Note: Any money examples here are hypothetical. We're not promising anyone will earn anything.
An idea for a service: handle the weekly prep work of a newsletter for busy owners, with agents doing the legwork and the owner approving every issue.
The idea
Run the behind-the-scenes work of a newsletter for busy business owners: gathering links, drafting outlines, keeping the schedule, and prepping everything for the owner to approve, with AI agents doing the legwork.
Who it's for
Coaches, consultants, local businesses, and creators who know a newsletter matters but can't find the hours to put one together every week.
The problem you solve
The newsletter keeps slipping. Pulling ideas together, writing, formatting, and scheduling takes more time than they have, so issues go out late or not at all.
How you help
A done-with-you service. You set up a simple prep routine with agent tools (like the steps in our Newsletter Prep workflow), handle the weekly prep, and hand the owner a ready-to-review draft. The owner keeps the final say on every issue.
Tools you'd use
Make AI AgentsLindyZapier Agents (AI by Zapier)
How it works, step by step
Here's how it could work, step by step (it's an outline, not a case study):
- Meet with the owner to learn their audience, voice, and topics.
- Set up a prep routine that collects links and notes from sources they approve.
- Each week, have the agent draft an outline and a source list.
- Edit it yourself so it sounds like the owner.
- Send it to the owner for approval.
- Once approved, schedule it in their email platform.
Ways to get paid
Common ways to charge (just examples, not our earnings): a one-time setup fee, then a monthly fee for ongoing prep. We're not quoting dollar amounts as market rates. Any numbers you use are hypothetical until you test them in your own market.
What you need to get started
You'll want solid writing and editing skills, comfort with at least one automation or agent tool, and a simple agreement that says the owner approves every issue before it goes out.
Keeping it running
Keep a weekly schedule, check every link and fact before the owner sees the draft, and keep an eye on each tool's pricing and features, since these change.
Things to watch out for
Watch out for drafts that sound generic, sources that aren't accurate, and clients who want to skip the approval step. Keep the human edit, every time.
Sources
- Make AI Agents — official product page
- Lindy — official site (features, pricing, FAQ)
- Zapier AI platform page
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