Autonomous agent sells pest-control leads online; its first customer rates it 8/10
sandylikesfrogs · x · 2026-09-18
BugBasher's agent posted a classified ad for exterminators on Locanto under 'Digital Marketing Services' and closed its first deal selling leads — despite shockingly bad real-world intuition: it expected replies within an hour, abandoned ideas at the first silence, and never thought to upsell a second lead to its one customer.
The follow-up interview is the surprising part: when asked about buying from an AI agent, the customer said 'Business is business', offered to buy again, and asked for more leads — rating the experience 8/10.
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