My Biggest Mistakes Running an AI Automation Agency 🤖

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Summary ⤵️
Storytime! Here are the MAJOR mistakes I made building and scaling my automation agency on the path to $72K/mo.

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If this is your first view—hi, I’m Nick! TLDR: I spent six years building automated businesses with Make.com (most notably 1SecondCopy, a content company that hit 7 figures). Today a lot of people talk about automation, but I’ve noticed that very few have practical, real world success making money with it. So this channel is me chiming in and showing you what *real* systems that make *real* revenue look like.

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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:25 The Custom Project Trap
00:08:08 Doing Everything for Everyone
00:13:56 The Fear of Commitment
00:18:13 Consuming the Wrong Content
00:20:18 Neglecting Expenses
00:22:05 The Importance of Asking for Payment
00:26:58 Learning from Bad Clients
00:28:37 Hiring Inexperienced Developers
00:31:04 Scaling Without Hiring
00:32:41 Conclusion and Call to Action