Client's agency wanted $12k and 3 weeks. Built it in 6 minutes on our intro call. They paid me $4k.
Client's agency wanted $12k and 3 weeks. Built it in 6 minutes on our intro call. They paid me $4k. Here's what happened: THE SITUATION Client: "My agency quotes 3 weeks for every workflow" Me: "What do you need?" Client: "Customer onboarding automation" Me: "Describe it" Client explains: - New customer signs up - Send welcome sequence - Create CRM record - Assign account manager - Schedule kickoff call - Send internal notifications THE BUILD Me: "Give me a few minutes" Client: "For the quote?" Me: "For the workflow" Opened Skada AI. Described the requirements. Generated in 6 minutes. Me: "Want to test it?" Client: "You already built it?" Me: "Running it now with test data" Everything worked. Client stared at screen. THE COMPARISON Agency approach: - Discovery meeting: 2 hours - Proposal: 1 week - Build time: 2 weeks - Cost: $12,000 My approach: - Described requirements: 3 minutes - Built workflow: 6 minutes - Cost: $4,000 Client: "The agency said this was complex" Me: "It's 8 steps" WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Client tested it themselves. Worked perfectly. Client: "Why does my agency need weeks?" Me: "They're building it manually, node by node" Client: "And you?" Me: "I describe it. Tool generates it." Client canceled their agency retainer that day. THE RESULTS Built 11 more workflows for them. Total time: 73 minutes. Agency timeline for same scope: 4 months. Client's message last week: "Just realized we've deployed more automation in 2 months with you than 2 years with our agency." THE LESSON Agencies sell process. I sell results. They need time to justify the price. I need speed to prove the value. Current average: - 5.5 minutes per workflow - $3,200 per build - Zero revision cycles - Zero maintenance issues Who else is tired of "automation experts" who take weeks to automate?