Our 2026 Roadmap (and look back to 2025!)

The Untapped Business to Business (B2B) Goldmine for Local Newsletters

Entourage Mastermind member Courtney Kostelecky is showing us how to use LinkedIn as a powerful complement to our current lead generation in just 15 minutes a day.

His S.U.R.V.E.Y. Method is an easy addition to your arsenal that helps you find local business owners without sounding like a salesperson.

Courtney is hosting a free live webinar on January 6th to explain the full strategy to our community.

👉 Sign up for the Free Live Webinar - Jan 6!

👉 Learn more about the S.U.R.V.E.Y. Method

✅ Local SEO Magic

Instead of guessing which words help you rank, the new integration with Joshua Zamora’s DFY Suite pours "link juice" onto your articles automatically. This forces Google to notice your local news and moves your content to the top of the search results.

👉 Read the full SEO strategy here

✅ Keyword Rankings Coming Home

The Devs are currently pulling your live ranking data from DFY Suite directly into your dashboard giving you the power to track your SEO success from one screen .

✅ Red Alert Fix

The Team is squashing a bug where some partners had trouble generating AI articles resulting in a smoother content creation process for your next issue .

✅ Multiple Newsletter Fix

A new update allows our system to handle multiple newsletters tied to a single email account which eliminates confusion for partners running several towns .

✅ Done-For-You Dashboard

Partners who purchased the "Done-For-You" service now have a personal dashboard inside Letterman that shows the real-time status of their newsletter build-out .

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✅ The "Speed to Lead" Secret

Waiting even 30 minutes to call a new lead kills your conversion rate. Discover how the new connection between GC, Quizforma and Revolverr makes your phone ring the second a business owner says they are ready to talk.

👉 Master speed to lead here.

✅ Visual GC Pipeline Timing

In the Pipeline section, leads now change colors from Green to White to Red based on how long they have been in your system which shows you exactly who needs a follow-up call immediately .

✅ Instant GC Pipeline Import

You can now drag and drop a CSV file to bulk-add leads directly into specific pipeline stages and statuses saving you hours of manual data entry.

✅ The 10-15% Re-Engagement Rule

Stop risking your reputation by blasting dead email lists. Learn how the "Bucket System" allows you to wake up old leads safely by mixing them with your most active fans to keep your email server happy.

👉 Discover the re-engagement math here.

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Jim Phillips' Referral Harvesting Method

People ask for help in public every day - plumbers, vets, roofers, you name it. Referral Harvesting Method 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.

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✅ Legacy Order History

You can now import sales data from other cart systems and view customer purchase history from your previous shopping carts directly inside your Mintbird records resulting in a complete 360-degree view of your buyers .

✅ Simplified Drip Feeding

Setting up your content release schedule is now a one-click process for entire chapters giving you a much faster way to organize your training modules .

✅ Upsell While They Learn

A new feature allows you to show "locked" courses inside your membership area which encourages your existing students to explore and buy your other products .

✅ From Instagram Likes to Bank Deposits

Stop letting social media engagement go to waste. This strategy maps out the exact 4-box model that turns a simple teaser video into a high-ticket bank deposit using an automated path.

👉 See the influencer sales map here.

✅ Server Optimization

Chad pushed through a major infrastructure migration over the holidays to improve server capacity so that your newsletters and pages load faster than ever before .

✅ Building Your Value Fortress

Stop playing "marketer" and start building a real media company that investors want to buy. Learn the steps to clean up your books and build business credit so you are ready for a multimillion-dollar exit.

👉 Build your value fortress here.

🔥 The 2029 Exit Strategy

Chad’s vision for 2026 is for all of us to work less and perfect what we have . We are transitioning from marketers to media company owners to build clean, professional assets that are ready for a massive payday by 2029 .

👉 Read the full Vision here.

What to Expect This Week or Soon:

The Team is pushing the live keyword rankings into Letterman as we speak.

Chad is also finishing the guide for the new subscription box models.

See you on the next calls.

🖖 See you next week.

Real calls. Real updates. Zero guesswork.

-Brian

P.S. If you haven't been on one of Chad's weekly live calls yet, you should. They're packed with value and you can't beat this: they're free!

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