Brad Smith

Faith, Family, Follow-up. Lifetime entrepreneur. Founded 8 businesses, 2 exits, managing $3.2M in ads. Currently scaling @AutomationLinks to $10M

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

I got called out yesterday for using AI to write my post. There's no AI in this one!

I need to start showing more real life stuff. As a quick intro to my new followers.
- My wife and I have been in business together for 10+ years (would you ever 😊)
- Located in Wilmington NC
- Our friend/mentor @trentjhughes told us to get an office and hire locally
- So we did, and then my wife created this amazing office
- We have two amazing daughters
- Our company AutomationLinks works with large companies and organizations around the world

We decided to hire local only and build up our office. We have an amazing team and are continuing to hire.

The office has not only helped us attract talented employees, it's also helped grow our YouTube channel to over 100k subscribers.

I've also had 10+ X (Twitter) friends stop in and meet in real life!

We are still hiring locally in Wilmington if you know anyone.

Would love to hear from you, where are you living now and would you open an office like this?

P.S. By the way, thanks for the call out yesterday @mhp_guy we need friends to keep us accountable!

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@mattvanswol 🫡

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[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

Veterans Day means a lot to my family.

So proud of my grandfather, the ultimate badass, who was awarded a Purple Heart and the Army Good Conduct Medal while serving our country.

Stand, solute, and respect 🇺🇸

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@RyDawg42 @chazonx Showing on replies/comments now

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@chazonx Not anymore, once you combine your plan with cursor and bot you’ll start seeing ads in the comments/replies section now https://t.co/has7pZDuK1

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

SHOCKING X ADS UPDATE. You can show your X (Twitter) Ads to Premium+ users!

Before the Grok Bot merger + users never saw ads. Now, with the new upgrade, you will see ads in the comments.

That means your ideal customers can see your ads finally!

Have you noticed ads in the comments yet?

Here's how it works:
1. Find the keywords your ideal customer is talking about.
2. Show a relatable ad around those conversations.
3. Retarget them after they see or engage with you.
4. Keep showing up until they’re ready to buy.

Your ideal customers are already on X talking about the exact problem you solve.

I made 25 (plus a bonus) ad examples in the article below, labeled for each industry (tagging some of you) so you can see exactly how they work and look.

Comment "ADS" if you want to see what your X ad could look like showing in front of Premium + Accounts.

P.S. test it, scroll down to the replies in the post and tell me if you see an ad or not...

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

Over the last two weeks we've received 2 local leads worth $15k from ChatGPT. Now that there is a business account, ads, and tracking - we are going all in.

The leads we've received have been 10/10 - they show up to the sales call ready to buy...

Here are a few things we are doing:
1. Making videos specifically for AI Search: Answering common questions our ideal customers search for and posting them everywhere.
2. Ensuring our site is agent ready: My friend @buddy7 told me about a great site that helps you get your website ready for AI bots to crawl and recommend it.
3. Confirm Indexing with Google and Bing: We are doing this by connecting all of our social media channels, website, and external personal brand links.

The gold rush has started.

It's time to get out of your horse and buggy and start sprinting to this opportunity.

If this helped you in any way please bookmark, like, and comment if you have any questions about this for your brand.

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@theryanjamesmil Oh man 😤 that’s ridiculous

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@zachary_ashburn @SMB_Attorney Hey Eric, we work with the largest law organizations in the world. Happy to help for free feedback, support, or more.

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@zachary_ashburn @SMB_Attorney Hey thanks Zach 🙌

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@TS_Secrets Please don’t search mine 😬

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@buddy7 @DudaPlatform Ooof, I’ve been all in on them for 5+ years but they’ve definitely went the wrong direction

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@rossjwalker I tell them I won’t respond until they subscribe to my YT channel 🤣

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

World record: 13 LinkedIn DM's this week about...

"Hi [name], we’re in touch with a family office actively investing in your space. Are you raising capital for AutomationLinks?"

Who's selling these lying programs?

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@jladycurrie Thank you so much! Do you have anyone in Your family that served?

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

Veterans Day means a lot to my family.

So proud of my grandfather, the ultimate badass, who was awarded a Purple Heart and the Army Good Conduct Medal while serving our country.

Stand, solute, and respect 🇺🇸

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

And you complain when you run out of @bot usage 🤬

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@SMB_Attorney NICE 😎

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@TS_Secrets You didn’t know? I’ve been scream shotting your posts for 2 years bro

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@rossjwalker 2 more!

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@elissasa So helpful, I’ll be using mine tomorrow during our networking event

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@vincentjonestx Okay, next week we’ll be there as well. I’ll bring the blue cheese olives

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@natecurtiss_yt Edit (bot has been doing a crazy good job at ours)

[Brad Smith @bradsmith]

@daniel_dinoia Send me the link