Can we vibe code to $10k per month?

What’s up, everyone? Welcome back to Traffic Alchemy, where I share my attempts to build and monetize websites, apps, and social media pages. I’ve been on an extended hiatus, but I plan to start building in public again.

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New Video: Let’s try to vibe code our way to $10k per month

I released a new video about my attempts to vibe code some websites and try to grow the portfolio to $10k per month. This is the first video I plan to do on this topic in a series.

If you don’t know, vibe coding is using AI coding tools to essentially do everything needed to launch a website or app.

Monetizing Facebook Pages

I’ve been building a few Facebook pages over the past seven months or so. One way to monetize Facebook is to try to get invited to the Content Monetization program, which has replaced the previous Bonus Program. The bonus program ends on August 31st, 2025.

You can also double-dip on monetization by building out a website with display ads and driving traffic to it from Facebook.

I managed to get three pages invited to Content Monetization. I had one page taking off with over 100k followers and earning $60 per day after starting, but then Facebook demonetized my reels for “unoriginal content.” That’s BS because I created the content! Now it’s down to a few dollars per day.

I appealed the decision, and Facebook denied that appeal. So, I have to stop focusing on reels, which were crushing it, and focus on images and posts.

The other two pages are making pennies at the moment, but I will try to grow them. I decided to partner with someone to manage one of the struggling pages. That struggling page also has 100k followers, but I haven’t been able to figure out what type of content they like. Let’s see if this firm that specializes in Facebook pages can do better than I can.

I am lazy on the pages I run. I try to automate the entire process to the point that I have to click a few buttons per month, and then it’s hands-off. It’s working for the main pages, but I need to figure out the others. I could probably talk about the automation process in the future.

Rap quote of the week

Okay, if you don’t know, I’m a hip-hop fan. I know many of you might not be into rap, but I think I will start closing each email with a rap lyric. I find much of the subject matter in the songs to be very motivational and to have entrepreneurial undertones.

That’s it for this week, thanks for reading. Feel free to reply if you have any questions.

- John