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A Newbie’s Guide to Vibe Coding

For most people trying to get their software idea out into the world, the challenge quickly turns from excitement to frustration. You might have a moment of inspiration: a tool that could automate something tedious, an app that solves a problem, or a service that would help your business run smoother.

But that spark dims as reality sets in. Building software used to be reserved for those with years of coding experience or technical training. If you didn’t possess those skills, you were stuck.

All you could do was watch others turn ideas into real products, wishing you could do the same. Even if you managed to sketch out your vision, you’d hit another wall – hiring a developer.

It’s rarely cheap, and most people don’t have thousands of dollars to gamble on an untested idea. So dreams were shelved, and problems stayed unsolved. That old barrier is gone now.

Everything changed with vibe coding. Suddenly, you don’t need to know ten programming languages or memorize complex commands. The shift feels almost magical.

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AI Side Hustles for Beginners

AI Side Hustles for Beginners is the ultimate starter playbook for marketers, freelancers, and creators who want to unlock real income using free and low-cost AI tools.

Inside, you’ll discover step-by-step paths to profit using AI to write, design, post, create, and more — all broken down to a 6th grade reading level so you never feel overwhelmed.

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Long-Form Prompt Engineering

Most people think the secret to better AI output is luck or the right platform, but it rarely has much to do with either. What you get back depends almost entirely on what you give it.

If you hand over a short, vague prompt, you get something that feels hollow and half-done. It’s like dropping a scrap of paper in a suggestion box and hoping someone will write your business plan for you.

AI doesn’t thrive on guesswork. It does best when it can work inside clear lines that you set yourself. That means you need to give it instructions that are complete, specific, and shaped with intention.

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100 Long-Form AI Prompts for Marketing Tasks

Most Artificial Intelligence (AI) prompt packs you find are nothing more than a list of quick commands pretending to be a shortcut. They say to write an email or draft a blog post but never give the AI enough instruction to do anything worth publishing.

You paste in a thin prompt, and you end up with content that sounds hollow. You waste more time rewriting it than if you had started from scratch. It feels like you’re missing some secret everyone else knows.

People who see the biggest gains from AI don’t settle for generic one-liners. They build long-form prompt systems that break down the task from every angle. Instead of telling AI to “Write a lead magnet about [niche],” they lay out exactly which sections to create, what tone to use, how long each part should be, what examples to include, and which hooks pull the audience in.

This level of instruction is why some marketers get assets that look ready to go, while everyone else is stuck tweaking the same shallow drafts over and over. A long-form prompt system works like a roadmap.

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100 Passive ASMR Content Ideas

Most ASMR creators get stuck in the same tired loop. They make generic tapping videos, whisper about random objects, or copy whatever’s trending on TikTok. They’re missing the bigger picture entirely.

The real opportunity isn’t in chasing viral moments or perfecting your mouth sounds. It’s in understanding that ASMR works because it fills specific emotional and psychological needs. People don’t just want tingles – they want comfort, focus, stress relief, and connection. They want content that fits seamlessly into their actual lives.

That’s where passive ASMR comes in. This isn’t about demanding your audience’s full attention for 30 minutes. It’s about creating content that enhances what they’re already doing.

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The Internet Marketing Newsletter – Issue 172

The August 2025 IM Newsletter is now available for your enjoyment.

Inside, among other features, is an excerpt from an audio interview with a successful marketer. The full audio is also available.

In this issue:

  • GPT-5 is here. What online marketers need to know now
  • How three brothers got billionaire rich by copying startups (legally)
  • Validate your microniche SaaS in 1 day – no code, no budget, no excuses
  • How Jordan build a $1K/month income stream selling free art on Etsy
  • Quiz: what type of viral content would you accidentally create?
  • Case study: accidental AI side hustle pays $550/month on autopilot
  • 12 guerilla marketing moves for 2025 that are so sneaky, they should be illegal
  • How to build a micro-niche SaaS in one weekend (after you’re validated it)
  • Chris Payne interview
  • 10 hot micro-niche SaaS ideas so specific they can’t fail (if you build them right)
  • Beat the bots: steal AI overview rankings like a traffic ninja
  • Everyone’s chasing dopamine – what happens if you do the opposite?
  • How Nubber Butter’s bizarre social media strategy turned Gen Z into super fans
  • Ahrefs study confirms: Google doesn’t penalize AI content- but quality still rules
  • No more random acts of marketing: canonepage really change everything?
  • Devil’s advocate: are one time payments actually better than subscriptions?
  • The Zeigarnik effect: the psychological glitch that can explod your marketing results (part 1 of 2)
  • and more!

For more information and to see what prior issues of the newsletter have contained, visit this page:

http://dabnewsletters.com/

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GPT-5 Sprint Prompt Library

When you’re working solo, speed isn’t just nice to have – it’s survival. Every hour you save is an hour you can put into offers, partnerships, or the big-picture moves that actually grow your business.

The problem is, most AI prompts floating around online are built for older ChatGPT models. They’re short, generic, and often require you to piece together results over multiple chats. That’s slow, inconsistent, and wastes the potential you have right now with GPT-5.

This library is built specifically for GPT-5’s upgraded capabilities. It uses the model’s improved multi-step “thinking” mode, stronger context retention, and ability to follow strict output rules without drifting off-topic.

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