The AI Guy | AI Help for Service Businesses on Long Island

What We Do

One system. Three steps.

Each step builds on the last.
More visibility → faster response → more booked jobs.

Traffic

Get Found

We rebuild your website for speed, local search, and AI visibility. Town pages target the neighborhoods you serve. Google knows you exist.

46% of searches are local

1 in 4 searches go through AI first by 2026

Conversion

Never Lose a Lead

Every new lead gets an instant SMS, a personalized email sequence, and automated follow-up. No lead sits unanswered.

78% of customers buy from the first responder

100x more likely to connect in 5 minutes

47h avg local business response time

Scale

Full Build

AI voice agent, direct mail, automated booking, review requests, CRM, and a growth playbook. The full machine that runs while you work.

80% of sales need 5+ follow-ups

44% of businesses give up after 1

35% more revenue with automation

What’s changing right now

How A.I. is helping small businesses stretch their budgets - CBS New York

How A.I. Is Helping Small Businesses - CBS New York

Free Website Analysis

See where you’re losing jobs right now.
Find out what’s costing you customers.

We check your website the way a potential customer would. Can they find you? Can they call you? Can they trust you? Can they book you? You get a score out of 100 and a clear list of what to fix first. Takes 2 minutes. No signup required.

Findability

Can people find you when they search? We check if Google and AI tools know your business exists.

Contactability

Can people actually reach you? We check for a phone number, email, booking option, and directions.

Trust Signals

Do visitors believe you're legit? We look for reviews, social media, photos, and a professional setup.

Conversion

Is your site turning visitors into calls? We check if it loads fast, works on phones, and makes it easy to take action.

Get Your Free Website Audit

theaiguy.ai/ free website diagnostic

Website Health Report

38 /100

Joe's Plumbing Co.

joesplumbingli.com

Needs Work38 of 100

Works on Phones Failing

Tap to Call Missing

Customer Reviews Missing

Business Data for AI Missing

Way to Book Online Missing

Shows Up in Your Towns Missing

Secure Site (HTTPS) Pass

Tracking Visitors Pass

Customers you could be missing each month $1,800 – $4,200

Your AI Advisor

Making service businesses
smarter with AI.

AI is changing how businesses operate. Most service businesses don't have someone helping them figure out what's relevant, what's hype, and what would actually move the needle. That's where we come in.

Consultation first. We learn your business before we recommend anything. No cookie-cutter packages.

AI that fits your business. Lead response, scheduling, follow-ups, content, and GEO - making sure AI assistants recommend you, not your competitors.

We build it, not just advise. Strategy is only half the job. We implement everything we recommend so you see results.

Ongoing partnership. AI moves fast. We stay involved with monthly check-ins and keep your systems up to date as new tools emerge.

How it works

Free audit + conversation

We analyze your full online presence. Then we talk about your business, your challenges, and where you're spending the most time.

Diagnose

We research your competitors, analyze your market, and identify exactly where AI and a better online presence can help you win.

Install

Website, AI automations, lead response, review systems, local SEO, content strategy. We build and deliver everything in your custom playbook.

Maintain

AI moves fast. We keep your systems running, add new tools, and make sure you stay ahead. Your AI guy on call.

Reality Check

What an agency would charge you
for the same package

Each of our packages includes website, SEO, Google Business optimization, review tools, and analytics. Here's what agencies charge for the same scope of work.

Package	Agency Quote	The AI Guy	You Save
Get Found Website + GBP + Local SEO	$7,000-$19,000	$750	~90%
Never Lose a Lead Everything above + Speed-to-Lead + AI Follow-up	$10,000-$25,000	$1,200	~88%
Full Build Everything above + Voice Agent + Full Automation + CRM	$20,000-$50,000	$7,500	~88%

Get Found

Website + GBP + Local SEO

Agency Quote$7,000-$19,000

The AI Guy$750

You Save~90%

Never Lose a Lead

Everything above + Speed-to-Lead + AI Follow-up

Agency Quote$10,000-$25,000

The AI Guy$1,200

You Save~88%

Full Build

Everything above + Voice Agent + Full Automation + CRM

Agency Quote$20,000-$50,000

The AI Guy$7,500

You Save~88%

Agency quotes based on typical Long Island marketing agencies bundling website design, SEO setup, GBP optimization, review management, and analytics. The same things included in every one of our packages.

You pick one package. Everything's included.

Pricing

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start where you are. Scale as you grow.

Get Found

$750

setup

✓ Your site shows up properly when people Google your services
✓ One-tap calling and a contact form that actually works
✓ Loads fast on phones, looks professional, easy to navigate
✓ Google Business Profile optimization so you show up on Maps
✓ Basic schema markup so Google and AI tools understand your business

Monthly retainer available at $200/mo

Get Started

Best for: businesses that need to get found online

Never Lose a Lead

$1,200

setup

✓ Everything in Get Found
✓ Instant SMS response to every new lead
✓ AI-personalized email follow-up sequence
✓ Missed-call text-back
✓ CRM setup and pipeline management

Monthly retainer available at $200/mo

Get Started

Best for: businesses losing jobs to slow follow-up

Full Build

$7,500

setup

✓ Everything in Never Lose a Lead
✓ AI voice agent for outbound follow-up calls
✓ Direct mail postcards with AI-personalized copy
✓ Full outbound lead engine with automated follow-up
✓ Automated booking, reviews, and nurture sequences
✓ Custom growth playbook with strategy and 90-day action plan

Monthly retainer available at $200/mo

Get Started

Best for: businesses ready for the full system

Too busy to talk? Just pick, pay & go

All packages include 30 days of support after launch.

We work with service businesses across Long Island

Landscaping Roofing Contractors Epoxy Flooring Event Services HVAC Plumbing Cleaning Pool Service Tree Service Pressure Washing Photography Airbnb Hosting Hair & Beauty Pet Services Wedding Vendors Restaurants DJs

Professional Services

Cosmetic Dentists Dentists Personal Injury Lawyers Doctors Med Spas Accountants Law Firms Chiropractors Therapists Dermatologists Optometrists Veterinarians Orthodontists Physical Therapists Plastic Surgeons Pediatricians Financial Advisors Mortgage Brokers Real Estate

Serving towns across Nassau & Suffolk County

Huntington Babylon Smithtown Islip Massapequa Long Beach Levittown Patchogue Riverhead Port Jefferson Great Neck Oyster Bay + 40 more →

About Matt

Hi, I'm Matt.

Founder · The AI Guy from Long Island

I've spent most of my career helping companies understand how technology, media, and consumer behavior are changing the way businesses grow. That has included working with brands connected to TheStreet, Sports Illustrated, and Business Insider Intelligence, mostly around research, strategy, digital trends, and go-to-market conversations.

Over the last few years, AI became a bigger part of that work. I started building practical AI tools and workflows to help teams move faster, research smarter, and follow up more consistently.

At one point, an executive I worked with was looking for someone to help train their team on how to use AI in their day-to-day work. Someone on our side said:

"Honestly, it sounds like you just need a Matt. He's our AI guy."

That line stuck with me.

I also grew up on Long Island and have built small businesses here myself. I ran a wedding DJ business, and I've hosted properties on Airbnb. Those experiences taught me something simple: platforms reward the businesses that show up clearly, respond quickly, and build trust.

Google works that way. Maps works that way. Airbnb works that way. And now AI search is starting to work that way too.

That's why I started The AI Guy from Long Island.

My goal is simple: help local service businesses get found online, respond faster to leads, and build simple systems that make the business easier to run.

If you run a service business on Long Island and want more customers to find you, I'd love to talk.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to start over with a new website?

In most cases, yes. You'll get a brand new site. Not because your current one is bad, but because platforms like Wix and Squarespace limit what we can do for SEO, speed, and AI visibility. We keep your content, branding, reviews, and everything that's already working, but we rebuild it on hosting that lets us actually optimize it. Faster load times, real security, proper structure for Google, town-level SEO pages, and mobile performance you can't get on drag-and-drop builders. Same business, way better foundation. Get your free audit to see exactly where your current site is falling short, or just get started and we'll handle everything.

What does AI actually do for a service business?

AI helps you do more with less. That means automating follow-ups so leads don't go cold, generating content that targets the towns you actually serve, optimizing your Google presence so the algorithm ranks you higher, and building workflows that save you hours every week. It's not about replacing you, it's about making your business run smarter. Read how AI speeds up lead response.

How does local SEO work for service businesses?

When someone Googles "landscaper near me" or "roofer in Smithtown," Google decides who shows up based on your website, your Google Business Profile, your reviews, and how well your content matches what people are searching for. We optimize all of those so you show up in the towns where your customers are. Learn how town pages drive local traffic.

What's the difference between this and hiring an agency?

Full-service agencies can charge $15,000–$50,000 or more and often focus on just one thing, usually the website. We look at your whole digital presence: how people find you, what they see when they do, how easy it is to book, and whether you're following up. Then we stay involved to make sure it keeps working. See the full breakdown.

Do you work with my type of business?

We work with service businesses across Long Island, including landscapers, roofers, HVAC, contractors, event vendors, hair & beauty, Airbnb hosts, and more. The strategies are the same: get found, build trust, make it easy to book. But we tailor everything to your industry.

What does managed hosting include?

Managed hosting means your site stays fast, secure, and backed up without you thinking about it. You get automatic updates, SSL, speed optimization, uptime monitoring, and a real person to call if something breaks. No shared support queues, no chatbots. It's everything Squarespace or Wix can't give you, with someone who actually picks up the phone.

People are searching for your business right now.

Can they find you?

are you the first to respond?

Get Found

Never Lose a Lead

Full Build

Findability

Contactability

Trust Signals

Conversion

What an agency would charge you
for the same package

Ready to See What AI Can Do
For Your Business?

Let's Talk

People are searching for your business right now.

Can they find you?

are you the first to respond?

Get Found

Never Lose a Lead

Full Build

Findability

Contactability

Trust Signals

Conversion

What an agency would charge youfor the same package

Ready to See What AI Can DoFor Your Business?

Let's Talk

What an agency would charge you
for the same package

Ready to See What AI Can Do
For Your Business?