Question about automation pricing · AI Automation Society

Question about automation pricing

Hey everyone,

I've been thinking about something recently...

There are two main ways that we can sell AI automations:

ONE-OFF: Selling a one-off automation for a price tag
SETUP + RETAINER: Charging for a setup of an automation and having the client on a retainer

Has anyone here built an automation where instead of just selling it as one-off, they have the client on for a retainer? If so, what's the use case and what made you choose the retainer model over one-off?

I'm specifically looking for answers where the automation boosts efficiency for a company (does a repetitive task reliably), as opposed to a voice agent or an appointment setter agent (which is more towards the sales side and the pricing model usually is commission or retainer already).

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