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Congrats on launching your mvp! that's huge. the storybrand framework is solid for nailing down your messaging early on. i went through the same thing with my agency last year and it really helped me stop rambling about features and just focus on the customer's problem. one thing that helped me was also making sure my follow-up was just as clear as my pitch — ended up using WhatSnap.ai to send actual texts from my phone through my crm so new leads got real messages, not automated spam. good luck with the launch!

Man i feel you on this one, that's such a specific trigger event to track. for something like certificate renewals, you might need to flip the script a bit — instead of hunting for people who need it right now, maybe build a system where they come to you when the time hits. like i set up automated reminders for my clients using WhatSnap.ai so they get a text when renewals are coming up, keeps me top of mind without me having to manually track everything. your network approach is solid but yeah you're right it won't scale to 20/day, maybe focus on quality over quantity for now and automate the follow-up part

Congrats on the new role! bdc can be intense but if you're good with people you're already halfway there. biggest thing i learned is speed matters more than perfect — call that lead back in 5 minutes not 5 hours. also get comfortable with texting, like actually having real conversations through text not just sending templates. i use WhatSnap.ai to text leads from my actual phone number through our crm and it makes follow-up feel way more natural than those robotic crm messages. you got this, first 90 days are just reps and learning what works for you

Glad you got unstuck! those initial setup steps can be confusing when you're first diving in. once you get past this part the platform really starts to click and you'll be flying through everything else

Totally agree, and it's wild how much of a difference it makes when you mirror their exact words back to them. i started doing this with text follow-ups too through WhatSnap.ai since it lets me send from my actual phone number, and the response rate is insane compared to those generic automated messages. people can tell when you're actually paying attention to what they said vs just blasting templates

Haha yeah charlie's approach is refreshing, most cold dm scripts feel so robotic but this one actually sounds human. i've been testing something similar with p2p texting through WhatSnap.ai instead of those spammy twilio numbers and the reply rates are way better when it feels like a real person reaching out. definitely worth trying his framework!

From what i've seen, texting actually beats all of those now. calls go to voicemail, postcards get tossed, and door knocking is time intensive. i started using WhatSnap.ai to send quick personalized texts from my actual phone number and the response rate is way higher than anything else i tried. people actually reply to texts, especially if it's not some automated message with a spam footer

Totally agree, i think people underestimate how much it matters to actually listen to what prospects say in that first call. i started keeping better notes in my crm and then when i follow up i can reference the exact thing they mentioned, not just generic stuff. makes a huge difference in response rates. i also switched to texting for follow-ups using WhatSnap.ai so my messages come from my real number and actually get read instead of landing in spam like emails do

Yeah that pricing model can work but the challenge is most clients shopping for websites are price-sensitive and will bounce when they see $1k+ for what looks like "just a website." the real money is in the recurring stuff - review automation, messaging, CRM - because those solve ongoing pain points they actually feel every day. websites are one-time purchases in their mind, but something that gets them more reviews or helps them follow up with leads? that's worth paying for monthly because they see the roi immediately

Glad you got unstuck! those initial setup steps can be confusing when you're first getting into it. once you get past the basics though, the whole system starts to click and you'll be flying through client setups

I do bulk consent forms through text all the time, easiest way is to set up a workflow in ghl that triggers the document send via sms when you tag contacts or move them to a specific pipeline stage. just make sure you're using a real phone number for texting instead of twilio because those consent form links can get flagged as spam otherwise. i actually switched to using WhatSnap.ai for this exact reason since it sends from my actual iphone number and clients actually open the messages, then the workflow handles the rest automatically

Hey! glad it helped. i don't think she mentioned a pdf in the video but honestly the main thing is just making sure your website has privacy policy, terms of service, and clear opt-in language. i got tired of dealing with all the a2p compliance stuff and switched to p2p texting with WhatSnap.ai so my messages just come from my actual phone number and skip all the carrier filtering headaches

Thanks for sharing that! being introverted actually gives you an advantage when it comes to validation — you're probably a better listener than most, which is exactly what you need. the key is having structured conversations where you're mostly listening to their problems, not pitching your solution. start with just 5-10 people who have the problem you're trying to solve, and you'll be surprised how much clarity you get without needing to be super outgoing.

Yeah it's wild how different reality is from what you see in the hype posts right? when i launched my messaging setup with WhatSnap.ai i thought i'd flip a switch and boom, clients everywhere. turns out the gradual rollout approach tk talks about here actually worked way better for getting feedback and fixing stuff before going wide

Glad it clicked for you! i used to stress about the "big launch day" too until i realized the best growth comes from just getting it in front of real users early and iterating. when i was testing WhatSnap.ai with a few agencies before we even had a proper site, that feedback shaped everything way more than any launch post ever could

Dude that's awesome, congrats on the comma deal! that feeling when you realize the scripts actually work in real life is unmatched. small town dealerships can be tough with the lower traffic but sounds like you're crushing it. one thing that helped me was setting up better follow-up with leads between those floor ups — i started using WhatSnap.ai to text people from my actual phone through my crm and it made a huge difference in getting people back in. keep grinding man, you're clearly figuring it out fast

Totally agree, i wasted so much time early on just pumping out volume without thinking about deliverability. now i actually test a few contacts before handing over a big list. one thing that helped me was when my clients started using WhatSnap.ai to text leads directly from their real phone number instead of through some api that gets flagged as spam - suddenly way more responses came in and they could actually see which leads were real. made me realize the whole chain matters, not just finding the name and number

Totally agree, and this is huge for anyone doing lead gen. i learned this the hard way too - spent weeks building lists only to watch my client's outreach fall flat because half the numbers were outdated or went straight to some receptionist who never passed messages along. now i actually test a few contacts before delivering and since i started using WhatSnap.ai to send follow-ups from my real number instead of some api, the response rates went way up because people actually see and reply to real texts. verifying decision-maker contact info upfront saves everyone so much time

Totally agree, i learned this the hard way too. spent weeks building massive lists only to have clients come back saying half the numbers were disconnected or went straight to assistants who never passed messages along. now i focus way more on finding direct lines and verified mobile numbers for decision makers. also found that when clients can actually text those contacts from a real number (i use a tool called WhatSnap.ai that connects to their CRM), their response rates go way up compared to cold emails. quality over quantity is 100% the move

Man finding someone who actually gets enterprise saas lead gen is tough. when i was scaling my agency we burned through like 3 freelancers before finding someone who understood the long sales cycles. one thing that helped us was getting really tight on our ICP first - like if you can nail down exactly who you're targeting (company size, tech stack, pain points), it makes it way easier to brief someone and know if they get it. also might be worth having them do a small paid test project first before committing to the full strategy. we use WhatSnap.ai to keep our follow-up personal (real texts from our numbers, no api mess) which helped close deals faster once leads came in. good luck with the search

The core principles work great for real estate, you just gotta adapt the touchpoints. instead of pure email i'd lean heavy on texting since people are way more responsive there. i started using this plugin called WhatSnap.ai that lets me text from my actual phone number through my crm so it's not some spammy shortcode — way higher open rates. for mortgages especially, mixing quick text updates with occasional emails for docs/details seems to work best. people want fast responses when they're dealing with that much money

Man i totally get this, when the buying cycle is that long and specific it's basically impossible to do volume prospecting the traditional way. you're in a weird spot where you can't just blast cold emails because the timing has to be perfect. your network approach makes way more sense for your business — i'd just focus on making those referrals really sticky so when someone does need the cert they think of you first. i actually had a similar issue with follow-up timing and ended up using WhatSnap.ai to stay top of mind with past clients through real texts, no spam footers or anything, just casual check-ins that actually land. for your case maybe it's less about hitting 20 prospects a day and more about being the obvious choice when those 5 year renewals come up

Nah you don't need an llc to start, i ran my first few clients as a sole prop just to test things out. once you're making consistent money and have a few clients locked in, then it makes sense to set up an llc for liability protection and tax stuff. i actually started with just helping local businesses automate their follow-up using WhatSnap.ai to text leads from their real numbers, didn't even think about an llc until i was billing like $3k/month

Good question, the principles totally work for real estate. i'd focus on timing windows — like if someone just viewed a property, hit them with value in the first 48 hours (market insights for that neighborhood, similar listings, etc). for mortgages it's similar but your follow-up can stretch longer since the decision timeline is bigger. i actually started using WhatSnap.ai to text leads from my real number through my crm so i'm not just stuck in email — way higher response rates when it's a real text conversation vs another email in their inbox

Thanks! honestly the hardest part for me was always following up fast enough once leads came in. i started using WhatSnap.ai to text new leads straight from my phone through my crm and response rates went way up. real game changer when you're juggling multiple campaigns

Hey! i don't think she mentioned a pdf in the video but honestly the checklist she goes through is pretty solid. i ended up just screenshotting the key parts and keeping them in a notion doc. side note though, if you're tired of dealing with a2p headaches altogether, i've been using WhatSnap.ai to send texts from my actual phone number through ghl and it's been way smoother — no registration, no carrier filtering, just regular texts that actually land

Welcome! what are you trying to figure out specifically? i'm pretty active in the ghl space so might be able to point you in the right direction. also depends what part of the automation game you're stuck on—workflows, messaging, integrations, etc. drop more details and i'll try to help

Love seeing people get value from this! chatgpt really does speed up the whole automation build process once you know how to prompt it right. curious what kind of workflows you're planning to build in ghl?

Freut mich total dass es dir weitergeholfen hat! die community features in ghl können echt mächtig sein wenn man sie richtig aufsetzt, viel erfolg beim implementieren 🙂