Why AI Agencies Are The New SMMA (Crazy Opportunity)

Nick Saraev April 25, 2025
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Join Maker School & get automation customer #1 + all my templates ⤵️ https://www.skool.com/makerschool/about?ref=e525fc95e7c346999dcec8e0e870e55d Want to work with my team, automate your business, & scale? ⤵️ https://cal.com/team/leftclick/discovery?source=youtube Watch me build my $300K/mo business live with daily videos + strategy ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/@nicksaraevdaily Excalidraw in the video ⤵️ https://excalidraw.com/#json=SXTybDZlgm9QDVn2aFRju,9K-j1CbvB59mDa1qJxGpJw Summary ⤵️ AI agencies are the modern-day SMMA—10x less saturated, with projects that earn 5–20x more revenue. The early-stage patterns that led to SMMA's boom in 2014 are now unfolding in the AI space. My software, tools, & deals (some give me kickbacks—thank you!) 🚀 Instantly: https://link.nicksaraev.com/instantly-short 📧 Anymailfinder: https://link.nicksaraev.com/amf-short 🤖 Apify: https://console.apify.com/sign-up (30% off with code NICK30) 🧑🏽💻 n8n: https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/h372ujv8cw80 📈 Rize: https://link.nicksaraev.com/rize-short (25% off with promo code NICK) Follow me on other platforms 😈 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick_saraev 🕊️ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nicksaraev 🤙 Blog: https://nicksaraev.com Why watch? If this is your first view—hi, I’m Nick! TLDR: I spent six years building automated businesses with Make.com (most notably 1SecondCopy, a content company that hit 7 figures). Today a lot of people talk about automation, but I’ve noticed that very few have practical, real world success making money with it. So this channel is me chiming in and showing you what *real* systems that make *real* revenue look like. Hopefully I can help you improve your business, and in doing so, the rest of your life 🙏 Like, subscribe, and leave me a comment if you have a specific request! Thanks. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Simple ≠ easy 01:54 How the acronym businesses compare today 06:06 So why now? 09:36 The reality check 13:22 The "real money math" 22:39 The "first-mover advantage" 23:24 Blueprint/how-to 26:57 Outro