Nick Saraev Daily Update Saturday, September 6
AI Automation Money-Making Insights
Key Money-Making Insights
AI automation agencies remain highly profitable in 2025, with successful agencies scaling from $300k/month to 7-8 figures through productization and niche specialization. The key is focusing on specific outcomes rather than systems, with pricing opportunities ranging from $4k-8k/month per client. Business owners already generating $10k/month should optimize their existing operations with AI before switching business models entirely.
Top Money-Making Q&As
Question 1
How can an automation agency doing $300k/month in profit scale to 7-8 figures a month?
Productize your offer. Don't go enterprise, it's a different set of problems. Niche down into a specific outcome, like a cold email or CRM agency, that is enabled by automation. Sell the outcome, not the system. You could also just raise your prices from your current ~4k/month to 5-8k/month.
Question 2
A pool cleaning business owner making $10k/month wants to reach $20k/month take-home. Should he switch to an AI agency model or stick with his business?
Stick with your business. You're 90% of the way to your goal. Apply the automation and AI concepts from my channel to your current business. You have a massive advantage over tech-illiterate competitors. Hit your goal, then do what you want. Don't chase shiny objects when you're this close.
Question 3
What is your view on 'AI consulting' and what is the current cost per acquisition (CPA) for an agency client?
'AI consulting', 'AI automation', 'AI growth systems' - it's all the same thing, just marketing repackaging. We're all AI consultants. CPA depends entirely on the lead generation channel. My inbound funnel is near zero. Upwork could be $66. Cold email could be $150. CPA means nothing without client lifetime value. A $150 CPA for a $10k client is better than a $66 CPA for a $1k client.