What if getting your first paying client was a LOT easier than you’ve been led to believe? Before I head down to Cabo tomorrow, I wanted to share something I’ve been working on. And I’m pretty excited about this one. For the last 3+ years, I’ve been teaching and refining a very specific approach to helping people land their FIRST paying local business customer. Not just experienced marketers. I’m talking about people who have NEVER run an agency, NEVER sold marketing services, and in some cases, NEVER made a sale in their life. And we’ve seen some pretty incredible things happen. Like Kevin… He was working night shifts. No marketing experience. No fancy website. No agency setup. He learned the process and made his first sale in approximately 10–13 days. He walked into a business, had a simple conversation, and walked out minutes later with his first committed buyer. Or Adam… An 18-year police detective with ZERO marketing sales experience. He learned this same process last summer and went on to sell DOZENS of devices. Here’s what I’ve learned after teaching this to hundreds of agencies: The secret isn’t teaching people MORE marketing. It’s giving them something SIMPLE enough that they can actually go out and SELL. You don’t need to master SEO. You don’t need funnels. You don’t need cold calling. And you definitely don’t need to spend six months building an agency before you get your first customer. You need ONE customer. Then you build from there. So I’ve taken everything we’ve learned over the last three years and packaged it into something new. INTRODUCING: THE FIRST SALE FORMULA A simple four-step system: SPOT → START → SHOW → SELL Four focused training sessions showing you how to find opportunities in your everyday life, start natural conversations, demonstrate a specific solution, and turn that interest into paying customers. Plus, I’m planning a LIVE over-the-shoulder training next Tuesday. HERE’S WHAT I’M THINKING… I’m going to be releasing this for $97 when we start running ads.

Everyone is talking about GEO. AEO. AI SEO. Ranking in ChatGPT. But there’s a problem. Most businesses are trying to optimize for AI search before their website is even ready to be understood by AI. That’s backwards. In this video, Jeff Herschy breaks down the 5 biggest reasons AI isn't recommending most businesses—and what you should fix before worrying about advanced AI optimization. A recent audit of 50+ B2B websites found that 91% weren't meaningfully optimized for answer engines beyond basic indexing. And the problem isn't necessarily AI. It’s the foundation underneath it. Inside the breakdown: - Why you're creating content nobody is actually searching for - How to structure your website so AI can clearly understand your business - Why internal linking matters for both humans and AI - The trust signals AI looks for beyond your website - Why chasing GEO and AI SEO too early can be a mistake - What you should fix before trying to optimize for AI search The better question isn't: "How do I rank in ChatGPT?" It's: "Can ChatGPT confidently understand my business?" I'm attaching: - The presentation PDF for clarity - The AI Website Readiness Playbook with the checklist used to evaluate whether a business is actually ready for AI search Watch the video first. Then use the playbook to audit your foundation before chasing the next shiny AI optimization tactic. After you watch: 👉 Comment on the YouTube video with your biggest takeaway 👉 Subscribe to the channel for more practical AI, SEO, and business growth strategies Don't optimize for AI until you've made it easy for AI to understand you. Foundation first. Then visibility.

Tue, 30 Jun 26 Gemini + Google Business Profile: What’s New - New “Business Notebook” feature connects Gemini to a Google Business Profile - Gemini reads the business’s website and GBP to build a brand snapshot - Proactively surfaces action items: unanswered reviews, missing profile info, overdue posts - Suggests tasks across marketing, customer understanding, and growth - Key demo use cases shown: - Brand positioning analysis based on customer reviews - 3-month growth plan tailored to local market (Austin example) - 7-day social media content calendar with captions and brand rationale - Standout early testing examples: - SF clothing brand used Gemini to model limited-drop vs. evergreen revenue scenarios - Fish shop in Austin: Gemini audited categories, spotted missing “oyster bar” tag, and set it directly from the chat window Availability, Scope, and Privacy - Rolling out globally in coming weeks, 40+ languages, most regions - UK and EEA excluded for now, support coming - Currently for single-location businesses only; multi-location and agency support on the roadmap - Initial access for personal Gmail accounts; Workspace support in progress - Workspace accounts get fully siloed data, no leakage to Gemini - Consumer accounts: profile performance data (impressions, etc.) also stays private Roadmap and Advice for Getting Started - Two near-term priorities flagged: - Expansion: all regions, all account types, mobile access - Persistent business context: Gemini understands your business across all chats, not just inside the notebook - Review reply publishing in Gemini is in progress but not yet live - Challenge: avoiding low-effort, inauthentic AI-generated replies at scale - Advice for small businesses new to AI: - Just start: try the tools, there’s no wrong way to begin - Upload more data (business plans, P&L) to get more personalized responses - Push the tool to its limits and revisit every few months as it evolves

Alright… REPLAY IS LIVE HERE - https://promolyai.lovable.app Something kind of crazy happened. I was building something simple for a couple local businesses… …and accidentally closed 2 local clients with it almost immediately. Not from some giant complicated funnel. Not from cold ads. Not from months of setup. Just a ridiculously simple AI-powered agency offer that completely blew their minds when they saw it. So tomorrow… I’m breaking down EXACTLY what I showed them. And to make this fun… I’m doing a $500 prize pool. 5 people are getting $100 each. Here’s how to qualify: 1. Comment “$100” below this post 2. Register for tomorrow’s live call: LINK - https://promolyai.lovable.app That’s it. Then show up live tomorrow at: 2PM Eastern / 11AM Pacific and during the training… I’ll reveal the specific thing the first 5 people can do to win the $100. PayPal. Amazon gift card. Whatever’s easiest. And yes…people from previous giveaways already know I actually pay out fast. What’s exciting about this: • It’s AI-powered • It’s one of the easiest “foot in the door” offers I’ve seen in years • It ties directly into Reviewly fulfillment • It can be used with Review Rush • It’s simple enough to deploy FAST • And honestly… I think a lot of people are overcomplicating agency sales right now This came out of nowhere for us internally… …but when something starts closing quickly in the real world… you lean into it. Tomorrow I’ll show you exactly what happened. Comment “$100” below and register now before you forget. See you live. – Herschy

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