From c050590cdee47e40c4800f0fe271ae0baba425e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: porbot Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Scribe known-for queries and free/paid ping packaging Owner words drive a small frozen query set; free capped ping + heuristic. --- docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md b/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md index 0254bd0..32ccef3 100644 --- a/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md +++ b/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md @@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ POR work: an intuitive scorecard a business owner understands. Top-level outcome Keep to **three top-line outcomes**, each with plain “why not yet” underneath — not a 40-row SEO audit. Dual scoreboard still applies: hygiene work feeds rungs 1–2; recommendability is the differentiation line. -**Open — measuring “would recommend”:** early v1 may need to be simulated / heuristic (“based on what’s public, an assistant still couldn’t answer X”) rather than live pings of ChatGPT. Honesty bar TBD with Ty. +**Open — measuring “would recommend” (working packaging idea, not locked):** + +- **Owner input:** business owner describes the business in their own words — what they want to be “known for.” GeoLocal derives the query set from that + place + category; owner does not invent keywords. +- **Routine queries:** generate from that input, then freeze a small static set (roughly 5–10), re-run routinely — not a giant library. +- **Free tier (idea):** one real live ping (e.g. ChatGPT), capped (e.g. one run per business), plus a free heuristic so the scorecard isn’t blank if the ping fails. +- **Paid (idea):** same questions across a versioned panel of popular AI assistants (names will drift — treat panel as versioned, not sacred). + +Honesty / cost / abuse controls still TBD. ### Free path after checkup (working direction — not locked) @@ -140,13 +147,14 @@ If something here conflicts with `CANONICAL_STRATEGY.md`, resolve on purpose in | 2026-09-15 | Process: nothing locked yet — distill POR as we build; porbot scribes so key insights are not lost | | 2026-09-15 | Working nuance: 2017 hygiene usually first *fix* work; dual scoreboard from day one (hygiene + AI recommendability); skip forced hygiene phase if foundation already solid | | 2026-09-15 | Working direction: owner scorecard ladder — knows you exist / knows what you do / would recommend you (wording TBD); open whether v1 recommend = heuristic vs live assistant pings | +| 2026-09-15 | Working idea: owner “known for” → small frozen query set; free = capped single live ping + heuristic; paid = versioned multi-assistant panel | --- ## Next conversation topics 1. Wordsmith the three scorecard rungs; define plain “why not yet” evidence under each -2. Decide v1 “would recommend” measurement: heuristic / simulated vs live assistant pings +2. Decide free/paid assistant-ping packaging (caps, panel list, heuristic fallback) and cost/abuse controls 3. Primary reader for v1 of this plan (internal / investors / partners) 4. Offer / packaging detail (what free record includes vs what paid unlocks beyond fulfillment) — no invented numbers 5. 90-day proof: what “reputable enough that AI checks us” requires in coverage and quality