GUIDE_02 / Income Playbooks
Build a $500/Month AI Maintenance Retainer
Turn simple monthly website, review, and local SEO cleanup into a clear retainer a small business can understand.
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What This Guide Does
This is the fast setup path for Local SEO + AI reporting. Use it to get the tool running without hunting through tabs, comments, or docs. Open the link in Step 01, follow the steps in order, and copy any terminal commands shown directly under the step that needs them.
Setup Steps
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Step 01
Choose a service business that depends on local trust: HVAC, plumbing, salons, med spas, gyms, contractors, clinics, or restaurants.
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Step 02
Audit their Google Business Profile, website speed, recent reviews, service pages, and contact path from mobile.
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Step 03
Create a monthly offer with concrete deliverables: one website update, one review-response batch, one Google Business Profile post, one speed check, and one plain-English report.
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Step 04
Price the offer at $300 to $500/month for the first client. Keep scope tight so it takes a few hours, not a full rebuild.
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Step 05
Use AI to draft review replies, service-page updates, post ideas, and the monthly report, then edit everything before sending.
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Step 06
Pitch it as maintenance, not magic: keeping their local presence current, trustworthy, and easier for customers to contact.
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Step 07
Close three $500/month clients and you have a $1,500/month base before upsells like landing pages, ads, or full redesigns.