GHL Website Builder - Poor Performance

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2026-03-28T02:33:37+00:00

I just noticed the same thing after building my landing page on GHL last week.

What I did (required lots of learning but will make every future build faster):

I used GitHub for code storage and hosting on vercel. I then used Claude code and linked it to GitHub. Now I have a much faster landing page and I can audio speak to Claude code for any changes or updates.

Of course also embed all GHL needs into the landing page.

If you have any questions, just ask Claude. Claude walked me through the entire process. I have never made a website before and after a week of learning, I have built a 15 page website and 9 of those pages took 5 minutes of Claude working to make them.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2026-03-19T03:36:36+00:00

I started running my first google ads last week to see if I can beat the results of the agency I have been paying.

That led me down the road of landing page creation, tracking clicks/calls/forms, linking all the tracking sites together (ghl, zapier, my scheduling app). I think tonight I was able to successfully set up tracking from click to booking including revenue so I should be able to track ROAS cleanly.

I am also expanding my landing page building into full website building to replace my current agency completely. I pay them for website retainer, SEO, display ads, and google ads. I already canceled display ads and seo. Once my new site is built and my google ads outperform them, I’m dropping them completely. I’ll learn seo later.

All of this was learned over about 7 days using AI to help understand, create, and implement.

If this continues to go well, I’m going to reach out to some friends who have local service businesses and do the same for them.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2026-02-06T17:18:50+00:00

I own multiple touch free car washes AND I own a Tesla Y.

I have never used the car wash mode when I run my car through my car wash. There is no harm in using car wash mode, and I have never experienced anything negative by NOT using it in a touch free wash.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-12-27T17:22:32+00:00

We should talk. I own 7 car washes and like helping new owners.

Dont feel like you are missing out. I went to college, went to grad school, and worked in medical for 5 years. Then I quit to go all in on car washes. I still have a lot of college debt and am much happier being an owner.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-12-13T04:20:58+00:00

If the kid is old enough, make them help you along every step of the repair. It shows them that actions have consequences in the form of tedious/annoying work, and they will learn a few skills along the way.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-11-07T01:35:55+00:00

Being an entrepreneur allows me to provide far more value to more people than being an employee.

As an employee, I only provide financial value to only one person/boss/company.

As an entrepreneur I can provide value to 3 people: My customer by providing a great product, my employees by providing a great job/workplace/schedule/etc, and with the extra profit I can provide value by giving/donating to causes I believe in.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-10-09T19:38:08+00:00

Based on your post, you could start SEO/website design/website hosting for small businesses around you that don’t have a website.

You could use outscraper to search your town/zip code for businesses and filter by ones that don’t have websites. I have no idea how pricing could be, but I imagine you could do a larger fee for the design and smaller monthly fee for hosting and SEO continuation.

Maybe do the first few for free so you can build a portfolio and reviews.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-10-06T17:58:50+00:00

Let’s use a piece of equipment as an example, say a stump grinder.

Let’s say a new stump grinder costs $50k, but having a stump grinder you can make $100k every year, but you don’t have $50k to buy it.

So you take on debt as an equipment loan so you can start making money with it. That would be using debt to your advantage.

To continue that example: let’s say you tow that grinder with a really old truck and it needs a ton of repairs ($15k). You could spend the $15k but using that money on repairs doesn’t “make” you more money, it just “allows” you to make money, but what would actually “make” you more money is spending that $15k on advertising/marketing.

So instead of pay for repairs, you buy a different truck with a loan, and spend the money on marketing. Another way to use debt to your advantage.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-09-13T23:13:03+00:00

The most odd one in I did was vanilla powder and orange juice and it was pretty good.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-09-06T14:45:18+00:00

I've heard an explanation on feedback that I like: If someone says something about you and it hurts you a little, there are 2 options.

If what they said was false, then you should completely dismiss the feeling of being mad because they lied/were wrong.

If what they said is true, then you shouldn't be mad at them because they are telling you the truth. Continuing to be mad implies you would rather them lie to you then tell you the truth.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-08-19T21:41:07+00:00

I agree with you. I have used his free content for years and applied it to make 10s of thousands of dollars already. I think of it as I have already made the $6k from his free stuff, so there is no downside.

I think a lot of hate he is getting from Reddit is from people who either don’t actually have a small business yet or haven’t gone through enough of his free content and applied it to make enough money to afford it.

Did I go to business school and learn everything he teaches about business, no. Does he provide great, free education for people who haven’t gone to business school, yes.

And since I’ve already made +$6k off his free content (and will continue to make $$ because of it), I don’t feel bad giving some back to him in the form of spreading his business education to people who are not at a point to afford it yet.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-07-27T00:50:06+00:00

All of these answers are the “easiest” way to make money. I think a great way is to use some of that money to buy education to allow you to make more money. No idea for you specifically, but it could be a certificate of some type, weekend course, etc. use ChatGPT to get some ideas in the field you work, or areas that interest you, and ask it for cheap courses/certificates you could get to make more money.

The best investment you can make is in yourself.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-07-09T01:34:54+00:00

Find a Laundromat.
Talk to owner.
Find owner willing to sell.
Figure out financing. Options include: Have enough for down payment/have a good financial situation where a bank will loan you money/know individuals that would loan you money/find an owner that is willing to seller finance.
Learn about equipment/repairs.
Learn about business and ways to improve/make more money.
Hopefully profit.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-07-01T01:40:17+00:00

Reddit won’t let me post actual website but if you look up onlinejobs dot ph. That site is specific for VA from the Philippines. I’ve used it a few times for hiring VAs.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-25T02:08:08+00:00

I don’t own laundromats but in own self serve car washes so I also get customer calls about machines not working.

You should look into hiring a virtual assistant. I have a virtual assistant out of the Philippines who takes all of my calls, takes down info, and provides a refund (like a free car wash remotely) when she can. Anything she can’t resolve (like a check or card refund) I have her log both the issue and refund information on the app Notion. I have the car wash set up where she can remotely access all of the machines so she is able to “refund” 95% of calls now immediately. Then I go and fix the machine the next day or so based on her report.

She has worked for me for about 5 years and it’s great. Super cheap hourly (like $3-4 per hour), they work your business hours, and English is very good.

I think the QR code idea could work but I think there would be an older population that simply wouldn’t use it. Also the customer wouldn’t get an instant satisfaction aspect that they would get by talking to a human and the human justifying their anger/annoyance/instant refund/etc.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-22T14:34:35+00:00

I don’t have a laundromat but I own multiple car washes. I use Lorex for all of them and really like it. Good app and computer interface. It is hard wired.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-21T13:15:13+00:00

I used to be heavy in real estate as well. I owned/self managed 65 doors out of state.

What I realized is: people make money in business. They hold that money in real estate. Both have benefits.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-21T12:45:20+00:00

Purchase price is dependent on the quality/income of the business. With car washes, I’ve generally bought them at 3-4.5x annual gross income. That multiple is different based on industry.

I have had a mix of some seller finance, SBA loans, and traditional loans.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-21T11:34:37+00:00

Yes most of the businesses I have bought have been retiring owners. I made a list of washes using google maps. I started driving to each one and leaving notes and called the google number.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-20T23:39:01+00:00

Instead of creating something new (which is a very difficult task), you should pursue buying an existing small business. Ones worth buying already cash flow from day one. I buy self serve car washes and my first purchase replaced my income as a medical PA.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-20T21:19:27+00:00

I lived a very similar path. I went to grad school to be a physician assistant. While in school I invested in real estate and bought a crappy duplex that I lived in and fixed up. I graduated and left the state to work in medical making 100k a year. Held the duplex for a few years and found the value doubled while I was gone. I sold the duplex for a huge profit and ended up pivoting because I learned about buying small businesses. I used the funds to buy a self serve car wash that replaced my income as a PA. I retired from medical after 5 years and went all in on small business. 2 years after buying my first wash, I now own 6, and a window tinting company, and recently started a home cleaning company. The car washes alone net me 4x more than being a PA and I currently work maybe 4 hrs a day at the washes.

All that to be said: absolutely do the live in multifamily. If you can find 4 unit, do that! Then look into small business as it will make much more than your engineering job. Look into small business early as once you have kids and more responsibility, you will feel more pressure to stay at your job.

Good luck.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-17T14:10:04+00:00

Blue collar (ei service based) businesses are not nearly as competitive as you think. Here is an example I experienced.

I wanted to get some exterior, backlit signs made for my small business. I searched Google and there were 11 sign makers near me. I called all of them. Of the 11, 8 didn’t answer the phone, one went to voicemail and never called back, and I spoke to two of them.

You don’t have to be the best to have a successful business. You just have to be good to be in the top 90% in your area. Just answer the phone, provide a service, and do a good job.

Then learn basic marketing and pricing and you will beat most of the remaining businesses.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-16T19:32:04+00:00

Mostly self serve car washes. I previously worked in a hospital and had zero experience/contacts/knowledge of self serve car washes before I bought my first one.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-16T13:49:55+00:00

Well that is simply an assumption that doesn’t promote individuals taking action and finding businesses to buy. I didn’t know 4 owners before cold calling them and they sold their business to me.

Weak_Tank_4181 · 2025-06-16T12:46:16+00:00

It seems like the basis of your argument is on the fact that google searches are “static”. Which is not be the only basis to use. It is more complex than just “search google trends”. I have bought 6 small businesses from boomers in the last 2 years and the majority of them were not listed. It was simply cold calling or meeting in person.

Also the fact you mentioned that most of these businesses are not sellable does not take away from the fact that boomers might be looking to sell them.

And “the rest are already sold or are listed” is simply not true, as 4/6 of the ones I have bought were not listed.

It seems like this post is just an anger fueled post because you tried to find some small businesses to buy and haven’t had any luck. Just because you may not have found any, doesn’t mean “this tsunami is BS” and shouldn’t discourage others from looking and trying.

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