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Start a content strategist business

AI intake, follow-up, scheduling, and delivery support. Here is what it costs to start, what you could charge, and what it might earn.

The numbers

Startup cost

£100 to £800

Typical price

£44 per hour

Could earn

£3,520/month

Time to first revenue

Medium

Difficulty to set up

Low

Repeat customers

Medium

Premises

Not needed

Can start solo

Yes

Can start part-time

Yes

What it could earn

Three ways to run the same business. Illustrative scenarios built from the assumptions shown, not earnings you should expect.

starter

£845/mo

£44 × 1.6 hours × 12 days = £845/month

Part-time alongside other work

established

£3,520/mo

£44 × 4 hours × 20 days = £3,520/month

Full-time solo, a settled client base

scaled

£7,744/mo

£44 × 8 hours × 22 days = £7,744/month

Higher volume, or work subcontracted out

Who pays for this

Small businessesFounders

Why this works

Demand is strong, and the work is a fair share of repeat work. Setting up is straightforward, and you could be paid for your first job within a few weeks.

Where the first customers come from

  1. LinkedIn
  2. Referrals
  3. Freelance marketplaces
  4. Cold email
  5. WhatsApp Business
  6. Local Facebook groups

Before you take on work

  • Self-employment registration
  • Client contracts

How WenBuidl helps

Tell Buidlr what you want to build and it sets up the business: your own page, quoting and booking, a CRM that remembers every customer, invoicing, and an assistant that answers and follows up while you are on a job.