I was onboarding a client and noticed something weird. Most agencies set up automations after a lead books. I flipped it and built this before the call. Here’s exactly what I did 👇 The “Pre-Call Authority Automation” When a lead books a call: They instantly get a short SMS: “Quick heads up before our call, I’ll review your online presence and pull 1 thing that’s costing you leads.” 6–12 hours later, they get an email with: • a Loom (2–3 minutes max) • NOT a full audit • Just ONE issue, clearly explained • No pitch Example: “I noticed your Google listing isn’t showing for [service] even though people are searching it weekly. I’ll explain why on the call.” 1 hour before the call, another SMS: “Looking forward to the call. I’ll show you exactly how to fix what I mentioned earlier.” What changed immediately: • Show-up rate went way up • Calls stopped feeling ‘cold’ • Prospects started the call already trusting me • Objections dropped because I had already proven competence The wild part? I didn’t sell harder. I just pre-sold credibility. This isn’t a follow-up trick. It’s a perception shift before the call even happens. I haven’t seen anyone talk about this setup, but once you use it, you can’t go back. Curious: Do you currently do anything before the call… or does the trust-building only start once you’re already on Zoom?

tested this instead of setup fees. Rule that made it work: • referral must be introduced within 14 days • referral must book a call • referral must match my niche If those conditions aren’t met → normal setup fee kicks in. This avoids free labor. Keeps leverage. Still rewards clients with strong networks. Important: don’t make referrals “optional.” Make them contractual or time-bound. Has anyone else tried referrals instead of upfront cash?

Anyone use this? I've played with it a few times and its pretty good. It makes good pages as well as apps as well, you just have to do more to deploy them.

I've used it before, its pretty good and comparable to Chatgpt, I just haven't used it lately so not sure of the updates recently.

What plan do you have? Is it enough for what you use it for? Do you think perplexity outshines other LLMs? where? and why? I've been using it more, I have the basic plan, I hate the limits on it though. I dislike it almost as bad as I do claudes.