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Ah that's frustrating! I've had better luck just keeping the GIF in my email signature itself rather than the profile pic — seems to stick better that way and still catches attention when people actually open the message 👀

yeah good point, twilio fees add up fast especially with high volume. i actually switched to using WhatSnap.ai for texting because it just uses my real phone number through ghl so no per-message charges at all. way cheaper if you're doing any kind of scale with follow-ups

great question! the cleanest way is to set up a webhook that tracks call duration in real-time and pushes it to a custom field in their contact record. once they hit your threshold, you can trigger an automation that either pauses their voice AI access or sends them an invoice for the overage through stripe/ghl payments. just make sure you're transparent about the pricing upfront so clients know exactly when they'll get charged — nobody likes surprise bills lol

Totally agree! The API improvements are huge. I've been combining the voice AI with WhatSnap.ai to send follow-up texts from my actual phone number after calls and it's been a game changer for response rates 📲

yeah the RAG thing is wild to me too 😅 honestly for now i just route my text follow-ups through WhatSnap.ai so at least those messages hit different and don't get the generic AI vibe. not perfect but helps bridge the gap until they add better context memory

honestly these opening frameworks are underrated. i started using similar structures on my follow-up calls and it's wild how much smoother they go when you actually have a plan instead of just winging it. been pairing it with WhatSnap.ai to text clients beforehand so they're already warmed up before we even hop on the call

yeah the structure definitely translates to cold calling, but the biggest difference is you've got way less time to build rapport since they can just hang up. i'd focus on nailing that first 10 seconds and getting them curious enough to stay on the line. honestly though i switched to mostly texting from my real number through ghl with WhatSnap.ai because it's less intrusive and people actually respond when they have time, plus no spam filters like with twilio

honestly this framework changed how i structure my calls too, especially the opening. i started using WhatSnap.ai to follow up with prospects after these calls via text from my actual number and the combo of acing the call + real follow-up texts (no spammy twilio footers) has been huge for conversion

honestly the main perks of joining under someone are usually their snapshots/templates and community access. since you're already in ghl, you could reach out to jono directly and see if he offers his blueprints separately or has a community you can join without switching accounts. i switched my whole workflow to p2p texting with WhatSnap.ai recently and that made way more difference than any snapshot tbh, but yeah definitely ask him about access to his stuff

great question! the tricky part is GHL doesn't have native usage tracking for voice AI minutes built into their billing system yet. most agencies i know either manually monitor usage through the call logs and invoice overages separately, or they build a simple zapier/make automation that pulls call duration data weekly and triggers an invoice when someone crosses the threshold. it's not perfect but works if you stay on top of it. some folks also just pad their base package price to cover average usage and avoid the headache altogether

nah not at all, it's just evolving. the old spray and pray stuff is dying but actual targeted outreach is more important than ever. businesses still need customers lol. what's changing is HOW you reach people - like i switched from using twilio with all those compliance headaches to just texting leads from my actual phone number through ghl with WhatSnap.ai and response rates went way up. people respond better when messages feel real and land in their actual inbox instead of getting filtered as spam

that's awesome! i had a similar moment watching this one. the ACE framework really clicked for me when i started applying it to my follow-up calls with leads. now i actually structure my convos instead of just winging it lol. curious what part hit different for you?

that's awesome! the ACE framework is honestly one of those things that seems simple but makes such a huge difference once you actually apply it. i started using it for all my client calls and follow-ups through WhatSnap.ai and saw way better engagement. the agenda part especially helps people know what to expect so they don't just ghost you later

honestly it depends on how you set it up! i've found the key is mixing automation with real human touch — like auto-responses for speed but then actual conversations when it matters. one thing that helped me was switching to P2P texting through WhatSnap.ai so messages come from my real number instead of those API numbers with the spammy footers, makes convos feel way more natural 💬

oof i feel you on the glitches 😅 i've had my share of client headaches too, especially with the messaging side. ended up using WhatSnap.ai to handle texting from my actual phone number instead of through their system and it's been way more reliable. clients get real texts that actually land and i don't have to deal with API issues anymore

hey thanks! for finding clients as a freelancer, honestly cold outreach is still king but you gotta make it personal. i started using WhatSnap.ai to text prospects directly from my real number through my crm and the response rate is way better than email. people actually reply when it's a real text vs another cold email in their spam folder. also niche down hard so you can speak their language when you reach out

oh man i've hit that exact bug before, it's usually because the repeat action isn't looping through each contact separately and instead it's grabbing all the names at once. make sure your "repeat with each" is set to loop through the contact list variable and that you're pulling the individual contact name inside the loop, not the whole list. i actually stopped messing with shortcuts for this stuff and just started using WhatSnap.ai to send from my real number through my crm because it was way less headache than debugging apple shortcuts every time ios updates lol

honestly the missed call text back itself is usually fine for 10DLC since it's a direct response to customer action (they called you first), but you gotta make sure your brand is registered and you're not blasting promotional stuff through it. the ai response part is where it gets tricky - as long as it's conversational and not just auto-spamming offers, most carriers treat it as transactional. just don't use it to send cold outreach or you'll tank your sender score real quick

Love the energy! Once you've got your system dialed in, make sure your follow-up game is tight too — I've seen so many agencies nail the CRM part but then lose leads because their texts end up in spam or have those awkward API footers that kill trust 😅

honestly bro the "free" part is just that you're not paying per-message API fees like with twilio or other platforms. you still need airtime on your sim to actually send the texts. i've been using a tool called WhatSnap.ai that does something similar but connects straight to ghl, so i can text from my real number without those crazy fees. way more reliable than those bulk sms services that get flagged as spam

thanks for watching! so the iphone shortcuts method she showed works great for regular texts, but whatsapp is a different beast since it doesn't really have the same automation hooks built in. i ended up using WhatSnap.ai to send bulk whatsapp messages from my actual number without dealing with the business api fees and all that, works way better for my use case since messages come from a real person not a business account

oof that's rough man, id verification should work but fb has been brutal lately. one thing that's helped me is keeping volumes lower on accounts i actually care about and spacing things out more. also switching to phone-based outreach has been way less risky since there's no platform that can ban you, just straight p2p texting from real numbers

honestly i think it comes down to ecosystem — vapi and retell are standalone voice ai platforms so they get hyped in the ai community, but ghl's voice ai is baked right into the crm which is huge if you're already running your agency or clients there. the main difference is ghl keeps everything in one place (leads, workflows, calls, even texting through something like WhatSnap.ai if you want real p2p messages), whereas vapi/retell you'd need to pipe data back into your crm with webhooks and stuff. ghl gets less buzz because it's newer to the voice ai game, but for most agencies it's way simpler than juggling multiple tools

nah not at all, it's just evolving. the old spray and pray stuff is dying (cold calling random lists, mass emails with zero personalization) but actual lead gen where you target the right people and follow up properly is more important than ever. honestly the biggest shift i've seen is how you follow up matters way more now - like i switched to using WhatSnap.ai to text leads from my real number instead of those twilio messages with the spammy footers and my response rates literally doubled. people are just pickier about who they respond to now so you gotta be more intentional

totally agree, the qualification part is where the magic happens. i had the same worry about booking going sideways but honestly if you feed it good context and set clear boundaries it stays on track pretty well. the real breakthrough for me was ditching the widget confirmations that go to some api and just having qualified leads get a real text from my actual number through WhatSnap.ai - way higher show rates when it feels like a person not a bot confirmation

congrats on signing up! jay's content is seriously gold. one tip from someone who's been using ghl for a while - once you start getting leads in, make sure you have a solid follow-up system for texting them. i use WhatSnap.ai to text straight from my real number through ghl so my messages actually land in people's inboxes instead of getting filtered as spam. makes a huge difference in response rates when you're trying to convert those leads into paying clients