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A side-hustler in Austin

Built five city-specific 'best of' directories (best coworking, best gyms, best contractors, etc.).

$6K/mo affiliate + sponsored revenue 5 months after launch

A weekend per city

The story

One weekend per directory in Lovable. Claude fills the per-listing copy. Ahrefs picks the city + category combos worth targeting. Local sponsors found him through Google after 90 days.

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