I’ve been building ai systems for content and ads. And I’m now at the point where I’ve built a pretty streamlined, almost fully automated process for clients. The idea is simple, a client drops in their product/brand, and the system produces 4 - 5 ecommerce/Meta ads like the examples below. The actual content is working really well, and some of the stuff I’ve made has been getting some amazing views on socials. The problem is… I still haven’t landed a client 😅 So, if you were in my position, what would you say is the easiest/best way to start getting clients for something like this? Cold outreach? Agencies? Shopify brands? Paid ads? LinkedIn? Something completely different? I’ve spent the last few months building the system, so now I really want to focus on getting it in front of the right businesses. Would genuinely appreciate any advice, experiences or ideas from people who have been down this road before. Much appreciated

HUGE WIN!! I sent out my first cold emails for my ai agent and automation business i’m starting gonna land my first client soon im determined.

Hey guys, Enrique here from Colombia. I work in cybersecurity and I’m passionate about AI, automation and digital business. I’m a self-taught learner, always exploring new tools, communities and ideas, and sharing what I learn along the way. Here to build something real and profitable.

One of the hardest parts about trying to build a business when you haven’t made any money yet is that you have almost no evidence you’re making the right decision. You haven’t made the money. You don’t have the customers. You don’t have the success story. You might not even know if the thing you’re working on right now is going to work. Meanwhile, it’s incredibly easy to look at someone who’s already successful and think they must have known something you don’t. But at some point, they had no evidence either. I think this is where mindset matters way more than people give it credit for. You have to be able to work when the results aren’t validating you yet. You have to be willing to learn something for months that might not pay you immediately. You have to keep improving when nobody cares what you’re building. And you have to separate “this hasn’t worked yet” from “this is never going to work.” That doesn’t mean blindly believing every idea you have is going to make you rich. Sometimes your idea sucks. Sometimes you need to change direction. Sometimes you’re doing the wrong thing entirely. But if you need proof that you’re going to succeed before you’re willing to seriously try, you’ll probably never stay with anything long enough to create that proof in the first place. There’s a period where all you really have is your willingness to keep learning, working and figuring shit out. I think being able to survive that period is one of the most important parts of building anything from zero.

It’s easy to look at a repetitive task and immediately think, “I should automate this.” But just because something can be automated doesn’t necessarily mean it’s worth automating. Here’s a simple 3-step framework I’d use: 1. Find the repetition 🔁 Look for tasks you’re doing the same way over and over again. Following up with leads, creating reports, moving information between tools, posting content, updating records, etc. If you only do something once a month, automating it probably won’t change much. If you’re doing it every day, keep looking. 2. Calculate what it’s actually costing you ⏱️ Don’t just look at how annoying the task is. Take the time it requires each week and multiply it across a month. 20 minutes a day doesn’t sound like much. That’s still roughly 7 hours every month spent on one repetitive process. Now ask yourself what those 7 hours would be worth if they went toward sales, clients, content, or actually growing the business. 3. Ask how much of the process actually needs YOU 🧠 This is the big one. Separate the parts that require your judgment, creativity, relationships, or decision-making from the parts that are just execution. You might realize you shouldn’t automate the entire process. You might only need to remove the repetitive 80% and keep yourself involved for the 20% where you actually add value. Try those three steps on your own business.