WorkspaceNamed in 2 case studies

Notion

A workspace for docs, databases and projects, with built-in AI features. In our documented cases it is part of an AI newsletter's content pipeline and holds client documents for a solo AI SEO agency.

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Pricing

Free plan at $0. Plus is listed at $10 per member per month, with Business and Enterprise plans above it; paying yearly saves up to 20%. Check the official page for the billing mode.

Free plan: Yes. Free plan for individuals, with a trial of Notion AI.

Checked on the official pricing page on October 27, 2026. Prices change and can vary by region, tax, and billing period.

How It Is Used in Our Cases

Keeping client documents and content plans in one place
Tracking ideas for a newsletter pipeline
Connecting docs to AI and automation tools

Limitations

Full Notion AI features need a higher plan
Per-member pricing adds up for teams
Automations still need setup and testing

In the Case Studies

Case Studies Using Notion

2 case studies

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June 26, 2026

1 source

An AI tutorial newsletter for professionals has earned more than $150,000 from one ad network alone

Alex Fiore (AI Central)

AI Central teaches busy senior professionals to use AI at work through practical tutorials and has about 300,000 readers. beehiiv reports it has earned more than $150,000 from its ad network alone, with brand and affiliate partnerships now the larger share.

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Reported figure

More than $150,000 from the ad network to date(revenue)

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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FirstIndex social card on a blue background reading Get named when buyers ask AI, with a pixel hand cursor.

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October 20, 2026

1 source

A solo founder tweeted a $1,000 a month AI SEO offer and says it reached about $570K ARR in under a month

FirstIndex (Josh Pigford)

Josh Pigford, known for founding the subscription analytics company Baremetrics, had gotten good at using Claude to get his own sites to rank on Google and in AI tools such as ChatGPT. He tweeted an offer to do the same for other companies for $1,000 a month, with all the work handled in Slack. He told Mixergy that FirstIndex had about 30 clients and was at about $570,000 in annual recurring revenue less than a month later.

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Reported figure

About $570K ARR(recurring revenue)

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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A workflow automation platform with AI and agent nodes that can run in the cloud or be self-hosted. Used to rebuild the documented construction estimate automation in under a week.

Free plan: Free trial on cloud plans; self-hosted Community Edition available at no licence cost.

Pricing: Cloud Starter 20 EUR/month and Pro 50 EUR/month, billed annually. Business plan from 667 EUR/month billed annually. A self-hosted Community Edition is also available.

Checked October 17, 2026

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Claude Code

AI Coding Agent

Anthropic's agentic coding tool. It reads a codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal or an IDE. Documented founders say they used it to build mobile apps, a data API and a store builder, and to run daily content and client routines. This is separate from chatting with Claude itself.

Free plan: No. The official comparison lists Claude Code on Pro and Max, not on Free.

Pricing: Included in the paid Claude plans, not the Free plan. Pro is $20/month billed monthly or $17/month with annual billing; Max starts at $100/month with higher usage.

Checked October 27, 2026

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