
4 AI tools to help with your side hustle: One ‘increased my website traffic by 30%,’ says expert
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Claude AI is a generative AI tool that hustlers like Jen Glantz use to create social media strategies.
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June 27, 2025
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You could rent out your to travelers on Airbnb or Facebook, pet sit for families going away, create social media content your job — the opportunities are endless
If there's a chore that needs doing, someone could very well pay you to do it
And there are tools to line and make your side hustle easier once you've gotten started
That includes various AI tools introduced in the last few years
Here are four to consider using according to side hustle experts
ClaudeClaude is a generative AI tool built by Anthropic
ChatGPT, you can use text, audio and visual mpts to create various written content
Jen Glantz, founder of Bridesmaid for Hire and the creator of the Monday Pick-Me-Up and Odd Jobs s, uses Claude "to write out social media strategies and posts," she says. "I will my own social media pages as well as other people's content I admire
I'll ask the tool to generate a 30-day plan for me with captions, posts, hash, and more. "There are three plans for those interested in trying out the bot: a free plan with basic capabilities analyzing text and images and creating content; a $17 per month plan, which allows for access to re and connecting to Google Workspace; and a $100 per month plan, which offers early access to advanced Claude features
SwiftbriefSwiftbrief is an AI tool geared toward imving SEO strategy. "The tool helps me identify topics I should focus on by analyzing my website and competitors and then writes the blog posts for me," says Glantz. "This has d me thousands of dollars and increased my website traffic by 30%. "Subscriptions cost $12, $119 or $239 per month, depending on the amount of insights you want to derive from the bot
ManychatThis tool allows you to create and manage automatic messages with people who interact with your social media platforms. "You can gram it to answer direct messages and also to links with ers if they on your posts asking more ducts, outfits, or items that you ," says Glantz. "It's having a social media assistant on-call 24/7. "If you've seen a call to action on Instagram " 'toast' to get the recipe" and gotten a DM with that recipe, that could have been Manychat at work
Subscriptions range from free to "customized to fit your needs," according to its website
ManusManus is an AI tool designed to do complex tasks create websites, analyze stocks and build itineraries
Side hustle expert Daniella Flores has used Manus to build a Pinterest schedule for the month, including images and descriptions they could post, for example. "You can tell it to do, , 20 different things if you want to in one message," they say, adding that "it'll show the windows that it's browsing, what it's doing behind the scenes. " You can tweak your ask even while it's working to ensure you get the results you're looking for
There's a free version of Manus, as well as versions that cost $16, $33 and $166 per month, depending on the amount of generation, slide generation and other capabilities you want to use and unlock
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