Agency spent 18 hours per client on keyword research. Showed them a system that does it in 90 seconds. They went from 4 clients to 15.
Agency spent 18 hours per client on keyword research. Showed them a system that does it in 90 seconds. They went from 4 clients to 15. Here's what happened: THE SITUATION Agency owner: "We're maxed at 4 clients" Me: "What's the constraint?" Owner: "Keyword research. Takes forever." Me: "How long?" Owner: "18 hours per client monthly" THE OLD PROCESS - Export GSC data: 30 mins - Analyze in Ahrefs: 6 hours - Competitor research: 8 hours - Build keyword clusters: 3 hours - Create content briefs: 30 mins Total: 18 hours per client At 4 clients: 72 hours monthly just on research Owner: "I can't hire fast enough to scale" THE DEMO Me: "Let me show you something" Opened Contentbase AI on screenshare. Setup for one of their clients: - Added website URL - Added 6 competitors - Connected GSC - Hit start 90 seconds later: - Keyword research: Done - Competitor gaps: Identified - 30-day calendar: Generated - First article: Writing Owner: "Wait, what just happened?" Me: "Your 18 hours in 90 seconds" THE COMPARISON Their way (per client): - Research time: 18 hours - Cost in labor: $1,800 - Can handle: 4 clients max New way (per client): - Setup time: 90 seconds - Monthly cost: $99 - Can handle: Unlimited Owner: "This does everything my strategist does?" Me: "Plus writes 30 SEO-optimized articles monthly" Long silence. Owner: "What's the catch?" Me: "No catch. $99 per client." THE DECISION They tested it on 2 clients first. Week 1: Set up both clients Week 2: System delivered calendars + articles Week 3: Owner reviewed, expecting problems Week 3: "I changed 3 keywords total. Everything else is better than we were doing." Rolled out to all 4 clients immediately. THE RESULTS (90 DAYS) Clients: 4 → 15 Monthly revenue: $38,000 → $142,500 Research hours: 72/month → 2/month Team: Kept same 3 people Automation cost: $1,485/month (15 × $99) Owner's text last week: "We're signing 2-3 clients monthly now. Before we couldn't even take calls." THE MATH Freed up: 70 hours monthly