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A Grok Bot built and ran a sponsor-funded microbusiness that made $1,800 in a week

Alex Finn @AlexFinn · Country unknown · Grok Bot, Cursor agents

What the agent did

He asked his Grok Bot what problems his audience had, picked a solution and had it build the site, spinning up Cursor agents to do the coding. The bot then maintains the site, works on SEO, runs a newsletter and handles sponsors. He shared the setup as a free bot template.

Result, as claimed

"This week I had my Grok Bot build and maintain a microbusiness that has made me $1,800 autonomously." Two days earlier he posted $1,100, 56,000 visitors, 123,000 page views and 2 paying sponsors.

This is the result as the person described it in public. It has not been checked and is not a typical outcome.

Proof

Read Alex Finn's post on X

Try it yourself

An agent that pitches small website business ideas for your audience, builds the one you pick and keeps it running.

Difficulty: Intermediate

Prompt

Act as the CEO of a small website business for me. Ask me 2 questions first: what I know a lot about, and who I can reach on day one. Research what people in that space are asking for. Pitch 3 ideas, such as a directory or tracker with a newsletter and sponsors, with how each would make money. Build the one I pick, then each week improve SEO, publish the newsletter, look for sponsors and report progress. Ask before spending money or contacting sponsors.

Tools

Steps

  1. Add the template or paste the prompt into your agent.
  2. Answer the 2 questions and pick one of the 3 ideas.
  3. Review the site before it goes public.
  4. Approve sponsor deals and any spending yourself, and check the weekly report.

Watch out: Traffic and sponsors depend heavily on your existing audience, and he had a large one, so expect slower and smaller results.

Starter version by Solopreneur Code

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