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How to actually make money online in 2026

2026-10-10 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:30 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Business and entrepreneurship · mode: Explanation and tutorial

Ali's method to make money online in 2026: list the craft skills you already have, list 20 to 30 niches (a person and a problem) they could serve, and rate each red, yellow or green on three questions: do you like these people, can you help them, will they pay at least $2,000?

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — The method: craft skills, a long list of niches, three questions

  • ★★★ The way to make money online in 2026, Ali says, is to list the craft skills you already have, from personal, professional and life experience, that could add value to someone's life or solve their problem. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Ali's next step is to list at least 20 or 30 niches you could serve with those craft skills, a niche being a combination of a person and a problem. — 00:00:29 · person, problem, solution
  • ★★★ Ali rates each niche red, yellow or green on three questions: do you like these people, can you help them, and is their problem painful enough to pay a lot, ideally at least $2,000; three greens mean a strong business idea. — 00:00:58 · person, problem, solution, the $2,000 offer rule

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  • refine · How do you find a business idea? — Ali rates each niche red, yellow or green on three questions: do you like these people, can you help them, and is their problem painful enough to pay a lot, ideally at least $2,000; three greens mean a strong business idea. (00:00:58)

Mentioned

Central: craft skills · person, problem, solution

Also: the $2,000 offer rule

Also centred on craft skills: If I Started A Business in 2026, I'd Do This

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