
be
dominant
in
your
little
space
For
him
it
was
specifically
a
niche
part
of
SEO
You
got
to
be
able
to
just
put
your
face
out
there
and
be
willing
to
put
out
crappy
videos
every
day
If
you
can
get
over
that
fear
of
doing
that
and
putting
yourself
out
there
and
you'll
have
a
captive
audience
of
500
1000
2000
people
that
watch
your
stuff
every
single
day
That's
doesn't
sound
like
a
lot
when
you
see
Mr
Beast
getting
100
million
views
but
it's
enough
to
build
a
business
that
is
doing
250
000
a
month
which
is
just
wild
Yeah
it
just
goes
to
show
like
you
don't
need
to
put
all
your
eggs
in
one
basket
kind
of
thing
I'm
sure
if
someone's
watching
this
they
might
say
like
well
you
know
you're
not
focused
or
whatever
But
there's
enough
success
stories
out
there
People
have
done
something
like
this
where
it's
like
build
multiple
things
and
kind
of
see
what
lands
and
I'm
sure
there's
a
bunch
of
other
projects
he
didn't
mention
that
weren't
successful
So
you
know
finding
all
these
I
think
comes
with
a
lot
of
work
But
I
think
there's
something
there
too
about
like
doing
a
lot
of
things
that
they're
all
focused
right
So
he's
not
just
building
random
things
but
it's
not
just
one
like
one
project
So
I
think
that's
cool
too
Actually
and
I
would
argue
that
he
is
working
on
one
thing
he
just
has
different
ways
of
serving
that
customer
And
that's
always
that
they
know
we
talked
to
the
people
that
have
portfolios
of
software
Now
AI
can
create
all
this
stuff
easily
So
the
argument
that
you
need
it's
too
hard
to
do
technically
is
over
For
anyone
watching
this
who
wants
to
build
stuff
quickly
with
AI
just
like
Jackie
or
lots
of
other
people
that
have
lots
of
different
businesses
should
definitely
check
out
starter
story
build
I'll
put
a
link
link
in
the
description
will
help
you
come
up
with
your
idea
build
in
a
couple
days
and
ship
it
in
the
hands
hands
of
real
users
Maybe
you
can
make
some
YouTube
videos
as
well
Alright
guys
thank
you
guys
for
watching
this
I'll
see
you
in
the
next
one
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