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Straight answers for owners comparing AI operations, packages, and agents. Built for search intent and quick scanning. Each section expands on tap.

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Packages explain Capture, Convert, and Operate. All services lists every agent with filters. Use cases map outcomes to those agents.

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Getting started

What does NigelBuilds do in one sentence?

We build and run practical AI operations for local and service businesses: phones, SMS, follow-up, booking, reviews, and admin workflows you actually use every week.

How do I get started?

Book a 30-minute strategy session on Calendly or use Contact. Bring call volume, missed leads, or calendar pain in plain language. No RFP required.

Is NigelBuilds only for the DMV?

No. We work with US businesses remotely when your stack is cloud-accessible. DMV shows up on local pages for discovery, not as a hard fence.

What should I prepare before a call?

Rough weekly call volume, where leads land (phone, form, text), and one process that breaks most often. Screenshots of missed-call logs help.

Packages and pricing

What are Capture, Convert, and Operate?

Three packaged tiers on /services/packages. Capture focuses on phones and lead capture. Convert adds follow-up, quotes, and reputation plays. Operate adds booking, support depth, and heavier admin automation.

Do I have to pick a package?

No. The bundle builder at /services/all-services helps you pick individual agents. Packages are templates; custom stacks are normal.

Are setup fees normal?

Often yes, depending on integrations and data cleanup. Final dollars sit in a written scope before build.

Can I phase work over time?

Yes. Most teams ship one high-impact workflow first, prove it, then add the next. We plan that sequence on the strategy session.

Services and automations

Where is the full list of AI agents?

Use /services/all-services for the interactive catalog with filters. Docs: Services summarizes how lines fit together and links to deeper pages.

What is an AI receptionist agent?

Phone coverage on the hours and rules you set: answer, qualify, book when allowed, SMS handoff so fewer rings hit voicemail. See /services/ai-receptionist.

How does lead follow-up work?

Event-driven SMS or email after a form, missed call, or quote, with opt-out and quiet hours. See /services/lead-follow-up and the Lead Follow-Up agent in the bundle builder.

Do you replace my CRM?

Usually no. We connect to the CRM or calendar you already pay for when the API or Zapier path is sane.

Which agents help healthcare or dental front desks?

Intake screening, insurance verification, claims follow-up, and treatment follow-up are common when compliance allows. Scope always follows your policies.

Setup and support

Is this done-for-you?

Yes for builds we take on. You approve scripts, hours, and escalation rules. Staff stay in control of edge cases.

Who maintains workflows after launch?

We operate like a vendor with ongoing tuning: copy updates, routing tweaks, and tool changes as your seasonality shifts.

How fast can something go live?

Depends on integrations and how clean your data is. Simple phone plus SMS paths are faster than multi-system billing. We quote realistic timelines in scope.

What if my stack is messy?

We say so up front. Sometimes a cleanup sprint or single source of truth for contacts comes before fancy automation.

Local business fit

Which businesses get the most from NigelBuilds?

Owner-led teams where the phone, inbox, or calendar still drive revenue: restaurants with reservation pressure, home services with missed calls, professional offices with intake load, retail with pickup questions, and gyms with booking churn.

Do you work with ecommerce brands?

Yes when cart recovery, post-purchase support, or product questions create real ticket volume. Pure content sites with no operations may be a weaker fit.

Are industry pages on the site exclusive markets?

No. They are examples for search and education. Fit is about operations, not a fixed niche list.

Healthcare and specialty

Can you automate HIPAA-sensitive flows?

Only inside the boundaries your counsel and policies allow. We scope language, storage, and vendors explicitly. Nothing ships as implied compliance.

What is common for med spas and aesthetics?

Consultation follow-up, treatment reminders, review timing, and light reactivation when you approve the copy. See the Treatment Upsell and Review agents in the bundle catalog.

What about dental or clinic scheduling?

Booking and reminder agents pair with your PMS rules. Insurance verification and document collection agents reduce desk time when your workflow supports it.

Results and process

Do you guarantee revenue or time saved?

We avoid fake guarantees. Directional ranges on the bundle builder are labeled as estimates. Real outcomes depend on volume, discipline, and what you hand off first.

How do you measure success?

We align on a few metrics before launch: missed-call rate, speed-to-lead, booking fill, ticket volume, or review cadence, depending on what we ship.

What if I need to pause?

Talk to us before flipping tools off. Pauses happen; we help wind down automations so customers are not left mid-sequence.

Longer narrative FAQ also lives at /extra/faq. General booking: book a call.

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