Welcome back to the Weekly Side‑Income Roundup.
Today, we’re peeling back a few layers of where marketing is heading. AI isn’t a toy anymore. It’s the next backbone of commerce and creativity.
Here’s what we’re exploring this week:
- You can now buy directly from ChatGPT
- Meta’s new AI brand tools and what they mean for creators
- The power of mini products—why everyone’s doing them
- A demo from OMC on AI-powered content creation
- And a surprise: AI is now acting in films
Let’s get into it.
THIS WEEK’S BIG IDEA
ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout Could Change How People Shop
OpenAI just launched Instant Checkout inside ChatGPT for U.S. users. Shoppers can now buy products from Etsy without leaving the app, with over a million Shopify merchants (including brands like Glossier and Spanx) joining soon.
This isn’t just another feature.
It’s OpenAI’s first real step into commerce, powered by its new Agentic Commerce Protocol built with Stripe. Experts are already saying that if OpenAI streamlines the experience, it could rival Amazon and Google as a shopping destination.
Our Take: Don’t think of ChatGPT as just a research tool anymore. It’s becoming a storefront. Start experimenting now with how your products, offers, or affiliate content could live inside AI platforms before your competitors do.
TOOLS OF THE WEEK
Here are two tools worth experimenting with this week:
Meta’s NEW Creative Business Agent & AI Tools
Meta is streamlining branding with AI. We’re talking automated creative, brand voice agents, and campaign assistants built in.
Drop in text or bullet points, get a spoken or podcast‑style version for audio content.
Mini Product Idea Generator
A quick tool that helps you spin niche micro product ideas based on your domain or audience
Our Take: AI is now overlapped with the tools you use daily. Try one of these for a week. See what ideas or attention emerges.
TODAY’S QUICK WINS
Mini Products Are Everywhere
They’re showing up in newsletters, on TikTok shops, and in creator bundles. This piece from Marketing Brew shows how smart sellers are leveraging tiny offers.
Instant Checkout in Chat Is Coming
Start thinking: can your next funnel be fully inside a messaging interface? The tech is coming fast.
Our Take: Pick one small experiment (maybe a micro offer via chat, or a tiny product idea) and test it this week. The signal is in the response.
FROM OMC
My AI Clone Reaches Thousands Each Week – The FULL DEMO
If you missed it, I recently posted a full over-the-shoulder demo where I show you exactly how I’ve been able to “clone” myself with inexpensive AI tools.
It’s not about deepfakes. It’s about speed, scale, and creating a personal brand without burning out.
Our Take: This is the future of lean content creation. You don’t need a studio or a camera crew, just a smart workflow and the right AI tools.
AI SPOTLIGHT
OpenAI + AMD Deal Signals AI Shift
OpenAI just struck a major partnership with AMD. They’ll deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs starting in late 2026, and OpenAI may acquire up to a 10% stake in AMD.
This is another Earth-shattering move for the industry.
Our Take: Better infrastructure means AI features become less experimental and more baked into tools you use daily. Watch how this trickles into platform capabilities you depend on.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK…
Lean into one thing:
- Try mapping a micro product that can live inside chat
- Test Meta’s new AI creative tools on a small campaign
- Think about what voice means if your AI clones you
- Or just pick one tool above and see what insight it gives you
Action is the difference. Keep your edge by doing.
Talk soon,
Aidan
P.S. – I have ANOTHER behind the scenes video coming your way on Wednesday. You don’t want to miss this. Keep an eye on your inbox…
