🛠 Titanium Times - Issue #38
(Week of January 12 - 16, 2026)

The 2026 Vision: Building Your Local Authority Fortress

We just wrapped up an absolutely massive week. Between Chad celebrating his big 50th birthday month and the technical breakthroughs with Joshua Zamora's DFY Suite integration, the energy in the community is at an all-time high.

This week, Nick and Chad pulled back the curtain on how they rescued Nick's 27-million-dollar company using the exact tools we have in our hands right now.

We’re talking about "sneaky" email secrets, the 3-keyword rule for Google rankings and a new way to look at our sales pipeline that stops us from throwing away hidden gold. Let’s dive in!

🔥 Theme of the Week: Professionalizing the Media Company Model through Sales Pipelines and "Intentional" Local Authority.

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✅ How 3 Words and a Digital Map Get You Found

Most people struggle to get their local news ranked on Google because they don't give the search engine clear directions.

We found a way to use a simple "digital map" file (called an articles.xml) in conjunction with Letterman DFY Suite integration to tell Google exactly where you want to show up so you can own the attention in your town. 

👉 See the 3-keyword roadmap here

✅ Building a Directory Worth Millions

Big media companies don't buy newsletters just for the tech, they buy them for the authority and the neighbors you've already reached.

Chad is planning on bringing a directory to Letterman in 2026. 

This new strategy shows you how to plan a visual directory that makes your business a "prize" worth winning for a big payout. 

👉 Build your authority fortress here

✅ Facebook Ad Tracking Made Easy

You can now add your Facebook "Meta Pixel" (which is just a tracking code for your ads) directly into your newsletter settings.

This update matters because it helps you track exactly how many neighbors are signing up when you run your local ads. 

✅ Cleaning Up Old Banner Ads

We know some of you have old ads from past events that you want to remove to keep your newsletter looking fresh.

The Team is currently working on a "delete" button for those side and top banners so you can manage your sponsors more easily. 

✅ Video Tutorial Control for Your Clients

If you are managing other users, the Devs are working on a new switch that lets you turn training videos on or off for them.

This gives you the ability to decide exactly what your sub-clients see when they log into their own accounts.

How to Make Your Local Newsletter Sponsorships a "No-Brainer"

Learn how to use OmniMint AI to create "Sponsor-Only" tools that make your newsletter packages impossible to turn down.

This results in you being able to charge more for your ads while providing real technical solutions to your local business sponsors.

👉 Read the full sponsorship upgrade strategy

👉 Check out OmniMint AI

✅ The "Sneaky" Secret to Re-Engaging Old Leads

If you have a list of people who haven't opened your mail in months, you don't want to send them a sales pitch.

Chad discovered that sending "official" account notes (automatic emails like receipts or welcome notes) can bypass spam filters and wake up your quiet subscribers for the first time in years. 

👉 Wake up your dead list here

✅ Color-Coded Lead Tracking

Your sales pipeline now uses a "traffic-light" system to show you how "hot" a lead is at a glance.

Leads stay Green for the first 12 hours, turn White after 12 hours, and go Red after 7 days so you know exactly who to call while they are still excited. 

✅ Sending From Your Own Gmail Account

The Team just got approved for a new Google connection that will let you send and receive emails from your personal Gmail right inside the dashboard.

This results in your communication looking much more personal and trustworthy to your local neighbors. 

✅ Server Send Speed Fix

If you noticed a newsletter going out more than once last week, don't worry, it was just a server glitch while the Team moved to a faster system.

The fix is already in place so your newsletter goes out exactly once and on time.

✅ Cleaning Your List for Pennies

Before you email an old list, you need to "clean" it to remove bad addresses and protect your account.

Chad recommends using a tool like Email List Verify because it's very affordable and keeps your sender reputation safe with Gmail. 

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. 

Live NOW!  Check out the  Referral Harvesting Method

✅ The Safe Way to Handle 10,000 Leads

Trying to email a massive list all at once can get your account flagged as a "bad sender" by providers.

Chad figured out a "Pre-Pod" method to break your list into safe batches of 500 to 1,000 people so your mail always gets delivered. 

👉 See the safe batching method here

✅ The "Silent Salesperson" Locked Feature

You can now show "Locked" courses inside your members' area to encourage your free students to upgrade.

When a neighbor logs in to see a free gift, they'll see your premium training right next to it, which makes them curious to join your paid programs. 

✅ Airplane Button Reminders

The "airplane" icon is your new best friend for following up with students who have gone quiet. It automatically finds only the people who haven't logged in yet so you can send them a gentle nudge without bothering everyone else.

✅ Using "Shiny" AI Apps as a Secret Door

People love "shiny objects" like AI avatars and slide creators, but they need basics like newsletters and sales pages to actually get paid.

Chad’s 2026 plan is to "bolt on" these fun AI apps to our core software so we can attract a huge new audience and then show them how to be profitable using the rest of the suite. 

👉 See the 2026 AI strategy here

✅ Autonomous Agents are Coming

The next big update for AI Bot Studio will include "autonomous agents". which are just smart AI bots that can write your sales copy and design your graphics for you.

This will save you hours of work every week so you can focus on high-level growth.

💡 What's Next in AI in General...?

A quiet shift is happening in how AI learns from images and words. It is not obvious. But it changes everything. Learn more.

✅ Why "Disqualified" Leads Still Have Gold

Your survey might tell you a lead isn't a fit, but Chad learned that many people actually give the wrong info on digital forms.

Following up with these "disqualified" leads through a process called "Triage" can save up to 15% of the sales that most marketers just throw away. 

👉 Learn the Triage secret here

✅ Chad's 50th Birthday Gifts

To celebrate his 50th birthday, Chad is giving away access to his training portal and the Local Newsletter Hustle course for free.

You can grab your gifts and catch up on all the recent call replays at ChadNicely.com/birthday. 

✅ Moving to WhatsApp

Chad is transitioning our community groups from Facebook over to WhatsApp for much faster communication and updates.

You can join the new group and say hi to your fellow Titanium members at chatnicely.com/whatsappcommunity. 

🔥 2026: Working Smarter with Local Business Owners

2026 is the year of working smarter, not harder, by focusing on local business owners and visual sales pipelines.

Chad is refining our existing tools to build a "value fortress" that is ready for a massive buyout in a few years. 

👉 Read the 2026 vision roadmap

What to Expect This Week or Soon:

We’re seeing a massive shift as our community transitions from simple marketers to real micro-publishers. The technical hurdles are disappearing as we automate the "heavy lifting" like SEO and lead tracking.

Major Updates: Keep an eye out this week for the new Letterman tutorial videos hitting your dashboard. Also, Chad and Josh are finalizing the training on how to use live keyword rankings to boost your authority! 

Looking forward to the next calls.

🖖 See you next week.

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-Brian

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