How I made my first $1M selling AI-built websites — and how I'd restart from zero
Murky_Explanation_73 · reddit · 2026-11-16
The author shares how they made their first $1M selling AI-built websites and exactly how they'd restart today. Core thesis: beginners waste weeks learning to build instead of finding customers — focus on sales from day one.
- Pick an industry: construction, cleaning, restaurants, dentists, real estate — where websites matter;
- Target businesses with outdated sites: they already value websites, just show them better;
- Automate outreach: use Swokei to find businesses, analyze their sites (design/SEO/speed/mobile), turn findings into personalized cold emails;
- AI drafts: 30 minutes before each call to mock up a redesign;
- Learn to sell: pitch business value, not prettier pixels;
- Price and scale: charge $2,000–$5,000 per project at the start, raise prices with a portfolio, then hire developers while you focus on clients.
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