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A few months ago I built a fully automated bot which replied to car ads posted on kijiji (craigslist of Canada).
I was working at a dealership myself at the time and was able to convert leads from this system.
After leaving the dealership, I tried selling this system to other salespeople and that's when I hit a brick wall.
If you try to sell them the system as a service, they will think it's a scam and won't bother. If you try to sell it to them per lead converted, they will take it for granted (which means low conversations, poor communication, etc.)
The entire appeal of this system was that it was supposed to be hands off and fully automated but I realize now that you can't really do that once you involve other people.
People are often missing knowledge that you'd take for granted, they behave unpredictably and can randomly disappear at any time.
I realized today that there HAS TO BE a better way to make a few bucks than this. My original motivation for this project was to level up my coding skills and perhaps that was my biggest mistake. Next time, I will make sure to prioritize making money over learning something new.
I was working at a dealership myself at the time and was able to convert leads from this system.
After leaving the dealership, I tried selling this system to other salespeople and that's when I hit a brick wall.
If you try to sell them the system as a service, they will think it's a scam and won't bother. If you try to sell it to them per lead converted, they will take it for granted (which means low conversations, poor communication, etc.)
The entire appeal of this system was that it was supposed to be hands off and fully automated but I realize now that you can't really do that once you involve other people.
People are often missing knowledge that you'd take for granted, they behave unpredictably and can randomly disappear at any time.
I realized today that there HAS TO BE a better way to make a few bucks than this. My original motivation for this project was to level up my coding skills and perhaps that was my biggest mistake. Next time, I will make sure to prioritize making money over learning something new.
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