I’m running a cold email DFY agency and I’m offering my full service completely free to 3 businesses — only for the next 10 hours. 🧠 WHAT I DO FOR YOU: - Scrape and qualify leads (using AI tools like Clay) - Set up full infrastructure (mailboxes, Instantly, warm-up) - Create the campaigns and write your cold emails - Manage inboxes, monitor replies, and optimize daily - If you already have something in place, I’ll improve it 📌 You don’t pay anything. You don’t lift a finger. I do all the work. ✅ REQUIREMENTS: - You have a business + website - You're okay with me listing your business as a reference (since this is my portfolio-building offer) 💡 WHY I’M DOING THIS: I’m in contract negotiations with a large US-based business (100+ employees, selling 6–7 figure deals).They asked for client references. I told them I’ve worked with multiple businesses — but I’ve only got one I can publicly show right now. So I’m giving away this service to build real proof and earn the deal. 💸 Referral bonus: If you refer someone who qualifies and we work together, I’ll pay you $150. ⏰ This offer is only valid for the next 10 hours.I need to send the proof today. First 3 businesses to DM me get it. If you're interested (or know someone who might be), message me NOW.

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In my last post, I got over 100 comments — and a common question came up: “How do I get my first clients?” I’ll share what worked for me, in the most practical way possible. I understand — but honestly, getting started is simpler than it seems. Begin with your closest network: friends, your parents’ friends, uncles, anyone who runs a business or can connect you to someone who does. Make a list. Then reach out to these people — not to pitch a solution, but just to listen. Ask a simple question: “What are the biggest challenges you’re facing in your business today?” After listening, ask one more key question: “If you could solve just one of these problems today, which one would bring the most return — either by cutting costs or increasing revenue?” At the end of the day, that’s what every business owner truly cares about: lowering expenses or growing revenue. Talk to at least 3 business owners like this and you’ll start to see your niche take shape — based on real needs, not guesses. From there, here’s what I recommend: 1. Don’t get stuck in the learning loop. It’s normal to spend time downloading templates, testing tools like n8n, watching tutorials... but nothing beats doing a real project. You’ll learn more in one client delivery than in 10 YouTube videos. 2. Don’t worry too much about choosing the “perfect” niche. Start where you have access or some knowledge — even if it’s basic. Use real conversations to find a common pain. That pain defines your niche. 3. Don’t offer a pre-made solution. Listen first. Ask the two questions above. Then think: “How can I solve this specific problem with AI or automation?” 4. Don’t try to sell before you’re clear on four things: * Your niche * Your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) * The main pain * Your solution to that pain 5. Your first project can be free — and that’s ok. Do it to learn. Deliver. Measure the result. That first delivery gives you confidence and a story to tell. 6. Then, choose one channel — not many.

I'm offering AI automation systems as a service (e.g., using n8n). I’m a bit confused about the best way to deliver and manage these systems for clients. Specifically: 1. Should I run the system on my own n8n account, or create a new n8n account using the client's email? 2. Should I self-host n8n and deploy each client's system there instead? 3. What’s the best practice for keeping systems running actively for clients? 4. How do I securely get and manage credentials (e.g., API keys, tokens) needed to run their automations? I want to make sure I deliver everything properly, keep it scalable, and avoid issues down the line. Any tips from experienced automation builders would be appreciated!

And no, this isn't another AI-generated post. Yes, unfortunately I actually spent an hour typing this all out in the hope it provides you all with some real value. I wanted to get on here and pass on some lessons I’ve learned in the last year starting up in this space. I'm doing it because I keep seeing people making the same mistakes I did, overwhelmed by all the tools and struggling to find clients. By trade, I'm a mechanical engineer currently completing my master's degree. When I started out, I got the same general advice from many people but didn’t receive these kinds of thoughts on the concrete work of learning and selling. Fast forward to now, I'm the founding engineer for my AI consulting and automation agency, and we've worked with New York City law firms, Long Island-based Private Equity firms, and a number of small businesses. I've been answering a lot of similar questions from people in this Skool, so I wanted to pass on what I can and hopefully save you all some time and money. If you find this valuable, give it a like so it can help other people feel less lost when they start out. I don't mind answering questions, so if you have any, feel free to shoot me a DM and I'd be happy to help you out. Don't Start with Building!!! I recommend you don't start with building something when you currently don't know what businesses will actually pay for. I understand you need to know and be able to work around the basics of building these systems. To get to that point, I’d recommend the community videos and then Make academy for make.com and then some n8n tutorials. This should give you the actual foundational knowledge you need for your first few projects. Honestly, we learned how to actually finish some of our first projects on the job. Once we had our technical foundation, then we just spent a day or two learning the knowledge we needed to get the project done. Remember, you can always just run deep research prompts on LLMs to figure out the actual specifics of how to build something. As long as you confirm it’s possible when you take the contract, it’s not the worst option to build in a few extra days to get up to speed on what you need.