I built and sold my first @replit App using Replit's AI agent. Here's how you can do the same!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - What is Replit?
01:14 - Demo of App I Sold
02:30 - How to find a buyer
03:10 - Why Replit over No-code tools
04:30 - Making a design brief
05:00 - ChatGPT design brief
07:19 - First Replit Prompt
08:40 - Replit doing its thing
09:30 - Replit creates a database
10:00 - Demoing example app in Replit
10:20 - How to make Edits
12:00 - Tips on better prompting
13:30 - Making an edit on the fly
14:30 - Deploying with Replit
15:33 - Tracking Replit Usage
15:52 - Use my Replit referral code
Key Points:
- Find someone to sell an app to before first line of code
- Make your design brief airtight before you start
- Always prompt one feature at a time
- If AI agent gets stuck, open a new chat
The Process:
1) Find a Buyer First
-Look on sites like Upwork for people who want a simple app or dashboard
-Send a Loom video introducing yourself as the proposal
2) Plan Your App
-Brain dump info about your app into ChatGPT and have it make a coherent design brief
-Make sure you mention every screen, key variable and explain auth and user permissions
3) Start Generating
-Don't feed Replit opinions about software stacks to use. It should use React + PSQL unless you're building something crazy
-I like ShadCN for frontend components.
4) Refining Your App
-Only prompt one feature at a time. When feature is done, open a new chat window.
-When you know what the problem is, use AI Assistant feature to make specific edits and save tokens.
-If you get stuck in loops of editing you should probably rollback and start a new chat
5) Deploying Your App
-Deploy it using Replit's default settings. Monitor app usage and adjust deploy settings as needed
-You can use a custom domain with Replit apps
Replit referral link: https://replit.com/refer/billyjameshowel
Work with me: https://stupid-simple-apps.com/
Get app building strategy call from me: https://calendly.com/billy-owex/ai-coaching
Twitter: https://x.com/billyjhowell
Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/billyjhowell
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