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This week, we’re diving into how one-person agencies are using AI to punch way above their weight.

No team. No freelancers. No bloat.

Just a tight stack of tools (and a clear workflow) that lets you offer full-stack marketing services by yourself.

And yes, people are doing this right now. Charging thousands per client. Running lean. Working from anywhere.

In this breakdown, you’ll learn:

  • How to replace an entire team with AI tools

  • Niches you can target with your one-person agency

  • How to get started and how to get your first clients

Let’s get into it.

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⭐️ Examples

Alex Rivera ~£5K+/month

Alex runs a full-service boutique agency powered almost entirely by AI. They use ChatGPT, SEO tools, design automation, analytics agents, all in a tight 5-day workflow.

Donald King – bootstrapped + viral growth

Ex-PwC consultant leveraged AI and social virality to launch a marketing agency helping legacy CEOs build TikTok brands.

Barbara Jovanovic – Six‑figure solo agency

Barbara operates a full-service content marketing agency by herself. She uses AI for drafting, repurposing, editing, SEO, social, and analytics. It’s the full team replaced by tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Super Whisper, Descript, etc

What to Copy

  • Replace fixed roles with an AI stack. All run core services solo using tools for content, design, and analytics.

  • Use repurposable content. Start with source material (interviews, webinars), repurpose across channels.

  • Charge real service rates. These aren’t cheap gigs—six figures, £5K/month, or $150K/year.

  • Run a clean, lean workflow. 5‑day content cycles, single client call → full deliverables via AI.

🧰 Tools:

Replace writers, editors, designers, and strategists with a focused AI stack:

Writing & Content Creation

  • ChatGPT / Claude – long-form writing, summarising, repurposing

  • Jasper – templated marketing content

  • Copy.ai – workflow-based ad, email, and social copy

  • Writesonic – SEO blog automation

Voice, Video & Transcription

  • SuperWhisper – voice-to-text from self-recorded audio

  • Riverside – record high-quality interviews, webinars, podcasts

  • Descript – edit video/audio like a doc, transcribe, cut social clips

  • Granola – chat with transcripts and pull insights

Design Tools

  • Figma – collaborative design (for branding, UI mockups, etc.)

  • Canva / Canva AI – social content, decks, and visuals with templates

  • Adobe Express – lightweight version of Photoshop/Illustrator for quick assets

  • Ideogram – AI image generation with better handling of text

  • Midjourney/Sora – AI visuals and stylised imagery

  • Looka – AI logo and brand identity generator

  • Gamma - AI presentations

  • Lovable/Bolt/Cursor - AI website and web app builders

Video Editing & Motion Tools

  • RunwayML – AI-based video editing, motion tracking, and content generation

  • Pika Labs – text-to-video tool, good for short stylised clips

  • Kapwing – online editor for short-form video content (clips, subtitles, etc.)

  • Veed.io – easy video editing and repurposing for social

  • HeyGen – script to talking-head AI presenter videos

  • Synthesia – avatar-led explainer videos for B2B brands

  • Montage / ArcAds - AI UGC ad generation

Data & Analytics

  • Browse AI – scrape and monitor web data

  • Hex – explore and visualise marketing data with AI

  • Obviously.ai – build predictive models and dashboards

  • ChatGPT Code Interpreter / Claude Pro – analyze CSVs, trends, performance

Planning & Ops

  • Notion AI – content SOPs, project docs, content calendar

  • Airtable – editorial pipeline and asset tracker

  • Trello – visual task boards for client work

  • Zapier / Make / N8N – connect tools and automate workflows

Communication & Personalisation

  • Humata / AskYourPDF – extract insights from strategy decks and PDFs

  • Typewise / Compose.ai – AI email and outreach writing

  • Texts.com – unified inbox for managing multiple client comms

  • Tactiq – capture meeting transcripts and highlights live in calls

💡 Niches

  • SaaS startups

  • Solo consultants and coaches

  • Indie product creators

  • Local service businesses (e.g. dentists, physios, tradies)

  • DTC ecommerce brands

  • Real estate agents

  • Lawyers and legal firms

  • Accountants and bookkeeping services

  • Private medical clinics

  • Fitness trainers and gyms

  • Online course creators

  • YouTubers and podcasters

  • Newsletters

  • B2B service providers

  • Financial advisors

  • VC-backed startups with no marketing hire

  • Personal brands

  • Nonprofits and NGOs

  • Event organisers and conferences

  • Niche agencies with no content team

  • Recruiters and headhunters

  • Property developers

  • Private schools and education providers

  • Travel agents and tour operators

  • Hospitality businesses (e.g. boutique hotels, cafes, bars)

🎬 How to Start

1. Startup Capital Needed
ChatGPT/Claude Pro: £20–£30/month
Descript or Riverside: £10–£20/month
Notion / Airtable / Canva: Free to £10/month
Domain + Landing Page: £10–£30
Optional extras: Zapier, Midjourney, Pika – £10–£30

Total: £50–£100/month

2. MVP = 1 Client, 1 Service
Pick 1 niche + 1 core offer (e.g. weekly LinkedIn posts for startup CEOs).
Use founder interviews or voice memos to generate content.

3. First Sales Tactics
DM 20 ideal clients on LinkedIn or X with a custom audit
Repackage your own content to show proof
Offer a free trial post to get a testimonial
Cold email 30 leads with a Loom + AI demo
List on Contra, Workello, or low-noise freelance sites

4. Revenue Benchmarks
£1,000/month = 1–2 clients on basic content packages
£5,000/month = 3–5 clients + weekly repurposing
£10,000+/month = Add tiered offers or niche into VC-backed B2B

5. When to Productize
Once your workflow is repeatable
Build a Notion or Airtable dashboard
Turn into a fixed-scope content service or async subscription offer
(Think: “£750/mo for 4 posts + 1 blog from 1 call”)

🛠 How to Build

1. Pick a Niche With Urgent Marketing Problems
Target founders or businesses who:

  • Post inconsistently

  • Rely on word-of-mouth

  • Don’t have a marketing hire
    Look for niches where content = revenue (e.g. SaaS, personal brands, coaches, service pros).
    Validate with LinkedIn/X—if they're active but messy, they're a fit.

2. Build a Repeatable Content Engine
Use tools like:

  • ChatGPT to extract insights + draft long-form content

  • Descript to turn voice into video clips

  • Notion to track content plans per client
    Template your workflow: 1 input → 4+ deliverables (post, blog, newsletter, video)

3. Create a Dead-Simple Offer Page
Use Carrd, Lovable/Bolt or Framer
Explain your niche, your process, and show 1–2 samples
Keep pricing fixed (e.g. “£500/mo for weekly content from 1 call”)

4. Deliver Everything Async
Use tools like Trello, Notion, or Airtable to deliver content
Limit client calls—set clear revision rules
Batch creation to keep your week lean

5. Automate + Scale
Set up Zapier/Make to move files, update tasks, notify clients
Use project memory in ChatGPT to maintain voice/tone
Once proven, sell higher-tier offers or add AI coaching for founders

🚀 How to Grow

  • DM 20 ideal clients on LinkedIn/X with a short audit or idea

  • Record a Loom video explaining how you’d improve their content

  • Offer 1 free blog or 3 social posts in exchange for a testimonial

  • Turn your own content into a portfolio (write as if you’re ghostwriting for them)

  • Join founder/creator communities (Trends, IndieHackers, Twitter groups)

  • Create a one-pager offer in Notion and share it in niche Discords/Slack groups

  • Run Meta or X ads to a simple “Done-for-You Content” landing page

  • Cold email founders of small SaaS tools or newsletters with samples

  • Publish breakdowns of well-performing posts and tag the creators

  • Get on podcasts or newsletters targeting small business owners

  • Answer marketing questions on Reddit (r/Entrepreneur, r/SmallBusiness)

  • Offer a “Founder's Content Sprint” for £0 upfront + pay if happy

  • Use X/LinkedIn to build in public and share client results (even small ones)

  • Offer strategy calls via Twitter DMs or Calendly

  • Partner with designers or devs to cross-reference clients

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