Hi y'all, I'm officially 20k for ai agency and prediction will be 50k/mo in 6 month (ambitious right?, but i'm on track) I tried to share a lot on this community So let me know if you have any questions, more than happy to answer!

I recently hired an agency to implement one of my core offers so we could move faster. It wasn’t cheap, but I trusted the founder and believed in what they promised. Here’s what actually happened: - The beautiful promises weren’t delivered on time - Communication dropped off right after payment - Support became almost nonexistent - There was zero transparency around onboarding and implementation for weeks The lesson? A lot of AI agencies obsess over acquiring new customers but completely ignore the lifetime value of the ones they already have. And that has consequences. I’d never recommend them — in fact, I’d probably warn people not to work with them. That’s how reputations decline. My approach is the exact opposite. I only take on what I can fully deliver, and I focus on creating such a strong experience that clients naturally become advocates. That’s how you build sustainable growth — not by overpromising and disappearing, but by doing exceptional work that turns clients into your best sales reps.

I’ve learned this the hard way. There are a lot of bad apples in this business. Some people watch a few YouTube videos and suddenly think what we do is easy. They try to undervalue the work, push for unreasonable timelines, or want premium results at bargain prices. In the beginning, I accepted everything just to grow. But now I’m slowly “firing” those clients. They drain more energy than they bring value. The truth is, once you have enough volume, you can be selective — and you’ll attract better-quality clients too. So if people aren’t treating you well, don’t hesitate to let them go. It’s completely okay.

I’ve integrated with WordPress many times, but this is the first time I’ve run into this issue. Using a fresh WP admin account and an app password, I can successfully create posts without any problem. But with the exact same credentials (admin role), I’m unable to upload media through the /wp-json/wp/v2/media endpoint. I’ve searched around but couldn’t find any clear guidance or similar cases. Has anyone experienced this before or know what might cause it? Any help would be greatly appreciated! If you want, I can also provide a more technical version with logs, headers, or potential causes.

The more I work with clients, the more I realize something important: you should never build a full-fledged system before getting paid. There are two big reasons for this: 1. You don’t actually know what they need yet. 2. What clients say they want and what they actually want often aren’t the same. That’s why I’ve changed my approach. Now, I sell the idea first. I have polished, full-featured "default package" ready to show so clients understand the end vision. But when they ask for a Proof of Concept, I build the smallest functional version possible and share that first. If they give the thumbs-up, then I move forward with the full system. This approach has saved me a massive amount of time and let me gather real, validated business use cases without building things that never get used.