Andrew Wong

Software Engineer. Helping local businesses grow ⭐️

[Andrew Wong @AppsByAndrew]

I’m building an AI agent for Google Business Profile.

Since 2024, over 10,000 businesses have bought a QR code from me to help them get reviews on Google.

Soon, they’ll be able to run their shop’s entire online presence from their phone.

These are salons, auto dealers, restaurants, legal and medical services—anything you’d search for on Google Maps.

But there’s a big problem: activation. I learned the hard way that these aren’t typical SaaS customers. They’re busy with day-to-day operations and are exceptionally averse to being contacted.

Last month, I asked my top 100 customers if they would share a few tips with their fellow business owners on how to get reviews effectively.

Not a single one responded to my email.

There’s hope, however. When someone buys a QR code from me, they first link it to their business by scanning it.

That’s the one moment I get to capture their attention.

Hopefully enough trust has been built at this point for them to opt into text notifications.

If they do subscribe, their world changes forever. It doesn’t matter whether or not they know what an AI agent is— it will just start working for them.

Everything happens via SMS, a format they’re familiar with. They get alerted when they receive negative reviews, reminders to update their holiday hours, and suggestions to fill in missing information on their GBP.

The complexity and burden of managing their GBP is reduced down to a few short text messages.

I’ve been building this solo for almost 2 years now and it’s been quite the journey. Surprisingly, much of the difficulty of being an entrepreneur has nothing to do with business.

It’s about managing yourself, your emotions, your mindset, your physical health. It’s about having no one who can relate to you.

As an entrepreneur I have so much respect for my fellow business owners. It’s a labor of love and only those who are in it truly understand.

That’s what lights me up about ProsperQR! These are hair stylists, mechanics, and lawyers. They don’t have time for marketing, they just want to cut hair and fix cars.

If I successfully get this GBP agent into the hands of these business owners they will be freed to focus on their craft— not SEO, not PPC, only what they’re best at and truly enjoy.

And as a fellow craftsman, that makes me happy.

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@boringlocalseo LOCAL RANK

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@Mrnoir100 @theblueground Lol absolutely.

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@Mrnoir100 @theblueground I thought the price meant I was receiving a premium service. Boy was I wrong!

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@LocalSEO_Guy Hi

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@locutus_777 @AdvisorJohn I’ve tried Grok for coding but GPT-5 is far better. I use it daily

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@_TUNK SHOPPING

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@Codie_Sanchez Currently in year 2 with 1 employee!

[Naval @naval]

The devil doesn’t rob you, he tempts you.

He buys your dreams for glitter and dust.

He has no use for your soul, but by taking his offer, you give yours away.

And you have no one to blame but yourself.

[Andrew Wong @AppsByAndrew]

Humans also hallucinate.

A friend asked his assistant to personally email their top 100 users with a provided template.

The assistant modified the template, and sent a giant bcc instead of individual emails.

We’re past an inflection point — AI outperforms humans on some tasks.

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@ruslanjabari No Code Email Marketing.

Easily segment your users and send personalized emails with natural language.

“Send this to users when they first sign up”

“Send this on Xmas eve to all users who were active in December”

Easy installation on Supabase & Firebase. No code needed ever.

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@IdrisEcom_email Dr

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@dtcpages AG1

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@maxxmalist HORMOZI

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@immad No-code Email Marketing. Integrates with DBs like Firebase/Supabase to automatically send transactional/campaign emails.

All rules written in natural language.

E.g. “send this when a user uploads a photo”
“send this to all users with over 50 followers”

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What’s the easiest way to send an email to your top 100 users?

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@hamza_automates AI

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@noahiglerSEO 87

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@yongfook What are your top spots you recommend that meet that criteria for an Asian male interested in women?

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@mikesmith187 @logoipsum @BrettFromDJ Theirs looks a lot better tbh 🤷🏻‍♂️