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Sell a paid 'AI health check' before building anything

Instead of selling 'AI', consultants sell a short paid review of a company's processes that shows exactly where AI would save money. Many buyers then hire them to build it.

⏱️ 1 week to package🎯 Medium💵 You set the price; the example charged USD 999 per assessment📋 6 steps
💬 ChatGPT🧡 Claude
🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll package a paid 'AI check-up' you can sell to businesses before building anything for them.

🧰 Before you start

⏱️ Time needed1 week to package
💵 Rough costYou set the price; the example charged USD 999 per assessment

🪜 Step by step

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    Choose your industry

    You'll sell more easily where you already know people and the problems.

  2. 2
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    Design a 60-minute interview

    Use the first prompt to create the questions you'll ask the owner and staff.

  3. 3
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    Map their processes

    After the interview, list each process: who does it, how long it takes, tools used.

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    Find the AI wins

    Use the second prompt to rank where AI could save the most time or money.

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    Deliver a short report

    3-5 pages: top 3 opportunities, rough cost, expected savings, a 90-day plan.

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    Offer the build

    End with a clear offer to implement the top idea for a fixed fee or monthly retainer.

💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 Interview questions
Create a 60-minute interview guide to find AI opportunities in a [industry] business with [size] staff.
Cover: sales and leads, customer service, admin and finance, marketing, operations. For each area ask about time spent, repetitive tasks, tools used and frustrations.
💬 Rank the opportunities
Here are my notes from an AI assessment of [business]: [paste notes].
Rank the top 5 AI opportunities by (hours saved per month x ease). For each give: what to automate, suggested tools, setup time, rough monthly cost, risks, and how we'd measure success.

⚠️ Tips & common mistakes

🌟 Why it's worth it

💡 Why it mattersA USD 999 assessment converted 50-60% of buyers into bigger projects; USD 8K monthly retainers in ten days.
🏷️ Real exampleCorey Gannon (ProvenStartups dataset).
🔌 Connects to:InterviewsProcess mapsProposal docs
📰 Found via Source: ProvenStartups: AI agency revenue, 48 cases ↗

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