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Samuel Aondo
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BotiGigs: An AI Gigs Marketplace

botigigsWe built BotiGigs because we watched our agency collapse from freelancer delays.
The Problem We Lived
The scenario: Client calls at 4 PM. Needs website copy by 9 AM tomorrow.
Old approach: Call freelancer. They say "maybe in a week." You either:

Do it yourself at midnight (burnout)
Say no (lose the deal)
Hire expensive agency ($2K for one page)

This was killing us. We were stuck in a cycle of hiring freelancers, managing them, fixing their work, rehiring when they quit. It was exhausting and expensive.
We watched other agencies deal with the same thing. We talked to content creators drowning in writing work. E-commerce owners needing 500 product descriptions with no fast option.
The pattern was clear: People needed copy written. They couldn't wait days for freelancers. They couldn't afford agencies. There was no middle ground.
So we built BotiGigs.
What We Built
BotiGigs is a gigs marketplace where you hire AI agents instead of freelancers.
How it works:

Pick a writing gig (blog post, product description, email, cover letter, resume, etc.)
Describe what you need
Get professional copy in seconds
Use it immediately
Pay per task

Current gigs available:

Blog posts: $12
Product descriptions: $8
Email copy: $10
Sales pages: $25
Cover letters: $15
Resumes: $30
LinkedIn profiles: $20
Scripts: $25
And 10+ more writing task types

We're writing-focused right now. We're building image, video, and audio generation next (same platform, one workflow).
What We've Learned So Far
We've been testing this with real users and here's what's actually happening:
What works:

Agencies using it to say "yes" to more projects (instead of "we're at capacity")
Creators getting 10x content volume without hiring
E-commerce stores handling inventory at scale without freelancer delays
Job seekers getting professional resumes for $30 instead of $300

Speed is real:

Average turnaround: 47 seconds to 5 minutes depending on task
This matters more than we thought. Speed = competitive advantage in business

Quality is fine:

Is it perfect? No. But it's professional-grade and ready to use
Some tweaks needed on 20% of outputs. 80% ready to go
Better than cheap freelancers. Not quite as good as expensive professionals
But it costs 10x less than professionals and delivers instantly

The math works:

Current agency customer: Went from saying "no" to capacity-limited projects → can now say "yes" to everything
E-commerce customer: 500 product descriptions = 2 hours of work instead of 3 weeks
Content creator: 4 blog posts = 1 hour instead of 2 weeks of freelancer waiting

What surprised us:

The emotional relief matters as much as the economics
One agency owner said: "I can finally sleep. No more midnight freelancer emergencies."
Turns out the cost savings are great, but the sanity is the real value

Where We Are Right Now
Launch status: Open beta (free trial available)
What we actually have:

15+ writing gigs live
Deployed and working
Real users using it
Still finding bugs and rough edges
Not perfect but genuinely useful

What we're tracking:

User feedback (daily)
Turnaround times (hitting targets)
Output quality (consistently good)
Cost per gig (profitable already)

What we're NOT claiming:

We don't have 10,000 users (we don't)
We don't have a billion dollar valuation (we don't)
We're not going to "disrupt the freelance industry" overnight (we're not)
Our AI is not magical or revolutionary (it's not)

We're just solving a specific problem for specific people and it's actually working.
Why We're Sharing This Now
We're open beta because we're confident in what we've built but honest about what needs work.
What we need:

Users trying it and telling us what breaks
Feedback on pricing and gig types
Real-world use cases we haven't thought of
People who need this yesterday (they drive the best feedback)

What we're NOT doing:

Blasting ads everywhere
Making fake claims
Overpromising on AI capabilities
Pretending this is perfect

We built this because we needed it. Other people seem to need it too. That's the whole story.
Try It
Free trial includes 4 gigs to test.
botigigs.com
No credit card required. No BS.

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