About

Hi, I'm Chris. Straight up.

I've spent over 20 years helping Aussie businesses get found online. Now I'm helping them get ahead with AI.

THE SHORT VERSION
  • Founder of Straight Up Digital, a Gold Coast SEO and digital marketing agency, running for 20+ years
  • Founder of Straight Up One, a white-label marketing fulfilment platform for agencies
  • Uses AI every day to build websites, write, research, report and automate
  • Runs his businesses while living on the road around Australia

Why Straight Up AI?

Every week, small business owners ask me the same questions. Which AI tool should I use? Is it worth paying for? Is it safe to put my customer info in it? Will it actually save me time, or is it just another app to learn?

The internet is full of AI hype: "this changes everything", "10 tools that will make you rich", demos that never work like they do in the video. What's missing is someone who uses this stuff in a real business, every day, and tells you straight what's worth your time.

That's Straight Up AI. A daily debrief on what's new, practical guides for your type of business, and hands-on help if you want it set up for you.

Same rules I've run my agency on for 20 years: no jargon, no fluff, just straight answers.

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