Nick Saraev Daily Update Friday, July 4
Key Money-Making Insights
Nick reveals that his coaching business now generates 10x more revenue than his AI agency through scalable YouTube distribution. For beginners with limited budgets, he recommends using Apollo and Apify to get up to 30,000 leads for just $35-40. The key to automation agency success is pricing at 30% of the cost saved and getting 50% payment upfront.
Top Money-Making Q&As
Question 1
I'm 17 years old. I invest all my money in building automations but I only have $50 left to get leads. How can I do that?
Use Apollo and Apify. Set up a free Apollo account, then use Apify's Apollo Scraper. You can chunk down free searches for 100 leads each, or pay ~$35-40 for 30,000 leads. Not the absolute best use of money, but it's the most leads you'll get for $50. To get clients, send cold DMs on X, LinkedIn, Instagram. Offer immediate value and send 10 a day. At a 5% reply rate, you get 15 replies/month, maybe 1 meeting every 4 days. Reasonable for a beginner.
Question 2
How much has your school community grown? Is it now generating more revenue than the AI agency?
Yes, by about 10x. Coaching is highly scalable—distribution through YouTube lets me sell scalable products. Agency is best for beginners with no audience. Once you have distribution, scalable info products are better. But you should keep doing the work you teach, or you lose touch and start teaching the wrong things.
Question 3
How do I find clients in the really early stages of your AI automation agency? I tried Discord and Reddit, no success for three weeks, and only $50 per automation. Any advice? How do I even ship them if I got one?
You don't really ship automations, you build them live with the client. Get them on a call, scope the problem, pitch a solution at ~30% of the cost saved, send a proposal, get 50% upfront. After signing, do a kickoff call to confirm scope and gather all credentials. Walk them through signups and use affiliate links. Then build and manage for them. For finding clients: join Maker School.