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How to make money with AI without becoming a full-time influencer: build an AI workflow that saves time or creates a repeatable outcome, then publish it on SellerShorts as an AI Tool. Buyers purchase and run your tool; you keep the majority of each sale, paid via Stripe.
Continue reading for the full step-by-step guide: from picking a problem and building your agent to connecting your webhook, pricing, and writing a listing that sells.
âī¸ Written by: SellerShorts Team
Reviewed by: SellerShorts Team
Last updated: 16 February 2026
âšī¸ Transparency: This article explains how to make money with AI by publishing AI Tools on SellerShorts. SellerShorts is our marketplace; some links go to our platform. Our goal is to give you accurate, actionable steps to monetize your AI workflows.
Most people start with AI the same way:
If you can build an AI workflow that saves time, reduces errors, or creates a repeatable outcome, you already have the hardest part. SellerShorts is built for the next step: you build an AI Agent (your automation), then publish it on SellerShorts as an AI Tool (a task-specific tool buyers can buy and run).
SellerShorts is a marketplace where you can monetize your AI automation skills by publishing AI Tools. The model is simple:
Learn more on our homepage. Ready to join? Start with the Become a Seller page to apply as a creator.
This guide is for you if:
You do not need to be technical. You do need to be clear:
Buyers do not pay for "AI." They pay for outcomes. Examples that fit SellerShorts well:
A workflow becomes a sellable AI Tool when it's packaged like a product:
Do not start with "what can AI do?" Start with: What is a repetitive selling task that someone already pays for-or complains about every week?
A strong first AI Tool usually has:
Before you build, answer these:
If you can't explain the outcome in one sentence, the listing will be hard to sell.
Demos impress; products convert. Whether you build in n8n, Make, Relevance AI, Botpress, or another automation platform, aim for reliability and clarity.
Your buyer should instantly know:
Your buyer should know:
Design for:
You do not need perfection; you need fewer surprises.
Before you publish an AI Tool, you need a seller account. Here's the flow:
Important: You do not need to connect Stripe immediately to submit AI Tools. You can add it when you're ready to get paid.
SellerShorts uses a 7-step wizard:
Each step has a dedicated guide in our seller docs-start with Basics to set your AI Tool's name, pitch, and category. If you have several ideas, you can use bulk upload to create multiple drafts, then complete each one in the wizard.
SellerShorts lets you control how buyers pay and how often they can run your AI Tool.
You set:
Example:
Each run creates a separate order, and buyers can see how many runs they have left.
You can offer free trial runs so buyers can test before purchasing. Note: free trial runs do not generate payouts.
If your AI Tool provides ongoing value, you can offer a monthly subscription:
You keep the majority of subscription revenue the same way as one-time purchases. All of this is configured in the Basics step-runs per purchase, free trials, and optional monthly subscription.
At a high level:
SellerShorts requires secure connections:
Treat tokens and secrets like passwords. The Connect step in the wizard is where you set your webhook URL and these security options; our callback and webhook docs have the implementation details.
Before you send your AI Tool for review, use the Test step in the wizard. It creates a test order so you can confirm:
Test orders do not affect earnings or analytics-they're only for validation.
If you want to rank for "how to make money with ai," your blog needs to be helpful. If you want your AI Tool to sell, your listing needs to be clear. You'll add your headline and pitch in the Basics step and add any final notes in Review before submitting.
Use this listing structure:
If you want long-term sales, you need trust.
If your AI Tool makes decisions about people (hiring, lending, approvals, prioritization), be careful.
AI workflows can fail for reasons that have nothing to do with your logic:
Set expectations in your listing. Add fallbacks where possible.
If your AI Tool processes personal data, treat it seriously.
An AI Agent is the automation you build in a platform like n8n, Make, Relevance AI, or Botpress (or any HTTP-compatible service) to complete one specific task. An AI Tool is the product buyers purchase on SellerShorts - it wraps your Agent with a listing, input form, pricing, and delivery.
No. Many sellers use no-code or low-code workflows. What matters is whether the outcome is valuable, repeatable, and easy for a buyer to use.
Niche tools usually convert better because they speak to a specific buyer and solve one painful problem with clear inputs and outputs.
A buyer purchases your AI Tool, fills out the input form, and submits an order. SellerShorts sends the order and the buyer's information to your webhook. Your automation receives: which tool was purchased, a unique order reference, the buyer's inputs, and the address to send the result back.
A webhook is the secure URL your platform provides - we send the buyer's inputs there so your workflow can start. A callback is how you send the final result back: when your workflow finishes, you send the output to the URL we gave you so the buyer receives it.
Use HTTPS and configure authentication so your automation can verify that requests are from SellerShorts. When you send results back, use the secret we provide. You must deliver results via callback or polling; the exact setup is in our Connect and callback docs.
You set a price and how many runs per purchase (e.g. 1 run = single use, 3 runs = buyer can run it three times). You can offer free trial runs (no payouts) to reduce hesitation. For ongoing use, you can offer a monthly subscription with runs that reset each month. Price based on the value of the outcome; you keep the majority of each sale.
No. You can submit AI Tools and start earning first, then connect Stripe when you're ready to withdraw. You keep the majority of each sale; earnings are paid via Stripe. Track earnings in your dashboard and manage payouts in Settings â Payouts.
After you submit from the Review step, your AI Tool enters the queue. Reviews are typically completed within 24 hours on business days.
Only store buyer data if it's required to deliver the service. Minimize what you collect, delete after processing when possible, and follow privacy expectations like GDPR and CCPA.
If you've built an AI workflow that creates a real outcome, the next step is to package it and publish it. Apply on our Become a Seller page to register as a creator - early sellers get 6 months of Pro free.