Sell done-for-you AI agent setups to other businesses
Nat Eliason's team sold OpenClaw setup services for $2,000 plus $500 a month alongside their agent-run products, then paused that part of the business.
- Income claim
- Price as statedPriced at $2,000 for setup plus $500 a month; no income totals shared for this service
- Money comes from
- A one-time setup fee plus a monthly fee for upkeep.
Explain it simply
Many business owners want an AI assistant but not the work of setting one up. Some builders charge a one-time fee to install and configure an agent, plus a monthly fee to keep it running. One team priced this at $2,000 up front and $500 a month, then paused it.
How it works
- Package one setup you can repeat, such as an always-on assistant for email and scheduling.
- Charge a one-time setup fee and a monthly fee for maintenance and fixes.
- Lock the agent down: give it only the accounts its job needs.
- Decide up front what the monthly fee covers. Keeping agents running is the hard part.
How it went
The podcast lists the service at $2,000 plus $500 a month, and a later chapter covers why they paused the service business. The episode page we read doesn't say why.
- Pricing comes from the episode's chapter list; we didn't hear the full discussion.
- Claire Vo, who ran many OpenClaw agents, called OpenClaw hard to maintain even for a technical person. Price your monthly fee for that.
Prompt
You're the assistant I'm setting up for [client business].
Read [their help docs, price list and FAQ] and write a one-page summary of how they work.
Then list the five most repetitive tasks in [their inbox and calendar] from last month, and roughly how long each takes.
Recommend which two you could take on first, and what you would need permission for. Don't contact anyone yet.Setup notes
- Use a separate, client-owned machine or server and accounts for every client.
- Write down what the monthly fee includes before the first invoice.
Business fit
Who this suits, and how:
- AgenciesConsultants can add recurring revenue by installing and maintaining agents for clients.
- Solo foundersTechnical founders can fund their own product by selling setups on the side.
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