AI Services to Build (& Ignore) for Quickest MRR
AI Services to Build (& Ignore) for Quickest MRR
Here’s the punch-list focused on the stuff that’s easiest to sell, quickest to prove ROI, and plays nicely with the common tech stack (Make.com/n8n.com, Airtable, etc.). I’ve grouped them by “build now,” “build when bandwidth allows,” and “mostly skip”.
1 — Build & Sell These First (S-Tier)
Client Onboarding Automation
Instantly improves retention and CSAT, reduces admin hours. ROI is obvious to any owner with churn pain.
Trigger on payment / contract; auto-send personalized welcome packet, kickoff form, Slack/ClickUp setup, stage moves in CRM.
Next-step expansion: “Since we’re already touching onboarding, let’s template your first-30-day deliverables and status updates.”
Personalized Email/SMS Follow-Up ( < 60 s )
Direct revenue lift—faster lead response = higher close rate. Numbers are easy to prove.
Form/Webhook → LLM ice-breaker → email/SMS send → follow-up sequences → CRM log.
Retention add-on: inbox monitoring + auto-draft replies for sales reps.
Sales Pipeline + Automated Follow-Ups
Doubles conversion on deals already in flight; slashes manual chase work.
Stage-based timers, auto nudges, and stale-deal alerts in HubSpot/Pipedrive/Close.
Analytics upsell: build the live win-rate dashboard fed by those stage changes.
Deep-Personalization Cold Outreach
5× reply/booking rates for any team already doing cold email. Easy performance pricing.
Scrape prospect signals ➜ LLM generates custom opener/CTA ➜ send or queue ➜ track demos booked.
Performance model: charge per meeting (or revenue-share) after small platform fee.
Launch order tip: Start with Personalized Follow-Up (quick win, low build time) → roll into Pipeline Automation → upsell Onboarding and Deep-Personalization.
2 — Worth Building After Core Offers (A/B-Tier)
Proposal Generator (A)
Sexy demo; fast payoff. Pair it with CRM integration so the doc auto-attaches to the deal.
Offer as a fast “foot-in-the-door” project that naturally leads to Pipeline work.
Industry-Specific CRM Templates (A)
High stickiness; turns you into “the CRM person” for that niche.
Build once you’ve done 3–4 similar clients and can templatize.
Reporting & Analytics Dashboards (B)
Owners love visibility, but ROI feels indirect.
Bundle as a value-add after Pipeline or CRM work (data is already flowing).
Recruiting / Candidate Screening (B)
Strong cost-save story for agencies or high-volume hiring teams.
Sell to recruiting shops or scale-ups once you’re comfy with multi-stage automations.
Customer-Support Ticket Triage (B)
Clear savings when support volume is big.
Good for SaaS/e-comm clients with >500 tickets/month; requires fine-tuning over time.
3 — Put on the Back Burner (C + Below)
AI Chatbot Lead Capture & Appointment-Setting Agents
Lots of interest, but results are iffy and require heavy babysitting.
Outbound Voice Callers
Call quality + latency still lag humans; easy way to burn leads.
All-in-One “Run-My-Business” Agents
Hype > reality; context gaps and brand-risk too high.
How to Package & Price
One-Time Build Fee – covers scoping, system design, and launch.
30-Day “All Tweaks Included” Window – de-risks the sale, shows confidence.
Ongoing Plan Choices
Maintenance retainer (fixed hours / month).
Performance-based (for cold-outreach or follow-up systems).
Fractional COO subscription bundling multiple automations + advisory.
Next Steps
Pick a flagship niche (e.g., digital agencies, recruiting firms, high-ticket coaches).
Productize the S-tier quartet with click-to-duplicate Make blueprints / Airtable bases / Snack Prompt products.
Create tight case-study math: “$X in, $5X out in 60 days—here’s the dashboard.”
Use your own stack as proof (eat the dog food; demo live in calls).
Layer A/B-tier add-ons once a client is in and happy.
Focus on the S-tier automations, lead with ROI screenshots, and you’ll have the easiest closes—and a clear upsell ladder.
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