AI engineers: turn a $500 pilot into a $36,000/year retainer with this 3-step play
aryanXmahajan · x · 2026-11-12
A detailed client-acquisition playbook for AI engineers: lead with a free 2-minute teardown video, offer a $500 30-day pilot tied to one revenue metric (one builder drove 16 new paying customers for a local business), protect scope with a one-page contract (delivery-event payment triggers, a written 'Not Included' list), then convert to a prepaid $3,000–$4,000/month retainer on day 30.
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