Buyer’s guide
Winning the next client would mean another hire, or clients are asking for an AI discount that squeezes hourly billing.
Consult: $2,000 for 5 hours. Build: $45,000 minimum over 3 months, from $15,000 a month.
Ask about a Consult block → See the example Ask about Build
Send a short enquiry, then choose a time to talk or wait for our reply. We agree the scope and price before paid work begins. Sending this form does not book or buy a service.
Owners of marketing agencies and consultancies, from solo operators to about 50 people, whose growth still depends on adding headcount and on the owner’s edits.
If you want generic AI content at volume, or want to replace your team’s judgment, we are the wrong fit. If you serve a few small clients, the free exercise at of1.ai/ask or a single Consult block is a better start than Build.
$2,000 $400 an hour · 5-hour blocks
A $2,000 block (five hours) can work toward a map of your agency’s repeatable work, the first job to hand to an agent, and the start of training it on your past briefs and edits. We agree the focus at the start; a block does not deliver a finished agent.
$45,000 minimum · $15,000 a month · 3-month term
Build makes sense only when the margin at stake is clearly larger than $15,000 a month across the three-month minimum ($45,000). Use the worksheet on this page with your own numbers before you decide; we will not project a result for you.
| Level | Price | At once | Three-month minimum | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build | $15,000 a month | Up to 5 business processes at once | $45,000 | The base level. |
| Build Plus | $25,000 a month | Up to 10 business processes at once | $75,000 | Adds processes that talk to your customers live or touch health, payment or student records, same-day requests, and 2 of your people trained as champions. |
| Build Program | $50,000 a month | Up to 20 business processes at once, across departments | $150,000 | Adds a named person on call around the clock as your backup, one shared platform piece at a time, and an MSA, a DPA, insurance and a security review. |
Drafts you approve before they go out match the base Build description. Agents that talk to your clients’ customers live, or touch health, payment or student records, are listed in Build Plus ($25,000 a month, $75,000 minimum). An MSA, a DPA, insurance and a security review are listed in Build Program.
New software products and replacing a core system are quoted separately. Our shared 24/7 rotation covers only the systems we build with you, with response terms in writing.
Optional arithmetic on your own numbers, to set beside the commitments above. It runs only in this browser tab: there are no default figures, and nothing is saved or sent.
Three months is counted as 13 weeks. This is not an estimate of savings: a system would not remove all of this work, your team’s time during the build counts too, and quality and risk matter as much as hours.
Before choosing Build
The total cost of today’s work is not the amount a system will save. Count only the time, errors or delays you have a credible plan to remove.
For work judged by quality, service or risk, agree how you will evaluate those outcomes too. A saving or improvement is something to measure, not a promise this page can make.
If you have a partner or finance lead, send them the edit-log example, the Consult price, your margin-by-client numbers and the three-month Build minimum. Decide on your numbers, not on our design targets.
Choose one when you want to learn the tools yourself and your work is not yet repeatable.
We build agents around your own craft and clients, with a review step, and keep them current.
Choose a hire when the work needs relationships and judgment every day.
Agents carry the repeatable volume, and people keep the work that needs a person.
The free Of One exercise helps you map a decision and its open questions. Work through it in your browser, without an email gate or AI. Sending your answers for help is optional.
Try the free decision exercise →Tell us about your work.
Send a short enquiry, then choose a time to talk or wait for our reply. We agree the scope and price before paid work begins. Sending this form does not book or buy a service.