Daniel Barbour

@noahiglerSEO Afaik keywords in the review response are not shown to boost rankings. Perhaps it improves engagement or leaves a more positive impression for new leads who are reading the reviews.

Most home service businesses reply to Google reviews with "Thank you so much! We appreciate your business!" That reply does nothing for your rankings. Every single review reply gets indexed by Google. That means it's searchable content tied to your business profile. And right now, AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini are reading through your reviews AND your replies to understand what you do and where you do it. So when you reply with a generic "thanks," you're wasting an opportunity to reinforce your service and location to both Google and AI. Here's what to do instead: If someone leaves a review saying "great job, would recommend," your reply should be something like: "Thanks John, we're glad the water heater installation in Cedar Park went well. Let us know if you ever need anything." You just added "water heater installation" and "Cedar Park" to a piece of indexed content tied to your GBP. That's a ranking signal. For free. On every single review. Do this across 20 to 30 reviews a month and you're building a massive library of keyword-rich, location-specific content that Google and AI models reference when deciding who to recommend. Negative reviews matter too. Don't ignore them. A calm, professional response to a 1-star review builds more trust with potential customers than 10 five-star reviews... although not ideal. This takes an extra 30 seconds per reply.

@noahiglerSEO @PromptSlinger For LSA it seems like we have to let Google off the leash to get any visibility. The money is made on the other end: a business that doesn’t have their sales/upsells dialled in is going to lose money. Is that pretty accurate?

@danielbarbour2 @PromptSlinger Can't control costs. $50-100 is pretty standard for plumbing LSA leads

Google just launched a new AI feature that could BURY small plumbers, HVAC contractors, remodelers, etc. "Ask Maps" is literally an AI chatbot built directly into Google Maps. Here's EXACTLY how to get your business recommended:

@ericdmiller3 @PromptSlinger @noahiglerSEO I think they just need to be “first” in the market with something big. OpenAI and now Anthropic have been dominating the news. Google seems like a better longterm play given the data they have access to.

@PromptSlinger @noahiglerSEO Yeah curious how they are going to blend this in with their current advertising model and becomes sponsor driven advertising spots instead of organic authoritative answers/company recommendations.

@PromptSlinger @noahiglerSEO $50 is like half of what I’ve seen lol. Are you running LSA and getting leads at $50 a pop? Is it possible to control costs on there?

@noahiglerSEO Plumbers already pay $30-50 per lead on Google local ads. An AI layer that answers before anyone clicks through isn't a feature for small business. Curious how long before 'get recommended' just means 'pay more'

@rogers_soro @AllOrNothingTTV @SonOfBharat_88 @allenanalysis Why did all the countries surrounding Iran allow the US to set up military bases there? 🤔

@AllOrNothingTTV @SonOfBharat_88 @allenanalysis But you don't want to talk about the fact that those actions were retaliatory.

@markinldn @jayjayz_hair @DittiePE @elonmusk Asking about wild parties does not indicate he knew about the nature of the parties. In 2012 Elon didn’t know as much about Epstein as you know today. It’s not as if he were sending those emails today, knowing everything we know. We have to wait for incriminating evidence.

@jayjayz_hair @DittiePE @elonmusk It doesn't bother or worry you in the slightest that he was showing his interest in PDF island wildest parties, does it?

And another one down. But still no arrests …

@martianwyrdlord I think Carney only needs to signal to the US that we do have options. They’re not as convenient/advantageous as a close connection with the US, but if the US becomes an unreliable/unpredictable partner, the world will establish ties elsewhere, further decreasing US influence.

If Canada wants to preserve its sovereignty as the American Empire embraces naked assertion of national interest unbound from international lawl, courting China is just about the most retarded thing you could do. The theory behind this is that expanded trade with China will insulate the Canadian economy from US tariffs. This is stupid. China accounts for 4% of Canadian exports; the US accounts for around 70-75%. That all makes sense if you look at a map. Canada doesn't have the port facilities to ship energy to China in any appreciable quantity. Canada isn't going to build those facilities in a timely fashion, not without walking all over the First Nations and the climate lunatics, both of whom Carney and his Liberal Party are enthusiastically beholden to. Even assuming we did build those facilities and start shipping oil to China in vast quantities, it would be the easiest thing in the world for the US Navy to interdict those tankers, and there would be precisely nothing the all but nonexistent Royal Canadian Navy could do about that but cry. Meanwhile, Turbo-America is reasserting the Monroe Doctrine, specifically in order to eliminate Chinese influence from the Western hemisphere. Cozying up to Beijing at this point is a bad look, and really not worth whatever value we get from a few thousand shitty Chinese EVs no one wants. The best strategy for Canada to preserve its sovereignty during this crisis is the same strategy that it has successfully used since the War of 1812: 1) be well-defended, 2) be friendly. There is no possibility of Canada actually winning a war with the US, but it IS possible to make such a war difficult enough that the blood isn't worth the prize. At the same time, if the country is a well-governed, cooperative, reliable ally, then there's no particular advantage to annexation. Instead, Ottawa has settled on the most retarded of all possible strategies: being 1) defenceless and 2) belligerent. The Canadian Armed Forces is a joke, and while Carney has made noises about building them up again, this effort is sabotaged by DEI bullshit, and the modest increase in budget is nowhere near the tripling that would be required to match US Department of War spending on a per capita, GDP-adjusted basis. Especially when you're starting from way, way, WAY behind. Meanwhile, Ottawa takes every opportunity to antagonize the Yanks: courting foreign adversaries Washington wants out of the hemisphere; flooding the country with third-world biotrash; letting the real estate market be used as a massive money laundering scheme; winking at fentanyl labs; shrugging at foreign influence penetrating every level of government. The Trump administration looks at this mess, and concludes that 1) Canada would be very easily annexed and 2) the country is so poorly run that it would probably be more profitable to govern directly. Oh and as all of this is going on the Laurentians lose no opportunity to remind anyone who will listen that Canada Is Built On Stolen Native Land, from which it follows that our official national position is that our sovereignty is completely illegitimate. The country is in the hands of delusional traitorous clowns at precisely the worst possible historical moment, and to make it all the more absurd, they've successfully wrapped themselves in the flag to such a degree that any criticism of their suicidal policies is called unpatriotic Maple MAGA by the legions of trained clapping seals comprising the country's delirious overburden of CBC-addled baby boomers.

@recap_david Assistant

$24,000 per year from this simple AI Dentist Voice Agent (and why I’m probably insane for giving it away for free) One dental practice was bleeding $6,000+ every month from missed after-hours phone calls. That’s 20–25 potential new patients disappearing simply because no one was there to answer and book. So I built an AI voice receptionist that books dental appointments 24/7, powered by n8n + ElevenLabs, and guided by the clinic’s internal rules and real scheduling availability. Here’s what the system handles automatically: → Picks up calls with a natural-sounding AI receptionist → Captures patient info + insurance details → Checks live calendar availability → Schedules appointments instantly → Logs every interaction into a Google Sheet The wild part? A nearly identical AI voice system was sold to a dental practice for $24,000 per year by another founder. And this isn’t limited to dentists. Any service business losing revenue from missed calls can deploy the exact same setup. Want the full n8n workflow template? 1. Retweet & Like 2. Follow me 3. Comment “ASSISTANT” I’ll send you the entire system for free, plus a step-by-step setup video — including all the ElevenLabs automation pieces. (must be following so I can dm you)

I had a friend who complained his calendar was a graveyard of constant team members asking him, "Got a minute?" and nobody could ever make a decision. I looked at his schedule. Back-to-back meetings... All day... EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I asked him: "What was the last meeting where something actually changed?" He stared at me and couldn't answer. So I gave him 4 rules and told him to kill any meeting that didn't pass all four. Rule 1: No Agenda = No Meeting If they can't say what we're discussing and why we're there, it ain't happening. This one rule alone killed half his calendar. Rule 2: No Outcome = No Meeting What decision needs to be made? What's the current status quo that needs to change? Meetings are for DECISIONS, not discussions. Rule 3: No Expert = No Meeting If the person with the authority to decide isn't there, cancel it. If the person with expertise to deliver context can't attend, cancel it. Without them, you're just having hypothetical conversations that go nowhere. Rule 4: No Scorecard = No Meeting Everyone must agree on the current state using actual data before discussing solutions. If you can't agree on the problem, you can't align on the solution. He implemented all four rules. His calendar went from 30 meetings a week to 8. And for the first time in years, stuff actually got done. I reconnected with this friend a few months later to find out how things were going. He said, "I forgot what it felt like to think." Don’t confuse attending meetings with making decisions.

@GoogleMyBiz 4 businesses (subsidiaries of a parent company) are being consolidated into a new brand. What's the best way to merge them? Should we update them all to matching NAPW & merge them one at a time, or request a merge as-is once 301s are configured for the domains?

@casinokrisa @ArgMilei In this case it was the opposite, poverty skyrocketing following sharp economic shifts which masked underlying tendencies that have become evident when looking at the longterm.

@ArgMilei Rapid poverty reduction often follows sharp economic shifts but can mask underlying data revisions or short-term factors.

BREAKING 🔴 ARGENTINA's POVERTY PLUNGES FROM 52.9% TO 27.5% In a remarkable feat, under President Milei's administration Argentina's poverty rate has plummeted to 27.5% in the third quarter of 2025, down from a peak of 52.9%. This dramatic drop highlights the success of President Milei's bold libertarian reforms, including slashing government spending, deregulating the economy, and achieving -real- fiscal surpluses for the first time in 124 years. Critics initially feared austerity measures would exacerbate hardship, but data shows otherwise. Milei's "chainsaw" approach to bureaucracy has stabilized inflation and fostered growth, proving free-market policies can deliver rapid social gains. As Argentina emerges from decades of economic turmoil, this milestone underscores President Milei's vision for a prosperous, self-reliant nation. Data source: Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello @JMilei @SPettovelloOK

@RobertoHernan_ @tlalkale @resisres Remittances have grown for over a decade, almost tripling from 2013 to 2024. Remittances are a crucial source of foreign income for Mexico, exceeding FDI, tourism, and oil revenue.

@tlalkale @resisres No digas idioteces, los aranceles apenas si empezaron a mediados de año.

🇲🇽📊 Mexico’s President demonstrates a historic first: Mexico now has more middle-class people than poor people. “What happened in Mexico? It is called the Fourth Transformation. It is called Humanist government.”

@EmperorPenguln @DIEGO_RL @resisres Remittances are a crucial source of foreign income for Mexico, exceeding FDI, tourism, and oil revenue. Remittances have grown for over a decade, almost tripling from 2013 to 2024.

@DIEGO_RL @resisres The Mexican economy is not built on one single export resource. Maybe you should study history more

@carlosvictorva6 @Mylovanov @ConspiracyCaw They did buy it, and it was expropriated. That’s what he’s saying, isn’t it?

@Mylovanov @ConspiracyCaw why not buy it..?? just a thought. 🤷🤦🤡 ...

Trump hints a war with Venezuela Trump: This is a blockade, we're not going to let anyone go through. They [Venezuela] took away our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They kicked out our companies. And we want it back.

@Jonas_7457 @grok @Quangisdongis @AngelaLeyvaCD9 @KevinNaughtonJr Grok has been programmed to drive engagement, and apparently it does it well enough for someone to want to reply.

@grok @Quangisdongis @AngelaLeyvaCD9 @KevinNaughtonJr The poster probably didn't quit his job or was going to anyway and knew he was going to get 10k likes. I'll never do this kind of messed up games. If I want to take a decision I'll take it myself, alone.

6 months ago i made the worst decision of my life

@cquinlan123 @prbishop3 @mark_slapinski The constant repetition of disparaging names is too similar to Trump’s style for the Canadian palate. Carbon Tax Carney, Justinflation, Sleepy Joe, Lil Marco, Crooked Hillary… That style doesn’t resonate in Canada, it turns people off of his personality.

@prbishop3 @mark_slapinski His job is to hold the current govt to task & oppose bad decisions & policies. That's always been understood to be the role until the media became a LPC crutch & started portraying him negatively because he was so effective. The problem isn't him - it is manipulated Cdn voters.

@DrDillwood @ericadyork And…? Does anyone’s indignation about punitive tariffs ultimately affect the outcome? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Is the new 10% tariff on imports from Canada related to the fentanyl emergency or the reciprocal trade emergency or are hurt feelings also now a national emergency?

@mario4thenorth The only people lobbying against self-filing is Intuit and H&R Block. Their business model depends on people not being able to take care of their taxes themselves. It really should be as simple as filling out a form on the CRA website.

“Trusting the CRA to do your taxes is like trusting your dog to watch your burger” Truer words have never been spoken. It’s a conflict of interest.

@franco_nomics I would rather be able to file taxes on the CRA website myself than filing them through a 3rd party tool such as Intuit’s, which has been hacked and has had Canadian taxpayer info compromised. Time for the CRA to modernize snd provide these tools.

BREAKING: Carney plans to give CRA more power with automatic tax filing. Trusting the taxman to do your return is like trusting your dog to protect your burger. CRA acting as both tax filer and tax collector is a serious conflict of interest. Stop the CRA power grab!

@TonyKatsabanis @cbcwatcher The issue is the term “violence” has been hijacked to include “microaggressions”

@cbcwatcher He puts forth such a straw man argument. Incitement to violence IS NOT protected speech in the United States. These people are unbearable.

Watch CBC's Andrew Nichols get awkwardly triggered by the suggestion that free speech on University campuses should be held sacrosanct Sam Martin "Sometimes we forget that the university is a space that is supposed to be wholly inclusive of all kinds of different ideas." "...The United States for a long time has held dear a principle that came from the Supreme Court case Whitney v. California, that said, where the justices in the decision wrote that the remedy for bad speech is more speech." CBC has gotten so used to stifling and vilifying those views it deems wrong, it's personalities are triggered at the mere suggestions those views be allowed anywhere @brodiefenlon