The Easiest Way to Actually Make Money With AI
Corey Ganim outlines a straightforward path to $1,000-per-engagement revenue by selling AI audit services to small business owners—requiring no expertise beyond one week of self-study and minimal operational costs. The core strategy involves conducting a brief discovery call (or using a voice agent), feeding the transcript into Claude, identifying relevant tools, and delivering a polished report with upsell opportunities worth $3,000–$5,000+.
Key takeaways
- • Position an AI audit as a discovery service, not a consulting engagement: conduct a 20–45 minute call, identify pain points, research off-the-shelf tools via Claude, and deliver a professional report within 48 hours for $1,000.
- • Use a voice agent (not a Zoom call) to remove friction from the assessment process, allowing clients to call anytime and have the transcript automatically processed into findings.
- • Structure the report to show immediate quick wins (low-effort, high-impact tools) on a timeline, then plant seeds for bigger upsells ($3K–$5K) like CRM setup, process optimization, or custom GPTs.
- • Price the initial audit at $1,000 minimum (not $200–$500), as higher price signals quality and makes clients more invested in recommendations and receptive to upsells.
- • Target businesses with 5–50 employees—the sweet spot where there's enough operational complexity to surface multiple upsells and enough resources to pay for solutions.
- • Find customers through zero-follower channels: host free local AI meetups, do door-to-door business outreach, offer free office hours at coworking/realtor offices, or pitch free assessments to warm network contacts.
- • Focus your first upsell specialization on the solution with the clearest revenue or cost-savings impact (e.g., a speed-to-lead AI agent that directly drives deal closures), rather than spreading across many service offerings.
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Corey Ganim · ▶ 19:08
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Corey Ganim · ▶ 35:12
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