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@Sionehola Warm intros beat ads almost every time. One easy add: a short text template your recruits can send to friends, so a referral takes 30 seconds instead of an awkward conversation. Do you track which recruits bring in the most leads?
@nofacecapital 20+ agents is a serious setup. How do you keep track of which ones actually pay for themselves? Usually the lead follow-up one earns its keep fastest, and a couple end up quietly doing very little.
@Omoboy096@abazwhyllzz Rooting for you! For furniture and interiors, before-and-after photos with the style or neighborhood in the caption do a lot of work, on your Google profile and here. Do most of your clients find you through referrals right now?
@CraigElliott_jr@noahiglerSEO That matches what we see:
Al shines on the work customers never notice (follow-ups, reminders, chasing open quotes) and is risky on the first conversation.
Once callers know a real person is there, they're far more patient with the automation behind it.
@DaisySpah Quick tip for filling your book: ask every happy client for a Google review the same day, and add your booking link to your Google profile. People searching "massage near me" tend to pick the one with fresh reviews and an easy way to book.
@thindiansociety@GabbbarSingh Depends on what you sell, but before paying for Google or Meta ads, check two free things: is your Google Business Profile complete with reviews, and does every inquiry get a reply within an hour? Early clients usually come from fixing those, not ad spend.
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@colpear That's the new front desk. Ask ChatGPT where to stay near Greenwich and see whether you make the shortlist. If you don't, your reviews and room descriptions are the fix.
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@sullevol This is the line: speed beats polish on the phone. Worth checking the AI's notes against the calls for a week, since a misspelled name is fine but a wrong address or service isn't.
@weekley_k Love this. Finding sellers is a great job for AI agents. One tip: let it draft the outreach but have a person read it before it sends, since a wrong note to a vendor costs more than the time saved. Congrats on the first signups!
@Roy_Banwell 81 is a lot of money left on the table, and running it silent first was smart. Are you planning to let it draft the follow-ups too, or keep it as a flag list for the team?
@anubhav_builds Matches what we see. The fix is rarely a new tool. It's an owner-approved reply template and a rule that every inquiry gets an answer within an hour. Which channel was slowest: email, DMs or web forms?
@SelfRezCoffeeCo Thanks for sharing the owner side. A middle ground we've seen work for small brands: a small flat fee plus commission, and a clear brief upfront so both sides know what a win looks like.
@leoiskander Congrats, that's a great job. Nice proof that AI Overviews pull from sites that clearly spell out the service and the area. Did the client mention what they searched for?
@irentdumpsters Good call. Owners also forget their LSA reviews and lead disputes live only in that account. Export them before anything moves, and keep the call recordings from your best jobs, since they show what customers actually ask for.