5 Digital Assets That Make Money While You Sleep Without Quitting Your Job
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Sep 15
- 5 min read
Time is the most valuable resource you will ever own.
You cannot buy it back. You cannot trade it in. Once it is gone, it is gone forever.
That is why the wealthiest builders and investors spend less time trading hours for money and more time building assets that earn while they sleep.
Most people spend their days fueling someone else’s system like their employer’s company, a social platform they do not own, or a brand that will never carry their name. The shift from being rented to being an owner begins the moment you create something that belongs to you.
The good news? You do not need millions of followers or full time hours to start. You only need conviction, consistency, and an internet connection.
This post breaks down five digital assets you can start building today even while working a 9 to 5 and shows you how I am stacking them alongside my $50 a day Strategy (MSTR) investing journey.
What Is a Digital Asset
A digital asset is anything you create once that continues to work for you over time.
A true digital asset can:
Live online indefinitely
Grow in value the longer it exists
Generate income without requiring constant hours
Build your reputation, authority, or financial leverage
It might be a blog post, a video, an email list, an eBook, or even an app. The common thread is compounding. You do the work once, and it keeps growing, reaching, and paying long after you stop touching it.
If it earns while you are asleep, it is a digital asset.
Here are five I believe anyone can start building today.
A Blog That Becomes Digital Real Estate
A blog is not trendy. It is not flashy. But it is one of the most powerful assets on the internet.
One blog post, written well and optimized for SEO, can rank for a decade or more. It can bring in traffic, build trust, and convert strangers into subscribers or buyers.
That is exactly what I am doing with BakoInvest.
This blog is my digital land. Each post is a brick. Over time, I am stacking thousands of bricks into a skyscraper of credibility, SEO traffic, and income.
Each post has a job:
Bring in new visitors
Convert readers into email subscribers
Introduce affiliate tools I personally use
Document my MSTR journey in public
👉 If you want proof that it works, read: Why I Am Building Digital Real Estate for Long Term Wealth Brick by Brick.
The lesson is simple: write for people who are just one or two steps behind you. That is where trust and relatability live.
A YouTube Channel That Compounds Views
YouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world, right behind Google. Unlike social media posts that vanish in hours, YouTube videos live forever.
Here is what a single video can do:
Rank for years on search
Get recommended automatically by the algorithm
Make money without daily posting
Grow your authority faster than text alone
I run The Bako Experience and BakoInvest YouTube Channel, where I document my investing journey, lessons, and long-term wealth strategy.
The best part is you do not need a studio or expensive gear. You can start with your phone. What matters is consistency, honesty, and documenting your process.
Start small. One video a week. Over years, that snowball grows into a library that pays forever.
An Email List That You Control
Most people chase followers. Smart builders collect emails.
Here is why:
If Instagram deletes your account, you lose your audience.
If YouTube throttles your reach, you lose traffic.
But with an email list, you own the connection.
That is why every Saturday, I send an update to the BakoInvest Weekly Newsletter.
Each email includes:
My latest $MSTR purchase and share count
Market insights I am tracking
Links to new blog posts
Tools and strategies I personally use
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Over time, your list becomes one of the most valuable assets you can own online.
A Digital Product That Earns on Repeat
Once you have a story, skill, or framework, you can package it into a product that sells over and over.
That could be:
A $10 eBook on how to start investing
A $29 guide on blogging for beginners
A $99 course teaching something you have mastered
I am currently drafting a no fluff guide about my $50 a day MSTR system. It will be designed for beginners who want a simple system they can copy without stress.
Even the smallest product is powerful:
One $9 guide that sells daily = $270/month = $3,240/year.
Stack two or three products and suddenly you are covering real bills. Each product also builds credibility and trust at scale.
A No Code App or Tool
You do not need to know how to code to build something valuable anymore.
Platforms like Glide, Softr, Bubble, and Zapier allow you to create apps, tools, and automations with drag and drop builders.
I am building Free Market AI, a tool that scans online sentiment to spot early stock and crypto trends. My goal is to eventually:
Deliver daily ticker signals
Offer scoring systems for conviction
Provide premium upgrades and affiliate integrations
You do not need to start big. You could build:
A budget calculator
A portfolio tracker
A side hustle expense tool
A crypto trade logger
The point is to create something useful. Once people rely on it, you can monetize it with subscriptions, ads, or affiliate hooks.
The Common Thread Ownership Beats Hustle
Every one of these five assets has a single theme: ownership.
They are not about hustling more hours. They are about creating leverage.
A blog ranks forever
A YouTube video compounds views
An email list scales trust
A digital product sells on repeat
A no code app solves problems while you sleep
This is how you stop being rented and start becoming an owner.
Start Small Stack Forever
The mistake most people make is trying to do all five at once.
Pick one. Commit for a year. Build relentlessly.
Write one blog post a week
Upload one video every two weeks
Grow your list by one subscriber a day
Create one $9 product
Launch one basic app MVP
In 12 months, you will have more leverage than most people build in a decade.
And if you want to double the power, combine it with an investing system like mine:
That way, you are stacking digital equity and financial equity at the same time.
Join the Movement
You can either let the next year vanish, or you can start building something that pays you forever.
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