Why I Don't Sell AI to Local Businesses (Despite What Gurus Claim)

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Selling AI to local businesses is often a losing game due to high lead costs, low scalability, poor tech literacy, and tight margins—making them price-sensitive, skeptical, and hard to convert. Outreach efforts usually turn into unpaid education, resulting in weak ROI and high churn.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Why local businesses are generally not a good client profile
00:53 1. Lead generation problems
01:04 Limited geographic pool
01:23 Higher cost per lead
01:53 Difficult to scale outreach
01:55 Poor ROI on marketing spend
02:03 2. Value perception problems
02:50 Low technical literacy
03:10 Sales calls end up being educational rather than selling
03:33 Skeptical of digital solutions
03:46 3. Financial constraints
04:39 Tight profit margins
04:43 High physical overhead
04:45 No dedicated tech budget
04:55 Price sensitivity & churn risk
05:14 Lead generation nightmare
08:58 The value perception issue
13:20 The financial reality
13:50 Digital vs in-person business story
16:47 Outro