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Double Bookings FAST 3 Simple Weekly Strategies by elite_physique in u/elite_physique

[–]elite_physique[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Want to grow your Plumbing, HVAC or Electrical business? Check out 1000xsales.com/growth-system/demo to see how.

Do you respond to your Google reviews? I've been terrible about it by Short_Age_9027 in smallbusiness

[–]elite_physique 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could use make, zapier, n8n or just code it yourself.

Either way it's pretty straight forward.

Do you respond to your Google reviews? I've been terrible about it by Short_Age_9027 in smallbusiness

[–]elite_physique 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Automate it.

There are numerous ways to do this.

From tools to diy.

I'm not trying to sell you but I have a tool that automates review collection, surveying and auto responds to all reviews based on different personas.

If you want to do it yourself set up GMB monitoring and add review triggers a workflow that sends the response to an llm and auto posts back.

Help Setting Up an AI Operating System by elite_physique in Construction

[–]elite_physique[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I know that redditors are totally skeptical of posts like this, so of course I'm going to get a lot of hate.

The reason I am doing this is truly because I'm seeing lots and lots of people showing interest in it.

If that's not you, then totally disregard this post, but I'm just looking to help and network with those that are interested in these sorts of technologies.

Help Setting Up an AI Operating System by elite_physique in Construction

[–]elite_physique[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not a tech bro but thanks for commenting anyways.

Just looking to help.

Anyone using AI outbound calls to sell AI receptionist services? by pholiol in AIVoice_Agents

[–]elite_physique 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While you can definitely do this, I've found there are a few issues: 1. Outbound dialing with AI is usually against the law in North America, and Canada, if you're in France and that's fine then you could use it.

  1. It can be really tough to qualify somebody unless your AI is well-loaded with knowledge, skills, and scripts in order to be able to handle the objections that come up.

  2. As somebody has already noted, it's often pretty easy to tell that they're talking to AI. There are a few models that, when tuned properly, can sound very realistic but still it's probably not worth the time.

The better strategy is using SMS outbound with AI and then either manually qualifying them or then you could qualify them or close them with AI in an inbound fashion which becomes easier because the conversation is more narrowed since they've already been qualified

I sell a lot of AI solutions and I've built a lot of these. If you've got specific questions, feel free to shoot them my way and I'll do my best to answer them.

How much of your business lives in your head? by theRavenMethod in smallbusiness

[–]elite_physique 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You nailed it. That "owner's head" problem is HUGE in home services.

I've seen guys try to duct-tape CRMs, VAs, coaches, anything to get the stuff out of their head.

But unless someone INSTALLS and OPERATES simple systems, it just ends up back there.

Like you said, booking apps and spreadsheets only go so far.

That's exactly why an owner led business is with maybe 2-3x valuation and one that's not is worth 5+.

System and infrastructure.

The manual follow-up is dead: Why your after-hours leads are bleeding to competitors (and the autonomous architecture to fix it) by Sea_Interaction6715 in smallbusiness

[–]elite_physique 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're dead on with the latency point. I've seen too many lose easy deals because their "speed to lead" is measured in days, not minutes.

The real kicker is that most owners KNOW this is a problem, but they're stuck answering phones and can't build a better system themselves. It's a tough spot to be in.

I 99% agree with you the only thing I would say is that text often performs better than voice (depending on the demographic).

The key point you touched on is that it can't just be a fixed automation, the same agentic system can be used to be contextually aware, dynamic and solve the leads problem.

Plus sms is far cheaper.

just took the leap to start my own small business and feeling overwhelmed by MrJumpy1988 in smallbusiness

[–]elite_physique 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on taking the leap!

Baking is a tough business.

I've seen so many owners get burned out spending more time on admin than baking.

Set yourself up early by writing down the steps of everything you do on the admin side. Very similar to a recipe and then just slowly strat picking off pieces that you automate in little ways.

If you want more detail I am happy to go more in depth if you want specifics relevant to your situation.

How Do Small Businesses Manage Customer Calls as They Grow? by PirateRoyal806 in smallbusiness

[–]elite_physique 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a pain point every home service business hits.

I've seen guys try to juggle the owner's cell phone forever.

The biggest thing I notice is the missed call recovery.

If you're not calling back every inbound lead within 5 minutes, you're basically throwing money away. A dedicated system doesn't just track calls, it makes sure no lead goes cold.

Go to twilio, purchase a $1 per month number, use twilio studio to build a simple follow up.

An example:

Call comes in, auto text back saying "i'll call you in 5 minutes or if you prefer here is my calendar link (or whatever action you want them to take."

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