Website building has become easier with AI and rapid site creation tools, leading to a saturated market where competing on speed and price drives earnings downward. Differentiation can come from adding an AI assistant to client websites that supports both voice and text, captures leads, and books meetings. The assistant can be configured for a specific business, then handed over with minimal ongoing maintenance. Pricing can be set as a recurring subscription, such as $100 per assistant per month. For businesses without existing clients, free installation can be used to start conversations, demonstrate value, and convert into a monthly retainer. Setup can take a few hours, while revenue continues monthly.
"Building websites used to be a solid business. Now with AI, vibe coding, Claude, Lovable etc. anyone can spin up a site for a client in a weekend. The market is completely saturated and competing on that alone is a race to the bottom. So what actually sets you apart?"
"If you already have clients, offer to set up an AI assistant on their website. Not a basic chatbot something like Chirps AI, which handles voice and text, captures leads and books meetings. You configure it for their business, hand it over, charge $100/month per assistant. Recurring revenue, minimal maintenance."
"No clients? No problem. Just cold contact local businesses everyone is hyped up about ai nowadays, offer to set it up for free, then lock in the monthly retainer once they see it working. Free install is your foot in the door. Build takes a few hours. Revenue is monthly. Do the math."
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