🖼️ AI-Generated Headshots: The Moat In AI, AI Avatars, Building In Public

In this Trends.vc Report, we talk about building source photo guidelines, animated AI headshots, converting visitors to paid users and more.

🔍 Problem

To get professional headshots, you need great lighting, a wardrobe and a skilled photographer.

💡 Solution

AI headshot generators give you studio-quality photos without a physical photo shoot.

🏁 Players

AI Headshot Generators

HeadshotPro • Professional business headshots by Danny Postma
Photo AI • Create beautiful AI photos without using a camera by Pieter Levels
Secta AI • Turn selfies into professional headshots with AI
Aragon AI • The most realistic AI headshot generator
InstaHeadshots • Turn your selfies into professional business headshots by Magic Studio
1PhotoAI • Generate beautiful AI photos from one selfie by Ken
Try it on AI • AI headshots for your LinkedIn, resume, social media and more
Simplified • Generate professional headshots without breaking the bank
BetterPic • Professional headshots with your phone selfies and everyday photos
HeadshotsMaker • Professional headshots in 2 clicks by Vadym

🗺️ Roadmap

1️⃣ Build your app

Train your own model to gain a competitive edge. More realistic and precise results will lead to positive word of mouth.

Danny Postmaa built a custom Stable Diffusion model for HeadshotPro.

Aragon AI says it uses a custom AI model to generate realistic headshots.

Pieter Levels based Photo AI on custom Stable Diffusion models that he made for his Interior AI app.

Lower the time to value. Let clients get their first results fast – without waiting for hours.

Pica AI says you’ll get your headshots in seconds.

AI Headshot Generator says it needs 1 selfie to generate 4 images in 10 seconds.

Ken says he made $1,023 in 10 days with 1PhotoAI. His headshot generator needed 1 selfie and 10 seconds to generate images. While competitors needed 20+ photos and hours of waiting.

Crowdsource challenges to solve problems. You’ll build faster with the help from the community.

Pieter Levels asked his audience how to scale an SQL database.

Danny Postma asked his audience how to lower Stripe disputes and solve technical challenges with his upscaler.

2️⃣ Pick your monetization strategy

Charge a subscription to get predictable revenue.

Photo AI costs $39 - $299 per month.

Creative Studio by Try it on AI costs $19 per month.

AIPassportPhotos has subscription plans for up to $69 per month.

Charge per photo shoot to lower mental overhead.

Bettershot costs $29 per person.

Secta AI costs $49 per photo shoot.

Try it on AI costs $21 per photo shoot.

3️⃣ Find your first customers

Build in public to build trust, get early customers and feedback.

Seb Lhomme shared photo examples and plans for PhotoAI.me (acquired) in public.

Danny Postma shares revenue numbers and product updates for HeadshotPro in public.

Pieter Levels shares revenue numbers and product updates for Photo AI in public. He’s on track to making $90,000 MRR.

Use side project marketing to drive traffic to your paid AI headshot generator.

Snap Headshots has a free profile pic generator.

HeadshotsByAI has a free LinkedIn business card generator.

Danny Postma made a free Profile Picture Generator. He wants to build more free apps to drive traffic to HeadshotPro.

4️⃣ Build trust

Showcase social proof by sharing reviews from happy customers.

Secta AI shares a wall of testimonials from happy customers.

ProPhotos shares reviews from doctors, lawyers, real estate agents and more.

HeadshotPro says it has served 60,000 customers and generated 12,000,000 headshots.

Build trust by sharing sample images. This helps to convert visitors to paid users.

InstaHeadshots shares sample AI headshots.

HeadshotPro shares photos generated by real customers.

Secta AI lets you view sample images from real customers.

5️⃣ Capture leads

Make a demo video to show your app’s workflow before asking for payment.

Creative Studio by Try it on AI has a video tutorial.

Pieter Levels makes short-form videos with Photo AI’s features.

InstaHeadshots has an explainer video that highlights its features.

Use scarcity to boost conversion.

BetterPic has limited discounts for the ‘Pro’ and ‘Expert’ plans.

1PhotoAI has a countdown timer with a 50% discount as a sign-up bonus.

Pawify AI has themes that you can apply to pet photos. They are different each month.

6️⃣ Boost brand awareness

Use Programmatic SEO to rank higher in Google. Target long-tail keywords to reach a higher-intent audience.

Pet Booth has pages with popular dog and cat breeds.

Aragon AI has headshot pages based on your profession. Such as students, lawyers, sales and more.

1PhotoAI has pages with different style keywords. Such as headshots for passports, weddings, Halloween and more.

HeadshotPro has on-site keywords for different clothing options. Plus pages with headshot types and locations. They show their app among headshot studios in a specific city.

Use affiliate marketing to scale your marketing efforts.

AI Pet Photos pays 10-20% commissions for each paid customer you refer.

Aragon AI pays a 20% commission to affiliates. They’ve paid $100,000 in commissions.

HeadshotPro pays 30% commissions on all sales. It also offered a $1,000 bonus to 3 people reaching 100,000 views on TikTok.

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