Jon Loomer
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Jon Loomer
@jonloomer.com
Man, I don’t know. Just saying stuff and trying to hang on. Meta advertising, content marketing, business ownership. Fatherhood and baseball.
Thanks so much, Sarah!
January 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Yeah, not sure! I didn't follow the Potus account. The only thing I saw is that the switch of Potus has been a thing since 2020 and that the archive accounts aren't new either. Not sure how it works from there though.
January 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I’d scrutinize those reports, but yeah. That would suck!
January 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yeah, lots of people confused since the Potus and VP accounts automatically switch hands at inauguration.
January 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Thanks! I started it in 2013, originally as an interview format where my guest and I would enjoy a drink while discussing a topic. Now it's Shots only (5-10 minutes) focused on Meta advertising (which is my core business anyway). So agencies, Meta ad consultants.
January 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Shoutout to @dylanschmidt.com (Content Clips) for taking over the editing!
January 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's just a different creative outlet. I really enjoy it, and I dig the final product. I'm only recording "Shots" now, which are solo 5-10 minute episodes on a single topic.

Listen to my latest episode below...

pubcast.jonloomer.com/is-it-time-t...
Is It Time to Abandon Lookalike Audiences?
Lookalike audiences made sense in 2014 when targeting options were limited, but with Meta's evolved algorithm handling audience expansion and remarketing automatica…
pubcast.jonloomer.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Very true. I'm also seeing a steady increase in AI search referrals, though it's still small comparatively. Like you say, it's the bottom line that matters.

The bottom line was hurt over the years, too, but I can't blame that entirely on Google. It's complicated.
January 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Word. I've always been conscious of the slice of traffic that Google sends me, which I rely on. That's dipped over the years. While it would be nice to replace that, I just keep creating content and showing up in multiple places. Then pray to the Google gods every night.
January 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's easy to assume greed whenever a business makes a decision that will cost you money. But sometimes... it's just business.
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No, this wasn't greed. It was necessity. Some were taking advantage of my bot by using it in ways I had not expected. It became too expensive and the only way to truly control it was to put it behind a paywall...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Dear reader, my website is loaded with free content. I write a new blog post every day. I publish three videos every week. I now publish a new podcast episode every week.

I have multiple free lead magnets that provide value without having to spend a dime...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Well, one person decided to let loose on it today, going on about my greed. That I ruined this bot because of my need for money...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Every day, I see several attempts to get Meta advertising advice from that new assistant that is ill-equipped to answer those questions. They often attempt to trick it, though that's impossible. It doesn't have the trained content...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
So I replaced the bot on my main website with an assistant that explains my product offerings. Of course, those who made my old bot a part of their regular routine may not have been happy to discover this...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I eventually decided that a perfect solution was to make access to it a benefit of my private membership. This would limit the usage, and I'd feel better that the effort and credits that go into it would be paid for...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This bot was valuable, and it was also a decent amount of work. It's not trained on all of my content because much of it is outdated. I have to highlight what I think is most valuable and remove stuff when it gets old...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I began hitting my limit every month. I'd hit it early, driven by these few people. I put usage limits on people, but they found ways of getting around them. I paid for extra credits, but it was never enough. They'd blow through those extra credits every time...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It made me question how they were using it and if it was somehow driving their own business.

I was less concerned about that than I was the volume itself. I had a usage limit on this chatbot. If I go over it, I pay for more credits...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wanted it to be an extension of my content and an attraction -- a reason people come to my website. For some people, it certainly became that.

Some people used it a lot. And when I say "a lot," I mean that they asked it hundreds of questions per month...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In many ways, it became what I envisioned. I write a TON of content, and it isn't easy to sift through it all. But it gave people the option of getting quick and mostly reliable answers.

It became too good...
January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM