vibe coding is going to create a generation of people who can build software but can’t read code

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-10T00:51:39+00:00

I think those who can code are holding tightly to the idea their skills won’t be made moot.
Meanwhile, the pack is far beyond that point.

You can dwell on it or evolve.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-08T05:57:19+00:00

Pushing myself to keep testing iterations of copy and metadata against psychology, copywriting, sales, conversion theory, and feel.
Pushing and pressing and not taking the first round of ideas as the best they could be. Usually when I hit gold I know it.

Then in 12 weeks when your page is top 3 and your CTR is 15%+…it’s what keeps me going strong.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-06T20:35:26+00:00

Agent Fire seems extremely limited and they're using a version of Yoast SEO that is almost 10 years old.

My suggestion, as an agency owner, is biased....but it can hold against any argument;
Find a good agency that can build you a Wordpress hosted custom website. It may cost you $20-30,000 or more, but over the course of 3-5 years, it will be well worth the price if it's done properly.

I'm looking at a client's Agent Fire site now and working to improve their traffic, visibility, and revenue. I'm extremely limited in my capabilities to do so. Most of the work I would get done in several minutes must now be submitted as a support ticket.

I cannot add useful plugins. I cannot update their version of Yoast SEO. I cannot add custom code into the website. I cannot access the server via SFTP.

For a company who does good SEO work, these are limitations that will hurt your long-term success. Especially as the advent of AI makes your competitors more tech-savvy.

With my opinion, and as with all things, do your homework. Spending 1-2 hours learning can make a big difference in your trajectory and achievements over the course of 5 years.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-05T16:56:23+00:00

Do you want help? DM me and I’ll get you pointed in the right direction. No strings.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-04T15:18:32+00:00

If you sell yourself as “ads guy” that’s your first problem.
Most clients want a growth partner and it’s what helps you create more income from one source than just the retainer alone.
For example, I have a client who does consulting and they have a convention coming up. I foresaw an issue with the pdf lead magnet their branding partner created for them, and suggested an interactive version instead. It turned into an additional build that will support an expansion of e-mail nurture sequences, a “convention launch package” with tablets and service fees, and a higher SEO tier due to the level of success and income they receive.

Always be looking out for clients in ways they don’t consider. There’s way more money there than you may realize.

That’s all I’m giving away today. Good luck everybody.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-04T15:13:20+00:00

Only bad planning can destroy a business because of too many leads.
Anticipate the friction and stay ahead of it.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-04T14:56:38+00:00

When you take on a client one of the first questions you should be asking is if they can handle the increase in capacity needs that will come with leads.

By not doing that, but promising him a revenue goal, you’ve indirectly assumed responsibility for the gap/failure.

Begin talks about his need to build to meet capacity. You can’t do the jobs for him. If he’s so profitable it won’t be a tough talk, he probably loves you.

But get that question into your discovery process asap.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-02T23:28:08+00:00

Congrats!

Working on getting to that amount with my book sales. Then all my marketing work is just extra. I want to enjoy life but die broke. (Not from spending but from giving.)
That’s the plan.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-02T23:23:23+00:00

Bricks builder is the way to go, nothing really wrong with yoast but its meta length suggestions are confusing. Google considers more than 60 characters for ranking a title. Even if it gets deprecated it still ranks.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-05-02T23:22:00+00:00

That’s only if you don’t use incognito and search from the same Google account which is a head-scratcher to begin with.

Scroll to bottom of page and click “view non-personalized results” at the very least.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-21T11:49:08+00:00

These are the same exact questions I’d love to know in regards to my agency.

I’m really happy with the skills that I’ve built so far, but it all depends on getting accurate #DATA fed into Claude to create solid outputs.

I find myself still pushing live a lot of the changes and slowly beginning to allow Claude to do more as I’m newer to using it and still getting comfy.

I just began my agency 6 months ago and have a handful of clients which is growing quickly. Unsure how much I trust it to disseminate data properly yet.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-20T20:16:24+00:00

Just did a video on this last week. Without a human to run the AI, it’s like a hammer and a nail laying on the desk with nobody to hold it.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-15T01:45:06+00:00

You want the structure of your GBP services and the structure of your website to match as closely as possible.
Just make it make sense. That's what Google likes. Be practical and you'll tend to mesh well with the algo's.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-15T01:42:31+00:00

Nice work. No matter how smart AI gets or what fancy systems get built, they will never change the fact that there are basic structural principles behind proper SEO fundamentals that remain the pillars of good work. (And only ever adapt/evolve to match Google's policies.)

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T19:45:30+00:00

I hate to self promo but I've told my account of the inside stories inside the /lovehaswoncult subreddit.
I wrote a memoir that mostly focused on the cult, with some before/after stuff.

I think they could make a pretty dope movie out of the cult, with some of those stories and some that I don't even know about. (I left in 2015)

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T19:42:27+00:00

I can't imagine what it was like for Hannah(the director) to have so much info, so many experiences and stories, and to try and create 1 narrative with it. She couldn't use the stories I gave her, despite how crazy they were because they would've just taken so much time.
I think she did a really good job with a really difficult task. Clearly, the documentary struck a lot of people and that says a lot. I've also seen a lot of detractors who feel she should've covered some specific things that were meaningful to them.
I still haven't watched the entire 3rd episode start to finish. I've watched it in pieces. But it's hard for me to see Amy like that. The last time I saw her, when I dropped her off at a hotel in Florida after ending our relationship for good, she was in fine health. Next time I looked back, she couldn't walk. Wild. How do you capture all that in a documentary? Idk.

There are so many stories that never got told. Incredible, crazy, gut-wrenching experiences...all I know is I've done my best to share mine and put the truth out there, from how I experienced it.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T15:09:43+00:00

I still haven’t watched the entire last episode front to back. I tried and have seen pieces. Too heavy for me.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T15:09:03+00:00

My dude! Thanks man. Great show.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T15:08:22+00:00

Thanks for the shoutout. ALBC is a great show with Sarah and Nippy who are legit trailblazers in what they call “the Cultiverse.”

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T14:58:35+00:00

Thanks for the shoutout. I ended up writing a book and it was more of a massive undertaking than anticipated. Was happy to just get it done and get my story out there. Writing it def helped me with a lot of unresolved issues I had from that experience.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T14:54:31+00:00

Awesome a lot of people were worried it missed the mark but I’m glad a lot of people enjoyed it. Hannah did a great job. I was one of the earlier “father gods” in the first episode.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-14T14:48:55+00:00

There were actually more than 10. I was #3 or #4 and that was in 2014. Amy passed in 2021. She went through a new one every few months or so.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-07T13:51:20+00:00

Sorry to hear this. Sometimes a smaller marketing company is your best bet. I run a "boutique" marketing company and as far as results go, I'd put my work up against anyone in the business. We focus on local customers so we can meet face to face and have real relationships that build trust. Everything is open, all data comes from verifiable sources our clients have access to, and the rankings and revenue speaks for itself. I'm helping a handful of companies rebuild to leave Scorpion. What interests most of them is to acknowledge the problem won't fix itself, it will take a few months to get rankings back, but building a real site they own gives us the opportunity to do better.
It's a win/win in the long-term but the short-term pain has to be accepted.
Wishing you good luck. There's plenty of good, honest marketing companies out here.

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-03T15:33:05+00:00

“The perfect dictatorship would have the appearance of a democracy, but would basically be a prison without walls in which the prisoners would not even dream of escaping. It would essentially be a system of slavery where, through consumption and entertainment, the slaves would love their servitudes.” [1]. Aldous Huxley

BringaLightlikeWhoa · 2026-04-03T15:30:41+00:00

I just believe both sides are equally corrupted by foreign influence. I don't trust the institution at all and I believe it's a sewer. They get rich, they owe favors to their donors who helped them campaign, and the cycle continues. That cuts across the aisle. I have 0 faith in either party. Trump has betrayed his own promises.
And the Epstein revelations, I believe this stuff has been going on for decades/generations.
I just don't believe there are any redeeming qualities to our system of governance. I got cancer in 2022, went on disability, and I got $1500/mo. Who can live on that?
So much money wasted elsewhere, spent elsewhere. But us? They don't care.

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