In this video I break down my exact framework for turning code into profit—from idea generation, to building, to marketing, to actually selling. After I shared the results I had this past year selling APIs (on marketplaces and as standalone SaaS), a ton of you asked for a step-by-step on how I do it. So I walk you through the same approach that helped me hit over $6,000 in a single month, and that I’ve seen other devs use to scale API businesses to five or even six figures per month. I start with ideas, because that’s where most people get stuck. I show how I look for problems where people already hang out (like Reddit), or how I’ll “copy” something that’s already working—but improve it enough that customers have a reason to switch. Then I jump into a real build: I vibe code an IP-to-location API using AI (Cursor), wire it up to a free third-party service (iplocate.io), and use TypeScript for type safety. After fixing the usual AI-generated issues and polishing performance, I test it locally (Postman) and explain the next step: deploying to Vercel so it’s public and ready to list on marketplaces.