194 - AI SERIES: 17 - Directories Are Back: AI Makes Niche Goldmines Easier Than Ever with Kirill Zubovsky

🚨MY NEWSLETTER https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🚨Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Kirill Zubovsky (https://x.com/kirillzubovsky) on an episode that will totally change how you think about building a business online.We dive deep into why directories are making a huge comeback as "the hottest thing" and how AI is making them easier than ever to build and monetize. Kirill walks us through his incredibly fast, AI-augmented development process at QED.AM, demonstrating how he built a live local services directory for plumbers using tools like Grok for brainstorming, Appify for data scraping, and Cursor for website creation.We also explore groundbreaking concepts like AI SEO (AISCO)—the future of getting your website recommended by AI models—and agentic workflows where multiple AIs collaborate on projects. Kirill shares his insights on automating everything from writing to video content, revealing how you can ship projects weekly with minimal human intervention.Questions This Episode Answers:How has AI made directories "the hottest thing" again?What is AI SEO (AISCO) and why is it the "next layer" of search optimization?How can you brainstorm business ideas using Grok's voice mode?What AI tools can non-technical users leverage to scrape data and build websites quickly?How are AI bots collaborating in "agentic workflows" to ship projects weekly?Enjoy the conversation!__________________________Love it or hate it, I'd love your feedback.Please fill out this brief survey with your opinion or email me at [email protected] with your thoughts.__________________________MY NEWSLETTER: https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribeSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/5avyu98yApple: https://tinyurl.com/bdxbr284YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/nikonomicsYT__________________________This week we covered:00:00 Harnessing AI for Automation02:45 The Power of Directories06:03 Building a Directory Live08:57 AI Tools and Automation11:49 Creating a Local Services Directory14:43 Optimizing for AI SEO18:01 Developing with AI Assistance20:58 Launching the Directory23:54 Visual Content Creation with AI26:42 The Future of Directory Services