After a short break of one month for real business research, we’re back again — and this new year, we’re bringing you smarter, more advanced business plans you can actually build.
The Story
Hey,
Today’s story is about someone who earns around $200/month by selling something extremely simple: WhatsApp auto-reply message templates.
No apps.
No coding.
No AI tools required.
It started with a small observation.
A local shop owner complained that customers kept messaging the same questions again and again:
“Are you open?”
“What’s the price?”
“Where are you located?”
Replying to these messages took time — and sometimes, customers left when no one replied fast enough.
So this creator sat down and wrote ready-made WhatsApp auto-reply messages for common business situations:
Business hours replies
Order confirmation messages
Out-of-office responses
Delivery & payment replies
Customer support greetings
He bundled them neatly into copy-paste templates and listed them online as:
“WhatsApp Auto-Reply Templates for Small Businesses”
Price: $5 per pack
At first, sales were slow.
But once small businesses realized how much time these messages saved, the orders kept coming.
40 sales a month × $5 = $200/month
All from text messages written once.
No inventory.
No updates.
Just simple digital files.
Here’s How You Can Do This
1. Find Repetitive Messages Businesses Send Daily
Think like a business owner.
What do they reply to every single day?
Examples:
“Thanks for contacting us”
“We’ll get back to you shortly”
“Our working hours are…”
Those repetitive messages are your product.
2. Create Clean, Professional Templates
Open Google Docs or Notion and write:
Short
Polite
Professional
Friendly
Create different versions for:
Restaurants
Online stores
Service providers
Freelancers
Simple language sells better than fancy words.
3. Package It as a Digital Product
Bundle 30–50 replies into a PDF or text file.
Add clear section headings so users can copy instantly.
Examples:
Greeting messages
Busy replies
Payment confirmations
Delivery updates
4. Sell Where Small Businesses Already Are
List your templates on:
Etsy
Gumroad
Facebook business groups
WhatsApp/Telegram communities
Use clear titles like:
“Ready-Made WhatsApp Auto-Replies for Small Businesses”
5. Promote With Simple Content
Post examples like:
“Before: Typing the same reply 20 times a day
After: One auto-reply doing the work”
These posts perform very well on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp groups.
One small problem.
One simple solution.
One digital product that keeps selling.
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Rise up and build yours today.
– The Rise Up Today Team
