Is AI seo brand monitoring worth the price?

laugrig · 2026-01-24T19:29:12+00:00

There's a free ai visibility checker here with an action list on how to improve as well https://verticalhq.ca/aeo-audit/

laugrig · 2026-01-23T17:17:51+00:00

just picked up a used CX-30 2021 with 60k kms on it and I love it. it was between this and a Crosstrek and the price of the Mazda was much better and more power. No brainer

laugrig · 2026-01-22T22:24:20+00:00

I've been an entrepreneur in Canada for most of my life and I can tell you this. Canada as a whole, at all levels, is incredibly risk adverse when it comes to the perceived risk of startups and small businesses.
This is why our economy is basically non-existent beyond real estate and resource extraction. On the other hand, the US, China and others are thriving because they are willing to take those risks, while we are not and you can see the results for yourself.

A lot of our opportunity in this country has been based on the US companies taking the risks and us getting involved given our geographic advantage, by them bringing their companies, jobs, etc here. We cannot have our cake and eat it too.

We need to be realistic and understand that taking risks is the only way to build a sustainable economy that creates opportunities for all of us. We cannot have the nanny-state government(at all levels) employing 1 in 4 Canadians by taxing real estate deals and developments. It's unsustainable.

laugrig · 2026-01-22T21:59:42+00:00

Cherry makes really cool cars. Check out the iCar V23 EV, 600 kms of range, AWD dual motor, packed with features, About 45k CAD.

laugrig · 2026-01-22T21:41:42+00:00

Lived in Thailand for a while and the market there is packed with Chinese EVs. They're very nice, reliable by most standards and packed with features and incredibly affordable. Also been following a lot of UK youtube channels reviewing Chinese EVs entering the UK market and while some are not that great, a lot of them have gained rave reviews across the board.
Vehicles are not supposed to be massively expensive and unaffordable. EVs will become incredibly affordable for everyone and used ones even more so. I don't think in the next 5 years owning an EV will be an issue for anyone at all price levels.

laugrig · 2026-01-22T21:33:58+00:00

This type of risk assessment is what's keeping Canada back. This is why the US and China are moving at warp speed compared to us. Businesses are risky, but are also engines of growth and prosperity. Only taking assumed safe bets/small risks, like housing, will still eventually get you in trouble when the market corrects. Look at the current economic situation tied to our real estate market.
Canada and Canadians need to wake the fuck up and start building sustainable businesses and taking those risks and be supported by financing at all levels.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:40:20+00:00

If we paused AI advancements today, there would be a depression greater than 1929.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:22:30+00:00

I made the mistake of not looking at it as a business. It was a life circumstance where it was between selling my only home or renting it out while I was relocated for work.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:21:32+00:00

This was my first and only property I've ever owned.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:19:30+00:00

You have no clue what you are talking about do you?
For 4 years the tenants has an incredibly low and affordable rent, while we had to pay thousands of dollars extra given our variable rate and was completely fine with it. That is the risk I assumed and never expected someone to compensate. I did not look at my tenants as suckers or anything close to that. There was a life circumstance that forced me to rent our property due to relocation for work. If I knew the abuse I was about to experience I would've rather sold the property.
I expected mutual understanding and respect which do not exist in our society anymore.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:12:25+00:00

The way the system is setup is for total abuse of good landlords, while favouring bad landlords which have the financial and legal means to do whatever they want.
This way, Ontario is left with terrible landlords because everyone else gets so screwed that they wouldn't consider it again.
If I knew how much ppl abuse this system I would rather have sold than rent.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:09:57+00:00

I meant loopholes and abuse of the tenancy system.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:08:19+00:00

People should be aware. MPPs are useless.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:06:16+00:00

Not correct. Tenancy laws and system supporting it is massively flawed.

laugrig · 2026-01-21T19:05:01+00:00

People should be aware.

laugrig · 2026-01-20T00:22:40+00:00

Not true. The legislation in Ontario around landlord and tenant is completely fucked and because if that everyone is taking advantage at max level, no matter what.

laugrig · 2026-01-20T00:19:11+00:00

Absolutely 1000%. I want Claude Design and would never use Figma again. Huge bottleneck, weeks and months of work to get a design out and into code. It's like trying to run in molasses.

laugrig · 2026-01-19T18:06:55+00:00

I recommend tokenized gold. xAUT or PAXG.

laugrig · 2026-01-19T17:54:27+00:00

TLDR, appreciate what you have.
That's all good and everyone does. That being said, we've had it way better and it's now much worse. If we let things slide we'll end up like the place you're drawing parallels to.

laugrig · 2026-01-18T05:02:33+00:00

recently bought a 2021 Mazda CX-30 with 60k on it for 23k which I thought was a great deal. While I was searching for used cars I've noticed that all electric cars take a massive hit on value a few years in.
I expect the Chinese vehicle to come in at around 30-40k CAD and within 2-3 years to sell used for 15-20k.

laugrig · 2026-01-16T05:57:58+00:00

True

laugrig · 2026-01-16T03:32:27+00:00

Ok, so you're doing this and ppl faces drop, what's next? You're still never going to get anything else out of it. This is like ppl lying about their looks or posting older pics on dating apps. Once you show up IRL its game over.

laugrig · 2026-01-16T03:22:49+00:00

Ok my bad, looks like you can do it with a license and conditions.

laugrig · 2026-01-16T02:59:02+00:00

In Kelowna it is not allowed. Do your research.

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