how to justify a $10k/mo retainer in 2026

Nick answers subscriber questions on what actually justifies a $10,000/month retainer (make the client $50-100K and the math sells itself), why he does not recommend AI voice agents for most offers, the one voice-agent setup that does work, why he stopped using spintax in cold email, and how to think about prompt engineering as building guardrails rather than micromanaging. Plus a build-in-public segment: Premiere Pro crashing on a five-hour course export, picking the right day to post, what happened when he stopped tracking Maker School growth, and Clairvo crossing $105K a month. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/itY9kMwNnFI Join Maker School: https://www.skool.com/makerschool Check out Clairvo: https://clairvo.io Blog: https://nicksaraev.com