£400 in 12 hours - I Delivered a Full Client Website in 12 Hours With Codex. Who Else Is Scaling This?

[kingofearth]

I run a couple of service-based businesses already.

The trajectory and scale of these are promising.

Recently, practically by accident, I discovered a much higher-leverage delivery model.

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This client of mine was from previous, unrelated work. They trust me.
I took over the client's small 2-page website project and handled the entire process from end to end.

This would include;
- Architecture and planning
- Design system + UI refinement
- Backend integration
- Abuse + auth prevention
- Regression prevention
- Testing + validation
- Implementation

The total build time was roughly 12 hours. For a total of £400.

The important part of this is not speed, it's that almost the entire workflow was orchestrated via thorough and structured prompting with Codex.
What would require a large dev team, outsourcing coordination or even a substantial increase in engineering hours has been done in half a day.

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This got me thinking about scale.

Not freelancing harder or generic agency work.

I mean actually developing a repeatable high-margin technical delivery system using AI-native workflows.

I’m looking to connect specifically with people already operating in this space who have had some success and are growing.
- Developers
- Technical operators
- Agency owners
- Service businesses
- AI-assisted productized providers of service

I'm particularly interested in those who're already generating meaningful revenue using AI-accelerated software delivery.

I'm interested in;

- operational models
- scaling constraints
- client acquisition
- QA systems
- pricing structures
- delegation
- prompt architecture
- workflow design
- private groups/networks

If you’re already doing this at scale, message me. Let's make some serious money by the end of 2026.

 

[kingofearth]

No jesters.

I'm looking for people already in this niche who have experience with either development or running an agency.

Contact me VIA DM, let's make some serious money.

@Seth Walsh I saw a related thread, it may be worth us getting in touch.

 

[jozsef316@gmail]

If you’re already doing this at scale, message me. Let's make some serious money by the end of 2026.

Hope u got hit by a train

 

[kingofearth]

Hope u got hit by a train

Keep coping bud, and this is why you're flat broke.

 

[greynathan]

I run a couple of service-based businesses already.

The trajectory and scale of these are promising.

Recently, practically by accident, I discovered a much higher-leverage delivery model.

---

This client of mine was from previous, unrelated work. They trust me.
I took over the client's small 2-page website project and handled the entire process from end to end.

This would include;
- Architecture and planning
- Design system + UI refinement
- Backend integration
- Abuse + auth prevention
- Regression prevention
- Testing + validation
- Implementation

The total build time was roughly 12 hours. For a total of £400.

The important part of this is not speed, it's that almost the entire workflow was orchestrated via thorough and structured prompting with Codex.
What would require a large dev team, outsourcing coordination or even a substantial increase in engineering hours has been done in half a day.

---

This got me thinking about scale.

Not freelancing harder or generic agency work.

I mean actually developing a repeatable high-margin technical delivery system using AI-native workflows.

I’m looking to connect specifically with people already operating in this space who have had some success and are growing.
- Developers
- Technical operators
- Agency owners
- Service businesses
- AI-assisted productized providers of service

I'm particularly interested in those who're already generating meaningful revenue using AI-accelerated software delivery.

I'm interested in;

- operational models
- scaling constraints
- client acquisition
- QA systems
- pricing structures
- delegation
- prompt architecture
- workflow design
- private groups/networks

If you’re already doing this at scale, message me. Let's make some serious money by the end of 2026.

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why codex isint claude opus 4.8 and 4.7 better?

 

[kingofearth]

why codex isint claude opus 4.8 and 4.7 better?

Not exactly, they both have their own weaknesses and strengths.

GPT 5.5 wields insane results, with the correct prompts.

 

[greynathan]

makes sense (reply to Not exactly, they both have their own weaknesses and strengths.")

 

[Icelander]

I wanna start too but I do not have experience (yet)

 

[kingofearth]

I wanna start too but I do not have experience (yet)

Thanks for your interest, you can help but in other ways.

If you can find any sites which need improving in terms of development such as UI, design, and they agree to work being done, I'll do the work and you will receive a commission bonus for each one.

 

[Icelander]

Thanks for your interest, you can help but in other ways.

If you can find any sites which need improving in terms of development such as UI, design, and they agree to work being done, I'll do the work and you will receive a commission bonus for each one.

Sounds good, dm. We can def do smt

 

[greynathan]

Sounds good, dm. We can def do smt

basically you do the hard part

 

[kingofearth]

basically you do the hard part

If he's capable of developing a professional, safe and functional platform to the quality I am, then he can take the client himself.

Except, he can't.

So in his instance finding plenty of websites which might need work doing, and sending over the link, would actually work out better for him until he learns how to develop platforms properly.

 

[Icelander]

basically you do the hard part

Nah, i dont wanna watch a terminal and fight with ai all day bruv I'm cool

 

[Icelander]

If he's capable of developing a professional, safe and functional platform to the quality I am, then he can take the client himself.

Except, he can't.

So in his instance finding plenty of websites which might need work doing, and sending over the link, would actually work out better for him until he learns how to develop platforms properly.

Agreed.

 

[kingofearth]

Nah, i dont wanna watch a terminal and fight with ai all day bruv I'm cool

This not the right mentality for making money bro. That terminal you're staring at all day is saving you weeks and tens of thousands of pounds in dev costs.

Professionalism at all times

 

[greynathan]

Nah, i dont wanna watch a terminal and fight with ai all day bruv I'm cool

finding customers is harder and more time consuming, but if ur a teen with time then its good ig

 

[Icelander]

finding customers is harder and more time consuming, but if ur a teen with time then its good ig

Im not, but I can wrap some time on the weekends ig

 

[Icelander]

I wanna start anyways, If I start working with somebody who already does it even better

 

[greynathan]

Im not, but I can wrap some time on the weekends ig

just learn how to use ai im a stupid 80iq teen and it took like a hour max

 

[Icelander]

just learn how to use ai im a stupid 80iq teen and it took like a hour max

I know how to use it but I dont wanna both find customers and use it, it is indeed too time consuming.

 

[greynathan]

I know how to use it but I dont wanna both find customers and use it, it is indeed too time consuming.

just do what this guy does, find underdogs and pay them 20% to do 80% of the work

 

[Icelander]

just do what this guy does, find underdogs and pay them 20% to do 80% of the work

Lol ok Ig I'll do it

 

[kingofearth]

just do what this guy does, find underdogs and pay them 20% to do 80% of the work

I'm a very generous human being, I'd be paying more then 20% lol.

just learn how to use ai im a stupid 80iq teen and it took like a hour max

You don't learn how to use ai in "1 hour"

If you knew how to use this stuff, you'd be making £10,000 a month.

Are you?

 

[greynathan]

I'm a very generous human being, I'd be paying more then 20% lol.

You don't learn how to use ai in "1 hour"

If you knew how to use this stuff, you'd be making £10,000 a month.

Are you?

im still in the learning/performing phase but to learn to make a site with does not take a lot of time

 

[277]

Imma try it

 

[kingofearth]

im still in the learning/performing phase but to learn to make a site with does not take a lot of time

So what websites have you made then?

I'm talking about full stack, front and backend, functional abuse-prevention sites.

tl;dr

You think you know how to use it because you bypassed GPT 4.5 with a copy paste prompt in 2025, but you don't.

 

[greynathan]

So what websites have you made then?

I'm talking about full stack, front and backend, functional abuse-prevention sites.

tl;dr

You think you know how to use it because you bypassed GPT 4.5 with a copy paste prompt in 2025, but you don't.

I'm not deep into abuse prevention. i'm currently working on https://vaultrade.gg

 

[greynathan]

So what websites have you made then?

I'm talking about full stack, front and backend, functional abuse-prevention sites.

tl;dr

You think you know how to use it because you bypassed GPT 4.5 with a copy paste prompt in 2025, but you don't.

also do you know if obsidian is helpful or not

 

[kingofearth]

also do you know if obsidian is helpful or not

Haven't tried it, however it does look good so I've just installed it.

For project management etc there are so many platforms, Trello, Notion, etc.

I usually use standard Notepad for quick notes, but Obsidian will be my go to now. Thanks.

 

[greynathan]

Haven't tried it, however it does look good so I've just installed it.

For project management etc there are so many platforms, Trello, Notion, etc.

I usually use standard Notepad for quick notes, but Obsidian will be my go to now. Thanks.

from what ive seen it may not be as helpful for your quick production left on style but it might help save tokens during production

 

[kingofearth]

Bumping thread

 

[kingofearth]

from what ive seen it may not be as helpful for your quick production left on style but it might help save tokens during production

I'm learning how to use Obsidian, I like the built in graphs. That's helpful. Thanks for the recommendation, respect.

 

[NudeSelfiesTilliDie]

400 in 12 hours is shit rate.

 

[gooner23]

I took over the client's small 2-page website project and handled the entire process from end to end.

12 hours of codex use is unrionically $200-300 in just costs if you were using agent orchestration and specs what could have taken a 2 page website so long

you can make a full working twitch app in like 6 hours using 2 codex free trials can log into and authenticate automatically and is basically equal to twitch turbo in value but anyone knows that running 7tv is dogass so you have to always build it locally

 

[kingofearth]

what could have taken a 2 page website so long

It wasn't simply "2 pages", if you read full thread, you'd know what this project consisted off.

A functional, abuse-safe website is not a 10 minute job, and 12 hours of Codex usage is no where near 200-300$, though, I weren't using agent orchestration, that was far from necessary for this project.

but anyone knows that running 7tv is dogass so you have to always build it locally

I mainly build locally anyways before pushing to Git and running validation tests, etc.

I always start off with a full plan and repo scan, then Codex will follow the .MD file specific for that project. It always produces accurate and non-destructive results, as long as the architecture plan is accurate and constrained into chunks, and specific tasks.

 

[kingofearth]

400 in 12 hours is shit rate.

I don't do website development as a service, at least until now, and actual implementation took far less then that. It was still £400 for less then a days work, which if scaled and outsourced is mog. That's the entire point of this thread, finding people who are experienced in this sector to form a network together. A very good way to scale up to £10k/monthly before the end of 2026.

All I need is 5 dudes who work as often as I do, partnered up together.

 

[kingofearth]

It wasn't simply "2 pages", if you read full thread, you'd know what this project consisted off.

A functional, abuse-safe website is not a 10 minute job, and 12 hours of Codex usage is no where near 200-300$, though, I weren't using agent orchestration, that was far from necessary for this project.



I mainly build locally anyways before pushing to Git and running validation tests, etc.

I always start off with a full plan and repo scan, then Codex will follow the .MD file specific for that project. It always produces accurate and non-destructive results, as long as the architecture plan is accurate and constrained into chunks, and specific tasks.

@gooner23 Regardless of this comment above, reach out to me VIA DM. We can exchange information, and may be able to help each other out with some bits.

I'm always interested in making money and building projects. Let's connect G.