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In today’s newsletter,

  1. Why customer content outperforms polished campaigns

  2. Shopify brands have a new problem: Your products may be invisible to ChatGPT.

  3. How to get paid by Facebook just for posting reels

  4. The most cited platform in AI search is YouTube.

  5. 100+ ChatGPT Prompts to Revolutionize Your Day by HubSpot

  6. Real-world ads, simple to run

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AEO

Shopify brands have a new problem: Your products may be invisible to ChatGPT.

Right now, buyers are asking AI:
“What’s the best collagen powder for women over 40?”
“What’s a good non-toxic candle brand that actually smells strong?”
“Best dog harness for small dogs that pull?”

And AI is deciding which brands get recommended.

The problem here is this: most ecommerce stores are still optimized for traditional SEO…. not AI recommendation engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Google Shopping, and Bing.

So even if you have a great product, strong reviews, and proven sales…AI may never recommend your brand.

Which means competitors who optimize early can quietly dominate the next wave of organic ecommerce traffic while everyone else keeps fighting over paid ads.

That’s why we created the 90-Day AI Visibility Sprint™.

We help Shopify brands optimize 1 product so AI can actually understand, trust, and recommend it organically.

Here’s what’s included:
• AI Visibility Audit showing how your product currently performs in AI search
• Full optimization for 1 product page
• Store-wide metadata + schema cleanup
• AI recommendation positioning
• At least 1 third-party brand mention to strengthen AI trust signals

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Meta

How to get paid by Facebook just for posting reels

Meta launched Creator Fast Track in March 2026 — a program that pays you a guaranteed monthly amount just to post reels on Facebook.

No view targets. You post 15 reels across 10 days, you get paid.

Here's how it works and whether you qualify.

What the program actually pays

Payouts are tiered by your follower count on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube — not Facebook:

  • 20K–99K followers: $100–$450/month

  • 100K–999K followers: $1,000/month

  • 1M+ followers: $3,000/month

You can crosspost content you've already made for other platforms. It just needs to be your original work and not already posted on Facebook. So you may not even have to make new content.

What you get beyond the guaranteed pay

Fast Track isn't just the monthly payout. Accepted creators also get increased reach on eligible reels and immediate access to Facebook's Content Monetization program — which means you can earn ad revenue on top of your guaranteed amount.

Do you qualify?

To be eligible you need to:

  • Live in the US or Canada

  • Be 18 or older

  • Have (or create) a Facebook Page that's at least 30 days old

  • Not have posted a Facebook reel in the past 6 months

  • Have at least 20K followers and 30K video views in the last 60 days on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube

Action Summary:

  • Check your follower count and last 60 days of video views on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube

  • Visit Facebook's Creator Fast Track page to find the application link

  • Pull 15 pieces of existing content from other platforms and schedule them across at least 10 days

  • After Fast Track ends, stay active — you'll keep Content Monetization access

Credit: Buffer

AI Visibility

The most cited platform in AI search is YouTube.

In 2025, YouTube appeared in 29.5% of AI Overviews on average, outpacing Reddit, which many brands had prioritized as their primary path to AI visibility. 

The reason comes down to transcripts. AI can't watch a video. It reads the text.

Every YouTube video automatically generates a transcript, and that transcript is what AI systems index, quote, and cite when someone asks a question your video answers.

A video with 200 views and a thorough, well-structured description can outperform a video with 50,000 views and a two-line description in AI citation frequency. 

Action Summary:

  • Brief your creative partners to mention your brand name and the specific problem you solve at least once clearly in the video

  • Go back to your YouTube videos and clean up auto-generated captions, i.e. fix any errors so AI reads your content accurately

  • Write proper video descriptions that explain what the video covers in full sentences, not just a list of hashtags

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