Hello everyone, I'm currently experimenting with using Claude Code to edit my YouTube videos, and I'm hoping to connect with others who might have tried something similar. My workflow involves recording a talking-head video, then using Claude Code with OpenAI's Whisper models to generate a transcript for editing. However, I've hit a major bottleneck: the transcription is frequently inaccurate, and worse, it often cuts off mid-sentence. This leads to poor edits and a lot of manual cleanup that defeats the purpose of automation. I'm looking for any advice from the community on: 1. Better free/open-source transcription models – Are there alternatives to OpenAI Whisper that are more accurate and handle long-form video better? 2. Tools that solve the "cutting off" problem – Has anyone found a solution that reliably transcribes an entire video without truncation? 3. Claude Code integration – If you've built a similar workflow, what was your approach? Any tools, skills, or MCP servers you'd recommend? I'm specifically looking for free/open-source solutions that can run locally. Any guidance, lessons learned, or resources would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help!

Hey everyone, I just pulled the trigger and started cold calling for my business and honestly... it's humbling. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but I wasn't prepared for how quickly calls fall apart. I'm fumbling through my intro, getting hit with objections I don't know how to handle, and most of the time I can't even get past the first 10 seconds before they hang up or brush me off. On top of that, half the time I call a business the decision-maker isn't even there. I end up talking to a receptionist or someone who has no idea what I'm offering and can't do anything with it. I don't want to keep burning through my list without actually getting in front of the right person. I'm looking for real, practical help from people who've actually done this: - What does your opening line look like? Do you lead with a question, a problem, a compliment? - What's your offer and how do you position it on a cold call? - How do you handle the classic "I'm not interested" or "send me an email"? - Do you use a full script or just bullet point talking points? - How do you get past the gatekeeper and actually reach the decision-maker? - What's your strategy when the owner or manager isn't available — do you leave a message, call back, ask for their direct line? - What did you wish someone told you when you were just starting out? I'm not looking for theory, I want to know what's actually converting for you right now. If you've got a script or framework you're willing to share, even just a rough version, I'd be super grateful. Drop it below or DM me. Willing to share what I'm working with too if it helps. Let's figure this out together.

I am currently speaking with leads and the service I get asked for the most is website builds. I am trying to figure out the best way to package and price this, and I would love input from those of you who are actively selling. Right now I am considering two models: Option 1: One and Done. I charge a one time fee for the build. I walk the client through getting their own domain. They handle renewals and management after that. No ongoing work for me. Option 2: Recurring (Monthly Only)No upfront fee, only a monthly charge. I purchase and hold the domain, or manage it for them. I handle renewals, hosting, and any small updates. It brings recurring revenue but adds management complexity. For those of you who have actually sold website builds to small businesses, which model has worked better for you? Did you start with one and switch to the other? Any pricing or retention insights you can share would be very appreciated. Thank you, just trying to learn from people who have been in the trenches.

Hey everyone! I just open-sourced a high-performance Google Maps Lead Scraper that automatically gathers local business leads completely lacking website links. If you are offering website builds, search optimization, or agency services, these are the absolute warmest prospects you can find because they are losing half their local search leads to competitors. Usually, Google Maps scraping requires expensive API keys and strict daily query limits. This tool uses Playwright and Chromium under the hood to bypass API restrictions entirely. Key features I built: 1. Dynamic 50-State Targeting: Checks and caches the U.S. Census Bureau database dynamically, letting you crawl any of the 3,143 counties in the United States effortlessly (e.g. --state TX or --state NY). 2. DuckDuckGo Email locator: For every website-less business discovered, the scraper crawls DuckDuckGo indexes to extract their public contact email addresses. 3. Duplication Safeguards: Progressive saves to a local CSV sheet using URL and phone hashing so you never scrape or text a business twice. 4. Optional carrier validation slots: Ready for you to drop in free Numverify or Abstract keys to filter out landlines so your texts only hit verified cell lines. The code is fully packaged on my GitHub with step-by-step guides for both developers and automated AI agents to execute. I recorded a quick 60-second walkthrough showcasing the scraper in action and the insane results it pulled. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o4YKj2Rebpo Let me know if you have any questions or want help running this in your own state. Comment below!

Hey everyone! Robby here. 🧠 I have been working on something special for my fellow Skool community owners. If you are tired of manually managing engagement, sending follow-ups, or posting updates, I just built an open-source tool that lets your AI agent handle the heavy lifting for you. THE CORE BREAKTHROUGH: This tool integrates directly with your preferred AI agent (like Gemini CLI) to manage your Skool community workflows. It handles direct messages, creates community posts, and even tracks behavioral insights to help you identify and re-engage members who are at risk of churning. HOW TO GET STARTED: 1. Grab the repository link from my GitHub (linked in the video description). 2. Feed the instructions to your AI agent of choice. It will guide you through the setup, including installing necessary dependencies automatically. 3. Authenticate your session. Go to your Skool community, hit COMMAND+OPTION+I (or F12) to open the network tab, ensure preserve log and disable cache are checked, then refresh the page. 4. Export your HAR file. Save this to your workspace directory. This is how the tool securely identifies you. DO NOT share this file with anyone. 5. Sync your data. Run the sync command to pull your community information into a local database file. This makes everything run lightning fast. THE COMMANDS: Once set up, you can simply talk to your agent to get things done: - To send a follow-up message: Please send a follow-up message to my latest contact in my chats. - To post in your community: Write a post in my [Category Name] about [Topic]. THE GOAL: I want this to be the ultimate time-saver for you. It is currently in a newer phase, and I am actively improving it based on your feedback. I need you to break it, test it, and tell me what features you want next so I can make this better for everyone in the academy. Watch the full video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/7I0COaYlEbk Are you planning to hook this up to your community today? If you run into any issues during the authentication or setup process, let me know in the comments below and I will help you get it sorted!