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Evidence grade B
Strong evidence (grade B: first-hand account)A detailed first-hand test, including what failed. No sales, and the post shares a referral link.

A Newsletter Writer Used Manus to Build a Course Site and a 318-Page Ebook in Three Days

In a three-day test, a newsletter writer had Manus build a live interactive course website from three prompts and expand an old 100-prompt ebook into a 318-page ebook. Both needed review and polish, and the infographic test failed. She reports no sales.

Who this is about: Newsletter writer (AI BLEW MY MIND)

ManusCreatorsSolo foundersAgencies
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Added Oct 15, 2026Source: AI BLEW MY MIND (Substack)

Income claim
No income sharedNo sales reported from the three-day test.
Money comes from
Planned: selling the ebook and the course.

What it takes

Cost
Free planManus: Free plan with 300 credits that refresh daily. Pro starts at $20 a month with 4,000 credits, and team seats start at $20 a month.Price checked Oct 15, 2026 on help.manus.im. Prices change; check before you buy.
Setup time
A few daysOur estimate from the source, for one business.
Skill needed
No codeApps and settings only.

Explain it simply

The writer used Manus, an AI helper, to turn ideas and old notes into a live course website and a much longer ebook. She still had to review the design and fix formatting herself, and a picture-style summary did not work well. It helped her finish drafts faster, but she still reports no sales from that test.

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How it works

  1. Day 1: ask Manus for an interactive course on a topic you know, then have it deploy the course as a website and add quizzes and videos.
  2. Day 2: give it an old ebook plus your guidelines and examples, and ask for an expanded, branded version. Split big jobs into parts if it hits its limits.
  3. Day 3: she tried an infographic from one of her articles, and the text came out illegible.
  4. Review every page and fix the branding and formatting by hand before you sell anything.

How it went

The course site went live after 3 prompts but the first design "looked pretty bad" until she pushed for improvements. The ebook came out at 318 pages, but she hit Manus's context limits and had to split the job into three tasks, and branding and formatting still needed manual work. The infographic text was illegible after several tries.

  • She says she made more finished content in three days than she would normally make in weeks, but reports no sales, and she shares a referral link that earns her credits.

Prompt

PromptAdapted from the source
Ebook:
"Using the ebook I attached ('[title]'), make a much better version. Expand each of the [100] short prompts into a full prompt of [500–1,000] words, covering all [20] categories. Follow the guidelines and examples in [files]. Brand it as [newsletter name], with the attached logo, in a clear, practical style."

Course:
"Using the attached [notes, slides, documents], build a complete online course with [5] modules, interactive elements and a landing page, and deploy it live."

Review every page before selling. Split big jobs into parts if they stall.

Adapted from her prompts in the post.

Business fit

Who this suits, and how:

  • Side hustlers: turn old posts, notes or a small freebie into a full ebook draft to sell.

    Solo founders

  • Coaches and consultants: package what you already teach into a course site.

    Agencies

  • Trainers and HR teams: draft onboarding modules with quizzes from existing documents.

    Startups

  • Teachers: build interactive lesson pages for one topic.

    Creators

Related

Similar tools

Other tools for this job, and how they differ. Chosen by our editors, never paid for.

  • ChatGPT

    Can expand notes into ebook chapters and outline a course; you still assemble hosting and design yourself.

  • Claude

    Good for long-form rewriting and structure when you already have source material to feed it.

  • Gamma

    Focused on turning outlines into slide-style course or pitch decks rather than a full hosted course site.

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