Welcome back to the Weekly Side‑Income Roundup, where we skip the fluff and give you what’s actually working right now.
If you’re building a side hustle, launching something new, or just trying to stay ahead, this email is for you.
Here’s what we’re diving into this week:
- How AI content strategy is evolving in 2025
- Meta gives new ad tools to Reels & Threads
- Topic tools to spot trends before they explode
- Tiny copy fixes that actually move sales
Each link is hand‑picked. Each idea is meant to move you forward.
Let’s jump in.
THIS WEEK’S BIG IDEA
How to Use AI‑Generated Content (without hurting your brand)
If you’ve been wondering whether AI content is helping or hurting your visibility, you’re not alone. Creators are feeling the pressure to publish more, faster. And AI feels like the shortcut everyone’s taking.
But that speed comes with risk.
This deep-dive unpacks what actually works when using AI to write articles, emails, or landing pages.
It even introduces something called the “AI Content Score.”
A simple framework to make sure what you publish still checks the boxes that matter for rankings, clarity, and conversions.
Our Take: Use AI to move faster, but make sure your fingerprint is still on everything you publish. If it reads like a robot wrote it, it probably won’t perform.
TOOLS OF THE WEEK
Here are three tools we love this week. No hype, just results.
Exploding Topics — Find under‑the‑radar ideas and upcoming trends before everyone chases them.
Topic Research Tools For Any Niche — Discover what topics are heating up for social ad creatives right now.
The Top Social Media Monitoring Tools — Monitor conversations, see competitors, and pick up real audience feedback in real time.
Our Take: These tools are about seeing what’s coming, not following what’s already popular. Use one this week to shape your content or ad angle.
TODAY’S QUICK WINS
Meta adds more Reels & Threads ad options
New formats and placements mean brands can show up more often, more places. If you advertise or promote, this opens doors.
Trend‑driven topic discovery tools just got better
This story shows tools you can use to spot trends in your niche using Reddit, Pinterest, TikTok, and more.
Our Take: Pick one new tool or format this week. Test it on a small piece of content or campaign. See how it moves the needle.
FROM OMC
3 Affiliate Niches Everyone’s Ignoring (But Shouldn’t Be)
We just broke down three affiliate markets with way less competition (and way more upside) than most people realize.
These aren’t saturated product review niches. They’re overlooked, weirdly high-margin categories with active buyers right now.
Our Take: If you’re looking for a niche to build content around, don’t follow the crowd. Pick one of these and start testing with simple content or low-cost traffic.
AI SPOTLIGHT
What the “AI Content Score” Means for Your Strategy
Conductor’s new “AI Content Score” measures how aligned your content is with search intent, how well you cover the topic, and whether humans can actually read it and get value.
It shows where AI tools help and where they hurt.
Our Take: Use this kind of scoring to audit your existing content. Fix the worst pages first. That often gives more impact than creating new content.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK…
Pick one thing:
- Draft one AI‑generated piece and revise heavily with your voice
- Try one new ad format on Reels/Threads this week
- Use one trend tool to plan next week’s content
- Apply one of those tiny copy fixes from OMC
Momentum happens by doing. One small move is all you need.
Talk soon,
Aidan
P.S. – This Wednesday, keep an eye on your inbox. I’ll be sending you 10 extremely quick strategies you can use to instantly jumpstart your sales. No matter what niche or business model you’re in.
