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AI marketing — content, ads, email, social.
AI for the unsexy marketing work: content production, ad iteration, email sequences, social repurposing. The stack, the prompts, the metrics that matter. Built on $45M of Meta Ads spend and a daily content engine — not theory.
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How to Rank in Perplexity When You're a DR 0 Founder
500k.io is DR 0 with 32 articles and 0-2 weekly Perplexity citations. Here's the realistic playbook for getting cited when you have no domain authority.
llms.txt is Mostly a Placebo (and What Actually Works)
Less than 0.001% of AI-cited content uses llms.txt. The hype is peaking, the data is brutal. Here's what actually drives AI citations — and why I still ship llms.txt anyway.
AEO vs GEO vs SEO in 2026: A Founder's Disambiguation
AEO, GEO, SEO — three acronyms, three different battlegrounds. Here's the founder-grade definition, when each one matters, and which one I'd pick first.
Best AI tools for marketing 2026: 12 paid picks
Twelve AI tools real marketers actually pay for in 2026. Picked by use case, not affiliate payout. Pricing, pros/cons, and who should skip each one.
How to use Claude AI for marketing: 5 compounding workflows
Five Claude AI marketing workflows that move revenue for solo founders. Real prompts, real costs, real outputs — set up in under an hour each.
How to build a 50-objection encyclopedia for your niche (and close 38%)
I have 50 objections written down for my $500 offer with 50 scripts to handle each. That's why my close rate is 38% instead of 15%. Here is the build process.
The 7 psychographic dimensions every founder should map for their ICP
Demographics tell you who. Psychographics tell you why. Here are the 7 dimensions I map for every ICP, with a worked example and the verbatim hooks they generate.
Before → After transformation map: the ICP section every founder skips
Your customer doesn't buy your product. They buy a transformation. Here is the 5-column map I use to write the H1, the ad opener, and the email subject lines.
Hormozi's GOOD framework applied: the 30-point ICP validation test
I scored my last ICP 23/30 on Hormozi's GOOD framework. We launched. Made $50K in 21 days. Here is the validation framework that saved 6 weeks of guessing.
The 17-section ICP Bible framework I use to research a $500K niche
Most ICPs are 1-page personas with a fake stock photo. Mine are 30-page bibles. Here is the 17-section framework I use to research a $500K niche, with a worked example.
From idea to landing page in 90 minutes: the AI-first workflow
I ship a landing page from blank screen to public URL in 90 minutes flat. Here is the exact 6-stage AI-first workflow, the tools, and the prompts I reuse.
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