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Start a one-person AI agency next to your day job: a weekly plan

Start an AI agency next to a full-time job: a weekly planner, services that fit your evenings and pricing from your hours. Free, sent to your inbox.

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Who it's for

People with a full-time job who want to build a one-person AI agency in their evenings and weekends, with an AI agent such as Claude Code preparing work while they're at their desk.

What it helps you do

  • Build an agency on your own terms in the hours you really have
  • Sell services that run on your schedule, with no daytime calls
  • Price your evenings so each client is worth the time it takes
  • Decide when to go bigger from numbers you tracked, not a feeling

What's inside

  • A weekly planner: your real hours, protected blocks and a set window for client messages
  • Which services fit around a job, and which to leave until later
  • Reply times to agree with clients, and what your agent prepares while you're at work
  • The one-client-at-a-time rule, and a price built from your hours and costs
  • What to check in your employment contract before your first client
  • The numbers that tell you when to go bigger, and a weekly review checklist
A look inside: Price it so your evenings are worth it

Work out your hourly floor: (what you want the agency to bring in each month + your monthly costs) divided by the client hours you really have in a month. Eight hours a week is about 32 hours a month, and not all of them are client hours.

A price below your floor means the agency is costing you evenings, not paying for them.

How Volant runs this part of your agency

  • Schedule work for your agent before you leave for your job. It runs while Volant is open or its window is closed, as long as your computer stays on.
  • Meetings, follow-ups and deadlines sit in one agenda, so every evening starts from what's due.
  • Open Volant after work and see what needs you today.
  • Your agent runs on your own AI account, and its usage is billed by that provider, so you can put that cost into your prices.

Questions

Questions people ask

Can I start an AI agency while working full time?
Yes, if you plan in the hours you really have, choose services that don't need you during the working day, and tell clients when to expect replies. Start with one client at a time and check your employment contract before you take the first one.
What AI agency services fit around a full-time job?
Services you can deliver in the evening and review in writing fit best: websites, website care plans, AI answers checks, small automations and content drafting. Services that need someone on hand during the day, such as live support, are better left until you have more hours.
Do I need to tell my employer about my AI agency?
Check your contract first. Look for clauses on other work, outside business interests, conflicts of interest and intellectual property, because some require consent and others limit what you can do. If a clause is unclear, ask in writing or get advice. This is general information, not legal advice.
Does my AI agent keep working when my computer is asleep?
An agent that runs on your computer stops when the computer sleeps, shuts down or goes offline, and carries on when it's back. Start longer work when the computer will stay on, and keep it plugged in.
How do I get the planner?
Enter your email on this page and we send the planner to your inbox as a PDF, with a download link that works for 7 days. Asking for it doesn't sign you up to anything; the newsletter is a separate box you tick only if you want it.

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Every guide works on paper, with or without Volant. Volant puts your prospects, offers, payments and client work in one place on your desktop, while your agents do the work.

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