AI Automation Clients Aren’t Coming? Here’s Why (And How to Fix It)

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Let’s cut through the hype: AI automation should be printing money for you right now. The market’s red-hot — consultants are charging 5k−20k/month per client, agencies are scaling to seven figures, and solo freelancers are out-earning Silicon Valley engineers. Yet here you are, watching another “get rich with AI” video while your inbox stays empty.

The pattern’s always the same: Brilliant technicians stuck in poverty mode, while mediocre “hustlers” bank six figures. Why? They’re making three fatal errors that have nothing to do with their technical skills.

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