AI 副业最贵的东西，常常不是一个月几十块的订阅费。
更贵的是你买了工具、囤了课程、看了很多案例，却没有做出一个样片，没有问过一个客户，也没有记录过谁愿意付钱。最后你不知道方向不行，还是自己根本没测试。
给自己做一张 30 天试验表。每次只测试一个方向、一个交付物、一个客户群。没有首单也没关系，但你必须在 7 天后知道该继续、该改还是该停。
先把“做副业”改成一个可验证假设
“我想用 AI 搞钱”没法验证。把它改成一句假设：
我能否在 7 天内，用【工具组合】为【一类客户】交付【一个具体结果】，并拿到至少 3 次真实反馈或 1 次付费意向？
比如：用 Claude、剪映和飞书表格，为本地餐饮店做 7 条短视频脚本包；用表格、自动化工具和 AI 草稿，为咨询公司做 30 条线索跟进表；用图像模型和剪辑工具，为宠物主做 3 集试播视频。
一个假设只能有一个交付物。不要同时测试“写文章、做视频、建站、卖提示词”，那叫刷存在感，不叫实验。
试验表必须记录 10 列
用飞书表格、Notion 或最普通的 Excel 都可以。每个方向一张表
不要只写“曝光 1 万”。播放和点赞可以记录，但不算有效触达。对副业验证有用的是：有没有人看完你的样片后，愿意说出自己的问题、给材料、约沟通或付款。
成本先设上限，不让工具替你做决定
每个方向在第一个 7 天内设一个成本上限。例如只用已有工具，或新增工具不超过一个月的最低档。需要购买大课、买大量额度、租高价账号才开始的方向，先暂停。
工具选择按角色分：Claude 用来整理客户材料和写初稿；表格用来记录客户和版本；剪映或同类工具用来出样片；自动化工具只有在手工流程已跑过后才接入。不要为了显得专业，第一周就搭 7 个 Agent。
成本上限的意义不是节省几十块，而是逼你先找到客户愿意为哪一个结果付钱。客户没出现前，工具越多只会让你把“配置”误当成“进度”。
Use AI to help you design tests, don't let it compile cases for you
Give Claude the open questions of the target customer, the materials you can provide, and the minimum deliverables:
I want to test an AI service in 7 days. The target customer is the [crowd], their question is [exact words or public scenarios], I can deliver [specific results], and the existing tools are [tools]. Please output: the minimum sample structure, the materials required by the customer, 5 pieces of contact information, 3 objections that the customer will raise, a 7-day action list and evidence to be recorded each day. Don't make up customer, revenue, transaction rates or platform rules; uncertain places are labeled as "pending verification."
AI can help you walk less blank pages, but samples must be made yourself and customer feedback must be received yourself. Otherwise, you will get a sideline plan that looks complete and has no actual evidence.
Only do these 6 things in 7 days
Day 1: Select questions. Instead of picking industry trends, pick a problem that customers encounter every day. Write down minimum deliverables and cost caps.
Day 2: Make samples. Use virtual or licensed materials to complete a sample that can be understood by the customer. Samples must be marked with demonstrations and do not pass them off as customer results.
Day 3: Make a service card. Write clearly what the customer provides, what you pay, how long it will be delivered, what you cannot promise, and what the test price is.
Day 4: Find 20 targets. Don't send people "I can help you do AI". Find only people who are openly discussing similar issues or who clearly need the outcome.
Day 5: Have 5 effective conversations. The goal is not to close a deal, but to hear how the customer describes the problem. Record the exact words in the table.
Day 6: Quote a small package. For a talent quote with complete materials, the price can be low, but there must be a delivery scope and confirmation node.
Day 7: Make a decision. Open the test table and decide the next step based on the evidence, not emotion.
Use evidence to decide whether to retain or discontinue
Here is a simple criterion:
After 7 days, no one responds to what you see next, and the customer cannot understand what you are selling. Rewrite the service card and there is a reply, but the materials are always incomplete. Sell the diagnosis or template first. Don't take the substitute. Someone is willing to watch the samples but not pay. Check whether the results are clear enough, or test for a smaller price. Someone is willing to give the materials and schedule time to continue making test orders, record the actual working hours. The same problem appears one after another and make it into the next template or weekly package.
Don't say "AI sideline is a scam" just because you didn't collect money in the first week, and don't immediately buy more tools just because someone praises you. What you need is continuous evidence.
How to quote the first test order
测试价可以是 9.9 元模板、99 元诊断、299 元小代做，取决于你交付的结果。三个价格对应三个不同的目标：模板验证问题是否存在，诊断验证客户是否愿意花钱，代做验证你能否稳定交付。
别把 9.9 元当作赚钱结果。它只是一张需求收据。真正该算的是：你花了多少时间、返工几次、客户是否愿意继续买下一步。
今天就建这张表
今天选择一个方向，写下客户、交付物和成本上限。
明天做一个样片，不做课程笔记。
后天找 20 个真实的人，不刷“暴富案例”。
第 7 天按表上的证据决定保留还是停止。
AI 副业不是谁看到的机会多谁赢。谁能用最低成本做完一次真实验证，谁才知道下一笔时间该投到哪里。