Selling AI Services Playbook Step 3: The Free-Sample DM With No Pitch
TawohAwa · x · 2026-10-20
Step 3 of the thread offers the DM script: tell the business owner you saw their post, made something for them, and they can use the free sample for free—no long pitch, no pressure.
Quoted Step 2 details making the sample: for graphic design, redo their existing post or flyer with ChatGPT Images + Gemini + Canva; for video editing, improve one of their public videos with Claude Code or ChatGPT + Remotion and show a before/after; for automation, document a repetitive task they struggle with using ChatGPT Work, Claude Cowork, Codex, or Claude Code with Zapier.
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