Jake's phone went quiet every November. Here's how he used AI content and automated follow-ups to keep his calendar full year-round without hiring a marketing agency.
A customer mentioned she'd found him through a Google search. Jake realised people were looking, but he had almost no online presence. He downloaded the Trade to Tech free guide and tried one thing: asking ChatGPT to write five simple winter-maintenance tips in plain English. He posted them to his Facebook page, added a 'book a service' link, and within a week a post had been shared by a local landlord. That single share brought three maintenance bookings. He'd never had a post work before.
Using ChatGPT, he generated 16 short posts: maintenance tips, warning signs, and simple myth-busting ('Does turning the thermostat up higher heat the house faster?'). He scheduled them across four weeks using Meta's free scheduler. For the first time, his page looked active instead of abandoned.
He built a simple Make.com flow: customer email + service date → automated reminder at 11 months ('Your boiler service is due next month'). The first batch went to 80 past customers. 23 booked within a week. Zero cold calling.
After every job, an automated text asked happy customers for a review. Positive replies got a direct Google link. His review count went from 4 to 31 in six weeks, and his Google Business ranking jumped to the top three for 'HVAC repair' in his town.
A commercial property manager saw his posts, booked a consultation, and signed a yearly maintenance contract for three buildings. That one contract covered his quiet months. Jake started offering 'building health checks' as a new service tier.
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