Dee Bates

Creator of The First $100, a beginner-friendly framework that teaches people how to earn income outside of a traditional job using modern AI tools.

About Dee

Income does not have to come from a job.

After unexpectedly losing his job, Dee began searching for a better way to earn a living.

In 2014, he earned his first $100 online from a digital product he created himself. While the amount was not life-changing, the lesson was: income does not have to come from a job.

Today, Dee's mission is to help one million people earn their first $100 by creating something they own.

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In 2014, I earned my first $100 while I was asleep.

It was not enough to change my life financially.

But it completely changed the way I think about income.

Since then, I have been on a mission to help one million people earn their first $100 by creating something they own.

I teach beginners how to use AI to build digital products, understand online business, and create systems that generate income beyond a traditional job.

The Mission

Help one million people earn their first $100.

Not through hype or shortcuts, but by creating something useful, building a simple system, and proving that income can come from an asset they own.

Five Core Beliefs

The philosophy behind the work.

We all have to work, but that does not mean we have to have a job.

Everyone needs something they own.

AI is leverage.

The first $100 proves the system works.

Once the system exists, you improve and repeat it.

Through practical lessons, real-world examples, and beginner-friendly AI tools, Dee helps ordinary people understand how online income works—and how to build simple systems that can create value for years to come.

Because we all have to work...
But that does not mean we have to have a job.