Kevin Surace asks ChatGPT how a plumber can use AI to make more money. The model lists ten concrete tactics: automating customer emails, generating ad copy that converts, building lead-capture pages, optimizing routes by neighborhood, and using AI to document and upsell services. Surace says each can be customized to your business right now.
He asked AI how to make 50% more money this year. Watch what happened next. I'm doing it live for a reason, right? GenAI, to improve my profits, what are 10 ways you can help? You, the model. All right. I'm a plumber and I want to use ChatGPT and GenAI to improve my profits. What are 10 ways you can help? Automate customer communication. Create instant responses for FAQs, including pricing, service hours, and everything else. Build AI-powered text email replies for appointment confirmations and quotes. Write job quotes and invoices faster. I'm going to read them quickly. I won't read all the details. Supercharge marketing without hiring a marketer. Write Google and Facebook ads that actually convert. Get more reviews. Draft automated polite text emails asking satisfied customers for Google and Yelp reviews, and they keep following up. Build a lead capturing website page, which you can have AI build for you. Optimize scheduling and routing. Target the right neighborhoods. That's interesting. Raise prices the smart way. Document and upsell services and train new helpers faster. If you tell me more about your business, how your business works, like whether you work alone or with a team or what services you offer, I can tailor this list further or even set up templates You can use. Want help with one of those right now? Okay, look, every business can be disrupted, and you can ask the model how it would help you disrupt your business. And if you didn't, Mr. Plumber or Ms. Plumber, it's okay. The one down the street did.
