A Step by Step Roadmap to $25K per Month Selling AI Automation Services to Local Businesses

The Strategy

Most people trying to sell automation services spend their time on low ROI activities that never connect to revenue. They build impressive demos, collect certifications, and tweak their websites instead of doing the one thing that matters: getting paying clients and delivering results that make those clients stay. This roadmap outlines how an automation consultancy reached $25,000 per month in recurring revenue by focusing on high ROI client work rather than busywork. Nick Saraev built the business by identifying repetitive processes inside client businesses, designing custom workflows using Make.com and n8n, and charging $75 to $150 per hour plus monthly maintenance retainers. The key insight is that by integrating automations across multiple parts of a client's business, switching costs become so high that clients stay for years. The revenue math is straightforward. Each client pays around $50,000 per year in combined project and retainer fees. With five to ten active clients at a time, the business generates $250K to $500K annually. The model peaked at $72K in a single 30 day period. The emphasis throughout is on profit over revenue, since automation services have minimal overhead beyond the builder's time and relatively low software subscription costs. The training community called Maker School now has over 5,000 members learning this model. Students average $2,500 to $8,200 per month within their first 90 days, with some reaching $10K per month by month six.

How It Works

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