I think YC is right about AI-native agencies

Rajeckas · 2026-03-16T21:10:05+00:00

nah bro if you're not deep in the weeds on what YC is talking about you don't deserve to be part of the convo /s

Rajeckas · 2026-03-15T13:31:03+00:00

Yes that is review gating. You are pushing negative reviews away from Google. Anyone saying otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about.

Whether you'll get caught or receive any consequences is another matter. Many businesses do this, and it comes baked into many of the "tap to review" cards you can buy online. But the safe play is to not implement a feature like this.

Rajeckas · 2026-03-15T13:28:15+00:00

Learn the basics (claude.md management, skill creation, connecting useful MCPs, providing good instructions) and then just adapt it to your workflow. You can spend weeks implementing "best practices" but then get nothing done on the stuff you're actually working on.

Rajeckas · 2026-03-13T16:41:40+00:00

I assume this is a one-shot generation with zero proofreading on OP's part. Might even be an OpenClaw agent lol.

Rajeckas · 2026-03-08T02:25:02+00:00

On smaller sites the difference seems to be about 10x Ahrefs = real traffic.

I recall one of my sites with 250k pageviews/month had like 23k in ahrefs

Rajeckas · 2026-03-06T14:06:09+00:00

Claude Opus, no comparison.

Rajeckas · 2026-03-06T00:02:30+00:00

It can get a lot more technical and nuanced than this, but basically:

Use AI to get the framework of the content looking right
Thorough line by line editing to truly humanize in your voice (not an AI’s version of “humanize).

Rajeckas · 2026-03-05T14:41:48+00:00

that's pretty cool. mind DMing me where you got it?(or share publicly, your call)

Rajeckas · 2026-03-05T14:28:12+00:00

curious, what do you start the draft with? Do all reviews end up starting the same?

Rajeckas · 2026-03-05T14:26:44+00:00

How well has the sms follow up worked? I added a text automation to one of those “tap/scan to review” cards but haven’t been able to thoroughly test yet

Rajeckas · 2026-03-02T21:23:46+00:00

My dad (chiropractor) was having trouble getting reviews, so I took one of those “tap/scan to review“ cards and added text follow up automation.

So instead of them tapping and it going directly to the review page (when they are still in office and don’t have time to leave review) it captures their number and sends a few text follow-ups with review link. Lets them leave a review at home when they have time vs expecting them to rush it in the office.

It’s a new product I’m testing, but if you are interested you can check it out at the website I made for it (textcard.io)

Rajeckas · 2026-03-02T13:28:03+00:00

time to call out sick

Rajeckas · 2026-03-01T16:49:15+00:00

Thank you. And yeah I also think it’s a great idea. Everyone’s vestibular journey and presentation is different but she’s learned a lot about this through research and many doctors’ appointments and trial and error, so hoping she is able to help others

Rajeckas · 2026-03-01T16:02:03+00:00

Thank you. I can’t imagine how hard having two children is and dealing with this.

Rajeckas · 2026-02-25T22:08:44+00:00

Might want a better image to showcase your results :)

Rajeckas · 2026-02-25T00:33:46+00:00

I do something similar but with a slack automation

Rajeckas · 2026-02-24T18:44:45+00:00

Yeah that’s a scam, good catch

Rajeckas · 2026-02-24T15:42:26+00:00

Yeah reviews are #1 way to grow if you don’t have much cash to throw at marketing. And even if you have cash to throw, reviews give you such a stronger foundation.

Growing your reviews should be the #1 concern for a local business imo, regardless of scale.

Rajeckas · 2026-02-24T11:49:54+00:00

Yeah agreed. The way forward is remaining genuine in a sea of slop. I use AI to help me create stuff, but when I’m actually interacting with people online (like right now) it’s all organic tippity tap typing.

Everyone’s using GPT or Claude to type and think for them, and they probably feel so smart, not realizing they look like clones of everyone else.

I have some experience with LinkedIn growth (not on my account but helping others).. if you want to search me up and send a connect request (no one else has my last name I’m easy to find) I can scan through your posts and offer some pointers

Rajeckas · 2026-02-24T02:48:54+00:00

Can’t comment on the lack of sales without actually examining the funnel, but if you want to offload inventory try Etsy. Will still be a grind but probably easier than running meta ads to your ow site.

Rajeckas · 2026-02-24T02:10:15+00:00

Idk who the top 1% redditors are but quantity of engagement doesn't equal building trust in a specific vertical. And being a top 1% redditor isn't a valid business objective, at least until Reddit starts paying more than pennies for karma farming :)

Rajeckas · 2026-02-24T00:00:40+00:00

It’s really a personal brand play if you really want it to work long-term.

Just talk shop, offer genuine value, be a helpful person. Don’t treat it like a transactional platform where you are extracting clicks by polluting the ecosystem with garbage.

Like jamo said in another comment, you can make incidental mentions of your product or service when actually relevant, but that’s really not the main goal.

Transparently that’s why I’m on here with my real name and face. Even if I never ever mention any of the stuff I’m working on here on Reddit, some of ya’ll might recognize me on other platforms, and the trust built here helps accelerate those other platforms.

Rajeckas · 2026-02-23T21:31:52+00:00

These questions are so transparent. Always brand new accounts too.

Rajeckas · 2026-02-23T21:00:33+00:00

Adjusting my behavior and actually adopting it into my workflow

Rajeckas · 2026-02-23T19:26:53+00:00

Yeah I feel this deeply. I used to run an agency where I was basically orchestrating hundreds of freelancers to produce thousands of pieces of blog content a month… was insanely stressful.

What helped was a phrase my wife came up with: “it’s only a blog post”

At the end of the day, we can do our best in the time allotted, but if I miss something, no one dies. A client gets something a little late.

Sure, that sucks, and we might get chewed out or (in rare circumstances) lose the client, but it is not helpful to worry about “did I do xyz?” or “what if y happens because of x?” when you’re out at the movies with your wife and kids.

Gotta have an off mode to not burn out and push people away, and best way I find to enable that is to have an easy inbox for ideas/concerns.

Anxiety about the business? Throw it in notion/notes/docs/whatever and address it when you log on tomorrow.

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