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  1. Andy Black

    Scaling a handyman service business

    PEOPLE SCALING EXECUTION 
    I was in a rush @IceCreamKid, I meant to add this to the above: Whenever I see a "but", I immediately think about swapping it for any "and". So this: Online biz=easier to scale, but harder to get customers because you're competing nationally Local biz=easier to get customers because...
  2. Andy Black

    Scaling a handyman service business

    PEOPLE SCALING EXECUTION 
    Online local biz?
  3. Andy Black

    The Biggest Benefit of Google Ads

    MARKETING 
    Yep. He still fixes appliances. People still go to Google and type the same searches. The same ads and landing pages work. The only difference is that ads have got bigger and keyword match types have got blurrier, although haven't really affected these campaigns. I started his...
  4. Andy Black

    MTF's Rebirth: Building a New Fastlane Vehicle

    EXECUTION 
    Sigh. Story of my life. I've been repeating the same thing over and over in the forum for years. Now go read this: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/the-biggest-benefit-of-google-ads.52440/
  5. Andy Black

    MTF's Rebirth: Building a New Fastlane Vehicle

    EXECUTION 
    Really good conversion rates there MTF. Hopefully it will continue (sometimes the conversion rate starts high then drops, I suspect because people have been searching for a while and haven't seen your offer, then suddenly do). Simple enough right? Show for buyer searches and put what they...
  6. Andy Black

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

    CHAT - AI - 
    It's a great way to get the trust and contact details of loads of local service businesses interested in managing their customers. Better than some "newsletter" or YouTube channel. Now they have that "data", how are they going to monetise it? What will their new customers pay for? The...
  7. Andy Black

    MTF's Rebirth: Building a New Fastlane Vehicle

    EXECUTION 
    This is also now a screening process where you're trying to find reliable service providers who will follow up with leads on time, turn up on time, not feck up the sale, do a good job, get a good review, etc. You're going to have to kiss a lot of frogs because not all service providers do the...
  8. Andy Black

    MTF's Rebirth: Building a New Fastlane Vehicle

    EXECUTION 
    1 insulation lead for $19. How many clicks, impressions, estimated searches? What's your CTR, CPC, average postion? See what I mean by just loading everything and letting the data tell you what to do?
  9. Andy Black

    MTF's Rebirth: Building a New Fastlane Vehicle

    EXECUTION 
    Well done getting your first lead. Emailing one tradesman is leaving it too much to chance. Some don't check their emails or don't check them in time. Also, that one lead you've got could be used to get conversations going with lots of insulation guys and start getting you known as a person...
  10. Andy Black

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

    CHAT - AI - 
    I read a great book years ago called "Free." The crux of it was: if you can make free what others charge for, then you vaporise their business model. Obviously you've got to figure out a different way to monetise then.
  11. Andy Black

    Start Faster. Stop "Learning".

    GOLD! HOT! MINDSET 
    Exactly. Learn from taking action, then assessing. It's Act, Assess, Adjust, not Assess, Adjust, Act. Too many people navel gazing thinking that's helping them.
  12. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    Good. This is just the beginning for you. Now go out there and start serving people, getting paid, and figuring out how to scale with all your software skills and experience. You're not a student or recently graduated but for some reason I think this video might help you. Engineers have a...
  13. Andy Black

    Palantir Discussion Thread

    SAAS / APPS - AI - 
    Interesting read: https://share.google/BSfuW49djt7oHpSMq
  14. Andy Black

    Piano's Progress Thread number #2137: Google Ads!

    EXECUTION 
    I mostly use YouTube as free hosting for videos and I have all sorts of different videos up on my channel. What's interesting is that a video from 3 months ago that's under 5 minutes and had only 60 views at the time actually brought a lead and a new client last week. View...
  15. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    One of our sons is homeschooling because he can't stand being in a class with other lads messing when he's trying to pay attention. He also can't stand that the teacher takes so long to explain stuff when he could have just gone online and learnt it in 5 minutes. He'll sit and edit videos for 8...
  16. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    Wtf?!? I'd never heard of this company and now it shows up in my Google homepage feed? Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers—‘or you’re neurodivergent’ | Fortune
  17. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    We can go from idea to testing the idea so much faster now. Does that mean all those tests will succeed? No, it means whoever cycles through Act, Assess, Adjust faster and better will succeed. And AI has shortened the time to cycle through. I'm reminded of the line I keep telling people...
  18. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    Some of my posts in a different thread:
  19. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    @Levit ... try this little exercise. Say the following and see how you feel after each. I'm a software engineer with 15 years experience but AI is making it easier to create software. v I'm a software engineer with 15 years experience and AI is making it easier to create software.
  20. Andy Black

    Has AI killed the software business dream?

    - AI - 
    Oh I agree. Folks are too quick to abandon the skills that keep a roof over their head, instead of figuring out how to leverage them.

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