Make Money With an AI Influencer (Easy) - Build an AI influencer, test affiliates, then dropship

Hi Product Hunt 👋 This video is a practical guide to building an AI influencer and turning the audience into a testable affiliate and dropshipping business. The main question is simple: how can you move from an AI character to useful content, clicks, sales, and a validated product without assuming that views equal demand? We built the complete workflow around Tessa Rowe, a virtual haircare creator. The process starts with market research, defines a clear niche and audience, creates Tessa in HeyGen, and builds a content system for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. We then connect that content to monetization. The video shows a KOL-style product review, explains the affiliate funnel, uses clicks and sales to validate demand, and turns a promising audience problem into a differentiated dropshipping offer. Inside the video, we cover: How to research a market and define the niche, audience, products, and character How to create and animate an AI influencer with HeyGen How to build content for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube How to use product reviews and affiliate marketing to validate demand How to turn a validated product into a dropshipping offer while avoiding common mistakes The goal is to give beginners a practical workflow for testing demand before investing heavily in a product, content system, or store. We also introduce our MVP service for teams that want this workflow customized around their own market, audience, products, and content process. Curious to hear from you: would you start with affiliate marketing or move directly into dropshipping?