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Free guides, frameworks, and insights to help you leverage AI for your business. Yes, you could do all of this yourself—but we'll show you why partnering with experts saves time and money.

Understanding AI for Business

What is AI-Powered Automation?
The basics every business owner should know

AI-powered automation combines artificial intelligence with workflow automation to handle repetitive tasks, make intelligent decisions, and scale your business without proportional cost increases.

What AI Can Do:

  • Generate marketing copy and content
  • Qualify and score leads automatically
  • Answer customer questions 24/7
  • Book appointments intelligently
  • Personalize customer experiences

Common Use Cases:

  • Appointment booking systems
  • Lead generation engines
  • Customer support chatbots
  • Email marketing automation
  • Social media content creation

Building a Lead Generation System

The Lead Gen Business Model
How it works and what you need to succeed

A lead generation business connects buyers with sellers. You generate qualified leads for businesses and get paid per lead or per appointment. Margins are typically 40-70%.

Required Skills & Tools:

Skills You'll Need:

  • • Paid advertising (Google, Facebook)
  • • Landing page design & CRO
  • • Lead qualification & scoring
  • • CRM management
  • • TCPA compliance knowledge
  • • Client communication

Tools You'll Need:

  • • Landing page builder ($30-100/mo)
  • • Form & tracking tools ($50-150/mo)
  • • Call tracking (Twilio, $100-300/mo)
  • • CRM software ($50-200/mo)
  • • Ad accounts (Google, Meta)
  • • Analytics & reporting ($50-100/mo)

Monthly Tool Cost: $280-850/month

Initial Ad Spend: $1,000-3,000 to test and validate

Learning Curve: 60-90 days to profitability

DIY vs. ARI Lead Gen Consulting

If You Build It Yourself:

  • ✗ 60-90 days to first profitable campaign
  • ✗ $280-850/mo in tools
  • ✗ $1,000-3,000 wasted on ad testing
  • ✗ 80-120 hours learning & setup
  • ✗ Ongoing 10-15 hours/week management
  • ✗ High risk of compliance mistakes

With ARI Lead Gen:

  • 30-day pilot, refundable retainer
  • We provide all infrastructure
  • Pay only for qualified leads delivered
  • Zero hours of your time
  • Fully compliant (TCPA, DNC)
  • Exclusive leads, not shared

Self-Learning Path

Our courses teach you everything we know. You'll get the same frameworks, templates, and strategies we use for clients. Here's what you'll invest:

How To Make Money With AI — $197
Learn to build and sell AI automation systems

What You Get:

  • • 9 modules + 14-day sprint guide
  • • All templates & contracts
  • • Tech stack blueprints
  • • Sales scripts & SOPs

Time Investment:

  • • Learning: 8-12 hours
  • • Implementation: 40-60 hours
  • • First deal: 14-30 days
Build Your Brand Online With AI — $147
Master AI-powered social media marketing

What You Get:

  • • 11 modules with templates
  • • Faceless video system
  • • DM keyword funnel setup
  • • $10/day ad testing framework

Time Investment:

  • • Learning: 6-10 hours
  • • Setup: 15-20 hours
  • • Content creation: 2-3 hrs/week

The Honest Trade-Off

Courses save you money upfront ($197-147 vs. $500-3,000 for done-for-you), but require your time and effort. Expect 50-80 hours to implement fully.

Done-for-you services cost more initially but save 50-120 hours of your time and deliver results faster. Plus, we handle all the technical complexity and ongoing optimization.

Best approach? Take a course to understand the fundamentals, then hire us for execution. You'll know enough to make smart decisions without doing all the work.

Ready to Get Started?

Whether you want to learn or let us handle it, we're here to help you succeed