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I built and launched a digital product in 48 hours for $4. Here's how I did it.

I'm building passive income on a strict budget ($150/month). First product went live yesterday after 48 hours of work.

The Product

50 ChatGPT Prompts for Business Growth - $17 USD
🔗 https://assoflow.gumroad.com/l/uhejcg

Why I chose this

  • Low barrier to entry (no coding, no design skills)
  • Proven demand (ChatGPT has 200M users)
  • 100% passive (create once, sell forever)
  • Zero inventory/shipping

Day 1: Research & Creation (6h)

  • Studied top-selling prompt packs on Gumroad
  • Identified gaps (most are generic, mine are business-focused)
  • Created 50 prompts covering marketing, sales, content, product development
  • Added 10 bonus templates
  • Result: 47-page PDF

Day 2: Launch Prep (2h)

  • Set up Gumroad account (free)
  • Created product listing
  • Designed cover in Canva (free)
  • Got domain (free 1 year)
  • Created 10 social accounts for distribution

Tools Used (all free)

  • ChatGPT - Prompt testing
  • Canva - PDF design
  • Gumroad - Sales platform
  • Gmail - Email automation

Total Investment

$4 + 8 hours

What I Learned

  1. Start with what you know - I use ChatGPT daily
  2. Ship before you're ready - Done > perfect
  3. Free tools are enough - Paid tools come later
  4. Document the journey - People want the process

Want to replicate this?

  1. Pick a niche you understand
  2. Create value (solve a real problem)
  3. Package it (PDF, Notion, spreadsheet)
  4. List on Gumroad (takes 10 min)
  5. Launch everywhere (organic first)

Questions? Drop them below. I'll answer everything.

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