Let's take a fun journey through some fun and interesting AI tools that could change your business! We'll also cover some AI news about Searchie's up-and-coming features.

00:00 Introduction
00:13 beautiful.ai makes creating presentations incredibly easy - and beautiful!
04:40 AdCreative.ai creates great social media content with about a hundred options in seconds 09:02 AutoDraw from Google converts your squiggles into nice looking drawings
10:25 Noty.ai transcribes your Zoom calls, summarizes them for you, pulls out all of the action items, and even lets you create notes to yourself on the fly
17:20 Otter.ai doesn't seem to have many AI features...
17:57 Exciting new developments over at Searchie
21:40 Leave a comment!

Making an amazing prompt for ChatGPT is tough because it's hard to know where to start. But what if there was a simple trick? A trick you can just copy/paste giving it just the roughest idea of what you want, and have ChatGPT create the perfect prompt for you?

00:00 Introduction
01:00 The value of ChatGPT in generating content and research.
02:00 Introduction to Merlin, a Chrome extension to help with replying to texts.
04:00 Using ChatGPT for research, even though its knowledge is limited to September 2021.
05:00 Using prompt-based tools to improve interaction with ChatGPT.
07:00 Creating a custom prompt for finding the best project management tool.
09:00 ChatGPT recommends Trello for a one-person virtual assistant business.
11:00 Adjusting the prompt to include a budget constraint.
12:00 ChatGPT recommends Toggle Plan when given a budget of up to $50 per month.

Merlin: https://app.getmerlin.in/plans

The Prompt Template

Act as a prompt generator expert for ChatGPT. You will engineer the perfect custom prompt for me to use to [THING YOU NEED IT TO DO]. To do that, please ask a series of targeted questions one at a time. You will use the answer to each question to guide subsequent questions, refining the information you gather to ultimately generate a comprehensive and effective prompt that will yield the most useful and relevant response from ChatGPT. Consider the key elements of a good prompt, such as context and detail, to optimize the final product. Place any variables in square brackets.

This video is jam-packed with tips and tricks designed to help you surprise & delight your customers with knock-your-socks-off customer service, while SAVING YOU TIME and a lot of stress!

00:00 Intro
00:51 Have a customer service policy or process
03:21 Ask questions!
04:10 Delegate your customer service
05:20 Embrace good AND bad feedback
09:08 Negative feedback doesn't equal "not a fit"
13:07 Put your contact info and response time everywhere people might look for it
14:11 Set an out-of-office with a FAQ
15:01 How and WHY to send quick replies when you don't have time
16:55 FULL WALKTHROUGH - Setting up a Boomerang follow-up system
22:01 Quick review and summary

How do you go on vacation without your clients all leaving you? How do you go away without spending your entire time on your phone or laptop trying to keep everything together? Here are my big lessons on how to successfully go on vacation, come back, and feel refreshed and happy instead of rushed and anxious!

00:00 Introduction 
00:30 What does a "successful vacation" even look like? 
00:51 How to book in advance 
01:46 Building in buffer days
02:20 Gather your documents in one place
04:21 Tell everybody and set boundaries
06:51 Remind everybody... OFTEN!
07:22 Set your "out of office"
09:24 How to use the buffer days
12:15 Summary of the main steps

These are the five things I wish someone had told me when I started my business. What are your top 5?

00:00 Introduction
00:20 No one knows what they're doing
03:55 Take advice with a grain of salt
07:12 Watch your cashflow
09:44 It's okay to say no
10:21 Sometimes you HAVE TO say no

#businesssuccess #professionaldevelopment #entrepreneurship

Here's my hard-won advice on how to handle hard conversations with clients - either they cut off contact after a proposal has been sent, or don't pay your invoices, or try to push you out of your scope of work. A process should be established with clear timelines and methods of communication outlined in the contract. Attention should be paid to any scope changes, and being understanding and kind is important when following up on invoices and payments.

00:00 Handling the Hard Conversations: Prospect Ghosting, Scope Creep, and Invoices

04:57 Establishing Processes to Handle Clients Who Ghost You

10:19 Learn How To Say No and Manage Invoices With Kindness and Compassion

It can be tempting to overspend on professional development! Professional development is an important part of businesses in terms of helping hone your skills, increase productivity, and enhance the business’s bottom line. To maximize the Return On Investment (ROI) of professional development, look at what you’ll learn and how the takeaways will impact your business when choosing a course.

But here’s the thing: the best option might not be to put that money in professional development. It might actually be better (and more cost-effective) to hire an employee or contractor. Keep track of the results of any investment and avoid spending more than 5% of your salary on professional development. On the advertising front, businesses should be thinking about why they are spending money and how the purchase will be utilized. Sometimes it just makes sense to Google it on your own rather than doing someone’s paid course. 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the numbers that tell you what’s happening in your business. You can rescue a failing launch, get ahead of staffing problems, and see what’s coming ahead of time.

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• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:12 The short answer
• 00:30 Cashflow
• 00:52 Revenue & Profit Margin
• 01:59 Your Main Number
• 02:55 Some good examples of “Main Numbers”
• 03:38 For everything else!
• 03:50 Profit per lead and conversion rate
• 04:40 Using KPIs in a specific project for time management
• 05:55 Finding KPIs elsewhere
• 06:25 Customer Service KPIs
• 07:02 Don’t look at too much data!
• 07:28 KPIs for a launch, and troubleshooting a launch
• 09:10 How many metrics should I be looking at?
• 09:30 Scale Society