Not Rich Yet. But $114 in May (Proof provided)

Hoping this story resonates with beginners out there.

In the last 2+ years, I have been freelancing in full-stack design and development.

Having earned ~$8k in that time span, I’d be lying if I said “no money no problems”.

May of 2025 though brought a change in perspective.

I turned to automation out of necessity — working on an intelligent social media listening tool, which demanded a lot backend development.

So, I decided to learn n8n and create YouTube tutorials along the way.

Creating a brand is a marketing goal for 2025.

(Marketing is harder than coding, right?)

Results?

- $114 in Gumroad revenue with a 4.4% conversion in May

- YT Channel subs went from 42 -> 94

Market validation? Is this marketing channel sustainable ?

Absolutely and here’s why.

• I get market feedback on what people want.

Save time in lead generation. SEO — specifically Schema Markups (for rich snippets in Google or AI searches).

• Note that the cost of running an agent can be anywhere between $0.007 to $1.5 per run depending on the complexity.

Outreach is more expensive because of NLP tasks, whereas SEO tends to be cheaper.

• My network and credibility are growing.

As a thank-you to the community, I’m sharing a beginner oriented tutorial on YouTube channel SEO.

It updates the keywords and description to your YouTube channel — to help boost discoverability.

Here’s the flow for the visual folks.

YouTube Channel SEO Workflow