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0h 12m video Published Jun 30, 2026 Transcribed Aug 5, 2026 Journey With The Hintons Journey With The Hintons
Beginner 5 min read For: Aspiring entrepreneurs and side-hustlers looking for a low-cost online business model with no technical skills.
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"Delivers on the promise with a concrete business model, but heavy sponsor promotion and repetitive advice dilute the value."

AI Summary

This video presents a business model for creating a niche directory website that generates recurring income by connecting businesses with customers, leveraging Google's traffic. The creator demonstrates how to build such a site using Hostinger's AI-powered website builder, and explains monetization strategies including subscription tiers, Google AdSense, and selling templates.

[00:01]
The Business Model

A directory website connects businesses needing customers with people seeking services. Google sends traffic, and the site earns recurring income without products, inventory, or followers.

[00:28]
B2B vs B2C

Two models: B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer). B2B is recommended because businesses are willing to pay for leads, whereas consumers are not.

[01:41]
Choosing a Niche

Picking the right niche is critical. Use AI tools like Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT to identify high-demand, low-competition niches. Examples given: glamping, off-grid travel, faith-based businesses.

[03:20]
Building the Website

Use Hostinger's AI builder. Select a plan (starter plan allows up to 25 websites). Use a 12-month billing to save $72 and a promo code for 10% off.

[04:41]
Customizing the Directory

Prompt the AI to build a faith-based directory with categories, preloaded examples, and listing details (name, category, description, phone). Add feature badges for premium listings.

[05:20]
Subscription Tiers

Set up monetization tiers: Starter $29/mo (basic listing), Featured $49/mo (badge, highlighted, top placement), Premium $99/mo (full profile page, priority placement). Offer 30-day free trial for new listings.

[06:20]
AI-Generated Site

The AI builds the site automatically, including store setup, image selection, and integration. The result is a polished directory with search, featured sections, and submission forms.

[07:03]
Finding Businesses

Use AI to generate lists of businesses. For specific niches like Christian counselors, use Psychology Today to filter and find therapists, then transfer their info to your directory.

[08:41]
Publishing and Legwork

Publish the site with a button. Expect initial legwork: manually adding businesses (5-10 per category) from sources like Psychology Today, Google Maps, and Facebook groups.

[10:17]
Monetization with AdSense

Apply for Google AdSense (free) to earn from ads placed on your site. Google handles advertisers; you earn based on traffic.

[11:24]
Selling Templates

Hostinger Horizons allows you to sell your website template. You earn $160 per person who uses your template. With 20 users/month, that's over $3,000.

[12:08]
Final Advice

Don't wait for perfection; start building and improve over time. This is a real business model, not a get-rich-quick scheme.

The video presents a viable side business model: creating niche directory websites with AI tools and monetizing through subscriptions, ads, and template sales. Success requires initial effort in populating the directory and patience, but it offers multiple income streams.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 00:28 Choose a business model: B2B (recommended) or B2C.
2 01:41 Select a niche using AI tools (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) to find high-demand, low-competition areas.
3 03:20 Sign up for Hostinger and choose a plan (starter plan recommended). Use 12-month billing and promo code for discounts.
4 04:41 Use Hostinger's AI builder to create the directory. Prompt it with details like niche, categories, and listing fields.
5 05:20 Set up subscription tiers (e.g., Starter $29, Featured $49, Premium $99) and offer a 30-day free trial.
6 07:03 Populate the directory with businesses. Use AI to generate lists, and sources like Psychology Today, Google Maps, and Facebook groups.
7 08:41 Publish the website using the publish button.
8 10:17 Apply for Google AdSense to earn from ads.
9 11:24 Enable template selling in Hostinger Horizons to earn $160 per user.

Study Flashcards (5)

What is the main difference between B2B and B2C directory websites?

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B2B businesses are willing to pay for leads, while B2C consumers are not.

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What is the recommended approach for choosing a niche?

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Use AI tools like Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT to find high-demand, low-competition niches.

01:41

What are the three subscription tiers suggested and their prices?

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Starter $29/mo (basic listing), Featured $49/mo (badge, highlighted), Premium $99/mo (full profile page, priority placement).

05:20

How can you earn money from Google AdSense?

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Google places ads on your site and pays you based on traffic.

10:17

How much do you earn per template sale on Hostinger Horizons?

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$160 per person who uses your template.

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💡 Key Takeaways

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B2B is the move

Clearly explains why businesses pay for leads while consumers won't, a key insight for the model.

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AI as a cheat code

Highlights using AI to identify profitable niches, saving time and effort.

01:41
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Tiered pricing strategy

Provides concrete pricing tiers and a free trial to attract businesses.

05:20
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AdSense as immediate income

Offers a way to earn before building a subscriber base, reducing initial risk.

10:17
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Don't wait for perfection

Encourages action over perfection, a common pitfall for beginners.

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[00:01] simple that you may even roll your eyes when you hear that, but that's okay. there is a website that will sit quietly in the background of your life and it requires no products, no inventory, nor

[00:14] do you need any followers, but it generates recurring income every single month. And it does this by tapping into something that already has billions of users. Thank you, Google. But what it does it simply allows you to connect

[00:28] businesses that need customers to the people that are out there looking for their services, and Google sends the traffic. That's the business, simple as first thing we are going to have to figure out is what type of model you

[00:42] want to run this on. And there are really only two ways that you can do this. It's going to be either B2B or B2C. Now, I already know y'all are talking about what in the B1B2 bingo alphabet soup is she talking about right

[00:57] now. Let me break this down for you real simple. So, imagine you get on this here good good internet because your sink is leaking and you need a plumber. And so, you find a directory, you click on a link, and they tell you, "Before I send

[01:13] you this list right here, you're going to have to pay me $4.99." Let me tell could be printed on gold leaf, laminated, and hand-delivered to me by angels, and I am still not paying you $4.99 to find me a plumber. I will run

[01:27] back to Google real fast. But you know who will? Pay the plumber. Why? Because the plumber needs to be found. So, that $4.99 to the consumer is an annoyance, marketing expense. Now, that's the main difference between B2B and B2C, and

[01:41] specifically with the type of website we are focusing on, B2B is the move to go, especially when you are just starting out. Now, the next thing we are going to site. You probably tired of hearing that word, but I mean, it is what what is,

[01:55] to let you know this is a reason number two that most people fail at this. Not because these type of websites don't make money, because they definitely do, but it's because they are picking the absolute wrong type of niche to start

[02:09] with. And I know some of you are probably thinking, well, how do I know which niche is right for me? Because I do know that niches are not one size several different factors, including your market, your location, your

[02:22] interests. You want to know a little something about whatever you're getting into. But, here is the good news and why we are so blessed to be alive right now. That is because we have the cheat code, and you know what that is? AI. Some of

[02:35] let me tell you one thing it is definitely doing, helping people to make faster, because we don't have a lot of time to waste in this area, what you can do is open up one of your favorite AI tools, either Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT,

[02:52] whatever your go-to is, and you can ask it something like this. I'm going to put it's basically telling it that you want to build a directory website, and you want to know what's currently in high demand with low competition. So, from

[03:06] the list of options that it has given us, we have different things on here glamping and off-grid travel directories. Then we have faith-based and value-aligned type businesses. And this is just a list that it has given

[03:20] different. Just choose whichever one you like, and once you lock that in, the next thing is going to be to build the website. So, just to show you how this works, I am going to build out a faith-based directory, because I am all

[03:34] this super easy for you, because I know the minute you heard website, you probably started sweating, but don't worry. Because we are using Hostinger is all you have to do is tell it what

[03:47] This is why, I don't I don't you, but I love technology. I use it to my advantage. So, you can go ahead and click the link down in my description and it'll take you right where you need to go to create your account. And in

[04:00] order to do this, like I said earlier, you can do it for the low, but not for free. So, we will have to choose a plan and I personally use the starter plan and the reason I chose that specifically is because it will allow you to create

[04:14] up to 25 websites. You can have 25 of these things going at one time and make money all kinds of ways. And it also allows you to test more and it gives you access to things like subscriptions, which is a big thing when it comes to

[04:27] I'm going to go with the 12-month billing period. Why? Because it saves me $72 and I don't like to leave money on the table. And speaking of saving, if you also use my code journey, that will get you an additional 10% off. So, once

[04:41] get you an additional 10% off. So, once you are inside, this is our happy place right here. This is where it will build a directory that you tell it to. So, lovely prompt right here and again, it will be down in the description, but I

[04:54] am basically telling it to build me a faith-based business directory. I want it clean. I want it modern. I'm telling it to organize it into different categories for them to find and I want them to preload the directory with some

[05:07] examples. And for each listing, just show the business name, the category and a short description, phone number. And I want a feature badge for premium listings. And so, it's asking me more questions about like the subscription

[05:20] tiers that I want these businesses that I'm trying to offer my services to be able to sign up for. And so, of course, I am telling it we want absolutely no free tier because we are trying to make money here. However, we can offer like a

[05:35] 30-day free trial for all new listings. That strategy right there trying to draw people in. And then I'm breaking it down into a starter plan that's $29 a month with a basic listing. I'm telling it I want a featured $49 a month plan and

[05:51] that is going to get them a featured badge. They'll be highlighted and placed at the top of the category and then a premium is going to be $99 a month and features plus they'll get a dedicated full business profile page and priority

[06:06] placement. And the good thing is you don't have to do any of this. This will create it for you. And so it's telling me that is perfect. It has all the details it needs to get started and then it is now building out the store,

[06:20] editing the integration for it, it's selecting images, it's doing everything that needs to be done. And once it is finished, look at what we have. This is absolutely beautiful. Connect with faith-based businesses in New Orleans. I

[06:35] just search for the business that you are looking for up here. It tells them why choose faith-based businesses. It has the featured business section like I said. It has a section for the people to submit their businesses. I'm telling

[06:49] y'all don't sleep on this. And then when you click on that directory, I love that you can see all of the listings, the phone numbers, the descriptions. So I is how do I find these type of businesses to add to the directory. So

[07:03] what you can do is you can use things like Claude and Chat GPT again and you like Claude and Chat GPT again and you can ask it to give you a list of certain can ask it to give you a list of certain type of counselors or services that may

[07:15] working in the background sometimes because this is a really unique directory. You won't find a whole lot of these out there so you may not come across the information and it may not be easily accessible. So something that you

[07:30] can do is let's say for instance, there's a counseling and mental health section. So to add Christian counselor specifically, you can go to something like Psychology Today and if you search on Psychology Today, you can filter it

[07:45] and select Christians and you can find Christian therapists in your area. From there, because they already have their information placed on the internet, you can take that and you can transfer it to your website. And only reason I know

[07:59] about Psychology Today is because my mother is a Christian counselor. Thanks, Mom. So, I'm going to grab one right now just to show you how I will work this and Keisha keeps jumping out at me. I don't know you, Keisha, but I see you,

[08:12] girl. So, I'm going to go back into Hosting a Horizon and this is the next prompt I'm going to type under Counseling and Mental Health at Keisha Simpson, Clinical Social Worker and Therapist, LCSW,

[08:25] and then add her phone number. And just like that, she is now in the directory. And that's how you build this thing one business at a time until it looks full point, you'll be ready to pitch this to paying subscribers. And when you are

[08:41] ready to publish it so that it is live and everyone can see it, all you'll have to do is come up here to the top to this pretty little button and you will select publish. And at that point, the world can now see it. Now, I do want to be

[08:54] very transparent with you because a lot of people leave all of this out when In the beginning, it's going to be a lot of legwork. You're going to have to go out there and you'll have to find the businesses to add. They won't just come

[09:08] beginning, they won't. But you're going to have to tap into the things like Psychology Today. You'll have to go to Google Maps. And with some of the niches that you pick, it may be hard to find the particular businesses and things to

[09:22] plug in there depending on how specific you are. Because if it was that easy to the business? Think about it. But one of the biggest places that I always can go to and locate something is going to be on Facebook. They have so many groups

[09:37] that people create. You can even search for faith-based groups in your area. But, every single business that you add to this, and I do suggest adding at least five to 10 per category. The reason being is because the more

[09:51] businesses you have, the more reach you have. Then, when you are ready to start pitching yourself to companies, some of them will automatically come to you once they see you on the internet. But, you will also have to go out and search for

[10:04] people as well. At least when you get to the point where you have something that you can showcase and some kind of value to offer to them. Then, you can sell them on the different tiers that you offer and show them the hits that your

[10:17] website get. But, let me tell you something because that may discourage people are like, "Okay, that is great. I am willing to do the work, but I do still want an option or a way to make money now." And, I have one for you. You

[10:31] don't have to wait until then to start making money with this website. You can start as soon as you create it with Google AdSense. So, Google will literally pay you to place ads on your website, and you do not have to find

[10:45] these advertisers. You don't have to negotiate anything. Google will handle all of that for you. All you have to do after you have just created the website, then you'll go to apply at Google AdSense. I'll put that link down in the

[10:58] description as well. And, it is free to apply, by the way. But, once you get approved, then they will just start placing ads in your directory. And, you will get paid based on the traffic that you get to your website. Now, if you

[11:11] you get to your website. Now, if you need more of a step-by-step tutorial on signing up for that, I am going to link a video that I just shared that process in so that you can watch it, and it'll take you through everything that you

[11:24] way I want to show you how to make money because we aren't leaving nothing on the table this year, is going to be through Hostinger Horizons itself. So, once you Hostinger Horizons itself. So, once you build your website, then you are able to

[11:38] allow people to use your template that you built. You would just turn on the option for it to be used as a template, and anytime someone comes to Hostinger and use your template, they will pay you $160

[11:53] per person. You get just 20 people to use it in a month, that's over $3,000 have subscriptions coming in. You have Google pay you, and Hostinger is paying you money from your templates. We are not just working with one stream. We are

[12:08] casting a net wide and far. If you don't get anything else out of this, please hear me out when I say this. Do not waste your time trying to look for the perfect business, because that's where a lot of people miss out. They're waiting

[12:20] for perfection instead of building, while other people are on the other side taking simple ideas, they are putting it out into the world, learning from their mistakes, improving over time, and that's the ones that end up making money

[12:34] magic. It's not going to be a get-rich-quick scheme, and you will not be a millionaire by Tuesday. But, it is a real business model, and it is something that is in need still today. So, the only thing that's left for you

[12:49] to do is do it, and go be great.

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