Debug Information

Processing Details

• VTT File: 1f24a50d-b5b1-48fd-83ae-dfe08483d440.vtt
• Processing Time: September 11, 2025 at 01:11 PM
• Total Chunks: 1
• Transcript Length: 12,812 characters
• Caption Count: 116 captions

Prompts Used

Prompt 1: Context Setup

You are an expert data extractor tasked with analyzing a podcast transcript. 
I will provide you with part 1 of 1 from a podcast transcript. 
I will then ask you to extract different types of information from this content in subsequent messages. Please confirm you have received and understood the transcript content.

Transcript section:
[00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:05.600] What if your business had a 24-7 sales and marketing team without the overhead?
[00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:07.200] Here's why that matters.
[00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:10.800] 78% of leads go with the first responder.
[00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:16.400] The odds of qualifying a lead drop by 80% after 5 minutes.
[00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:20.560] Only 27% of leads are contacted by a sales rep.
[00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:26.560] 63% of companies take longer than an hour to respond to new inquiries.
[00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:30.560] And 50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first.
[00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:37.440] Businesses that use AI for lead response see a 67% increase in conversion rates.
[00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:47.040] AI-powered chat increases sales by 30%, and companies using AI also reduce customer support costs by 30%.
[00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:52.560] And automated follow-ups can boost lead engagement by 50% or more.
[00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:58.160] And that's why I built an AI automation agency called LeadLoops.pro.
[00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:12.160] LeadLoops texts new leads instantly, follows up after hours, reconnects old contacts, handles Google reviews, recovers abandoned carts, and even a voice bot that answers calls.
[00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:15.600] Basically, it's a tiny army that never sleeps.
[00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:19.280] You can learn more at leadloops.pro.
[00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:27.360] The other thing I want to tell you about is I'm now offering a free marketing report at getafreemarketingreport.com.
[00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:37.600] All you have to do is give me your business information and I check your online presence and send a detailed report in a day or two showing what's working and what to improve.
[00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:42.800] Again, that's at getafree marketingreport.com.
[00:01:42.800 --> 00:01:45.520] Welcome to the FrugalPreneur podcast.
[00:01:45.520 --> 00:01:46.880] I am your host, Sarah St.
[00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:47.600] John.
[00:01:47.600 --> 00:02:05.880] This episode is what I refer to as a showcase episode, where I feature a bootstrapped entrepreneur and they briefly share their tips, tricks, tactics, techniques, and tools that help them bootstrap their business and the successes and failures along the way.
[00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:16.520] My hope is that each of these showcase episodes will provide at least one valuable takeaway that you could implement right away in your own bootstrap business journey.
[00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:18.200] Now, on to the episode.
[00:02:18.200 --> 00:02:24.120] I was studying in high school in the 90s, and web design really wasn't a thing, but I enjoyed designing.
[00:02:24.120 --> 00:02:29.000] So I pursued graphic design/slash multimedia and did that at uni.
[00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:32.280] And along that journey, websites sort of became a thing.
[00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:38.600] By the time I started working, I worked in my first gig in an award-winning marketing company in Sydney.
[00:02:38.600 --> 00:02:40.440] They'd never designed a website before.
[00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:42.360] That was the year 2000.
[00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:48.520] It's bizarre to think now that a marketing company of that caliber had never even designed a website.
[00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:52.200] They only had one computer connected to the internet, a dial-out modem.
[00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:55.560] So everyone shared the email on that device as well.
[00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:57.320] So it's funny how far things come.
[00:02:57.320 --> 00:03:01.720] But they won a little project to design a website and they said, right, you're the young guy.
[00:03:01.720 --> 00:03:02.840] You better learn how to do it.
[00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:04.200] So they gave me ample time.
[00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:07.400] They gave me an opportunity to study how to design a website.
[00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:09.720] I already had that graphic design background.
[00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:12.680] So just the technical aspect and built that first site out.
[00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:14.760] And from there on, I became their web guy.
[00:03:14.760 --> 00:03:19.800] On it evolved to become that I was a specialist really in website design eventually.
[00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:21.960] So I've enjoyed the journey.
[00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:25.720] So I didn't really start a bootstrap business intentionally.
[00:03:25.720 --> 00:03:28.600] I started because that's all I could do, really.
[00:03:28.920 --> 00:03:33.640] I started with the intention to one day grow a business, but to learn how to do business.
[00:03:33.640 --> 00:03:40.840] So I didn't put at risk anything other than my time initially, working in the evenings as a side hustle, really.
[00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:46.960] And once I saw that take shape, and then I could transition to working a couple of days a week on the business.
[00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:51.360] I did that and transitioned until eventually I was full-time freelancer.
[00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:57.360] And so I didn't risk anything by what might be called a bootstrap strategy.
[00:03:57.360 --> 00:03:59.200] I just got the very bare minimum.
[00:03:59.200 --> 00:04:03.600] So I forgot some business cards, not even flyers or anything like that.
[00:04:03.600 --> 00:04:07.040] Ended up building my own website as a website designer developer.
[00:04:07.040 --> 00:04:12.400] Obviously, you need to have your own website, and that's next to nothing to host the website.
[00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:14.240] So the email associated with that.
[00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:22.160] So realistically, the domain name, the hosting for the website, the business card, and a few little networking events I paid for.
[00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:26.000] That was as lean and as mean as I could possibly make it.
[00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:30.720] That's all I could afford and built it up from there until I could afford a little bit more marketing.
[00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:34.400] But even so, I've never got heavily invested in big expenses.
[00:04:34.400 --> 00:04:37.200] I've always kept the expense ratio pretty lean.
[00:04:37.440 --> 00:04:43.680] Mistake that I made might sound a little bit counterintuitive to some degree in bootstrapping the business.
[00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:48.400] Fairly early on, I managed to win a really large client.
[00:04:48.400 --> 00:04:52.640] So, and then it eventually was taking up nearly full-time hours.
[00:04:52.640 --> 00:04:55.840] The challenge with that was they felt like they owned me.
[00:04:55.840 --> 00:05:01.520] And effectively, I didn't have a business, but I just had a job and was being paid as a contractor, really.
[00:05:01.520 --> 00:05:10.800] But realistically, they owned me, they owned my time, and it reduced my capacity to actually grow a business with multiple clients, multiple streams of income.
[00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:12.560] And it was all dependent on me.
[00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:14.320] So I couldn't build out a team at all.
[00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:22.720] So my biggest failing really was winning a massive client and letting that own me and work as if I was an employee.
[00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:24.240] So that's the biggest failing.
[00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:27.280] Biggest success was to fire that client.
[00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:32.840] So to move on, to define precisely what type of clients I wanted to work with.
[00:05:33.160 --> 00:05:37.480] And it evolved over the course of time of who were my best fit.
[00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:46.600] And it eventually just figured out all my best clients kind of look the same, are in similar industries, were serving a similar scale of business.
[00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:52.040] And I realized, let's just go after more of those because they're the happiest producing the best results.
[00:05:52.040 --> 00:05:54.360] And niching into that really did help.
[00:05:54.360 --> 00:06:02.360] Sometimes, particularly with AI and how things are evolving so fast, it's so easy to get distracted by the shiny object.
[00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:08.680] So I guess the key for me has become find something that works and stick at it.
[00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:14.120] I mean, we run projects through a tool called ClickUp, very popular, and it works really great.
[00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:21.000] Now, there might be better tools popping up all the time, but if I were to get distracted with that, it would be ineffective.
[00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:27.240] At some point, maybe these things need to be replaced, and particularly with how things are evolving so fast.
[00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:45.000] But I think pick your tool, pick what's simple, what works, and do it consistently the same way all the time so your team gets familiar with your process and you can refine it over the course of time so the tools and techniques are consistent and the result is consistent for the client.
[00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:50.040] AI is just changing the dynamics of business so much of late.
[00:06:50.040 --> 00:06:59.160] I always see in my Facebook and YouTube feeds how AI is going to impact businesses and some people are quite fearful of that fact.
[00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:08.520] It is going to make some jobs vulnerable, and certainly in my role behind a computer, they're the first jobs that will become vulnerable.
[00:07:08.520 --> 00:07:17.200] But what I would say is, all you can do is use the tools to your advantage and always introduce a human element to what you do.
[00:07:17.200 --> 00:07:22.480] You and your human aspect is the one thing that AI can't become.
[00:07:22.480 --> 00:07:27.920] It can try and replicate a human experience, but we engage with other humans.
[00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.080] People buy from people they know, like, and trust.
[00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:33.600] And to build trust, you need that human relationship.
[00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:37.040] So, more than ever before, I believe relationships are the key.
[00:07:37.040 --> 00:07:38.480] And that's how I've built my business.
[00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:40.880] Uplift360.com.au.
[00:07:40.880 --> 00:07:42.320] If you're interested, you can jump on there.
[00:07:42.320 --> 00:07:44.400] There's free resources and things like that.
[00:07:44.400 --> 00:07:51.360] We mainly serve the construction industry and, as we call it, tradies here in Australia, but we do have clients all around the world as well.
[00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:55.120] So, jump on, see what I've built out, and happy to engage.
[00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:57.040] You'll find social media links as well.
[00:07:57.040 --> 00:08:00.160] So, we can engage in whatever social platform you choose.
[00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:08.160] I hope you enjoyed that episode and were able to take away a valuable nugget of information that you can implement right away in your own business.
[00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:16.160] If you feel your story would be valuable for the listeners of this show, please visit frugal.show forward slash guest.
[00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:21.600] What if your business had a 24-7 sales and marketing team without the overhead?
[00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:26.800] Here's why that matters: 78% of leads go with the first responder.
[00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:32.400] The odds of qualifying a lead drop by 80% after five minutes.
[00:08:32.400 --> 00:08:36.560] Only 27% of leads are contacted by a sales rep.
[00:08:36.880 --> 00:08:42.560] 63% of companies take longer than an hour to respond to new inquiries.
[00:08:42.560 --> 00:08:46.560] And 50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first.
[00:08:46.560 --> 00:08:53.440] Businesses that use AI for lead response see a 67% increase in conversion rates.
[00:08:53.440 --> 00:09:02.440] AI-powered chat increases sales by 30%, and companies using AI also reduce customer support costs by 30%.
[00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:08.280] And automated follow-ups can boost lead engagement by 50% or more.
[00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:14.120] And that's why I built an AI automation agency called LeadLoops.pro.
[00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:28.120] LeadLoops texts new leads instantly, follows up after hours, reconnects old contacts, handles Google reviews, recovers abandoned carts, and even a voice bot that answers calls.
[00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:31.640] Basically, it's a tiny army that never sleeps.
[00:09:31.640 --> 00:09:35.320] You can learn more at leadloops.pro.
[00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:43.320] The other thing I want to tell you about is I'm now offering a free marketing report at getafreemarketingreport.com.
[00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:53.560] All you have to do is give me your business information and I check your online presence and send a detailed report in a day or two showing what's working and what to improve.
[00:09:53.560 --> 00:09:58.680] Again, that's at getafree marketingreport.com.

Prompt 2: Key Takeaways

Now please extract the key takeaways from the transcript content I provided.

Extract the most important key takeaways from this part of the conversation. Use a single sentence statement (the key takeaway) rather than milquetoast descriptions like "the hosts discuss...". 

Limit the key takeaways to a maximum of 3. The key takeaways should be insightful and knowledge-additive. 

IMPORTANT: Return ONLY valid JSON, no explanations or markdown. Ensure:
- All strings are properly quoted and escaped
- No trailing commas
- All braces and brackets are balanced
Format: {"key_takeaways": ["takeaway 1", "takeaway 2"]}

Prompt 3: Segments

Now identify 2-4 distinct topical segments from this part of the conversation.

For each segment, identify:
- Descriptive title (3-6 words)  
- START timestamp when this topic begins (HH:MM:SS format)
- Double check that the timestamp is accurate - a timestamp will NEVER be greater than the total length of the audio
- Most important Key takeaway from that segment. Key takeaway must be specific and knowledge-additive.
- Brief summary of the discussion

IMPORTANT: The timestamp should mark when the topic/segment STARTS, not a range. Look for topic transitions and conversation shifts.

Return ONLY valid JSON. Ensure all strings are properly quoted, no trailing commas:
{
  "segments": [
    {
      "segment_title": "Topic Discussion", 
      "timestamp": "01:15:30",
      "key_takeaway": "main point from this segment",
      "segment_summary": "brief description of what was discussed"
    }
  ]
}

Timestamp format: HH:MM:SS (e.g., 00:05:30, 01:22:45) marking the START of each segment.

Prompt 4: Media Mentions

Now scan the transcript content I provided for ACTUAL mentions of specific media titles:

Find explicit mentions of:
- Books (with specific titles)
- Movies (with specific titles)  
- TV Shows (with specific titles)
- Music/Songs (with specific titles)

DO NOT include:
- Websites, URLs, or web services
- Other podcasts or podcast names

IMPORTANT: 
- Only include items explicitly mentioned by name. Do not invent titles.
- Valid categories are: "Book", "Movie", "TV Show", "Music"
- Include the exact phrase where each item was mentioned
- Find the nearest proximate timestamp where it appears in the conversation
- THE TIMESTAMP OF THE MEDIA MENTION IS IMPORTANT - DO NOT INVENT TIMESTAMPS AND DO NOT MISATTRIBUTE TIMESTAMPS
- Double check that the timestamp is accurate - a timestamp will NEVER be greater than the total length of the audio
- Timestamps are given as ranges, e.g. 01:13:42.520 --> 01:13:46.720. Use the EARLIER of the 2 timestamps in the range.

Return ONLY valid JSON. Ensure all strings are properly quoted and escaped, no trailing commas:
{
  "media_mentions": [
    {
      "title": "Exact Title as Mentioned",
      "category": "Book",
      "author_artist": "N/A",
      "context": "Brief context of why it was mentioned",
      "context_phrase": "The exact sentence or phrase where it was mentioned",
      "timestamp": "estimated time like 01:15:30"
    }
  ]
}

If no media is mentioned, return: {"media_mentions": []}

Full Transcript

[00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:05.600] What if your business had a 24-7 sales and marketing team without the overhead?
[00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:07.200] Here's why that matters.
[00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:10.800] 78% of leads go with the first responder.
[00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:16.400] The odds of qualifying a lead drop by 80% after 5 minutes.
[00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:20.560] Only 27% of leads are contacted by a sales rep.
[00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:26.560] 63% of companies take longer than an hour to respond to new inquiries.
[00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:30.560] And 50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first.
[00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:37.440] Businesses that use AI for lead response see a 67% increase in conversion rates.
[00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:47.040] AI-powered chat increases sales by 30%, and companies using AI also reduce customer support costs by 30%.
[00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:52.560] And automated follow-ups can boost lead engagement by 50% or more.
[00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:58.160] And that's why I built an AI automation agency called LeadLoops.pro.
[00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:12.160] LeadLoops texts new leads instantly, follows up after hours, reconnects old contacts, handles Google reviews, recovers abandoned carts, and even a voice bot that answers calls.
[00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:15.600] Basically, it's a tiny army that never sleeps.
[00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:19.280] You can learn more at leadloops.pro.
[00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:27.360] The other thing I want to tell you about is I'm now offering a free marketing report at getafreemarketingreport.com.
[00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:37.600] All you have to do is give me your business information and I check your online presence and send a detailed report in a day or two showing what's working and what to improve.
[00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:42.800] Again, that's at getafree marketingreport.com.
[00:01:42.800 --> 00:01:45.520] Welcome to the FrugalPreneur podcast.
[00:01:45.520 --> 00:01:46.880] I am your host, Sarah St.
[00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:47.600] John.
[00:01:47.600 --> 00:02:05.880] This episode is what I refer to as a showcase episode, where I feature a bootstrapped entrepreneur and they briefly share their tips, tricks, tactics, techniques, and tools that help them bootstrap their business and the successes and failures along the way.
[00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:16.520] My hope is that each of these showcase episodes will provide at least one valuable takeaway that you could implement right away in your own bootstrap business journey.
[00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:18.200] Now, on to the episode.
[00:02:18.200 --> 00:02:24.120] I was studying in high school in the 90s, and web design really wasn't a thing, but I enjoyed designing.
[00:02:24.120 --> 00:02:29.000] So I pursued graphic design/slash multimedia and did that at uni.
[00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:32.280] And along that journey, websites sort of became a thing.
[00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:38.600] By the time I started working, I worked in my first gig in an award-winning marketing company in Sydney.
[00:02:38.600 --> 00:02:40.440] They'd never designed a website before.
[00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:42.360] That was the year 2000.
[00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:48.520] It's bizarre to think now that a marketing company of that caliber had never even designed a website.
[00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:52.200] They only had one computer connected to the internet, a dial-out modem.
[00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:55.560] So everyone shared the email on that device as well.
[00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:57.320] So it's funny how far things come.
[00:02:57.320 --> 00:03:01.720] But they won a little project to design a website and they said, right, you're the young guy.
[00:03:01.720 --> 00:03:02.840] You better learn how to do it.
[00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:04.200] So they gave me ample time.
[00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:07.400] They gave me an opportunity to study how to design a website.
[00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:09.720] I already had that graphic design background.
[00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:12.680] So just the technical aspect and built that first site out.
[00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:14.760] And from there on, I became their web guy.
[00:03:14.760 --> 00:03:19.800] On it evolved to become that I was a specialist really in website design eventually.
[00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:21.960] So I've enjoyed the journey.
[00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:25.720] So I didn't really start a bootstrap business intentionally.
[00:03:25.720 --> 00:03:28.600] I started because that's all I could do, really.
[00:03:28.920 --> 00:03:33.640] I started with the intention to one day grow a business, but to learn how to do business.
[00:03:33.640 --> 00:03:40.840] So I didn't put at risk anything other than my time initially, working in the evenings as a side hustle, really.
[00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:46.960] And once I saw that take shape, and then I could transition to working a couple of days a week on the business.
[00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:51.360] I did that and transitioned until eventually I was full-time freelancer.
[00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:57.360] And so I didn't risk anything by what might be called a bootstrap strategy.
[00:03:57.360 --> 00:03:59.200] I just got the very bare minimum.
[00:03:59.200 --> 00:04:03.600] So I forgot some business cards, not even flyers or anything like that.
[00:04:03.600 --> 00:04:07.040] Ended up building my own website as a website designer developer.
[00:04:07.040 --> 00:04:12.400] Obviously, you need to have your own website, and that's next to nothing to host the website.
[00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:14.240] So the email associated with that.
[00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:22.160] So realistically, the domain name, the hosting for the website, the business card, and a few little networking events I paid for.
[00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:26.000] That was as lean and as mean as I could possibly make it.
[00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:30.720] That's all I could afford and built it up from there until I could afford a little bit more marketing.
[00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:34.400] But even so, I've never got heavily invested in big expenses.
[00:04:34.400 --> 00:04:37.200] I've always kept the expense ratio pretty lean.
[00:04:37.440 --> 00:04:43.680] Mistake that I made might sound a little bit counterintuitive to some degree in bootstrapping the business.
[00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:48.400] Fairly early on, I managed to win a really large client.
[00:04:48.400 --> 00:04:52.640] So, and then it eventually was taking up nearly full-time hours.
[00:04:52.640 --> 00:04:55.840] The challenge with that was they felt like they owned me.
[00:04:55.840 --> 00:05:01.520] And effectively, I didn't have a business, but I just had a job and was being paid as a contractor, really.
[00:05:01.520 --> 00:05:10.800] But realistically, they owned me, they owned my time, and it reduced my capacity to actually grow a business with multiple clients, multiple streams of income.
[00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:12.560] And it was all dependent on me.
[00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:14.320] So I couldn't build out a team at all.
[00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:22.720] So my biggest failing really was winning a massive client and letting that own me and work as if I was an employee.
[00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:24.240] So that's the biggest failing.
[00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:27.280] Biggest success was to fire that client.
[00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:32.840] So to move on, to define precisely what type of clients I wanted to work with.
[00:05:33.160 --> 00:05:37.480] And it evolved over the course of time of who were my best fit.
[00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:46.600] And it eventually just figured out all my best clients kind of look the same, are in similar industries, were serving a similar scale of business.
[00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:52.040] And I realized, let's just go after more of those because they're the happiest producing the best results.
[00:05:52.040 --> 00:05:54.360] And niching into that really did help.
[00:05:54.360 --> 00:06:02.360] Sometimes, particularly with AI and how things are evolving so fast, it's so easy to get distracted by the shiny object.
[00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:08.680] So I guess the key for me has become find something that works and stick at it.
[00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:14.120] I mean, we run projects through a tool called ClickUp, very popular, and it works really great.
[00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:21.000] Now, there might be better tools popping up all the time, but if I were to get distracted with that, it would be ineffective.
[00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:27.240] At some point, maybe these things need to be replaced, and particularly with how things are evolving so fast.
[00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:45.000] But I think pick your tool, pick what's simple, what works, and do it consistently the same way all the time so your team gets familiar with your process and you can refine it over the course of time so the tools and techniques are consistent and the result is consistent for the client.
[00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:50.040] AI is just changing the dynamics of business so much of late.
[00:06:50.040 --> 00:06:59.160] I always see in my Facebook and YouTube feeds how AI is going to impact businesses and some people are quite fearful of that fact.
[00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:08.520] It is going to make some jobs vulnerable, and certainly in my role behind a computer, they're the first jobs that will become vulnerable.
[00:07:08.520 --> 00:07:17.200] But what I would say is, all you can do is use the tools to your advantage and always introduce a human element to what you do.
[00:07:17.200 --> 00:07:22.480] You and your human aspect is the one thing that AI can't become.
[00:07:22.480 --> 00:07:27.920] It can try and replicate a human experience, but we engage with other humans.
[00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.080] People buy from people they know, like, and trust.
[00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:33.600] And to build trust, you need that human relationship.
[00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:37.040] So, more than ever before, I believe relationships are the key.
[00:07:37.040 --> 00:07:38.480] And that's how I've built my business.
[00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:40.880] Uplift360.com.au.
[00:07:40.880 --> 00:07:42.320] If you're interested, you can jump on there.
[00:07:42.320 --> 00:07:44.400] There's free resources and things like that.
[00:07:44.400 --> 00:07:51.360] We mainly serve the construction industry and, as we call it, tradies here in Australia, but we do have clients all around the world as well.
[00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:55.120] So, jump on, see what I've built out, and happy to engage.
[00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:57.040] You'll find social media links as well.
[00:07:57.040 --> 00:08:00.160] So, we can engage in whatever social platform you choose.
[00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:08.160] I hope you enjoyed that episode and were able to take away a valuable nugget of information that you can implement right away in your own business.
[00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:16.160] If you feel your story would be valuable for the listeners of this show, please visit frugal.show forward slash guest.
[00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:21.600] What if your business had a 24-7 sales and marketing team without the overhead?
[00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:26.800] Here's why that matters: 78% of leads go with the first responder.
[00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:32.400] The odds of qualifying a lead drop by 80% after five minutes.
[00:08:32.400 --> 00:08:36.560] Only 27% of leads are contacted by a sales rep.
[00:08:36.880 --> 00:08:42.560] 63% of companies take longer than an hour to respond to new inquiries.
[00:08:42.560 --> 00:08:46.560] And 50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first.
[00:08:46.560 --> 00:08:53.440] Businesses that use AI for lead response see a 67% increase in conversion rates.
[00:08:53.440 --> 00:09:02.440] AI-powered chat increases sales by 30%, and companies using AI also reduce customer support costs by 30%.
[00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:08.280] And automated follow-ups can boost lead engagement by 50% or more.
[00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:14.120] And that's why I built an AI automation agency called LeadLoops.pro.
[00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:28.120] LeadLoops texts new leads instantly, follows up after hours, reconnects old contacts, handles Google reviews, recovers abandoned carts, and even a voice bot that answers calls.
[00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:31.640] Basically, it's a tiny army that never sleeps.
[00:09:31.640 --> 00:09:35.320] You can learn more at leadloops.pro.
[00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:43.320] The other thing I want to tell you about is I'm now offering a free marketing report at getafreemarketingreport.com.
[00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:53.560] All you have to do is give me your business information and I check your online presence and send a detailed report in a day or two showing what's working and what to improve.
[00:09:53.560 --> 00:09:58.680] Again, that's at getafree marketingreport.com.