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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 $10M of Meta Ads spend, $45M of combined revenue and a daily content engine — not theory.
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Conversion Rate Optimization Services What They Do
Conversion rate optimization services explained for paid traffic teams. What is included, pricing models and how to choose a provider.
Landing Page Conversion Rate Optimization Playbook
Landing page conversion rate optimization playbook for paid traffic. Hypothesis, testing and rollout framework to lift ROAS without more spend.
Average Media Buyer Salary 2026 Benchmarks
The average media buyer salary in the US is $66,414 in 2026. See real compensation benchmarks, agency costs and hiring maths for $30k+ monthly ad budgets.
Performance Marketing Agency: What It Actually Does
Performance marketing agency explained for founders spending $30k+/month. Real engagement models, KPIs, ROI maths, and how to vet one without getting sold to.
Fixed Price Marketing Agency: 5 Buyer Checks
A fixed price marketing agency caps your monthly fee regardless of ad spend. We break down the exact deliverables, scope risks and five buyer checks.
Google Ads Management Agency Explained with Costs
What a google ads management agency does, costs and how to evaluate one. Get deliverables, pricing models and a checklist to choose well.
Landing Page Split Testing: A Practical Playbook
A practitioner's guide to landing page split testing: hypothesis design, traffic split, sample size math, and reading winners without fooling yourself.
Google Ads ROAS Benchmark: Real 2026 Numbers and Fixes
Google Ads ROAS benchmark in 2026 by industry and campaign type, with the maths, attribution traps, and tactics to lift your return on ad spend.
Facebook ROAS Benchmark: What 35000 Brands Show
The median Facebook ROAS benchmark sits at 1.86x for DTC ecommerce. See the real numbers by industry, funnel stage and margin, and how to set targets.
Conversion Rate Optimization Audit
Conversion rate optimization audit. A conversion rate optimisation audit framework that finds revenue leaks before A/B testing, with the 11 checks we run
Why Are My Facebook Ads Not Working? a Diagnostic Guide
Why are my Facebook ads not working? A diagnostic guide that separates delivery, creative and measurement failures, with fixes you can run this week.
Paid Social Agency: What They Do and How to Pick One
Paid social agency explained by operators: service scope, pricing math, and the 11 questions that reveal whether one is worth hiring in 2026.
Creative Testing Services: What They Actually Do
Creative testing services run high-velocity ad experiments so you stop guessing. See the maths, the cadence and the KPIs that separate real operators
Creative Testing Solutions That Actually Win in 2026
Creative testing solutions that ship weekly winners: frameworks, KPIs and vendor criteria built from $35M in paid spend. Crank11's operating playbook.
Acquisition Cost Per Customer Formula: The Real Math
The acquisition cost per customer formula, worked examples, and the numerator mistakes that make CAC lie. Built for $30k+/month paid spenders.
Cost Per Customer Acquisition: What the Number Means
Cost per customer acquisition explained with the formula, channel benchmarks, and the LTV math that decides whether your number is actually working.
Lead Gen With AI by Vertical (Bathroom, MVA, Mutuelle)
I run lead gen across 3 verticals at The Kreators AI — US bathroom remodeling, US auto injury, and French mutuelle senior. AI changes the playbook by vertical. Here's how, with real CPLs.
Marketing Automation With AI in 2026 (Real Stack)
The honest marketing automation stack I run on 500k.io and The Kreators AI. 9 tools, $300-500/mo, and the 5 workflows that produce 80% of the leverage.
AI Cold Outbound: The Workflow That Generates Replies
Cold outbound is mostly dead in 2026 except for the operators who personalize at scale. Here's the exact workflow that gets 15-20% reply rate and the 5 things that kill it.
Best AI Lead Generation Tools in 2026: Real CPL Data
The best AI lead generation tools in 2026, matched by use case — with real CPL benchmarks from live campaigns: HVAC at $38 vs $115, MVA legal, and the exact starter stack.
The AI Sales Automation Playbook for Solo Founders
From cold outreach to closed deal — the AI sales automation stack I run for The Kreators AI and 500k.io. Tools, prompts, the 5-step workflow, and the line where humans still win.
n8n + AI Workflows: 12 That Actually Run My Business
I run 12 n8n workflows daily. Each one replaces 30-90 minutes of manual work. Here's the exact list, the prompts, the cost, and the 3 that broke and taught me how not to wire things.
Schema markup for AI search 2026
The schema markup that actually moves AI citations in 2026. The 7 schema types you need, the @graph wiring, and the 3 mistakes that kill AI visibility.
Brand mentions beat backlinks (the 2026 data)
Brand mentions correlate 3x more with AI search citations than backlinks (Ahrefs Dec 2025). Here's why, what it means for your 2026 SEO strategy, and the 7 mention plays that compound.
How AI engines actually choose citations
Inside the citation logic of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AIO. The 7 signals that move you up the citation queue and the 4 that get you skipped.
How to use Perplexity for research (the solopreneur edition)
The Perplexity research workflow I run as a solo founder. 7 use cases, the one feature most people skip, and why I cancelled ChatGPT Pro because of it.
I Run $10M of Meta Ads. Here's the AI Bet I'm Making
After running $10M of Meta Ads personally and $45M combined with my co-founder, I'm betting most of the agency playbook gets rewritten by AI in 2026-2028. Here's the bet, the math, and what I'd put my own money on.
How I Built a Meta Ads Acquisition Funnel + Wired the New Meta Ads MCP to Manage It (2026 Playbook)
I've spent $10M on Meta Ads. Here's the acquisition funnel architecture I run + how I'm wiring the new official Meta Ads MCP to Claude for autonomous daily management. Step-by-step setup.
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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