How to Raise Your Retainer Price Without Losing the Client
I raise retainer prices every year without losing clients, using a scope review and a 60-day notice instead of an apology or a surprise invoice.
Oct 3, 2026
Best Paid Newsletter Platforms for Consultants in 2026
ConvertKit, Substack, beehiiv, and Ghost compared on fees, paywalls, and audience ownership for a consultant launching a paid newsletter.
Oct 1, 2026
How to Structure a Course So People Actually Finish It
I built my AI Agents course around a free module and one hand-off rule between labs. Here's the structure, and why most courses lose buyers at module two.
Sep 29, 2026
AI Agent Services Agencies Can Sell in 2026
Six AI agent automations I run in my own business, reframed as service line items agencies can scope, price, and sell to clients.
Sep 24, 2026
AI Agents for SaaS: What to Automate First
The tier-and-ROI framework I use for AI agent decisions, applied to the SaaS workflows actually worth automating first — and the ones I'd leave to a human.
Sep 22, 2026
Claude Agents vs. Zapier: What I Actually Use and When
Zapier moves data between apps on a trigger. A Claude agent makes judgment calls on messy input. Here's the rule I use to pick between them.
Aug 29, 2026
How to Add GEO to an Existing SEO Retainer
How an SEO agency adds real GEO work to an existing retainer — audit first, price it as its own line, and avoid relabeling the same deliverables.
Aug 27, 2026
GEO Audit Pricing: What to Charge Clients
How I structure and price a GEO audit — the flat-fee scoping approach, what belongs in the deliverable, and when to convert it into a retainer.
Aug 22, 2026
How to Write an AI Agent Scope Document
The scope document that turns a vague AI agent request into a fixed build-fee quote — what it needs, a template, and the prompt I use to draft one.
Aug 18, 2026
AI Agent Pricing: What to Charge Clients
How I price AI agent builds for clients — a build fee plus a maintenance retainer, how to size each one, and the contract terms that stop scope creep.
Aug 13, 2026
What a GEO Consultant Actually Does
GEO consulting is a title with no shared job description yet. Here's what the work actually is, based on running these engagements myself.
Aug 6, 2026
Best AI Agents for Small Business: What I'd Buy in 2026
A practitioner's buyer's guide to AI agents for small business — the three real tiers (off-the-shelf, DIY, custom), a 5-point rubric for evaluating any tool
Jul 30, 2026
SaaS Metrics Every Founder Should Track in 2026
A practitioner's guide to the SaaS metrics that actually matter in years one and two — MRR, churn, CAC, LTV, and the ratios that tell you whether your…
Jul 25, 2026
How to Build a Productized Service: My Framework
The exact framework I use to turn one-off consulting work into productized services — defined scope, fixed price, repeatable delivery
Jul 16, 2026
LinkedIn Lead Generation: B2B Clients Without Paid Ads
How I use LinkedIn to generate qualified B2B leads without cold ads — profile setup, content that builds trust over time
Jul 14, 2026
Founder-Led Sales: Find and Reach the Right Buyer
A practitioner's playbook for founder-led sales: how to identify the real decision-maker, do contact research, and sequence email, phone
Jul 9, 2026
How to Build a Solopreneur Business: The 2026 Guide
Everything I learned building a profitable solopreneur business — pick your model, build your audience, and stack revenue streams that compound without a team.
Jul 7, 2026
How to Automate Your Small Business With AI Agents
The exact playbook I use to automate a real small business with AI agents — from the $5/month Cloudflare stack to the tasks that actually pay off.
Jul 4, 2026
How to Build a Personal Brand Online in 2026
A practitioner's guide to building a personal brand from scratch — how to pick your niche, find your POV, publish consistently
Jul 2, 2026
How to Build an Email List from Zero: The 2026 Playbook
Step-by-step guide to building an email list from scratch — the lead magnets that convert, where to place opt-in forms, how to write a welcome sequence
Jun 27, 2026
How to Monetize a Newsletter: 5 Revenue Models
A practitioner's breakdown of the five newsletter revenue models — from paid subscriptions and sponsorships to course funnels and affiliate income
Jun 25, 2026
How to Validate a Business Idea Before You Build It
A practitioner's framework for testing whether a business idea has real demand before you invest time and money — 5 methods, common traps
Jun 20, 2026