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For local shops
An alternative to a marketing agency, for shops that just want it done.
Agencies can be great, and they can also be expensive, slow and full of jargon. If you run a local shop and want the essentials handled for a flat monthly price, this is built for you.
Plans from $279/mo, texting included. System+ is $697/mo with $200/mo in ad spend included, and System++ is $897/mo with $400/mo. A short sign-up form, then secure checkout.
What you get
- A flat monthly price: System $279, System+ $697 with $200/mo in ad spend, System++ $897 with $400/mo.
- Texting included in every plan.
- Past-customer follow-up, quote follow-up, review asks, your Google profile, your website and calls answered.
- A short online setup and real support from a person.
- A plain monthly scorecard.
What's different
- No long contract. Billed monthly.
- You own your site, your list and your data.
- We don't promise leads, calls, jobs or rankings.
Who it isn't for
- Companies that need a large brand campaign, a dedicated strategist or many locations may want a full agency.
Also included
Calls answered when you can't
Answers when you can't, day or night, and emails you the details. How it works
Texting and email
Follow-up and reminders go out by text and email, from your business's name, to customers who opted in. Texting is included in every plan.
Reviews
Review and referral asks after jobs. Each new review gets a drafted reply you approve. How review replies work.
Monthly scorecard
A short message with a private link. No new dashboard.
Three plans. Pick what fits.
System
Calls answered when you can't, every lead and quote followed up, past customers brought back, reviews and referrals asked for, your Google profile kept up, and your website. Simple online setup, real support and a plain report every month. Billed monthly. Texting is included, and it covers missed-call text-back, review asks, reminders and replies. Customers opt in, and anyone can reply STOP anytime. Google profile updates start after you add us as a manager on your profile.
Start with SystemSystem+
Everything in System, plus ads run for you under your shop's name, aimed at the jobs you want more of. $200/mo in ad spend is included. We pay for the ad spend directly, so there's no separate ad bill. Billed monthly.
- Ads built from your own job photos and clips
- Set up to get form fills, not cheap clicks
- Ad results in your monthly report
System++ · $897/mo Everything in System+, with $400/mo in ad spend included instead of $200. We pay for the ad spend directly, so there's no separate ad bill. Billed monthly.
Start System++Texting is included in every plan. Premium targeted postcards are the only add-on, billed separately. You choose who gets them: homeowners, home value and age, recent home buyers, or your own past customers. See postcards. We don't promise leads, calls, jobs or rankings. You own your site, your list and your data.
Straight answers
Is this a replacement for my agency?
It can be, if what you need is the essentials. Some shops keep an agency for brand work and use this for follow-up.
Are postcards included?
Premium targeted postcards are the only add-on, billed separately.
Is texting extra?
No. Texting is included in every plan. Premium targeted postcards are the only add-on, billed separately. We text only customers who opted in.