Best AI Tools for Beginners: What to Use (and Why) to Start Earning Today
🌟 Introduction
If you’re new to the world of AI, you might feel overwhelmed by the endless tools, platforms, and promises out there.
But here’s the truth:
You don’t need to master everything.
You just need a few powerful, beginner-friendly AI tools that can help you create value, save time, and start earning.
In this post, I’ll break down the 7 best AI tools for beginners, what each one does, and how you can use them to build a side hustle or start making money online — even with zero tech skills.
And if you’re ready to dive deeper, you can join my free course:
🎓 How to Make Money with AI as a Beginner
It includes 5 free video lessons, 2 ebooks, and downloadable tools to help you get started.
Let’s explore the tools that can help you take action today.
🧠 1. ChatGPT – Your AI Brainstorming + Writing Partner
What it does:
ChatGPT is an AI language model that can help you:
Write blog posts, social captions, and video scripts
Generate product descriptions
Create marketing copy
Brainstorm business ideas, content calendars, or digital products
Why beginners love it:
No experience required
Just type a question or prompt and get results instantly
You can use it to create content fast and professionally
✅ How to use it to earn: Offer writing services, create ebooks, build social media content, or generate prompt packs for resale.
🎨 2. Canva – Design Anything Without Being a Designer
What it does:
Canva is a drag-and-drop design platform that lets you:
Create Instagram posts, flyers, ebooks, and presentations
Design social carousels or website banners
Build digital products like planners and templates
Why beginners love it:
No design experience needed
1000s of templates to customize
You can use Canva + ChatGPT to create and sell full content packages
✅ How to use it to earn: Sell templates, design digital products, or offer content creation services.
🎥 3. Pictory – Turn Text into Video in Minutes
What it does:
Pictory lets you turn scripts or blog posts into short videos using stock footage, AI voiceovers, and automatic editing.
Why beginners love it:
No video editing skills needed
Great for YouTube, TikTok, Reels
Works perfectly with ChatGPT-written scripts
✅ How to use it to earn: Sell short video creation as a service or build your own content channel.
🗣 4. Descript – Edit Voiceovers and Audio Like a Word Doc
What it does:
Descript makes editing audio as easy as editing text. You can:
Record and clean up voiceovers
Create faceless videos
Fix mistakes without re-recording
Why beginners love it:
Fast learning curve
Perfect for voiceover + podcast content
Syncs well with AI-generated scripts
✅ How to use it to earn: Create YouTube voiceovers, social content, or sell audio editing services.
🧾 5. Notion AI – Organize, Plan, and Build Products
What it does:
Notion is a flexible workspace — and Notion AI adds writing, brainstorming, and automation tools.
You can use it to:
Create and sell Notion templates
Organize content calendars
Plan a digital product or course launch
Why beginners love it:
Great for productivity
Combines notes, planning, and writing
Free for personal use
✅ How to use it to earn: Sell Notion templates, offer planning tools, or use it to structure your freelancing work.
📅 6. Trello or ClickUp – Manage Projects (or Sell Systems)
What it does:
These platforms help you organize tasks and workflows. Many freelancers use them to:
Build project checklists
Deliver client work
Track content pipelines
Why beginners love it:
Visual and intuitive
Great for creating and selling systems
✅ How to use it to earn: Create Trello/ClickUp templates for other freelancers or teams and sell them as digital products.
💳 7. Gumroad or Payhip – Sell Your Digital Products
What it does:
Gumroad and Payhip are platforms where you can:
Sell ebooks, templates, prompt packs, or tools
Accept payments instantly
Track downloads and buyers
Why beginners love it:
Free to get started
No website needed
Takes care of payment processing and delivery
✅ How to use it to earn: List your AI-powered product and share it via social media or your course site.
🛠 Bonus: Tool Stacks That Work Together
Here’s how to combine these tools into money-making workflows:
📘 Create an Ebook to Sell:
✍ ChatGPT → write the content
🎨 Canva → design the PDF
💳 Gumroad → sell it
📹 Start a Faceless YouTube Channel:
✍ ChatGPT → script
🎙 Descript → voiceover
🎥 Pictory → video editing
📷 Offer Social Content Services:
✍ ChatGPT → captions
🎨 Canva → graphics
📅 Trello → schedule + plan
You can do all of this with free or low-cost tools — and no coding, marketing, or advanced tech needed.
🎓 Want More Help Getting Started?
These tools are only powerful if you know how to use them to create real value.
That’s why I created the free course:
👉 How to Make Money with AI as a Beginner
Inside you’ll get:
5 free video lessons
A PDF starter workbook
Two ebooks: Start Making Money with AI Today + AI Side Hustles: 10 Proven Ways to Earn with Artificial Intelligence
You don’t need to figure it out alone.
Just start small. Learn by doing. Use the tools — and build something of your own.
🔁 Keep Learning: More Beginner-Friendly AI Guides
If you found this guide helpful, check out these other popular posts from AI Grow:
👉 How to Make Money with AI — Even as a Total Beginner
This is a complete roadmap for beginners — including the 3 main paths (services, content, products) and how to get started with each one.
👉 10 Real Ways Beginners Use ChatGPT to Make Money (Without Technical Skills)
See real-world examples of how people are freelancing, selling prompt packs, writing content, and earning using just ChatGPT.
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