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2026/10/16
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AI Rabbit Holes is where smart business owners, creators, and marketers go to skip the AI hype and get expert insights about artificial intelligence. Hosted by Ryan Doser, this podcast unpacks what’s actually working in AI. From the latest AI tools to automation strategies, and how creators, founders, and marketers can apply it today.
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Is Lovable a Scam? (What to Use Instead)
2026/10/16
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky about the hidden tax you pay with Lovable and other AI website builders, and the Lovable alternative we both use to build websites instead. We cover how one of my AI-built websites outranks real local businesses on Google, plus which new AI tools are worth your time.
🔗 Video References:
- My Viral Post about Lovable
- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- My Episode With Kasra Dash (Lovable SEO Data)
- AI Website Builder Study
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:13 The Viral Lovable Post
03:13 What Is a Lovable Credit Worth?
05:12 Why Aaron Quit Lovable
06:59 The Website Stack We Use Instead
10:22 Why You Want Control Over Your Site
11:24 Does an AI-Built Site Get Traffic?
13:14 The AI Site That Outranks Real Businesses
19:24 What This Stack Actually Costs
21:18 Chase It or Ignore It
22:04 Gemini 4 Argon
25:00 Meta Muse
27:19 Instinct and Why Free AI Apps Want Your Data
31:21 Wobby
34:48 Hark
36:14 The New X Subscription
39:13 Claude Code Projects
43:49 Final Thoughts
GitHub for Non-Coders: How to Use It + Best Repos
2026/10/15
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky about how to use GitHub when you're not a coder, and why it works like Google Drive on steroids for your AI work. We cover how I run all my websites with GitHub, plus the free GitHub repos actually worth using.
🔗 Video References:- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- Your AI App Should Not Own Your Work
- Anthropic Skills Repo
- HyperFrames by HeyGen
- Google Workspace CLI
- Google Search Console MCP
- Reverse Engineer Anything (REA)
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Why Non-Coders Need GitHub
02:38 GitHub Explained Simply
04:47 How I Run 7 Websites From GitHub
06:00 The Fake Septic Site Outranking Real Businesses
07:40 What Happens If You Cancel Lovable?
08:16 Why I Left WordPress for Good
11:04 GitHub as Your AI Assistant's Memory
13:09 Back Up Your AI Setup Automatically
13:50 Switch AI Assistants Without Starting Over
15:28 Why Not Just Use Google Drive?
16:55 Playbooks You Can Reuse or Sell
18:57 Watch Out for Prompt Injections
19:29 Aaron's Chief of Staff Repo
21:22 5 Free GitHub Repos Worth Using
25:10 Can You Clone Any App With AI?
29:47 Where to Start With GitHub
33:43 Final Thoughts
How to Get Cited in ChatGPT as a Local Business
2026/10/08
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In this video I interview Chris Panteli about his study of what ChatGPT cites when people ask it what to buy. We cover how to get cited in ChatGPT as a local business, and the one question to ask ChatGPT when it recommends your competitors instead of you.
🔗 Video References:
- Chris Panteli on X
- Linkifi
- Cloudflare Agent Readiness Tool
- How to Rank in ChatGPT Article
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:38 Where to Start Getting Cited in ChatGPT
03:56 Does ChatGPT Still Trust Big Media?
05:51 Why Results Swing by Industry
06:51 Don't Test ChatGPT Through the API
08:04 Do Self-Promoting Listicles Work?
10:10 Inside the 21-Day ChatGPT Study
11:26 Why ChatGPT's Picks Look Random
12:40 Local vs National Results
15:43 How Local Businesses Get Cited
16:59 Why ChatGPT Recommends People
20:26 Does This Apply to Google AI Mode & Claude?
22:13 Why Brand Beats Every Trick
24:29 Agent-Ready Websites Are Next
27:41 Reverse-Engineer Who ChatGPT Picks
29:21 Final Thoughts
Skip ChatGPT Dots. Get Claude Max While It Lasts
2026/10/05
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky about OpenAI's DevDay, the new ChatGPT Dots agent, and whether ChatGPT Pro is still worth it after the new plans. Aaron shares what Dots is actually like to use, and we cover whether ChatGPT Pro or Claude Max is the better deal right now.
🔗 Video References:
- ChatGPT Pro vs Claude Max Guide
- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- Aaron's Dots Post
- ChatGPT Dots
- ChatGPT Plans
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 What Is ChatGPT Dots?
01:17 First Impressions of Dots
02:27 ChatGPT's New Plans
03:45 More Air, Fewer Chips
05:26 How I Pick an AI Model for Each Task
07:35 Claude Sonnet 5.5 as a Workhorse
09:52 Claude Max vs ChatGPT Pro: A Complete 180
12:08 Gemini 4 Argon: Trust the Benchmarks?
14:44 Side-by-Side AI Model Tests
21:44 Inside ChatGPT Dots
22:51 Dots vs Grok Bot
27:15 Usage Limits & Ultrafast Mode
28:52 ChatGPT Space & the Ecosystem Play
30:42 Building Slides With Claude Opus 5.5
33:19 AI-Built Podcast Intros
35:23 Will AI Replace Human Editors?
36:17 Final Thoughts
How to Track AI Search Visibility (ChatGPT & Google)
2026/10/01
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In this video I interview Besmir Bregasi about AI visibility tracking and how brands show up in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and more. We cover the most accurate way to measure AI search results, and why getting mentioned on Reddit, YouTube and review sites usually beats posting more on your own website.
My Tools & Products 💻
My Social Media Automation Tool
My AI Marketing Skills
🔗 Video References:
- Besmir Bregasi on LinkedIn
- ZeroRank
- AI Visibility Tools Article
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:28 Why One AI Answer Tells You Nothing
03:51 Every AI Engine Pulls From Different Sources
05:19 How to Get Cited in AI Search
06:57 The Most Accurate Way to Measure AI Visibility
08:43 Do Listicles Still Work?
10:19 Which Offsite Signals Matter Most
11:54 AI Visibility Tracking: Inside ZeroRank
13:33 What to Do When Competitors Outrank You
16:43 What Makes ZeroRank Different
17:48 AI Visibility Tools vs Ahrefs and Semrush
19:14 Rapid Fire AI Search Questions
20:19 Which AI Engine Sends the Best Buyers
21:24 What Changes in the Next 12 Months
22:02 The One Thing to Do Right Now
23:31 Is SaaS Dead?
26:09 Final Thoughts
Claude Opus 5.5 Blew Me Away. Best AI Model of 2026?
2026/09/28
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky about why Claude Opus 5.5 became my AI daily driver again for marketing work, and how it stacks up against GPT-6 and Meta Muse. We tested each model on a few tasks, and also cover the news of Custom GPTs going away.
My Tools & Products 💻
My Social Media Automation Tool
My AI Marketing Skills
🔗 Video References:
- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- Claude Opus 5.5
- GPT-6 Models
- Meta Muse
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Which New Model Should Be Your Daily Driver?
03:50 Daily Driver vs Orchestration Models
06:15 OpenRouter's Model Rankings
07:29 Should You Even Install Meta Muse?
09:18 What Meta Muse Actually Does
12:27 Is Meta Muse a Data Grab?
13:29 Meta's Moats: Social Apps and Smart Glasses
15:23 Smart Glasses and Recording Consent
18:44 Landing Page Test: Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol vs Meta Muse
24:10 Build Your Own AI Model Test
25:31 Email Test: Which Model Wrote the Best Subject Line
28:23 Stop Worrying About Claude vs ChatGPT
31:42 Terminal vs Desktop Apps
34:08 The ChatGPT Desktop App's Best Features
35:54 A Skill That Replaced a Custom GPT
39:12 Custom GPTs Are Going Away
40:41 Final Thoughts
The $2K/Month AI Business Anyone Can Start (Copy This)
2026/09/25
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In this video I interview Corey Ganim about his AI Concierge offer where business owners pay him up to $2K a month to be their AI guy on demand. We cover how he closed five of six conversations to hit $8K in monthly recurring revenue in 10 days, and how he lands clients through local meetups.
My Tools & Products 💻
My Social Media Automation Tool
My AI Marketing Skills
🔗 Video References:
- My AI Concierge Service
- Corey Ganim on YouTube
- Corey Ganim Website
- The $1K AI Audit Business (Corey's first episode)
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:52 AI Assessments vs AI Concierge
02:35 What an AI Concierge Actually Is
03:02 How He Landed His First Five Clients
05:48 Do You Need to Be an AI Expert?
07:10 Who Can Actually Afford This
08:54 Built a Claude Skill? You're Qualified
10:28 Getting Clients From a Local AI Meetup
12:37 The Warm Outreach Text That Books Calls
14:39 Will This Model Last?
16:56 Niche Down to the Industry You Know
19:18 Pricing and Margins
21:30 The Transcript Deliverable Most People Miss
23:11 What Clients Actually Get
24:38 Final Thoughts
SaaS SEO Is Broken. Here's What Actually Makes Money
2026/09/23
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In this video I interview Sam Dunning, founder of Breaking B2B, an SEO and AI search agency working with B2B SaaS companies. We break down his SaaS SEO playbook for 2026: what drives pipeline, the commercial page types most SaaS sites are missing, and how to show up when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI search for software like yours.
My Tools & Products 💻
My Social Media Automation Tool
My AI Marketing Skills
🔗 Video References:
- Sam Dunning on YouTube
- Sam Dunning on LinkedIn
- Breaking B2B
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:44 The SaaS Clients He Turns Away
02:46 Your Brand Doesn't Show Up in ChatGPT
03:51 Start With Bottom of Funnel SEO
05:17 Money Keywords and the Pages You're Missing
07:20 Where to Find Real Search Demand
08:38 Mining Sales Calls for Customer Language
09:28 Why Top of Funnel Is a Trap
11:01 YouTube Is a Different Beast
13:18 Breaking Down a Real Client Listicle
17:08 Unique Context Beats AI Copy-Paste
19:03 Should You Rank Yourself Number One?
20:35 Barging Your Way Into LLMs
23:20 Optimizing for Agents vs Humans
25:07 Attribution Is the Devil of Marketing
27:29 What AI Rank Trackers Actually Miss
30:41 How People Will Buy SaaS in 12 Months
34:01 Final Thoughts
How to Use Open Source AI Models (Stop Wasting Money)
2026/09/21
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky, an AI consultant who has been running open source models for years. We cover which work open source AI models actually handle well, and how to use these models efficiently.
My Tools & Products 💻
My Social Media Automation Tool
My AI Marketing Skills
🔗 Video References:
- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- OpenRouter
- Arena LLM Leaderboard
- Hermes Agent
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Why Open Source Models Cost a Fraction of Frontier
01:58 The John Deere Right-to-Repair Problem
02:56 The 3GB Model That Renames His Screenshots Offline
04:23 What Self-Hosting Actually Costs
05:13 Why Cloud Beats Local for Most People
07:28 Setting Up OpenRouter (One Key, Every Model)
09:45 Picking Models From the Arena Leaderboard
10:43 Why One API Key Changes Everything
12:12 Aaron's Hermes Setup
15:05 Running Models Side by Side
16:01 Running Gemma on Your Phone With Wi-Fi Off
19:23 Free Models Are Training on Your Data
20:58 Extracting Frontier Knowledge Into a Skill File
22:57 The Landing Page Results: Kimi vs GLM
24:03 How Far Behind Are They, Really?
25:06 Our Favorite Open Source Models
27:54 Final Thoughts
I Tested GPT-6 Astra vs Fable 5.1: Which is Worth $100?
2026/09/17
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky, and we test GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 on real marketing work. We then decide whether ChatGPT Pro or Claude Max is the better $100 subscription.
🔗 Video References:
- Aaron Makelky Website
- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- GPT-6 Astra Details:
- Claude Fable Details
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Aaron Makelky
00:32 Astra vs Fable: What's Actually Worth $1000
1:56 Why Aaron Won't Pay for Claude Max
03:30 Orchestrators, Not Daily Drivers
04:41 ChatGPT Pro vs Claude Max Plans and API Pricing
06:48 Test 1: Redesigning a $20K Landing Page
09:24 Fancy Doesn't Sell
10:09 Test 2: A Local Service Brand From One Prompt
12:26 Fable's Homepage vs Astra's Brand Guide
16:24 The AI-Built Rank and Rent Site
18:18 Aaron's Test: 17 Handwritten Pages to Long-Form Copy
20:11 Price Per Task, Not Price Per Token
21:07 Usage Limits and Who Keeps Your Prompts
22:20 Where OpenAI and Anthropic Are Headed
25:25 The Case for Open Source Chinese Models
26:29 What Each Company Optimized For
27:55 Ryan's Multi-Model Gatekeeper Setup
29:05 Final Thoughts
Is Grok Bot Worth The Hype? (Watch Before Using)
2026/09/07
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In this video I interview Aaron Makelky, an AI consultant who paid full price for Grok Bot on the $300/month plan and uses it every day. Aaron answers whether Grok Bot is actually worth it, why the most hyped part is the least valuable third of what you pay for, and what you should be using instead.
🔗 Video References:
- Aaron Makelky Website
- Aaron Makelky on YouTube
- Aaron Makelky on X
- Grok Bot
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Aaron Makelky
01:00 What Grok Bot Actually Is
01:53 Why It's the Opposite of OpenClaw
02:18 The Rate Limit Problem Nobody Mentions
05:24 Locked Into the xAI Ecosystem
08:38 Inside Aaron's Grok Bot Setup
09:01 The Bots That Run Their Own Meetings
10:31 What You Can't Do With It
11:40 Build a Team, Not Random Bots
14:21 Editing a Podcast With Grok Bot
16:29 Why Your Skills Shouldn't Live in the Tool
16:59 The Best Part Isn't Grok Bot
18:02 What He Runs on the Virtual Machine
20:28 Making Your Weekly Limit Last Longer
21:27 Rapid Fire: Is It Worth It?
23:22 Should Claude Code Users Switch?
23:50 Why the Hype Machine Works
26:53 The Marketing Problem xAI Won't Fix
28:34 Final Thoughts
How I Deal With AI Anxiety & Paternity Leave Update
2026/08/13
This episode is real talk about AI anxiety and why you always feel behind in the AI space. I also share a behind-the-scenes look at my setup with Claude Code and Codex, and how I'm heading out on paternity leave for the next few weeks.
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🔗 Video References:
- Blotato
- Obsidian
- OpenRouter
- VS Code
⏰ Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro & Paternity Leave Announcement
0:28 AI Anxiety & Always Feeling Behind
1:00 Why I Moved Everything to an IDE
1:36 I Want Your Feedback
3:04 Behind the Scenes: My AI Setup
4:52 How I Organize Clients & Skills
5:19 My Notes Vault + Obsidian System
6:09 Connecting Tools via API, MCP & CLI
7:22 Final Thoughts & What's Coming Next
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Why Most Paid AI Communities Fail (From the Inside)
2026/08/10
In this video I interview Catherine Eadie, a business owner and the community admin behind my AI Marketing Insiders community. Catherine has run online communities since the late 1990s and in this episode she breaks down what actually separates a community worth paying for from the ones selling hype.
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🔗 Video References:
- Catherine Eadie on YouTube
- Catherine Eadie on LinkedIn
- Catherine's website
- AI Website Tutorial
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Catherine Eadie
01:18 Why Every AI YouTuber Launched a Skool Community
02:30 Courses vs Communities
03:27 What Separates a Real Community From an Echo Chamber
04:39 The Comments Tell You More Than the Posts
05:31 Low IQ Top of Funnel AI Content
06:02 The 90/9/1 Rule Nobody Talks About
07:46 Forgotten Accounts and Inflated Numbers
08:12 How to Actually Reduce Community Churn
10:28 Why Your ICP Decides Your Churn Rate
11:41 The Human Connection Nobody Is Selling
13:01 Real Deliverables vs Overpromising
14:26 Catherine's Claude Code Setup
16:24 How Much Time This Actually Saves
18:02 Turning AI Corrections Into Permanent Rules
19:51 Moving Off WordPress to Astro and Cloudflare
22:47 Changing 8 Pages in 60 Seconds
25:33 Rapid Fire AI Community Questions
29:29 Final Thoughts
Affiliate Disclosure: Some links in the description/pinned comments are sponsored links. If you decide to purchase a paid plan with an AI tool, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support my channel. Thank you!
How to Use Microsoft Copilot Better Than 99% of People
2026/08/03
In this video I interview Mike Bryan who has spent his career inside the Microsoft ecosystem and now builds AI agents, apps, and automations with Copilot at enterprise scale. Mike breaks down how to use Microsoft Copilot better than 99% of people, and how to become the AI person at your company.
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🔗 Video References:
- Mike Bryan on LinkedIn
- Microsoft AI usage data
- Microsoft Copilot Studio
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Mike Bryan
01:10 What Microsoft Copilot Is Actually Good At
02:48 How Mike Uses Copilot Every Day
04:36 Why the Microsoft Tenant Matters for Data Privacy
06:36 The Microsoft Tools Replacing AI Subscriptions
08:28 Copilot Cowork and Pages
09:30 Building a Knowledge Base in Loop
11:03 Copilot Studio and Building Agents
13:11 What Makes a Copilot Agent Different
14:30 The Microsoft AI Consultant Opportunity
16:06 App Builder and Vibe Power Apps
19:55 Copilot Notebooks and Second Brains
22:00 Turning Field Data Into Actionable Insights
24:15 Rapid Fire AI Questions
27:05 Final Thoughts
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The AI Side Hustle Nobody's Doing (AI Second Brains)
2026/07/15
In this video I interview Adam Sandler, who builds AI second brains as a service for companies and founders. Adam walks through his exact AI second brain setup, which is built on markdown files and a custom app he built. We also discuss how "Second Brain as a Service" is one of the biggest untapped AI business ideas right now.
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🔗 Video References:
- Adam Sandler on YouTube
- The Viable Edge
- Adam Sandler on LinkedIn
- Obsidian
- Supabase
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Adam Sandler
01:32 Why a Second Brain Is Step One (Before AI Agents)
02:46 Don't Build on One AI Ecosystem
03:33 The Context Your Business Is Already Sitting On
04:31 The Flywheel: Ingest, Synthesize, Archive
06:57 Do You Need Obsidian, RAG, or Vector Databases?
08:33 Adam's AI Second Brain Setup
09:17 Hot Context and How the AI Navigates Your Notes
11:02 Screenshare: The Brand Knowledge Base
14:30 How to Make Money With AI Second Brains
17:00 Getting Scrappy: Browser Control and Custom Skills
19:22 Monetizing: Audits and the Seven Data Points
22:23 Building a UI and Client-Facing Layer
24:14 Rapid Fire AI Questions
28:05 Second Brain as a Service: Real Business or Fad?
32:23 Final Thoughts
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