AI agency vet with real numbers: teens claiming $300k/month are lying, and it's wrecking the market
Warm-Reaction-456 · reddit · 2026-09-02
A Reddit user with 8 years running an agency (recently pivoted to AI automations) published his real numbers to debunk the wave of YouTube "19-year-old making $300k/month" courses: $120k in his first year of AI automations, best month ever $35k, most months $10-15k with a full pipeline and full-time effort. He argues small businesses balk at four-figure retainers, real $300k/month shops have sales teams and decade-long B2B experience, and anyone truly at that number wouldn't have time to film course promos. His bigger worry: serious people quit their jobs after these videos, make $0 for three months, and blame themselves while the course sellers lose nothing. His verdict: they're lying; there's no lottery ticket in this industry.
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