AI agents · business automation

AI agents delivered as working systems, not workshops

An AI agent only counts when it is doing a job: answering your phone, chasing your leads, publishing your content, filing your paperwork. We build agents that hold up in production, because we are also the ones who keep them running.

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The short answer

EVM builds AI agents and automation for small and mid-sized businesses: voice agents that answer real phone lines, follow-up automation that texts missed callers, and custom multi-LLM systems delivered as software you own. The productized entry point is the AI receptionist at $500/month as an add-on to a website build; custom agent builds are scoped per project at $150/hr. It fits any business losing money to unanswered calls, slow follow-up or manual busywork.

What we mean by an AI agent

Not a chatbot widget. An agent is software that perceives something happening in your business (a call, a form fill, a missed appointment, an inbox) and acts on it end to end: answers, books, texts, routes, escalates. The flagship proof is Luma, the voice receptionist we built for the Platinum Directory platform, answering live business calls 24/7. The wider thinking behind the practice lives on our AI agents and automation overview; this page is the service you can actually buy.

The agent stack we deploy

AI receptionist: answers every call, books appointments, texts you the summary. $500/month as an add-on to a website build.
Follow-up agents: missed-call text-back, hot-lead alerts, sequenced chase until the lead answers. Built on plumbing that has moved 225K+ leads.
Content and visibility agents: multi-LLM pipelines that produce and publish on schedule, with a human gate where it matters, feeding AI search visibility.
Custom agents: voice, routing, CRM and calendar integrations built as software you own, scoped per project at $150/hr through the same practice that ships custom AI software.

Why agents fail elsewhere and hold up here

AI systems fail at the integration layer, not the model layer: telephony, CRMs, calendars, edge cases, escalation. We own both layers, full-stack Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Twilio underneath the models, and every system we ship has an escalation path and a human gate on anything involving money or commitments. If you want the whole operation wired together rather than one agent, that is AI consulting and implementation.

Working with us locally

AI agents and automation · Marketing for contractors · Marketing agency in Cedar Falls, IA

Agents with jobs

Three agents most businesses should hire first

AI receptionist

A voice agent that answers your business line 24/7, books appointments, and captures the lead you would have missed.

The Luma AI receptionist answers live business calls around the clock on the Platinum Directory platform.

CRM and lead follow-up

Every lead tracked, every follow-up automated. Missed-call text-back, hot-lead alerts, owner dashboard.

Built on the same follow-up system that has moved 225K+ leads through EVM-built funnels.

AI search visibility

Get recommended when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity who to hire. Structured data, llms.txt, entity work.

Multi-LLM visibility is live on the Platinum Directory platform across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

Questions

AI agents questions

What can an AI agent actually do for a small business?

The highest-value jobs today: answer your phone 24/7, text back missed calls instantly, chase leads until they respond, book appointments, and produce content on schedule. Each of those is a system we have in production, not a roadmap item.

How much do AI agents cost?

The productized tiers are public: the AI receptionist is $500/month as an add-on to an EVM website build, and follow-up automation is included in website engagements. Custom agent builds are scoped per project at $150/hr after a free 30-minute consultation.

How is this different from your AI agents and automation page?

That page is the overview of the practice and the thinking; this page is the service offer with the tiers and prices. Same builders, same systems.

Do we own the agents you build?

Custom builds, yes: software delivered to your accounts, same ownership terms as our websites. Productized tiers like the receptionist are subscriptions you can leave anytime.

What happens when an agent hits something it cannot handle?

It says so and routes to a human with the transcript attached. Every deployment has an escalation path, and anything involving money or commitments keeps a human gate.

Does EVM build agents for businesses outside Iowa?

Yes. The office is in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and agent deployments run nationwide; telephony and integrations are all remote work anyway.

The full stack

Everything else we run

Websites that closeLearn more → AI receptionistLearn more → CRM and lead follow-upLearn more → Google Ads managementLearn more → Meta ads (Facebook + Instagram)Learn more → Paid ads managementLearn more → Local SEO and Google rankingLearn more → AI search visibilityLearn more → Email marketingLearn more → Direct mail marketingLearn more → ChatGPT adsLearn more → AI programming and developmentLearn more → AI design and creativeLearn more → AI consulting and implementationLearn more →

Put an agent on the job this month

Free 30-minute consultation. We map which parts of your operation should run themselves first, demo the receptionist live, and quote the build in writing.

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