The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner

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I sat down with Bob, a 60-year-old entrepreneur who built an AI concierge business generating $25,000 to $30,000 per month in recurring revenue in about a year. We talked about how he uses GoHighLevel to build AI chatbots and voice assistants that help small businesses capture more leads, including one client who generated 50 leads for $13,000 engines in just one month. Bob broke down his entire business model, from finding clients and offering free 30-day trials to pricing his services based on the value of leads generated. We also got into his strategy for creating personalized AI demos that help close deals, why certain industries work better than others, and how anyone can start offering these services, even while working a full-time job. You can check out Bob's businesses at https://leadgrab.ai/ and https://intrycs.com/

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I sat down with Frey Chu to talk about how he's building simple directory websites with AI and why they're still a great business opportunity. Frey shared how his first directory grew to 90,000 monthly visitors and made up to $3,000/month with very little ongoing work. We broke down how to find low-competition niches, build these websites using Claude Code, and monetize them through ads, leads, and subscriptions. He also shared his backlink strategy and walked me through real examples of directories getting thousands of visitors, showing there's still plenty of opportunity to make money with these simple websites.

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A year ago I asked you to email me if you started a business because of something you heard on this podcast. A lot of you did. In this solo episode I break down 11 of those stories, from a guy who turned broken brick mailboxes into $800K in two years while keeping his day job, to a $500K pickleball court company in Nebraska, a teacher whose Christmas light business out earned his salary, and a pumpkin porch business that flopped and why I'm proud of it anyway. For each one I cover what to charge, where to find your first customer, and the one tool you need, plus a lightning round of 10 more listener businesses.

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Storage tote shelves episode (Walter’s story) - Ep #055 & Ep #250 
Plant bingo episode (Derek’s story) - https://youtu.be/r8-FG4NJ39s
Vending episodes (Tom’s story) - Ep. #262 & https://youtu.be/fMLwoJ3PtvU
Alex Boyd brush clearing episode with the Green Climber (Tim’s story) - Ep. #196 & https://youtu.be/haUsXY0RQFE
Daniel Kronauer episode, the rocks, flyers and plastic bags tactic (Graham’s story) - Ep #127 - https://youtu.be/ZamYEo_mvxk

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Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com━I sat down with James Larson, Brenden Parker, and Carter Wirig, three guys in their early twenties who started an AI consulting business and landed a $15,000/month client in just a few months. We talked about how they got started by simply texting people they knew, offering AI assessments, and helping businesses figure out what they could automate. They broke down the exact outreach strategy they used to land a $30 million construction company, how they structure their pricing, and how they use tools like Claude to build AI solutions that save companies hours of work. We also covered how anyone with some basic AI knowledge could potentially start a similar business without needing a ton of experience or money.Check out their company: https://certifiedaipartners.com/Enjoy!---Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-ytAsk me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-askLearn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjkFollow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-xFree weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nlShare this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-allScrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os---

Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com━In this solo episode, I share six business ideas you can start using AI agents like Muse, Grokbot, and Instinct. Over the past six weeks, I've been experimenting with letting AI actually do the work for me, and the results have been pretty crazy. I show how I used AI to get eight pool quotes in 24 hours, save thousands on contractors, automate Facebook Marketplace, and build an $11 website that's already generating leads. We also get into AI-powered dropshipping, automated client outreach, and building simple businesses that practically run themselves. Finally, I break down which AI agents work best for different tasks and share the exact prompts I've been using.Enjoy!---Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-ytAsk me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-askLearn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjkFollow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-xFree weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nlShare this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-allScrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os---