“I’m on a job.
I can’t answer.”
Your phone rings while your hands are full. By the time you call back, the customer may already be talking to someone else.
SMALL BALL MARKETING · THE GROWTH SYSTEM™
A website. A way to respond. Follow-up that gets done. Monthly support that fits where your business is today.
Less phone tag. More getting on with the job. Plans start at $499/month. Serving North Jersey and the Jersey Shore.
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You know your craft. You know your customers. Keeping every conversation, quote, and marketing task moving is another job entirely.
Your phone rings while your hands are full. By the time you call back, the customer may already be talking to someone else.
Following up matters. It also gets buried under the next job, the next call, and everything else that needs you.
The website needs an update. Your Google profile needs attention. You want a plan someone will actually help carry out.
Clear message. Easy navigation.
A next step people can find.
FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELF OWNER, TOO
You put real effort into it. We can assess the layout, customer journey, search foundations, and connections to your business tools—then agree on what to keep, improve, or rebuild.
Start with the free Marketing Audit →THE SOLUTION / CONNECT THE PIECES
Growth System™ connects your online presence to what happens next. Choose the level of response, follow-up, and ongoing marketing your business needs.
A clear page gives visitors a way to inquire.
Text-back or an AI conversation, depending on your plan.
Growth and Garden keep leads and quotes moving.
AI scheduling in Growth and Garden helps arrange estimates.
Review requests help you ask customers about their experience.
Every plan includes review requests. Conversational AI, scheduling, marketing, and voice coverage vary by tier.
LESS CHASING. A CLEARER NEXT STEP.
In NJ Growth Engine, the AI Text Agent can ask useful questions and help book an estimate on your connected calendar. You stay informed and step in when the conversation needs you.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONVERSATION · NOT A CUSTOMER RESULT
CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF HELP
The right plan depends on the conversations you need handled, the marketing work you want covered, and your capacity for more jobs.
GET THE BASICS WORKING
$499/month
For an owner-operator or a small crew. Keep it simple. Get the basics working.
Make it easier to inquire, follow up on missed calls, and request reviews.
One small change means an update such as hours, a phone number, or a photo. Missed-call text-back is an automated message; it does not include an AI conversation.
The report shows missed calls, texts sent, and replies awaiting attention. You answer customer replies and handle review responses.
Move up when:Replies are waiting and you need help handling the conversation and quote follow-up.
HANDLE MORE OF THE CONVERSATION
$1,499/month
For a small crew with a steady flow of calls and quotes—and too little time to chase them.
Help qualify inquiries, book estimates, and keep your local presence active.
We build follow-up sequences quarterly, review the copy, and keep up to three sequences active. Website updates and marketing content have defined monthly allowances.
AI Text Agent handles text conversations. Voice reception and managed advertising are included in Garden State Advantage.
Move up when:You need after-hours voice coverage or want managed advertising and more marketing activity.
A BROADER MARKETING PARTNER
$3,499/month
For an established business ready to support more crews, service areas, and customer demand.
Bring voice coverage, advertising, and ongoing marketing into one managed plan.
Four hours is the total monthly website update allowance. Advertising budgets are paid separately from the management plan.
We set advertising strategy and review ads monthly. You provide business information, approve agreed changes, and maintain capacity to serve new customers.
Best fit:You have room for more jobs and a budget for advertising in your target service areas.
Plans have defined deliverables and support response times. Response time is not a promise of same-day resolution. Setup, usage, ownership, and cancellation terms are confirmed in your written agreement before you start.
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| What changes | Local Starter | NJ Growth Engine | Garden State Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | One three-step lead page | Up to five template-based pages | Growth website + ad landing pages within allowance |
| Monthly website updates | One small change | Up to two hours | Up to four hours total |
| Customer response | Automated text-back; owner replies | AI text conversations and estimate booking | AI text/voice customer service + 24/7 voice receptionist |
| Lead and quote sequences | Not included | Up to three active sequences | Growth follow-up + quarterly win-back campaign |
| Google profile and content | Automated review requests | Profile optimization, four posts, one page/article monthly | Full profile/review management, four articles monthly |
| Managed ads | Not included | Not included | Google and Meta; ad spend separate |
| Strategy calls | One 15-minute day-30 check-in | 30 minutes monthly | 30 minutes monthly + 60 minutes quarterly |
| Support | Email and AI support | Email/chat; response within one business day | Same-day response during business hours |
The free Marketing Audit gives you a starting point for the conversation.
YOU BRING THE BUSINESS. WE HANDLE THE AGREED WORK.
Small Ball coordinates the website work, automations, reporting, and marketing included in your plan. Mark reviews and guides the work as your level of support grows.
You stay involved in the decisions that need your business knowledge: services, pricing, availability, customer questions, and approvals.
The setup and monthly work in your plan, technical coordination, and reporting. Growth and Garden add regular strategy calls and reviewed marketing activity.
Accurate business details, connected calendar availability, timely approvals, and serving your customers. Starter owners also answer replies and manage review responses.
We discuss your business, current website, missed opportunities, and what you want help handling.
Confirm scope and terms, connect the tools, and test the customer journey before it goes into use.
Follow the monthly work and reporting included in your plan. Revisit the level of help as your needs change.
GOOD QUESTIONS. PLAIN ANSWERS.
Start with what you have. Understand what’s included. Choose the help that fits.
Have another question? Let’s talk →Yes. We can assess its layout, messaging, customer journey, and connections to your business tools. Your platform and the work needed determine whether we improve the current site, build the website included in a plan, or recommend a separate project. The Marketing Audit is a useful starting point.
We start by reviewing what you already have. A rebuild is not automatic. If the existing platform supports the agreed work, we can discuss keeping it. If a new site makes more sense, we explain the reasons and agree on scope before proceeding.
Local Starter sends an automated missed-call text and alerts you; you handle the reply. NJ Growth Engine includes an AI Text Agent that asks qualifying questions and helps book estimates. Garden State Advantage adds a 24/7 AI voice receptionist and text/voice customer service, with configured call-transfer rules.
Growth and Garden connect booking to your calendar and agreed availability. We configure the questions and handoff approach around your business. Garden also includes voice call-transfer rules. AI can make mistakes, so the setup includes testing, human oversight, and a clear route for situations that need a person.
We review your existing setup and available integrations before agreeing on the work. Growth and Garden include Google Business Profile work and AI booking; all plans include a hosted website or lead page and review requests. Platform compatibility and any additional migration work are confirmed during scoping.
We can review search foundations, page structure, and appropriate structured data as part of scoping your website. Growth adds Google Business Profile optimization and a monthly local page or article; Garden adds broader profile management and four articles monthly. We do not promise a particular ranking, traffic level, or number of jobs.
Garden State Advantage includes Google and Meta advertising management. The advertising budget is billed separately. Starter and Growth do not include managed ads. We agree on the advertising scope and budget before campaigns launch.
Starter includes one small change each month, such as business hours, a phone number, or a photo. Growth includes up to two hours of website updates monthly. Garden includes up to four hours total, including landing pages for ads. Larger builds and custom features are scoped separately.
Your written agreement explains any setup charges, phone/text/email/AI usage allowances and charges, website ownership or transfer terms, and cancellation requirements. We confirm those details before you commit. Ad spend is separate from the Garden management price.
Yes. If you need a specific website fix, build, or setup rather than monthly support, we can scope Project Work. We’ll help you choose the appropriate path for the work you need.
LET’S FIND YOUR NEXT STEP
Tell us what’s working, what’s frustrating, and what you want to grow. We’ll talk through the right level of help.
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