This beginner-friendly tutorial shows how to go from a blank page to a polished website and a working app using Bolt.new’s AI builder.

The creator (Darrell Wilson, great youtuber!) starts with a one-line prompt to instantly spin up a simple dog-themed site, then levels up by drafting a richer agency prompt (with ChatGPT’s help) and generating a more complete landing page in a fresh Bolt tab to avoid design carry-over.

You’ll see how to use the Inspector to make precise copy edits without breaking styles, add real content like outbound links and custom images, and preview everything full screen.

The walkthrough then shifts to building a practical email lead generator app, guiding you through iterative prompting to add fields and UI elements, exploring multiple design variants, and refining sections with Bolt’s built-in controls.

Finally, the video connects the app’s form to a Supabase backend so submissions are stored for reporting, follow-ups, and automation—demonstrating how quickly you can move from AI-generated mockups to production-ready assets.

Key takeaways:

• Start fast with a single prompt: Bolt.new can generate a complete site (hero, gallery, fun facts, contact) from one line, giving you a solid base to refine.
• Craft better results with detailed prompts and clean sessions: write descriptive prompts (even using ChatGPT to help), and open a new Bolt tab for each project to prevent unwanted style inheritance.
• Edit safely with the Inspector: give ultra-specific instructions—exact wording, capitalization, fonts, and colors—so the AI updates copy without changing your design system.
• Make demos real: add outbound CTAs, preview full screen, and replace placeholder images via URL or file upload to populate project cards and popups with authentic assets.
• Build functional apps and iterate visually: create an email lead generator, personalize fields (like agency name and years in business), add dropdowns and components by prompting, and compare multiple layout/style variants with Bolt’s UI controls.
• Wire up a backend quickly: connect forms to Supabase so submissions sync to a database, unlocking workflows like reporting, follow-ups, and automation without leaving Bolt.

Conclusion: With smart prompting, precise in-editor edits, and a simple Supabase hookup, Bolt.new lets beginners ship professional websites and functional apps in under 20 minutes.

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She validates the niche with market data, outlines how to quickly establish credibility with an AI-built website, then shows how to:

• build a prospect list
• run pain-led outreach, convert on discovery calls,
• and use AI to turn recorded insights into course modules, lessons, and exercises.

The goal: prove you can start a real, revenue-generating service business fast without complex infrastructure or upfront spend.

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Key takeaways:

• The timing is right: online education is surging (projected at $23B this year) and coaching is set to grow to $11.7B by 2032. Coaches cap out on 1:1 time, making productized courses the logical next step. The agency “sells shovels in a gold rush” by operationalizing expertise into scalable products.
• The $0 playbook favors focus and speed: stick to free tools, fresh accounts, and a narrow offer—package existing coaching frameworks into structured courses rather than building another AI tool. Value comes from execution, not software.
• Ship credibility fast with an AI website: use Durable to generate a professional site in 30–60 seconds, then tweak copy and colors. Built-in SEO, a free custom domain, analytics, and a blog help you look legit and capture early attention without designers or code.
• Build a targeted pipeline and DM with value: pull 20–30 niche coaches from LinkedIn (filter for self-employed/founders) and relevant Facebook groups; track profiles and notes in Notion/Sheets/Airtable. Send concise, pain-led messages that reference their content, pitch turning it into a course (serving 100 clients at once), and offer a low-friction next step with a preview or mockup.
• Convert on calls, deliver with AI, and price to market: record and transcribe discovery calls to map a start-to-result framework, milestones, and pitfalls. Use AI to transform transcripts into outlines, modules, lessons, and exercises for rapid iteration. Price from hundreds to several thousand dollars depending on scope and client size; start lower to earn proof and raise rates with testimonials.

Conclusion: With smart positioning, free tools, and AI-assisted delivery, you can launch a credible, revenue-ready course-creation agency without spending a dollar.

Understanding AI’s Internal Thought Processes (just like Claude)

The transcript discusses Anthropic’s research on understanding how AI language models like Claude “think” internally.

The researchers have developed methods to observe and intervene in an AI’s internal thought processes, challenging the “black box” metaphor commonly used to describe AI systems.

The key demonstration involves analyzing how Claude writes poetry. When asked to complete the second line of a poem beginning with “He saw a carrot and had to grab it,” researchers discovered that Claude plans ahead by identifying rhyming patterns and conceptual connections.

Specifically, Claude recognizes “carrot” and “grab it,” then considers “rabbit” as a word that both rhymes with “grab it” and conceptually connects to “carrot,” resulting in the line “His hunger was like a starving rabbit.”

The researchers could intervene in this thought process by dampening the model’s focus on “rabbit,” which caused Claude to produce a different completion: “His hunger was a powerful habit.”

This demonstrates that the model considers multiple potential completions and plans ahead before generating its final output.

This research provides evidence that language models engage in genuine planning and conceptual thinking rather than merely producing statistically likely next words.

The researchers compare their work to neuroscience, suggesting that understanding AI’s internal processes could lead to safer, more reliable AI systems in the future. The full research paper is available on Anthropic’s website.

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• Blog Regularly: Share valuable life coaching tips, inspirational stories, and practical advice. Optimize your blog for relevant keywords to attract organic traffic (SEO).
• Create Engaging Videos: Offer free coaching sessions, answer FAQs, or explore specific life coaching topics on YouTube or through social media platforms.
• Develop Free Resources: Ebooks, worksheets, or email courses on overcoming common challenges can attract potential clients and showcase your expertise.

2. Paid Advertising for Targeted Reach:

• Run Google Ads Campaigns (PPC): Target users searching for “life coaching,” “life coach near me,” or specific coaching areas like “career coaching” or “relationship coaching”. Create landing pages that match your message and ad copy with a clear call to action: to book a coaching call.
• Utilize Social Media Ads: Promote your services on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, targeting demographics and interests aligned with your ideal client. (PPC)

3. Leverage the Power of SEO:

• Keyword Research: Identify high-volume keywords related to your niche and coaching services. Strategically integrate them into your website content, blog posts, and online profiles.
• Optimize Your Website: Ensure a user-friendly website structure, fast loading speed, and mobile-responsiveness. Optimize website meta descriptions and title tags for relevant keywords.
• Build Backlinks: Reach out to relevant blogs, directories, or online publications to get backlinks to your website, increasing your domain authority and ranking in search results.

4. Embrace Free and Paid Directories:

• List Your Services: Include detailed profiles with your expertise, niche focus, testimonials, and contact information on directories like Psychology Today, Coach.me, Thumbtack, or TherapyDen.

5. Spark Conversation on Social Media:

• Post Regularly: Share inspiring quotes, life coaching tips, and engage with your audience by asking questions and responding to comments.
• Join Relevant Groups: Participate in online communities or groups related to personal development and life coaching. Offer valuable insights and establish yourself as a thought leader.

6. Webinars & Live Video Sessions:

• Host Free Webinars: Offer valuable content on relevant life coaching topics to attract potential clients and showcase your approach.
• Go Live on Social Media: Engage with your audience through live Q&A sessions or live coaching demonstrations.

7. Build Trust & Credibility:

• Feature Client Testimonials: Showcase positive client experiences with video testimonials or written testimonials on your website and social media.
• Guest Blog on Relevant Sites: Contribute articles to established blogs related to personal development or your specific life coaching niche.
• Publish on LinkedIn: Share valuable insights and articles on your expertise to establish yourself as a thought leader on the platform.

8. Collaborate with Complementary Businesses:

• Partner with Therapists, Wellness Centers, or HR Departments: Explore opportunities to offer workshops, coaching services, or referrals within their network.

9. Offer Free Consultations:

• Provide a limited number of free consultations to give potential clients a taste of your coaching style and establish a connection.

10. Network Online & Offline:

• Join Professional Associations: Connect with other life coaches and related professionals to increase your referral network and share resources.
• Attend Industry Events: Participate in conferences, workshops, or online summits to expand your network and reach potential clients.

11. Utilize Email Marketing:

• Build an Email List: Offer valuable content like free guides or e-courses in exchange for email addresses.
• Nurture Leads: Send informative newsletters, coaching tips, and exclusive offers to nurture leads and stay top-of-mind with potential clients.

12. Offer Referral Programs:

• Incentivize Existing Clients: Encourage existing clients to refer their friends or family by offering discounts or referral bonuses.

13. Get Active on Review Platforms:

• Encourage Clients to Leave Reviews: Positive reviews on Google My Business or other relevant platforms build trust and attract new clients.

14. Track & Analyze Results:

• Utilize Website Analytics: Monitor website traffic, track conversions from marketing campaigns, and continuously optimize your digital marketing strategy based on data.

15. Experiment & Stay Relevant:

• Stay Updated on Trends: Continuously learn and adapt your coaching approach and content based on industry trends and evolving client needs.

By implementing these digital marketing strategies, with a focus on SEO and PPC, you can attract more targeted website traffic, build trust with potential clients, and ultimately grow your life coaching business. Remember, consistency and a commitment to building relationships are key to success.

The key is to begin with one or two of these ideas. Don’t try to do them all at once. Focus is essential. And, if you are already seeing some success, push harder in that area. Review your Google Analytics (website analytics) to see what pages and content resonates, and update that content to be more current and action-driven.

The discussion around SEO, ranking & traffic opportunities as part of a natural, organic search marketing campaign is brought to bear as well.

And, if the budget is there, advertisers should consider Google Ads & PPC (Pay Per Click) campaigns.

Instead of Search Engine Optimization, Google Ads allows you to buy keywords (via an auction-model) to get to the first page, or top of Google. All efforts cost money, even SEO.

Your time is money.

However, PPC can be the fast track you need – and to determine viability of SEO conversion keywords for the long-term.

If choosing Google Ads, I bet you didn’t know about these 4 OTHER ways of using it. And, remember that you can use Google Ads to run video ads, all via YouTube Ad Experts.

Most folks using Google ads will create campaigns that focus around the search network (not display or partners!)

That means that when prospects search for your business or products, they’ll see an ad (text ad) in the Google results, at the top of the screen. They key here is to reach your target audience precisely at the right time they are looking for you. And, it works damn well. We call this intent-based search.

Relevant ads sits as a core objective to anything search marketing, but the above model is not the only way:

Here is the new action list for Google Ads expansion:

1. Targeted placement. Flexible budgets allow you to start advertising on relevant websites and blogs within your marketplace. Google will help find hundreds, and thousand of websites that you can place your ad within. And, don’t always think that slick ads and designs work. Simple can work very well. There are campaign options to place YouTube Videos on competitor channels and videos as “pre-roll” ads.

2. Display networks. Expand your text ads into animated graphics, text and video. It can be a great way to promote your business or products. These can even be used with retargeting. NOTE: I recommend not starting with this option – only consider testing it once you have a proven search model in place.

3. Mobile. Every conference has the next new “hot” app. Well, this is the new year, and the world has long gone mobile. You can capture further eyeballs by targeting mobile users. You can geo-target, and present your phone number directly within the ad for example, ready for prospects to call you. This is especially important for local business. And, that includes the fairly new local services ads (for example, for HVAC and plumbers).

4. Video advertising. As mentioned, Google and users alike love rich media, and embedded into the Universal/Blended search results, you’ll find video in SEO results, but also directly on YouTube Home. You can advertise with text, image and engaging videos on YouTube. There, billions of videos are viewed every day and it the second largest social media platform. And, if you set this up correctly, the cost per click can often be less expensive than ‘regular’ search. But, it does take a while to “teach” the algorithm your goal objectives.

Have you tried any of these new options yet? Google is ready to help you, give you money to start ($500 credit when you spend $500), and you can call them or access support below.

To learn more – contact me above.

Related articles Google Adwords support and credit campaigns

• Google AdWords Keyword Tool Approximate CPC Column (seroundtable.com)
• Google Testing URL Above Search Results Snippet (searchengineland.com)
• Google’s Effective $75 AdWords Credit Campaign (businessinsider.com)

Businesses can use Facebook advertising to drive traffic to their website or online store, increase brand awareness, create loyalty among customers, or anything else related to business goals. Keep reading to learn more about the best Facebook campaign type for sales.

While there are many types of Facebook advertising campaign types, we recommend using one of the following three types of campaigns in order to generate sales: (Note: beware of the first one. We still include it, because it’s warranted under certain situations. #2 and #3 are the recommended ones)

1. Website Traffic Campaigns
2. Conversion Campaigns
3. Catalog Sales Campaigns

TRAFFIC SELECTION:

SALES CAMPAIGN TYPE:

1. Website Traffic Campaigns:
   A website traffic campaign is designed to send visitors from Facebook to your website. You can use this campaign type if your goal is to increase traffic to your website or online store. When setting up this campaign type, you will need to select your campaign objective as “traffic” and then choose “website traffic” as your optimization goal. This will allow Facebook to optimize your ads for the sole purpose of sending people from Facebook to your website. (Note: This will drive cheap traffic, but not highly converting, so be aware)
2. Sales / Conversion Campaigns:
   A conversion campaign is designed to get people to take a specific action on your website, such as making a purchase or signing up for a newsletter. This campaign type is different from a website traffic campaign because it is optimized for conversions rather than clicks. In order to set up a conversion campaign, you will need to select your campaign objective as “conversions” and then choose the specific conversion event you want people to take on your website.
   You can further customize your conversion campaign by choosing the placement of your ads, such as Instagram or Messenger, as well as adding additional targeting options, such as demographics or interests. By optimizing your conversion campaign in this way, you will be able to reach people who are more likely to take the desired action on your website.
3. Catalog Sales Campaigns:
   A catalog sales campaign is designed for businesses that have an (e-commerce) online store with multiple products for sale. This type of campaign allows businesses to showcase their products within Facebook and then send potential customers directly to their product page on the business’s website. In order to set up a catalog sales campaign, you will need to select “Catalogs” as your business type within Facebook Business Manager and then upload your product catalog into Facebook Ads Manager. After you have done this, you will be able create dynamic ads that showcase multiple products from your catalog and target them towards specific audiences based on demographics, interests, or previous interactions with your business (such as people who have visited your website in the past). By using a catalog sales campaign, you will be able increase brand awareness for your products and drive traffic to your website where potential customers can purchase them.

Overall, we recommend the best Facebook campaign type for sales is a #2 and #3 above, but test traffic campaign types when you have a proven funnel and depending on the specific goals of the business.

We can help you set up campaigns for sales when ready – book a call below:

But with so many businesses vying for attention on Facebook, how can you make sure your ads stand out?

The answer lies in your copywriting and the targeting of your “perfect” audience members. The first step in creating effective Facebook Ads is to understand your audience.

Who are you trying to reach with your ads?

What are their needs and desires?

Once you have a good understanding of your target audience, you can start crafting your ad copy accordingly.

Copywriting is the art of persuasion, and persuasion is key when it comes to getting people to take the actions you want them to (like clicking on your ad).

So, what are some of the best copywriting strategies you can use for your Facebook Ads? Let’s take a look.

1. Strong, Compelling Headlines
   One of the most important aspects of effective copywriting is to create a headline that immediately grabs attention. Your headline should be clear, concise, and targeted towards the needs of your audience. For example, if you’re selling a new skincare product, your headline could be something like “Get flawless skin in just 7 days!”
2. Use Simple Language
   One of the most important copywriting strategies you can use for your Facebook Ads is to keep your language simple. Your goal should be to get your point across as clearly and concisely as possible. Remember, people are scrolling through their newsfeed quickly and they’re not going to stop and try to decipher complicated language.
3. Use Emotional Words
   When you’re crafting your copy, be sure to use emotional words that resonate with your audience and speak to their needs. For example, if you’re selling a product that can help people save time, you might want to use words like “simplify” or “streamline.”
4. Create a Sense of Urgency
   Another effective copywriting strategy is to create a sense of urgency. You can do this by including words like “now” or “limited time only.” This will encourage people to take action right away instead of waiting. FOMO is real!
5. Use Testimonials
   Including testimonials from happy customers in your copy is always a good idea. Not only does this add social proof and credibility, but it also helps show potential customers what they can expect if they decide to purchase your product or use your service.

These are just a few of the many copywriting strategies you can use for your Facebook Ads.

By taking the time to craft well-written ads, you’ll be able to improve your click-through rate and make more sales. So don’t underestimate the power of good copy. And, make sure that the ads drive the clicks to a high converting landing page or funnel framework.

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Here are a few ad angles / gems we found that could help take your next ad campaign to the next level!

The Facebook Ads Library is a tool that allows users to view, search, and review current and past ads running on the social media platform.

The library includes all active and inactive ads related to your business markets that have run on Facebook or Instagram in the past.

Although the library is extensive, finding the right ad idea can still be a daunting task. The key is to combine your avatar research, creative research and offer structures to create compelling ad creatives.

The ads library will give you creative ideas and hook ideas.

We’ve gone through and hand-picked a few of our favorite ideas / angles that we think could be especially impactful for businesses in your space:

1. Gem A: The “Product Teaser” Ad
   This ad type does an excellent job of piquing potential customers’ interest without giving too much away. It teases the viewer with just enough information to get them interested, but leaves them wanting more. This type of ad is great for generating leads and getting people onto your website or landing page.
2. Gem B: The “Problem/Solution” Ad (see PAS copywriter’s formula)
   This ad angle hits on a common pain point for business owners: They’re always looking for ways to generate more leads and business. Your product or service has a solution to that problem. By showcasing the problem and then presenting the product or service as the solution, you can create an effective ad that speaks directly to your target audience. Note: You should combine Facebook, Google and LinkedIn for a more holistic exposure into your brand as you grow your concepts.
3. Gem C: The “Before/After” Ad
   Before/after ads shows how service solutions and products can help businesses take their sales to the next level. For example, using a before image that is somewhat drab, while the after image is much more vibrant and eye-catching, showing results can work well. This type of ad is great for demonstrating the value of your product or service by showing what it’s capable of.

The Facebook Ads Library is a great resource for businesses of all shapes and sizes who are looking for some creative inspiration for their next ad campaign.

We hope you found this overview helpful and that you’ll keep these three types in mind when brainstorming your own ads. You also should use options like semrush.com and adbeat.com

Book a call below if you want to see hundreds of creatives, hooks and angles we’ve created for clients:

Both platforms offer a lot of benefits, but they also have some key differences.

In general, Google ads are “intent-based” search driven, while Facebook ads are considered more “interruption-driven”. If you have a well defined, well research keyword pool and budget – Google ads will work well.

If you are a B2B business, Google may lend itself better to that market. However, many bypass Facebook in that discussion, simply because executives dismiss it as kids/families watching “cat pictures” Leverage both if you can, but start with one.

In this blog post, we’ll break down those differences and help you decide which platform is right for your business.

Google Ads vs Facebook Ads: The Key Differences

Cost-Per-Click (CPC Model)

On Google search, you’re typically charged by the click, meaning you only pay when someone actually clicks on your ad.

On Facebook, you’re usually charged based on impressions, meaning you pay every time your ad is shown, regardless of whether it’s clicked on or not.

Targeting Options:

When it comes to targeting options, both Google and Facebook offer a wide variety of options.

However, Facebook offers slightly more in terms of targeting options than Google does. For example, on Facebook, you can target people based on their interests, demographics, and even behaviors. Google has this capability as well, but it’s somewhat easier on Facebook.

Ad Types:

Both Google and Facebook offer a variety of ad types to choose from. However, Facebook offers more creative freedom when it comes to ad design than Google does. This is because Google has strict guidelines that all ads must adhere to in order to be approved, and search is text-driven by default.

Conclusion:

So which platform is right for your business?

Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer to that question. It really depends on a variety of factors, including your budget, your target audience, and your advertising goals. If you’re not sure which platform is right for you, we recommend trying out both and seeing which one performs better for your business.

We can help you decide – book a call below: