Make Money with AI
The $990 Local Website Flip
Find a business running an outdated website. Rebuild it in 20 minutes using an AI builder. Charge $990. Template it and repeat.
The model is straightforward: find a local business with an outdated website, rebuild it in under 20 minutes using an AI builder, charge $990 delivered in 48 hours. Build the master template for a niche once. Repeat across similar businesses in that niche. The $990 price point is below the psychological threshold of a major purchase for a business owner but above the minimum wage calculation for the actual work involved.
How to do it
- 1Choose a niche with a bad web presence and money behind it: dental, microblading, tattoo, physio, salon, legal, any local service business
- 2Build one master template for that niche using Lovable, Vercel v0, or Bolt.new, complete with booking flow, services section, and Google Maps integration
- 3Find 10 to 20 prospects on Google Maps. Filter by quality of existing website: look for Flash sites, 2010-era design, or no website at all
- 4Reach out with a direct, short message: "I built a site for businesses like yours in [city]. Can I show you in 5 minutes?"
- 5Customise the template for each client: swap name, logo, photos, copy, and business hours. This takes 20 to 30 minutes per delivery
- 6Deliver in 48 hours. Upsell ongoing hosting and maintenance at $99/month for recurring revenue that compounds over time
Why it works
You build the template once and sell it many times. Each delivery is a customisation, not a rebuild. The client sees a professional result quickly at a price that feels like a deal. The $990 covers your time and leaves margin on the first sale. The recurring upsell is where it compounds.
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