3 Live Experiments — Updated Regularly

Real Experiments.
Real Numbers.
No Hype.

Testing every income stream so you know which ones actually work.

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Live Experiment Data
3 Active Tests
£18.94 Total Revenue
7 Books Sold
0 Digital Sales

Numbers updated as experiments develop. Including the zeros.

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What This Is

What actually happens
when you try to make
money online

Most content about making money online is written by people who already have. You get the success story, the polished blueprint, the curated highlight reel.

Digital Revenue Studio is something different. This is an ongoing experiment log — documenting every income stream being tested, with real numbers published honestly whether they are good, bad or stubbornly zero.

Not theory. Evidence. Built in the margins, documented for anyone who wants a real reference point.

Real Numbers

Every experiment shows actual revenue, actual time invested and actual results — including the failures.

No Gatekeeping

Everything documented here is free to read. The tools, the approach, the mistakes.

Ongoing Updates

This is not a finished story. Numbers change as experiments develop. Come back and check.

F2P First

Every experiment starts with zero paid tools. If something costs money it gets disclosed.

The Side Hustle Lab

Documenting what works
and what doesn’t

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TEST 01 Live

KDP Self-Publishing

Publishing a children’s paperback and Kindle book on Amazon KDP UK. No upfront costs, global distribution, honest royalty breakdown.

7Copies Sold
£18.82Royalties
£2.80Per Paperback
TEST 02 Live

Selling Digital Content

Digital products on Payhip and Gumroad — prompt workbooks, tools directories and gaming strategy guides. Traffic is the current constraint.

0Sales
48Product Views
8kReddit Reach
TEST 03 Live

Affiliate Marketing

Embedding genuine affiliate links in honest product reviews. Amazon Associates and direct affiliate programmes. First commission earned.

2Platforms
£0.12Earned
EarlyStage
TEST 04 Coming Soon

Earn by Playing Games

Testing Inbox Pounds, Earnlabs, Prograd and Freecash with identical time investments per platform. Real hourly rate calculations published.

4Platforms
1 weekPer Platform
TEST 05 Coming Soon

Cashback

Two weeks on Quidco, two weeks on TopCashback. Same spending behaviour, same time period. Head-to-head comparison with real numbers.

2Platforms
4 weeksDuration
TESTS 06–08 Coming Soon

Surveys, Remote Working & More

Surveys, Fiverr freelancing and Earn While You Spend experiments queued and launching in sequence once current tests produce conclusions.

3Tests Queued
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Experiment Update

How I’m Building Two Online Brands Using AI Tools — Real Numbers

The honest picture of what DRS is testing, what the numbers look like and what comes next. Updated regularly.

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Affiliate Review — Test 04

We Tried Pure Pet Food for Our Cockapoo — Honest Review

My wife was impressed before the first bag was empty. The honest verdict on ingredients, delivery and the one real downside.

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Digital Products — Test 02

How Much Can You Realistically Make Selling AI Prompts in the UK in 2026?

The honest answer with real product views, real conversion data and what the traffic problem actually looks like.

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“What actually happens when you try to make money online”

Most people who document side hustles online do it after they have succeeded. The numbers are impressive, the story is clean and the failures have been edited out.

This is the version where nothing has been edited out. The zeros are here. The slow starts are here. The experiments that are taking longer than expected are here.

That is the only version worth reading.