Blake Hamrock

@bprintco @sethmosk Is your agent using Claude cowork? Or what llm to have it stay around $200 a month

@sethmosk @BlakeHamrock Housecall Pro, Canva, Social Scheduling, Adobe, Envato, SEO agency, elegant themes, Mailchimp, stock image subs… the list goes on.

Did you know you can get an Android burner phone from Walmart and attach it to your OpenClaw agent to use to make unlimited calls and unlimited messages? $20 phone, $5 prepaid card. Instant local number. Attach to your WiFi and you rarely use your prepaid minutes / messages Just make sure you don’t get a carrier locked one so you can root the phone easier

@joedevguy Crazy! My buddy live sells used golf balls Need to find a niche myself!

It's fascinating how niche you can get in the resell industry. I know a couple a few miles north of me that make a living selling industrial parts on eBay. They literally just buy parts, take photos, and list them on ebay.

We’re launching a new @alphaschoolatx high school for aspiring entrepreneurs. Our promise: Make $1m by graduation, or receive a full tuition refund. Yes, this will be the coolest high school in the world. And we're building the best team in the world to make it happen. We’re looking for 2-3 exceptional coaches to help us guide the students towards achieving this aggressive but achievable goal. You won’t be giving lectures or assigning homework. You’ll be grilling them on their P&L, driving them to the car wash they bought, critiquing their email funnels, pushing them to do things 99% of the world doesn't believe is possible. Job posting is live and DMs are open.

@jearl02s Good to know!

When I was buying the truck the finance guy asks how I’m going to pay I say $8k in cash and rest financed. He then shares with my 830 credit score I’m getting a really good rate at 7.49%. He mentions how rates for used autos have gone up and it’s a 10 year old truck. I shared my disappointment in that it’s only 15k. I then pull out my phone and within 4 minutes apply and am approved for 6.29% through Navy Federal. He then finds a better rate at 5.49%. Always bring your own financing to the table. Ohh and I’m writing a check for the entire balance at the end of the month.

@marcusmclayton Is this Mile zero marketing or a separate business?

4 years ago I started using GHL for my agency. My clients were using Jobber, HouseCallPro, JobNimbus, BookingKoala, etc. Good CRMs for operations. But they were all missing something for marketing-forward businesses: A unified lead management system. I looked at a lot of options. Nothing came close. Even with its quirks, GHL solves the problem better than anything else. Everything lives in one place: • Forms • Call tracking • Pipelines • Automations • Review requests • Reporting • GBP posting • Lead attribution When a $50,000 job closes, you actually know where it came from. Leads go straight into a pipeline where you, your admin, or a VA can manage them Automations instantly respond to new leads You can even build a NiceJob style review system to automatically ask for Google reviews My friend and client @Lexivindi went deep on GHL and became an absolute expert She owns two home service businesses (and has an engineering degree), so she built systems the way operators actually need them We ended up starting a company together: Lead Machine Inc. Since then we’ve helped 150+ home service businesses implement GHL • Cleaning • Roofing • Solar • Electrical • Plumbing • Tree service • Auto detailing • Luxury car rental • Mechanic shops We partner with agencies and businesses here on Twitter include great guys @irentdumpsters @Nads_Shariff @max_tendero The trouble with GHL is it takes a bunch of effort to setup to make it work for you. It's so far from turn key. If you’re curious about GHL — or need help with your setup — reach out to me or @Lexivindi

@ArjunRajJain @MakerThrive Always at a coffee shop…

0% chance this happened - this sounds like ChatGPT just gave you a "viral X tweet" for the classic "met a...." format. If you really cared about helping the kid out, share his services. Otherwise this is just really lame marketing. (this is the second time i've posted this on seperate threads today).

met a guy at a coffee shop this morning. 22 years old. makes $5,800/month selling email sequences to local pest control companies. i asked how he got into it. he said “i live in denver. there’s like 200 pest control companies in the metro area. i went through google maps and signed up for their email lists. every single one sends the same garbage. ‘we killed bugs this month. here’s a coupon.’ that’s it.” so he made a better one. wrote 12 email sequences. “welcome series. seasonal reminders. when to call for termites. spring mosquito prep. winter rodent prevention.” actual useful stuff people would want to read. charged $200 a month. “how’d you get them to buy?" “just called. ‘hey i noticed you send emails but they suck. here’s what yours could look like.’ sent them the sequences. nine said yes on the phone. that was four months ago.” he’s up to 29 clients now. “what’s your setup?” “@beehiiv for the sequences. stripe. a google sheet to track which client gets which version. that’s literally it.” “you write all the emails?” “first month i did. now i have templates. each client gets maybe two customizations. their company name. their phone number. done. takes me an hour per new client.” he said the genius part is pest control companies already know their customers don’t want to hear from them. they’re not trying to build a brand. they just want more jobs scheduled. so instead of “here’s our story” emails, he writes “it’s termite season, call now” emails. “your clients actually see results?” “yeah. one guy said his repeat business went from 12% to 31% in two months. pest control’s all about the comeback appointment. people forget they have termites until it’s spring again. you remind them, they call.” he was sitting at the coffee shop for 45 minutes. three texts from clients asking questions. he answered each one in 30 seconds. “why not hire someone?” “hire someone to do what? answer texts? The sequences run themselves. new client takes me an hour to set up. existing clients need basically nothing.” meanwhile you’re building a “white label email platform” for agencies with custom branding and integrations and a sales team. he’s in a coffee shop in denver sending the same 12 sequences to 29 pest control companies and making $5,800 a month. the emails were always needed. pest control companies were always trying to figure out what to send. he’s the only one who did the thinking for them. 200 pest control companies in denver. he’s got 29. he could have 100. he’s not even trying to scale it. just posts in local facebook groups sometimes. “hey pest control owners, your emails suck. i fixed mine. here’s the before and after.” one before and after post. got him three clients. he doesn’t have a website. he has a gmail and a beehiiv account and he picks his customers by literally just looking around his city. everyone wants to build the platform. this kid is getting rich off email sequences and he can’t stop smiling about it.

@StumpGuyTy This is awesome

We booked a $2,500 wedding months before our Swedish Candy Truck was finished. Between this video, and Part 2 attached in the comments we got: - Over half a million organic views across TikTok and Instagram. - One wedding booked. Take action. See what happens. Repeat.

@searchbound Just went through your thread. Any updates you’d make with all the recent advancements of AI/vibe coding?

I never realized I'd enjoy running job boards until I began running job boards.

@nocodelife @searchbound What happened?

@searchbound I'm partway through this process with visualdeveloperjobs.com Just need to do the 365+ days part now 😄

How to create a niche job board - on a great domain, as a solo builder - & directly compete with Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, etal (from someone who's done it) (Let's find an actual domain for sale and hypothetically build it out) a brain dump 🧠 🚮:

@cyrusfba What’s your cold email campaign set up? Just launched one for my biz this week.

Cold email campaign we use just got a response from someone with 8 newly renovated Airbnbs that need cleaning. I've heard a lot of your opinions, are you guys still rocking with Airbnbs? Or is it not worth the headache?

@TristenPalori @LoewyLawFirm Interesting. I say build yourself!

Today was a first. Got offered $5,000/year from a bill board company The deal: - They lease a 6’x6’ section of my property. -They pay for install and maintenance. I pay nothing. @LoewyLawFirm how much do you pay for your Bill Boards? Maybe I’ll just build it myself and rent it out!

@rampulla_andrew What’s profit margins?

Month 1 of my new permanent Christmas light business in the books. $21,562 in revenue. $6,138 in ads. 3.5x ROAS. Very slow start - first sale was 18 days into the month. Huge learning curve selling a high ticket permanent product in the off season. Here’s my goal for March: - $50,000 in revenue. - <$10,000 in ad spend - start to have referrals roll in - potentially launch d2d for neighbors Our CAC is ~$1,000 rn. I want to get that down to $600 and then I’m turbo scaling ad spend. Our sales ecosystem needs work. But overall successful start and I’m pumped for the next 3 months. Things only go up from here.

@ChrisRamsey60 Are you starting to post more? I’ve been enjoying the old ones.

Just starting out in real estate Check out this podcast 👇

@Glynnfleet What are the advantages of buying a brand new commercial vehicle? I’m a cheap ass and would want to go down the route of buying a $10-$15,000 used Toyota.

How much should you put down on a commercial vehicle? I'll give you a breakdown. As a fleet buyer, you have leverage that walk-in customers don't. My target for every customer is 10% down or less. Occasionally we have to go to 20% if credit history is thin. But 10% is the baseline. In terms of numbers: If you're buying a $60,000 van at 50% down, you just put $30,000 into a depreciating asset before it ever makes you a dollar. At 10% down, you're putting $6,000 in and keeping $24,000 in your business as working capital. The difference between launching with $6K out of pocket versus $30K can determine whether your business survives the first year. If you know the right programs and have the right relationships with lenders, you can get startup-friendly terms. That's what I do. I work with banks that understand franchise models and home service businesses. They're comfortable with 10% down because we've proven the model works. If you're shopping for a commercial vehicle and someone quotes you 30-50% down, don't assume that's the only option. There are better programs out there. You just have to know where to look.

@ianncushing Email

Sending cold emails took my cleaning business from 6 to 7 figures in 2025. Comment "EMAIL" and I will show you exactly how I did it.

@jake_kern_ How did you find this auction?

I’m going back to middle school! I won this grab and go cooler from a school cafeteria auction this week. When I looked at the pick up address, I realized it was my former middle school. Hopefully this unit isn’t from when I was a student! Picked this up for $10 will sell for north of $200, if not much higher.

@bonapartay What is a flagging contract?

Was gonna fire a guy on Monday. Decided to do it today instead. Also picked up a $2m annual flagging contract, but I don't love the margins 😞

@HSchenewark I know you were cold emailing to land jobs but are you scraping or buying lists to land property manager for baks, church, hotels?

@BlakeHamrock Mostly cold email, churches, banks, hotels, but my gbp is doing work now!

How I quote: As soon as I get a request for a quote, I schedule to time to meet them and walk the lot. Then, I pull the property up on satellite and measure the lot. When we meet, I’ve got my numbers but want them to meet me and it’s also nice to see the current condition of the lot. Crack filling costs especially can vary widely. I share with them that I’ve already reviewed via satellite and have my measurements and will get them a quote soon. Then, I’ll email thanking them for their time and attaching a pdf quote. I’ve also created a little marketing kit with pictures and testimonials that im going to start including with the kit. ^bank im quoting today