AutoShorts.ai

How Eric Smith Grew AutoShorts.ai To $41K MRR in 5 Months

Autoshorts.ai is a powerful AI video creation platform that allows users to fully automate a faceless channel.

Founded By

Eric Smith

Monthly Revenue

$41K

Days To Build

Score

Founders

Monthly Traffic

387K

Profitable

Yes

Days To Build

Year Started

2023

Customer

B2B & B2C

Revenue Per Visitor

$0.11

Founded By
Eric Smith: Monthly Revenue
$41K: Days To Build
40: Score
96

Founders
1: Monthly Traffic
387K: Profitable
Yes: Days To Build
40

Year Started
2023: Customer
B2B & B2C: Revenue Per Visitor
$0.11

Who is Eric Smith?

Eric Smith is the CEO and Founder of Autoshorts.ai. Before embarking on his entrepreneurial journey, Eric worked full-time as a software engineer at Instagram. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer software engineering from the University of Florida.

Eric is also an Indie Hacker and earns over $50K in monthly recurring revenue from his other two tools.

How did Eric come up with the idea for AutoShorts.ai?

Eric had observed the rising trend of faceless videos on various platforms and quickly realized that the process of making such videos without a specific tool was tedious and time-consuming.

Motivated by this insight, he decided to build a prototype to streamline his own video creation process and later rolling out user features on demand.

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Eric responding to a follower regarding how he validated his idea

How did Eric build the initial version of AutoShorts.ai?

Eric built the prototype first, used it to validate his idea. He then began developing additional features based on the feedback and requests of early users, effectively tailoring his solution to meet the needs of a growing customer base

Eric built AutoShorts.ai. with Nextjs, Using OpenAI and Replicate for AI.

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Eric responding to a Twitter follower question on autoshorts.ai tech stack.

What were the initial startup costs for AutoShorts.ai?

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Eric breakdown of startup costs

What was the growth strategy for AutoShorts.ai and how did they scale?

Eric grew his audience through Facebook ads and posting his shorts on TikTok (using his tool to grow)

Screenshot of Facebook Ads run by Eric

What's the pricing strategy for AutoShorts.ai?

AutoShorts.ai. has four tiers:

Free - Creates 1 video
Starter at $19/month - Posts 3 times a week.
Daily at $39/month - Posts once daily.
Hardcore at $69/month- Posts twice a day.

Pricing as of May, 2024

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