Notes from the team.
How we run client work with an AI agent, the habits we keep coming back to, and why Volant is built the way it is.
What we would tell someone selling their first website
Our advice for a solo founder selling a first website as a one-person AI agency: pick one business, fix one real problem, write price and scope, take a deposit.
Learning to say "quoted first"
A note from the team on scope creep in a one-person AI agency: why small free extras add up, and the two words that keep a friendly client relationship fair.
Half a year of notes on client work, in plain words
Six plain rules for running a one-person AI agency that half a year of our notes on client work keeps coming back to.
What "paid" should mean
When should a one-person AI agency count a payment as paid? Why a client saying it's paid isn't confirmed money, and the simple rule we recommend.
Why every approval should cover one exact version
Why we think a client approval should cover one exact version of a website, email or invoice, and why it matters even more when an AI agent does the work.
One quarter of client work notes: the habits they point to
A team look back at this blog's first quarter of notes on running a one-person AI agency: what they covered, and the few habits they keep pointing to.
What to stop pasting into every AI agent session
Stop re-explaining each client project to your AI agent: what belongs in files it reads every session, what to still type, and what to keep for yourself.
How a small client promise gets lost in a busy week
How small client promises slip in a one-person AI agency, why memory and a busy inbox aren't a system, and the one habit that keeps them.
Why we think an agency should be built around its agent, not inside a platform
The Volant team's case for a one-person AI agency built around its agent, and for keeping the client records with the owner.