Selling AI Agent Services to Local Businesses: What Actually Converts for Client Acquisition
IslandBuiltAI · reddit · 2026-09-26
A small Vancouver Island shop building AI receptionists, chatbots, and workflow automations for non-technical local businesses (contractors, clinics) asks peers what actually works for client acquisition — cold outreach, partnerships, live demos, content, or referrals — and what flopped, explicitly seeking practitioner lessons rather than course-seller pitches. The thread collects real go-to-market tactics from independent AI service providers.
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