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  1. Andy Black

    Dear MJ

    INTRO 
    At the risk of keeping you consuming... the first couple of rows of links in my signature is all about helping people get started. Here's what it looks like currently. Some are videos or podcasts that you can listen to on the train or in the car. Or on the throne if you so wish. Get Started...
  2. Andy Black

    Retention Optimization Services Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    What online communities would have members interested in retention optimisation? I'm sure there's loads, and you could get some tips from my "How to use forums and Facebook groups" thread. For YouTube are you doing vertical or landscape videos? I'm starting back on YouTube again and I'm going...
  3. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    This video is how I think of interviews and hiring: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/10-years-it-contracting-at-%E2%82%AC300-900-day-learnings.65868
  4. Andy Black

    The AI Software Apocalypse...

    HOT! - AI - 
    Do you see the startup language here? Audience, launching, traction? I've worked with loads of startups, and people trying to get started in business. I think startup language puts a layer between us and the people we're trying to help. An audience is a byproduct of helping or entertaining...
  5. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    You'd think it would be that simple. They gave me the keywords, I got the ad copy approved, I even built campaigns. But they've never even been run and they churned as a client (because they shut the startup down). The data I could have got them in a day would have been invaluable. Note to...
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    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    You'd think it would be that simple. They gave me the keywords, I got the ad copy approved, I even built campaigns. But they've never even been run and they churned as a client (because they shut the startup down). The data I could have got them in a day would have been invaluable. Note to...
  7. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    I wish marketing clients would let me just run campaigns to find out if it will work, rather than have endless meetings about whether to run the test in the first place. It would be done in a couple of days and cost under $50. But no... "We have to consult the board."
  8. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Thanks @Roli. Yeah he's already used Blender. At the minute he's using Adobe After Effects with a few additional plugins.
  9. Andy Black

    Figuring Out YouTube

    HOT! EXECUTION 
    I've rarely put a CTA into any of my videos. Most have no intro either... I mostly use YouTube to host chats I've had with people. I got Gemini (and various Notebooks I'd created in NotebookLM) to help me write the script for a YouTube Short. The goal is to get views (by the right...
  10. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    I got Gemini (and various Notebooks I'd created in NotebookLM) to help me write the script for a YouTube Short. I did the voiceover last night and edited it with Descript (which is still amazing). I listened back to it this morning and there's not enough punch to it, and I'm not putting...
  11. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    I spoke to a couple of people this week and mentioned we were homeschooling our son and that he was focused on video editing. BOTH asked if he could do video editing for them. It's one of those skills where the younger you are the better at it people think you are.
  12. Andy Black

    Homeschooling Chat Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    We had the home schooling assessor round today. At the start, the assessor said they'd never had an application like the one we sent in, and that he can't see them not approving the request. It was funny seeing him trying to figure out how to fill in the forms, because we're not following a...
  13. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    I personally haven't touched OpenCLAW based on some of the commentary about security issues caused by giving it so many permissions.
  14. Andy Black

    Google's NotebookLM: Another AI Breakthrough?

    - AI - 
    Great minds think alike... I've literally just done that! I tried to give it instructions so it could be a YouTube Shorts Consultant, but it needs a bit of work.
  15. Andy Black

    Google's NotebookLM: Another AI Breakthrough?

    - AI - 
    I have a Notebook with all my Google Ads content in it. I have another Notebook with information about me, my business, my values, my goals, etc. That's these two below: I also have Notebooks of Ed Lawrence and Paddy Galloway (YouTube experts) and a couple of Notebooks about YouTube...
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  18. Andy Black

    Hello Everyone

    INTRO 
    Maybe don't prioritise reading/consuming and finding ideas so much? I think having a bias towards action and a goal of helping people will be better for you. What do people currently pay for that you can help them with? Maybe check out the first row of links in my signature.
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    I hate it when they roll stuff out unless you opt out. https://searchengineland.com/google-ads-adds-ai-voice-over-to-performance-max-video-ads-471156
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