AI Agent Builds Free Websites + QR Postcards
An agent builds sites for local businesses; a QR postcard sells the monthly subscription.
In plain English
An AI helper finds local businesses that lack a decent website, builds a site for them, and prepares a postcard with a square scan code saying a free site is ready. Interested owners can then move onto a monthly plan, because they would rather keep a site someone already built than start from a blank page. The AI does most of the finding, the building, and the postcard work. The person running the business still does the part that closes the sale, talking with owners who want to continue.
~$8,000 MRR (guest, self-reported, May 2026)
A named, real operator ran this and shared results publicly. The figures are their own.
Not disclosed. Token cost is 'a handful of cents' per site; postcard printing and postage are extra and their cost is not stated.
The tool stack
Agent that builds sites.
Direct-mail API (e.g. Lob) ↗Postcard printing and postage.
Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.
Step-by-step setup
- Agent finds local businesses without good sites.
- Agent builds a site for each (350 in the experiment).
- Mail a QR-code postcard: 'we built you a free website'.
- Close interested owners on a monthly plan (~$400/mo average).
What's automated vs. the human 15%
The machine does
- Lead finding
- Site building
- Postcard creation
You still do
- Closing deals
Overview
Brandon Doyle (founder of getdavid.ai) had an AI agent build 350 websites for Utah businesses, then mailed postcards with QR codes. Related to the $11 local lead-gen site, with the difference that this one reports real MRR.
What the source reports
Ep. #303 (May 25, 2026): “a little over 8K a month in MRR”, about 20 customers at ~$400/mo average. Token cost was “a handful of cents” per site. A side bedtime-story app made ~$300 MRR from 33–34 customers on ~$400 of ads.
Costs
Postcard cost is not disclosed. Do not publish a number until it is sourced. Token cost is “a handful of cents” per site.
Realistic income
A one-month experiment by an experienced operator with a sales team. Beginners should expect fewer conversions.
Risks
- Unsolicited sites may raise trademark issues.
- Depends on someone closing the deals.
- Verbal claims; no dashboard shown in the sources reviewed.
*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.
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