🛠 Titanium Times – Issue #30 (Week of November 17-21, 2025)

This week, the focus shifted aggressively from building to earning.

We aren't just collecting emails anymore; we are building pipelines.

Whether it's using the new "Call & Charge" feature to close high-ticket deals instantly or pivoting your newsletter to capture recurring "Subscription Box" commissions, the goal is revenue.

We also have critical updates on how to segment your list to sell B2B services versus consumer deals.

It's time to monetize.

🔥 Theme of the week: The Monetization Shift: From Subscribers to Sales.

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✅ The "Call & Charge" Revolution

Forget waiting for customers to click a link. A new feature is rolling out that allows you to view a customer's history and charge their card on file instantly while you have them on the phone.

This moves the "Buy Button" from the webpage to your sales agent's dashboard, dramatically increasing close rates for high-ticket upgrades.

Read the full strategy on how to close sales without a sales page.

✅ Subscription Box Profits

Chad is going all-in on "Food & Fun" subscription boxes (steaks, wine, toys) as the ultimate recurring income affiliate offer. Why? Because people stay subscribed for months.

Local newsletters are the secret weapon for getting approved for these exclusive programs. We break down the strategy (and the "Amazon Test" trick) in this week's guide.

Read the guide to recurring Subscription Box income.

✅ The "Unboxing" Video Automation We've Been Waiting For

We know the strategy: flood your newsletter with quirky product reviews and unboxing videos to drive affiliate commissions. But filming, editing, and being "on camera" is a massive bottleneck for most of us.

I found a new AI tool from top vendor, Abhi Dwivedi, called ShopReel that solves this instantly. It takes any product URL (Amazon, Shopify, Etsy) and automatically generates a high-conversion, "shoppable" video review, complete with scripts, voiceovers, and footage, without you ever touching a camera.

If you want to execute Chad's "Amazon Test" strategy at scale, this could be the engine to do it.

Check out the Front End (Standard)  Check out the Bundle (Best Value)

See how to use ShopReel AI with Chad's Subscription Box and Amazon Test strategies.

✅ The New Logic: Resident vs. Owner

A major update to Letterman now allows you to automate the segmentation of your list. The new flow is: Referral Widget FIRST -> Micro-Survey SECOND.

This allows you to filter "Residents" (who get deals) from "Business Owners" (who get pitched advertising services) instantly. Do not mix these lists up.

Get the full blueprint on the new Letterman segmentation logic.

✅ New Feature: "Peer" Stats

You can now see exactly how many of your subscribers are "Peers" (fellow Titanium users) versus "Real" local subscribers in your dashboard. This transparency helps you gauge the true health of your list.

Find out how to check your stats and how these help you.

✅ Local Newsletter Hustle Update: Now Send Email from Within GC!

Huge news for users on the $17 "Local Newsletter Hustle" plan: You can now send newsletters directly inside the system using an SMTP integration.

You no longer need a complicated third-party autoresponder to get started.

✅ Advanced Pod Assignment

A major update allows you to manually add a member to a "Pod" and immediately select exactly which additional courses they get access to from a simple dropdown menu.

This makes managing custom bundles or granting bonus access to specific students faster than ever.

✅ Tag-Based Course Access

The integration with Global Control has been upgraded. A single tag can now be set to drop a user into a specific Pod and unlock specific courses simultaneously.

This streamlines the automation for delivering complex offers or "stack" bundles without needing multiple tags.

✅ Visual Customization (The Paint Bucket)

You can now fully brand your Pod login pages using the new "Paint Bucket" icon.

This tool allows you to upload custom background images, adjust the opacity of the login box, and change button colors and text to perfectly match your brand identity.

In Course Sprout, Click on Pods in the upper left. Click the paint bucket icon. Customize your login box and Pod branding.

People ask for help in public every day - plumbers, vets, roofers, you name it. RHM teaches you how to find those posts fast, leave one short, useful reply, and route the click so you get credit for the referral. It’s neighborly, it’s organized, and you can keep your paid lead ads running and use RHM alongside them as another way to bring people in. 

Live NOW!  Check out the  Referral Harvesting Method

✅ The "Warm-Up" Protocol

Moving to a new SMTP? Trying to revive a dead list? Do NOT hit "Send All." You will burn your domain.

We have documented the strict "Doubling Protocol" (100 -> 200 -> 400) you must follow to protect your deliverability, along with how to use Google Postmaster Tools as your report card.

Read the full safety protocol for re-engaging your list.

✅ The "Self Mastery" Validation

Chad revealed he is actively deploying the entire Titanium tech stack to rescue and rebuild an 8-figure brand with 4 million customers (Nikky Kho’s Self Mastery Co.). 

This is the ultimate stress test and validation for our ecosystem. It proves that our "lean and mean" software can outperform fragmented "spaghetti" stacks (like ClickFunnels + Kajabi + WordPress) at the highest levels of business.

✅ The "Publisher" Pivot

The overarching business strategy for 2025 has officially shifted from "Internet Marketer" to "Local Media Company."

By establishing yourself as a legitimate publisher (via a local or niche newsletter), you build a sellable asset and gain the credibility required to get approved for exclusive affiliate programs that reject standard marketers.

✅ The "Live Guide" Strategy

Chad shared a new method for delivering digital products using Office 365 / OneDrive. Instead of creating static PDFs that become outdated, you can host your guides (like the new Subscription Box lists) in the cloud.

This allows you to make real-time updates to the content without ever having to change the download link your customers use—a strategy you can model for your own lead magnets.

🔥 Chad's Vision: The 90% Trap

Why is it so easy to build the funnel but so hard to launch it? Chad calls it the "90% Trap." It feels safer to stay in "setup mode" than to risk a "No."

Inspired by his daughter's resilience in the face of a lawsuit, Chad challenges everyone to stop polishing and "Put a Button on It."

Read Chad's advice on breaking the fear of failure.

🗓️ What to Expect This Week

• Micro-Survey Reporting: New stats coming to Letterman to track survey answers.
  
  
• The Directory Map: A visual map showing all newsletters in your area is launching.
  
  
• Sales Pipeline Update: A drag-and-drop interface for the GC Sales Pipeline is being finalized.
  
  
• Black Friday Offers: Keep an eye out for two specific Black Friday deals dropping soon.
  
  
• Events: Check the schedule at chadnicely.com/events.

🖖 See you next week.

Real calls. Real updates. Zero guesswork.

-Brian

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