> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vapify.agency/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Launch Your First AI Agency

> The full narrative from signup to your first live client, with the reasoning behind each decision.

## Overview

This guide chains the entire [Getting Started](/getting-started/brand-your-agency) path into one narrative, with the "why" behind each decision point. Useful if you want context, not just steps.

## The path

1. **[Brand Your Agency](/getting-started/brand-your-agency)**: do this first; every screen your client ever sees inherits this branding.
2. **[Connect Your AI Provider](/getting-started/connect-your-ai-provider)**: choose Vapi if you want built-in analytics and recordings, or Retell if your assistants are already built there. This choice locks in once a client sub account goes live, so decide deliberately.
3. **[Connect Stripe](/getting-started/connect-stripe)**: do this before creating clients, so pricing and billing are ready the moment a client is invited.
4. **[Create Your First Client](/getting-started/create-your-first-client)**: one sub account per client, always. Never share a sub account across clients.
5. **[Assign an AI Assistant](/getting-started/assign-an-ai-assistant)**: assistants live in your provider dashboard; Vapify only assigns and prices them.
6. **[Configure Pricing](/getting-started/configure-pricing)**: price above your provider cost. See [Profit Tracking](/billing/profit-tracking) for margin guidance.
7. **[Invite Your Client](/getting-started/invite-your-client)**: share credentials securely; the temporary password is shown only once.
8. **[Launch Your Agency](/getting-started/launch-your-agency)**: set the (permanent) Billing Start Date and confirm a test call appears in Call Logs.

## Related Articles

* [Onboard Your First Client](/guides/onboard-your-first-client): a narrower guide focused purely on the client-onboarding half
* [Recommended Agency Workflow](/guides/recommended-agency-workflow): what to do after your first client is live