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Content service for local businesses

Small businesses need to be findable when people search for what they do, and almost none of them publish anything. You produce the pages and posts that answer their customers' real questions, on a monthly schedule. AI handles drafting; you handle knowing what's worth writing and making it sound like them.

Startup cost

Under $100 — you need a laptop and a writing tool (Under $100 to start)

Who pays

Local and professional services businesses with no marketing staff

How it earns

Monthly package of a fixed number of pieces · recurring

Tech skill needed

No coding needed

Role of AI

AI speeds up the work behind the scenes

Business model

Productised service

Run it solo?

Yes, realistically

Online or local

Either

Time it takes

5–15 hours a week

Getting evidence

Takes real work

First customer likely comes from

Write one genuinely useful page for a target business and send it to them, finished

The problem

Their customers type questions into a search box every day — what does this cost, how long does it take, is it covered, do I need a permit — and the business that answers gets the call. Most small businesses have a homepage, a phone number and nothing else.

Why this isn't just AI writing

Anyone can generate a thousand words. The value is choosing the twelve questions worth answering, getting the specifics right — local rules, real prices, actual process — and refusing to publish filler.

Generic AI content is worse than no content: it costs money and earns nothing.

How to find the first prospects

  • Pick one trade. Search the questions their customers ask and note which businesses appear — and which don't.
  • Write one page for one business, properly, and send it with no conditions attached.
  • Sell the second month before you write it. The free page is a sample, not a habit.

Would this work for you?

This page can't tell you that — it doesn't know your skills, time or budget. The direction assessment does, and it starts from this idea rather than a blank page.

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