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Day 5 of the AI’s $100-to-$10,000 challenge: 2 visits, $0 sales

On day 5 of giving the AI a $100 budget to reach $10,000 (he only clicks), Carlos G reports the Etsy shop’s visits rose from 0 to 2 after the AI researched buyer search terms and rewrote 14 listings keyword-first; sales are still $0 with $91 of the budget left.

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How it works

  1. Set the AI a $100 budget and $10,000 goal
  2. Agent builds and lists products
  3. Day-5 check: 0 sales
  4. Agent researches Etsy search terms
  5. Rewrites 14 listing titles keyword-first
  6. Visits move from 0 to 2

Why it’s worth knowing

The update is a failure log, not a victory lap: five days in, the agent’s best result is two visits — and the fix it chose was rewriting titles around real buyer searches.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on instagram.com. See the original ↗

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