John Willingham

outdoor living company owner, real estate development and brokerage, community bank director, Hokie fan, daily learner.

[John Willingham @johnwillingham1]

@twallyweb Curious about your choice to stick build. Cost or another factor?

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@irentdumpsters @JD_DeYonker Agreed. As someone in the deck and outdoor living business it def drives up marketing spend on mostly one time sales. Looking at other options

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We are healing.

[Andrew ✨HOKIES✨ @AlwaysAHokie]

I’ve never been more excited for a football season in my life

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@turnaroundsguy @ChrisRamsey60 @jamesonhaslam @RobertMSterling has anyone connected Claude to Quickbooks? If so, any feedback/recommendations, etc.

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@ChrisRamsey60 Working on it!

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@jamesonhaslam Yes that was our thought. Do you have a dedicated team for repairs ? Perfect opportunity for resurface jobs which we love (typically no permit or hoa)

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@VinnysCorner1 Delino DeShields

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@JackMcGrath let’s discuss at our next leasing meeting.

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@twallyweb @moseskagan I like this approach. We are about to repurpose 75% of one of our flex buildings and have had a variety of interested parties and will need to think about this in our process. Thank you.

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@twallyweb @moseskagan I like this approach. We are about to repurpose 75% of one of our flex buildings and have had a variety of interested parties and will need to think about this in our process. Thank you.

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@rohde88 Truth. No one in sales wants to run one leg appointments!

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@jamesonhaslam Thank you.

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@jamesonhaslam are you using Claude or AI tools in your deck measurement processes? Looking to condense our time from measure to permit. Thanks.

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@Rivera_C_Rach

[Marcus @marcusmclayton]

4 years ago I started using GHL for my agency.

My clients were using Jobber, HouseCallPro, JobNimbus, BookingKoala, etc.

Good CRMs for operations.
But they were all missing something for marketing-forward businesses:

A unified lead management system.

I looked at a lot of options. Nothing came close.

Even with its quirks, GHL solves the problem better than anything else.

Everything lives in one place:

• Forms
• Call tracking
• Pipelines
• Automations
• Review requests
• Reporting
• GBP posting
• Lead attribution

When a $50,000 job closes, you actually know where it came from.

Leads go straight into a pipeline where you, your admin, or a VA can manage them

Automations instantly respond to new leads

You can even build a NiceJob style review system to automatically ask for Google reviews

My friend and client @Lexivindi went deep on GHL and became an absolute expert

She owns two home service businesses (and has an engineering degree), so she built systems the way operators actually need them

We ended up starting a company together: Lead Machine Inc.

Since then we’ve helped 150+ home service businesses implement GHL

• Cleaning
• Roofing
• Solar
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Tree service
• Auto detailing
• Luxury car rental
• Mechanic shops

We partner with agencies and businesses here on Twitter include great guys @irentdumpsters @Nads_Shariff @max_tendero

The trouble with GHL is it takes a bunch of effort to setup to make it work for you. It's so far from turn key.

If you’re curious about GHL — or need help with your setup — reach out to me or @Lexivindi

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@JackMcGrath

[Aviva - Denver / Aspen - Warehouse @AvivaRealEstate]

Let’s talk numbers

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Coming soon!

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@Rivera_C_Rach

[Bodhi- Local SEO @irentdumpsters]

Google deleted 221 million reviews from Business Profiles in 2025.

89% of them were 5-star.

The reviews you worked the hardest to earn are the ones disappearing. And the rate is accelerating. Deletion volume grew 28x in two years.

Here's what's actually happening and what you need to change right now.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Democrats Clarify Everyone Is A Nazi Except The Guy With Nazi Tattoo https://t.co/xh6mnOOjtv

[John Willingham @johnwillingham1]

@robbiehendricks @GadSaad @RyanHoliday @elonmusk Agreed.

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@Codie_Sanchez Buying and running a business is significantly more difficult than anything else i have ever done. I think everyone just glances over this fact. It sounds great but it’s f-ing hard.