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BREAKING: The US is preparing for a potential ground invasion into Iran that would last for up to 2 months, per the Washington Post. Details include: 1. Thousands of American soldiers are arriving in the Middle East for what could become a "dangerous new phase" of the war 2. Any invasion would involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, US officials said 3. President Trump has wavered between declaring that the war is winding down and threatening to amplify it 4. Discussions over the past month have touched upon the possible seizure of Kharg Island and raids into other coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz The Iran War appears to be entering a new era.

Divorce lawyers pay $350-500 per click on Google Ads and DUI attorneys pay $200-400 per click and you could send them qualified leads for a fraction of that using AI content funnels on TikTok that cost you almost nothing to operate… I don't think most people in the content space realise how much money local service businesses are burning on Google Ads every single month A personal injury attorney in a mid-size city spends $30-80K per month on Google PPC. Their cost per lead is $400-800. Their cost per signed case is $2,000-5,000. And they pay it happily because one settled case is worth $50-500K to them A plastic surgeon in Miami or LA spends $20-50K per month. Cost per consultation booking: $500-2,000. But a single rhinoplasty is $10-15K revenue so the math works for them A divorce attorney in a major metro: $15-30K monthly on Google. Every lead costs them $300-600 These numbers are public. You can literally look them up on any keyword research tool. "DUI attorney near me" costs $200-400 per click. Not per lead. Per CLICK. Most clicks don't even convert Now think about what happens if you create an AI character page in one of these spaces A legal tips character. A wellness/beauty character for the plastic surgery vertical. A financial wellness character for the divorce attorney space The character posts free educational content. "3 things to do immediately if you get pulled over." "What your surgeon isn't telling you about recovery." "How to protect your assets before filing for divorce" This content gets hundreds of thousands of views organically on TikTok and Instagram. Costs you nothing in ad spend. The audience watching these videos is EXACTLY the demographic that would pay for these services You set up automated DMs. Someone comments "help" or "advice" and they get a message: "Where are you located? I can connect you with a specialist in your area who offers free consultations" You just generated a lead That lead is worth $300-2,000 to the local practitioner depending on the industry You sell the lead to the attorney or surgeon for 50-70% of what they'd pay Google. They're saving money. You're printing money. Everyone wins Content creators don't think about local service businesses because the content world is obsessed with DTC brands and affiliate commissions Local service businesses don't think about TikTok because they're 45-60 year old professionals who think social media is for teenagers These two worlds have never met. The gap between them is where the money is And it's a disgusting amount of money The average mid-tier law firm would pay $3-8K per month for a consistent flow of 15-30 qualified leads. If you specialize in one vertical (let's say DUI attorneys) and you service 5 firms in different cities (they don't compete with each other geographically), that's $15-40K per month from one content vertical Add a second vertical. Plastic surgeons. Same playbook. Different AI character. Different content. Another $15-40K per month Two AI characters. Two niches. 10 local business clients total. $30-80K per month in lead generation revenue. Zero ad spend. Zero inventory. Just content and a phone The kicker is that these businesses sign 6-12 month contracts because lead flow is existential for them. A law firm without leads is dead. They're not cancelling your retainer if you're delivering qualified leads at half their Google cost. The retention on this model would be insane Not 100% sure this exact funnel will work in every legal vertical. Some states have advertising regulations for attorneys that might complicate the lead selling structure. You'd need to figure that out per market. But the core economics are undeniable: these businesses are hemorrhaging money on Google, organic content can reach the same audience for free, and no one is connecting the two (btw this same model works for literally any high-CPC local service: roofing companies, HVAC, dental implants, addiction treatment centers, immigration attorneys, real estate agents. Any business where a single customer is worth $5-50K and they're currently paying Google $200-500 per click to find them. The list is enormous) Someone test this properly and run it up

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Genuinely devastating take to see from someone who popularized the GPL across so many communities. Fails to appreciate the social and cultural importance of the license.