Marketing with Erika Venter

Live online class · R97 per person

“ChatGPT recommended me to a customer.” Does AI recommend you, yet?

Book your seat · Get help with your marketing

Next class: Tue, 24 Nov, 19:00 (SAST)

Erika Venter, social media strategist

Your customers are asking these assistants who to buy from.

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, Meta AI, Google AI Overviews.

One question. A short list. Is your business on it?

When someone asks an AI assistant for a recommendation, they don't get ten pages of links. They get a few names, with a reason for each. In the class, Erika shows you, step by step, how to become one of those names.

  • They ask in plain words. The way they would ask a friend: who, where, how much.
  • The assistant looks you up. Your Google profile, your listings, your reviews and your social pages.
  • It recommends who it can trust. Clear, consistent, easy to book. That part is up to you.

Get Recommended by AI

In this class I'll show you exactly what I did to become discoverable and recommended by AI, step by step, and give you a framework to do the same for your business.

  • How to check what AI says about you
  • Where AI looks for your business
  • How to make your business discoverable by AI
  • How to improve your ranking
  • Myths, tips and tricks

60 minutes, live · Zoom · Recording afterwards

Choose your time

R97 per person · all times South African time

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Your next customer may never Google you. They'll ask AI.

People now ask ChatGPT, Gemini and other assistants questions like "Who's the best photographer near me?" The assistant answers with a short list of names. If you're not on it, you're invisible.

  • 45% of consumers used AI tools to find a local business in 2026, up from 6% a year before (BrightLocal).
  • 3–5 businesses is all an AI assistant usually names in an answer. Everyone else is left out.

From booking to the recording, in five steps

  1. Pick a time. Choose the day and time that suits you best.
  2. Fill in your details. Your name, cell number and email. No account needed.
  3. Pay securely with Yoco. You'll get an email with your link to the class.
  4. Join live. On the day, we'll email you a reminder with the link.
  5. Watch it again. The recording is added to your booking page, linked from your confirmation email.

Marketing help, from your first page to your first ad

  • Social media content creation and posting

    Posts, reels and stories made for your business and posted on schedule, so your pages stay alive while you run the business.

  • Page and account setups

    Your Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Business and Google profiles set up properly from day one: branded, connected and ready for customers.

  • Paid ads on social media

    Facebook and Instagram ads that reach the right people in your area, on a budget you choose, with results explained in plain language.

  • SEO and AI discoverability

    Get found on Google, and recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants when customers ask for what you do.

  • Website setup, design and hosting

    A modern website designed, built and hosted for you in partnership with 1010 Collective, and set up to be found from day one.

Meet Erika

"My name is Erika Venter and I am a social media strategist. Let's market your business from your phone."

Most small business owners don't need a marketing department. They need someone who explains what works in plain language, shows them how, and helps where they'd rather not do it themselves.

More about Erika

Good to know before you book

Do I need to be good with technology?

Not at all. The class is in plain language and made for business owners, not techies. If you can use WhatsApp, you can follow along.

What do I need to join?

A phone, tablet or computer with internet. The class runs on Zoom, and you'll get an email with your link to the class. On the day, we'll email you a reminder with the link.

What if I miss the class?

The recording is added to your booking page after the class (the link is in your confirmation email), so you can watch it in your own time.

How do I pay?

By card, on Yoco's secure checkout. Pick a time, fill in your name, cell number and email, and pay R97. No account needed. Your seat is confirmed as soon as the payment goes through.

Can I change my time?

Send a message before your class to ask about moving to another time.

Be the business AI recommends.

One hour, live, for R97. Pick the time that suits you.

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