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    Scared of Open AI taking your data? How to have a 100% private chat bot (very technical...)

    - AI - 
    Hey guys, OpenAI, Gemini, Claude and others all store your chat history in the cloud, so nothing you share with them stays private. They also use this data to retrain their models. If you're concerned about uploading sensitive information, your best bet is running a chatbot locally on your...
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    How to deal with cagey prospects?

    I suck at talking to "cagey" people. And I suck even harder at selling to them. They'll give closed answers to questions and they don't want to discuss how business is doing... I can't figure out what their problems are. I ask myself why they even reached out to me. I can't help you if you...
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    Networking Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    I've consistently been meeting 3 business owners / week for the past 2- 3 months. It's starting to pay off - I got 2 inbound leads while I was off sick. These aren't always new business owners. Sometimes, I'll meet the same people again and again. I was out of action for a bit, so the momentum...
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    Towing the line between optimisim, confidence & arrogance

    MINDSET 
    I'm still new to running a business, and things are starting to heat up. One thing I'm learning first hand is that you have to be optimistic. I try new things and tell myself it's gonna be great. I convince myself I'm on the right track. I mean... how would I know? I'm still new. I do...
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    Cold calling 5 businesses / day till I get my next client

    EXECUTION 
    Why I’m Doing This This month, I’m down to just one client, which means I’ve got the time to start reaching out to new businesses. I sent an invoice to a plumbers merchant a week ago, fingers crossed that sales goes through. Anyway, I’ve set myself a challenge to cold call 5 businesses / day...
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    Should I use Shopify? (Online & retail store set-up w/ 1000+ skus)

    WEB DESIGN 
    Bit of a boring one. A local plumbers merchant is currently selling everything in-store. They now want to also start selling thier products online. They have 1000+ skus They have an ePOS system (not shopify or square) Is Shopify a good solution for them? Ideal solution: Easy to use online...
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    Rate my landing page

    IDEA 
    I am going all in on Google My Business SEO. I'm pretty good at it and to be honest I don't enjoy making websites. Please rate my landing page. I am trying to get some feedback on it before I start running ads. http://gmb.readingwebagency.com/
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    How Do I Motivate Café Staff to Ask for Customer Reviews?

    My client owns a local café and wants to rank #1 on Google. I told him it’s straightforward: more reviews = better rankings. Weeks pass, and still no new reviews. I visit to see what’s going on. Turns out, the staff aren’t asking customers for reviews. I explain to management that staff need to...
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    Web Design - Privacy policies for clients

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    All the highest ranking sites on SERPs have Privacy Policies and Terms of Service. In the UK, if you collect any data like names or emails through a from, then you must have a privacy policy. This has got me scratching my head a bit. I know if I ask any of my clients to create a policy (using a...
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    Documenting my Google Ads journey

    EXECUTION 
    I got my first (and only) Google Ads client recently. Thier campaigns should be running sometime this week. I'm actually terrified. Last time I did Google Ads, it was for a friend in the states and I accidently spent $600 over budget. In this thread, I want to document how I'm learning ads...
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    Anger when ex-naysayers ask for advice

    When I started my journey back in March, some of my peers put me down. They said I wasn't good enough to do sales and that I couldn't make money selling sites. It felt very personal. One of them said "Sales isn't for you mate, find something else." Ouch. Since then, I've had a few paying...
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    You're not selling websites, you're selling traffic.

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I told my friend that a website needs to: A) exist B) get traffic. Beautiful web design is not nearly as important as those two points. His reply, "You're right. Anyone can make a good looking site. The barrier to entry is low." While he agreed with me, I think he missed my point. A good...
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    Help! How do I get another client for my digital marketing business?

    MARKETING 
    I sold a local landscaper Local SEO services and got him to page 1 on Google search. And he got a couple leads off of it. Honestly, I was so happy. So, now I know I can get a local business to page 1. I need to take things further. I need to find another local business I can help with local...
  14. FJ123

    What are speed points?

    ASK THE AI 
    I see there's two types of score. Reaction score and Speed points. Im guessing reaction scores get rewarded for... reactions. What are speed points though?
  15. FJ123

    Long time lurker, first time poster

    INTRO 
    My FastLane journey started in 2021 when I read “The Millionaire FastLane”. It changed my entire mindset around how I value money, time, and my youth. I realized I needed to quit my dead-end job and start a business. Well… I got made redundant in 2023 anyway, and I thought I’d give the business...

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