I Built a $10K/Month App With This One System

VSC framework, run on TikTok before deciding what to build or scale. V (viral): the format or pain point has hit 100K+ views on several similar posts from accounts under 5,000 followers, so the content, not the account's reach, drove views. S (scalable): you can make 100 of them without burning out, using AI video/slideshows or cheap UGC. C (convertible): read the comments on posts that promote a product; if people ask 'what's the app? where can I find this?' it converts; 'lol', disagreement or controversy means it probably won't. After posting, keep scanning comments: a viral post with no product mentions is a sign of low conversion.

5 phones with 3-5 TikTok accounts each (15-20 accounts). A shared spreadsheet lists every account, which phone it is on, and its status (warm-up phase 1 or 2, paused, healthy, unhealthy, stopped, blocked). It also records its channels (TikTok only, TikTok + Lemon8, TikTok + Instagram) and its format (reactions, slideshows, other). The team updates views and likes for every video every day and leaves notes on what worked, to decide what to replicate that day.

A separate spreadsheet tracks each hook's performance. At peak they posted 150 pieces a day to test a single hook. When a hook works, they iterate on it the next day and the days after by changing small wordings or the text placement. An's advice: don't chase the one right piece of content; create enough content, see what works and double down.

To make content scalable (100+ pieces without burning out), they hired UGC creators from Eastern Europe and Russia through kwork.ru ('the Fiverr of Russia') at $1 per 60-second video. The alternative An names is AI-generated video (Kling 3.0, Seedance), which he says now looks close to real.

Slideshows made with Nano Banana and a text overlay. Slide 1 is a strong pain-point hook (e.g. a woman in a long-distance relationship asking 'how do you not mess it up? how do you not lose it?'). The next slide plugs the app. Then they seed the comments: the posting account and their other accounts drop comments promoting the product, including replies on comments that are already coming in. It was used especially when a post got little organic traffic.

Their reaction format used a woman reacting on camera with text overlay. By posting daily and varying placement, they found text placed right on her neckline (not over her face) performed best.

Core loop: a 2-minute daily question about the relationship. You cannot see your partner's answer until you have answered too. Answers also train the in-app AI coach, which has modes like a Naughty Coach and a Gifting Genie. Extras: a shared bucket list and a private memory timeline.