Everyone's building systems to save their clients time. But most founders I've seen, including myself, are still the biggest bottleneck in their own business. You automate the follow-ups. But you're still the one approving everything. You build the onboarding flow. But clients still end up in your DMs. You set up the CRM. But you're still the one checking it every morning. The tools got smarter. The founder didn't step back. I've been thinking about this a lot lately running my own agency. At some point the real unlock isn't a better workflow. It's actually letting someone else own the backend completely. Curious if anyone else has hit this wall. And if you did, what actually helped you get out of it?

Probably my first post here and it's exciting to share that after months of watching and learning on the side, I finally closed a client for website and social media package (AI does everything). The first month fee + setup is $2580, plus $1500 ongoing monthly retainer fee. My goal was to use as much free resources as possible in this free community to close my first deal, then upgrade to the plus community where i can amplify my results, and I can finally join AIS+ now 💃 HOW I CLOSED THE DEAL I got the client through a Facebook group (women entrepreneurs group) where they were seeking someone to build their website, SEO and social media. I commented among many others, but i also proceeded to send them a DM offering to create a FREE sample of how their homepage and social media content could look like. They agreed to let me do so, and after a few weeks of back amd forth, the client signed the offer and paid for the first month invoice. Disclaimer: I have some redundant digital marketing skills. THINGS THAT WORKED FOR ME 1. Branding. When i posted without a brand website, I got nothing. Then i went ahead to create a branded agency website and that somehow served as proof to clients that I could do what I was proposing. Secondly, I was honest with the client that I just starting and had no portfolio or references, but I would create a sample for them at no cost, to make up for the zero references - it worked. Overall, i want to say thank you to this community for all the free resources you've shared to aid beginners like me. Especially those that share their wins. Seeing others win had always been the strongest signal for me to persist harder.

Spent years inside agency operations. Built systems, managed teams, handled client onboarding, cleaned up backends that were holding founders back from actually growing. Ran my own agency as well, so I know what it feels like from the founder's side too. That experience is what makes me good at this. What I can take off your plate: → Day to day operations and task management → Team coordination and accountability → Client onboarding and follow ups → SOP creation and process documentation → CRM management and lead tracking → Automation setup and workflow building Not looking to juggle multiple clients. Looking to find one business, go deep, and actually make a difference in how it runs. If that sounds like something you need, drop a comment or share your contact and let's have a con versation.

I need about 20 images created for a book I’m creating and I don’t want to go to an illustrator just yet, I want to use a ChatGPT or Grok, but ChatGPT and Grok dont work that well for me in re-creating the same people in different scenes. I’m looking to hire somebody or someone to show me how to create a same style and theme for 20 photos with the same people where their face doesn’t change.