# Land your first paid AI engagement in 90 days

Source: https://getstartedwithai.net/become-an-implementer
Site: Get Started With AI
Tagline: Build AI automations that actually run your business.
Audience: solo professionals, freelancers, consultants and AI implementers in training
Contact: hello@getstartedwithai.co.uk

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# Land your first paid AI engagement in 90 days

If you can already use ChatGPT and want to ship AI work that clients pay for, this is the hub. The skill stack, the first packaged offers, and the work that actually closes a client.

## The four things that get you paid

- Skill: ship working assistants, automations and small client tools.
- Packaged builds: turn repeatable work into offers clients understand and buy.
- Pricing: charge for the running system, not the hours you spent learning the tool.
- Sales process: use the readiness assessment to surface real problems before pitching.

## Two paths into the work

### Full-time implementer in 90 days

A 12-week build path: assistants, automations, portfolio, offer, first five clients.

[Open](/tutorials/how-to-become-an-ai-consultant-2026)

### Add a paid AI side practice

Bolt AI implementation onto your existing consulting and marketing work, or onto operations or finance practice.

[Open](/tutorials/ai-consultant-portfolio-3-projects)

## Use the WIRE Method as your operating system

The method gives you a repeatable client conversation. Find the work that wastes hours, document the process, ship the smallest working version, then embed it with the client.

## Start with the readiness assessment as a free first call

The assessment is the cleanest first asset because it surfaces real problems before you pitch a build. Use it on your own business first, then use it with a client.

### AI readiness assessment template

The form, scoring notes and follow-up plan that turn a free call into a paid build.

[Open the build](/tutorials/ai-readiness-assessment-free-template)

## Questions people ask before they start

### Do I need to code?

No. Most builds run on ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, Make, Notion or Canva. Code tools are only used when they are the fastest route to a working outcome.

### How much time does each build take?

Most starter builds ship in 30 to 90 minutes. Each one states the outcome, the time to ship, the tool cost and the running system you should have when you finish.

### Is this for beginners or consultants?

Both. The site is calibrated for solo professionals who want the working system for themselves first, then repackage the same build as paid client work.

### Where should I start?

Start with the free Starter Kit, then ship the first ChatGPT project and the first Zapier flow. That gives you one assistant and one live automation by the end of the week.