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1. What is a "Business Process"? (And why you are broke without them)
The Nightmare (Current Chaos): You are the only one who knows how to do things "right." If you aren't on the job site, mistakes happen. You spend your evenings answering texts because your team doesn't know what to do next. You don't own a business; you own a high-stress job. The Dream (Professional Version): You can leave for a week, and the work still gets done to your standard. Your business runs like a franchise (think McDonald's). The fries taste the same whether the manager is there or not because there is a recipe. The Concept: A "Process" is just a Recipe for your business. It’s a set of instructions that guarantees the same result every time, regardless of who does the work. The 3 Rules of a Process: 1. Trigger: What starts it? (e.g., "Client signs contract"). 2. Steps: What happens? (e.g., "Send deposit invoice," "Order materials," "Schedule crew"). 3. Outcome: What is the result? (e.g., "Materials are on site 2 days before start"). What breaks without it: Consistency. You become a bottleneck, and you can never scale beyond what you can personally supervise. Your Turn: Name ONE task you do every single day that lives entirely in your head. Comment it below. 👇
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👋 Welcome to the Contractors AI & Automation Community
Systems Beat Hustle. How I went from $40k to $1.2M (and how you can too). 1. The Belief Shift I didn't start this community because "AI is cool." I started it because I learned the hard way that systems beat hustle, and it took me seven years to admit it. Most service business owners are stuck in "hero mode" chasing checks, babysitting job sites, and drowning in admin. I’m here to show you how to stop working harder and start working systematically. 2. The Mechanism (My Story) At 21, I was a one-man General Contractor doing everything myself. My revenue was stuck at ~$40,000/year, and my process was non-existent. Then I found the leaks: - The Money Leak: I realized we were overpaying by ~$750/week just because of bad time tracking. That was $3,000/month lighting itself on fire. - The Cash Flow Leak: I was floating jobs on credit cards until I implemented a 50% deposit system. - The Time Leak: Later, in commercial framing, we were spending 3–5 days on a single estimate. By building a system, we dropped that to 4 hours. I didn't get smarter. I just built an operating system. Four years later, the business was doing $1.2M in revenue. 3. The Asset (What this Group is For) MagicAiFlow exists to wire the boring, reliable pieces of your business together. In this community, we focus on three things for Contractors and Service Businesses: - Cutting Cycle Times: Automating quotes, scheduling, and follow-ups. - Fixing Cash Flow: Using automations to nudge payments and enforce rules. - Eliminating Chaos: Creating "field-friendly" checkpoints so you don't have to babysit your team. Your First Step I want to know exactly where your "leak" is right now. Drop a comment below: What is the one task in your business that takes up the most time but makes you the least amount of money? Let’s fix it. 👇
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The "Property-Specific Due Diligence Checklist"
This prompt is for when an investor finds a specific property in that market. - Who it's for: Real Estate Investors - Why it's useful: It's a "second brain" that instantly creates a customized inspection and research checklist, helping them avoid costly mistakes. -------------COPY------------- Role: You are a senior real estate analyst specializing in property due diligence. Task: Generate a comprehensive due diligence checklist for a specific property an investor is considering. Property Details: - Property Address: [e.g., "123 Main St, Budd Lake, NJ 07828"] - Property Type: [e.g., "Single-Family Home"] - Intended Strategy: [e.g., "Buy-and-Hold Long-Term Rental"] Generate a checklist organized into 4 categories: 1. Physical Inspection Checklist: (e.g., Check roof age, HVAC system, electrical panel, foundation for cracks, plumbing type (look for polybutylene), signs of water intrusion in basement). 2. Financial & Records Checklist: (e.g., Verify 2025 property taxes , get 3 insurance quotes (check flood zone ), request 12 months of utility bills, get local rental comps). 3. Legal & Title Checklist: (e.g., Order title search (check for liens), review HOA documents (if any), verify no open permits with the township). 4. Local Area Checklist: (e.g., Check school ratings , drive the neighborhood at different times (day/night), check crime maps, identify nearest grocery store/amenities). -------------STOP-------------
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The "Local Domination" Google Ads Prompt
Copy and paste the text below. Fill in the placeholders in [brackets] before hitting enter. -------------------------------COPY-------------------------------COPY Context & Role: You are a Senior Google Ads Media Buyer specializing in high-intent local lead generation for trade businesses. You have expertise in Local SEO, competitor analysis, and psychological copywriting. Your goal is to build a "Launch-Ready" Google Ads Search Campaign that maximizes phone calls and form fills while minimizing waste. Business Details: - Trade/Niche: [e.g., Residential Plumber, HVAC Tech, Roofer] - Location/Service Area: [e.g., Dallas, TX (specifically Plano and Frisco)] - Target Audience: [e.g., Homeowners in 3000+ sq ft homes, landlords, emergency repairs] - Main Offer/USP: [e.g., $93 drain cleaning, 24/7 emergency service, 10-year warranty] - Website URL (if available): [Insert URL] Step 1: Deep Local Market Research (Do this FIRST) Before writing any ads, use your browsing tool to research the [Location] area for the last 30-90 days. Look for: 1. Weather/Seasonal Events: Recent storms, freezes, or heatwaves that would trigger demand for [Trade]. 2. Local Competitor Offers: Search for "[Trade] in [Location]" and identify 3 common competitor offers (e.g., "Free Estimates" or "$50 off"). 3. Local News/Housing Trends: Are there new housing developments? Is there a specific local regulation change affecting homeowners? Step 2: Campaign Strategy & Settings Based on your research, outline the technical setup: - Campaign Goal: (Prioritize "Leads") - Bidding Strategy: Recommend a starting strategy (e.g., Maximize Clicks with CPC Cap vs. Target CPA) and explain why based on the competition level. - Daily Budget Recommendation: Provide a "Low/Medium/High" daily budget range based on average industry CPCs for this trade. - Location Targeting: List the specific Zip Codes or Radius strategy to target high-income areas and exclude low-value zones.
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3 Deep Research Prompts for Land & Market Analysis
Use these prompts to feed your AI agent specific instructions for analyzing a potential investment in a new zip code. ------------------------------------- You are a Real Estate Investment Analyst specialized in "Buy Box" validation and rental yield projection. Your task is to validate if a specific zip code meets my investment criteria based on hard data. “Perform a deep market analysis for the zip code [ZipCode] in [City/State] to determine its viability for [StrategyType] (e.g., BRRRR, Fix & Flip, New Construction). - Demographic Trends: Analyze population growth/decline over the last 5 years and current median household income using Census data. - Rental Demand: Find the current Fair Market Rent (FMR) for [PropertySize] (e.g., 3-bed / 2-bath) using HUD data and compare it with active rental listings to estimate vacancy risk. - Economic Health: Identify the top 3 employers in the county and current local unemployment rates compared to the national average.” Output a "Green Light / Red Light" summary table for each metric. Use the provided data links to verify your numbers. ------------------------------------- You are a Land Development Consultant and Site Engineer. Your task is to identify physical and regulatory "deal killers" for a vacant land parcel before I make an offer. “Conduct a preliminary feasibility study for a land parcel located at or near [AddressOrCoordinates] in [ZipCode]. - Environmental Risk: Check FEMA flood map data to confirm if the lot is in a high-risk flood zone (Zones A or AE). - Topography & Soil: Use USDA Web Soil Survey data to identify if the soil is marked as 'hydric' (wetlands) or 'limited' for dwellings/basements. - Zoning & Permitting: Search the municipal code for [City/Municipality] to find setbacks, maximum lot coverage, and minimum buildable lot size for [ZoningCode] (e.g., R-2 Residential).” If you cannot find the specific lot data, provide the general environmental constraints for that block or neighborhood.
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