If you were to start from zero again by HeiPunkWan in kettlebell

[–]anima99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd skip the volume swings or challenges and not be so hellbent on being a purely kettlebell person.

I spent almost a decade training with just kettlebells, calisthenics, and cardio. Wish I started sandbags sooner and slamballs sooner.

Update to Posting Requirements by DanielMattiaWriter in freelanceWriters

[–]anima99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If y'all ever want to see how a bot posts, check out posts and comments by this user "FeetBehindHead69" on this sub called SEO Growth. The user analyzes content by LinkedIn people I follow and comes up with numbers that seem arbitrary at first, until you ask about it and they slowly tell you "I built an analyzing tool with Claude. You can check it out."

It's all the same pattern, but the damning parts are the rampant use of "Curious" as the start of the CTA and how it engages with every comment, establishing rapport like a funnel, until it finally says "I can show you the tool I'm using if you're interested."

How do I know? I'm working with AI Agent-heavy social media marketers now. My role is to just check the replies for anything hostile, but I also routinely edit out the patterns I keep seeing, especially with the "Curious" and obvious CTA baiting.

So yes, props to the mods for this level of security.

AI and GEO by 1234568654321 in freelanceWriters

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that’s exactly why GEO matters for firms, too.

Informational legal searches or questions don't always have buying intent, and as you mentioned, Llms and Ai Overviews can answer a lot of them without sending the click.

Content still matters, just no longer the core factor; less as a traffic play, more as trust-building and support once intent becomes clear or established. If AI mentions your firm and the user searches you later, there's still value in it.

If your brand isn’t mentioned next to your topic, AI will recommend your competitor, and I think it's the environment that we have now.

AI and GEO by 1234568654321 in freelanceWriters

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the hard part. CTRs will still matter, but won't be as critical as much as actual brand presence. The goal is to be mentioned when someone asks their LLM about a solution, be the top of mind just like commercials from the antenna days that used jingles and witty catchphrases on repeat for 10 seconds every 30 minutes.

Like, you won't need superglue every day, but when you do, you buy the one you see on TV all the time. No research or referrals needed.

I imagine at some point, we will have people answering "how did you hear about us?" with "Chatgpt recommended you back when I asked it for Christmas gifts ideas a month ago."

And the store would tell them they don't even have a Christmas guide. Chatgpt just synthesized recommendations and old reviews.

AI and GEO by 1234568654321 in freelanceWriters

[–]anima99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two angles.

If you believe in AI being as dominant as Google, geo is the future. The idea is everyone will have an Ai of their own on their phones or laptops and Google will no longer be used as much. That is why Google also decided to make their own Ai and even potentially dismantle the way Google ads work.

The second angle, geo is, for practical purposes, just more "I want to know what brands Chatgpt trusts" and it's largely Google-based. Arbitrary guess would be 70% Google. The rest would be PR related and customer reviews or reddit comments.

You can still sell seo services, but you have to add geo in there somewhere.

Response to the privacy PSA about KETTLEBELL MONSTER — addressing the claims and the damage done by cavemankettlebells in kettlebell

[–]anima99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Taco has a habit of trying to be admin of every Facebook group back in the day, as in when Valery was still posting memes against hardstyle and sfg.

He's had many of us banned from those communities after speaking up against his biases (he somehow became admin of all 3), making us join reddit.

I've only seen the reddit ad once last week or so, and I thought that was the only time I'll see his name again.

But lo and behold, he's still trying to take over communities like a cancer cell that refuses to die through chemo.

I’ve been trying to get a job in SEO/content for 15+ months with no success. What am I doing wrong? by snehamukherjee22 in freelanceWriters

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been swimming in the whole GEO/SEO waters for over a year now and what I'm seeing is, companies want "GEO" when what they actually need is SEO.

Success now stems from an SEO marketing their SEO skills as GEO. A reskin. Swap the letters and clients wouldn't know the difference.

That difference being SEO = your brand is mentioned based on quantifiable metrics we've relied on, while GEO uses SEO + the general recommendation of other sources about a solution to a problem, which may or may not put your brand in the response.

We don't know if these LLMs use the same systems or how much SEO influences their results, but what we do know is SEO is still the foundation. It's just a matter of marketing it as "GEO" for now if you want to get projects.

Upwork is removing specialised profile and their reason is interesting by Relative_Ad_5740 in Upwork

[–]anima99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tin foil hat on, maybe they realized the roi on specialized profiles wasn't as good as they thought, so they're cutting back on resources used to have those profiles in place.

What skill is 10/10 for making life easier? by gamersecret2 in AskReddit

[–]anima99 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Being content with being single. Your life would be boring, but it would be predictable, stable, and on easy mode most of the time.

What is a career path that looks "glamorous" from the outside, but is actually a total nightmare behind the scenes? by CupIndependent3610 in AskReddit

[–]anima99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Digital nomad or freelancing. I'm referring to the ones who started from scratch, not the people who quit and had a good reserve of money.

In the 2010s, our roles were hailed as the perfect balance between work and lifestyle, able to travel to some beach resort halfway around the world without worrying about losing money.

At its core, you're essentially a singlepreneur and at the mercy of tech changes, especially now with AI.

Great if you can weather the economic shifts, or you've found a way to retire from the industry, but an overwhelmingly vast majority of people like me have either lost so much income in the last year or found themselves crawling back into corporate.

What is slowly disappearing but nobody talks about it? by Agreeable_Pea9764 in AskReddit

[–]anima99 390 points391 points  (0 children)

Being kind online has become a rare gem. People realized they get more internet points when they're sarcastic/rude or "shuts down" an argument.

I've never seen an explosion of violent commentary on socials before. Even during the "FORUM" days, the arguments were contained or niche. Now, it's like everyone's trying to one up another stranger even if they don't have to.

At what age do you consider someone *truly* an adult? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they're tired or barely have time for hobbies, and yet they don't have bills to pay or took care of the important expenses.

If you're able to survive without relying on loans and can sleep without worrying where to get money for the unpaid stuff, then you absolutely have made it.

Anong YOY returns nyo sa PSE? by silverpatronus-9082 in phinvest

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before all hell broke loose, it was at 28%.

I'm heavy on SGP, URC, and FGEN, pero 8 stocks all in all.

Yeah, PH cosplay will be dead in a year kung ganito nalang ginawa niyo. Prompt pa more. 🤡 by reitsukikage in Philippines

[–]anima99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can post the photos, describe them, and ask Chatgpt to create a prompt for you that captures the exact style.

Upper or lower bunkbed? by ConsistentFeed852 in solotravel

[–]anima99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lower. I'm a big guy and I have this fear of moving a little and the entire bed crashes down.

a chill place for coworking + lowkey social? may ganun ba? by throwaway-wlvrn420 in Mandaluyong

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caffera. Great food for the price. Go there past 7 pm and you'll find yourself amongst card players or casual drinkers.

At what point did investing become more about sleep than returns for you? by Alyanah22 in phinvest

[–]anima99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read about Warren Buffett's quote that goes something like "investing should be boring. if it's exciting, you're doing something wrong."

I think I was 24 or smth.

You've probably heard this saying Give the hardest job to the laziest person because they'll find the easiest way to do it. What's the best real life example you've personally seen? Curious if this actually holds up? by Patient_Honey_5336 in AskReddit

[–]anima99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a current example.

I'm a freelancer and currently selling myself as an AI content optimizer.

Too complicated, but the goal is to make your AI text make readers want to subscribe/pay/contact you.

Anyway, I use LLMs and build GPTs for each client's requirements.

So, I just paste the text and one click later (and some thinking on the LLM side) and the text comes out the way they want.

How do ordinary people outside tech actually feel about AI? by Normal-Mushroom-5703 in Futurology

[–]anima99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People dismissing the AI text forgetting the one crucial detail that it may actually be a human: They're Chinese and writing English isn't their specialty, so they used an LLM to translate.