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HVAC lead-gen · Orange County

HVAC websites that book jobs while you sleep.

We build a fast, mobile-first website for your HVAC business and wire it to an AI that texts every lead back in 60 seconds. You stop losing jobs to the next guy who picks up the phone faster.

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Orange County, CA · One-person shop · Same person who builds the site is the same person you talk to at month 12

  • 14Day launch timeline
  • 60Seconds to SMS reply
  • $2K+Lead value avg in HVAC
  • 100%Orange County focus

The problem

You're losing jobs you don't even know you lost.

Your website was built in 2017. Maybe on Wix. Maybe on WordPress by your cousin's friend. Either way:

  • It loads slowly on a phone, where 80% of your customers find you.
  • Your phone number is buried below three folds of stock photos.
  • When someone fills out a form, you get an email — three hours later.
  • By that time, the homeowner has already called the next HVAC shop on Google.
  • You get 3–10 leads a week from it. You suspect you could get 3–4× that.

You're right. The lost-lead problem isn't a marketing problem. It's a speed-of-response problem. We fix both.

What we build

A complete lead-capture system. Not just a pretty website.

Every Duct Smith install includes all six of these. No upsells, no add-on tiers (except the review request automation if you want it later).

  • A site that looks like 2026

    Mobile-first, sub-2-second load, real photos of HVAC work (not stock smiling families). Pricing visible. Phone number clickable above the fold on every page.

  • Instant SMS reply to every lead

    Form submitted at 11:47pm? At 11:48pm we've texted them: 'Hi Jen, this is Dave from Coastline. I'll call you in 15 min — or text me back.' Most competitors take 3+ hours. You won't.

  • Owner alert + automatic CRM

    Every lead also pings your phone with the contact info, and lands as a row in your private Google Sheet. No new software to learn — it's a spreadsheet.

  • AI follow-up after 24 hours

    If a lead hasn't been contacted in a day, we use AI to write a friendly, low-pressure follow-up SMS — in your voice. About 1 in 3 unrecovered leads convert from this.

  • Review request automation (optional)

    Mark a job 'completed' in the sheet. Two days later we ask the customer for a Google review with one click. Compound this for a year and watch your star rating climb.

  • Google Business Profile tune-up

    Most HVAC pros leave 60% of their Google ranking on the table. Once, free with setup, we optimize your GBP for OC's local pack.

Live demo

See it actually working.

A fictional Newport Beach HVAC company we built end-to-end as the showcase. Real Next.js. Real mobile-first. Real lead-intake automation wired up. Click around — that's exactly what we'll build for you.

Open Coastline HVAC

https://coastline.ductsmith.com

https://coastline.ductsmith.com

Pricing

Two ways to pay. Both honest.

I recommend rent for most shops — lower upfront commitment, same product. Buy if you want the asset on your balance sheet.

Recommended

Rent the site

$300/mo

No setup fee

We own the domain. You get the site, the lead-intake automation, and all the leads. Cancel anytime after month 6.

  • Site launched and live in 14 days
  • AI lead-intake automation included
  • All hosting, SSL, updates handled
  • Monthly tune-ups and copy refreshes
  • 6-month minimum (no penalty after)
  • 100% of leads belong to you
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Own the site

$1,800 once

Pay once. It's yours.

Same site. Same automation. You own the domain and the codebase. Optional $199/mo for ongoing tweaks and automation maintenance.

  • Same 14-day launch timeline
  • Same automation, same components
  • Full code + domain transferred to you
  • Optional $199/mo maintenance retainer
  • You handle hosting (Vercel free tier works)
  • 30-day support included
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Who's behind this

I'm Gus. I do this for OC HVAC pros.

I run OC AI Solutions, an AI services agency, and Duct Smith is the productized version of what I've been doing custom for clients. The reason I pulled it out as its own thing: HVAC is the niche where instant lead-response makes the most difference, and Orange County is where I can physically meet you for coffee if you want to.

I'm a one-person shop. That's why pricing is what it is — I don't have account managers or a national sales team to feed. You email me, I answer. You text me, I text back. Same person who built the site is the same person you talk to at month 12.

If you want to see the work before you spend a minute on the phone, the live demo is at coastline.ductsmith.com. It's a real site, real automation. I'll happily show you what it looks like for your shop on a 15-min call.

Questions

FAQ

How long until my site is live?
14 days from when you say yes and send me your photos, license info, and a list of services. Often faster — sometimes 7 days for shops who have their content ready.
What happens if I cancel the rent model?
After your 6-month minimum, cancel any time, no penalty. The site (and the domain I own) goes back to being mine. Your customers and lead history stay yours — I export the Google Sheet and any lead data and hand it over. If you cancel before month 6, you owe the remaining months.
Do I own my leads?
100%, both models. The leads go to YOUR phone and YOUR Google Sheet. I never touch them. I'm not a lead-gen middleman like HomeAdvisor — I just build the system that captures them.
Why are you so much cheaper than [agency that quoted me $8K-$15K]?
Two reasons. (1) I built a parameterized template, so 90% of the site is already done before we start — I'm just swapping in your details. (2) I'm solo. No project managers, no creative directors, no big-agency overhead to fund. The work is the same quality.
Can you migrate my existing leads, photos, content?
Yes — I'll pull your existing Google reviews via the API, scrape your current site for the team bios and photos, and bring in anything we want to keep. If you have a CRM full of historical leads, I can import that into the new Google Sheet too.
What if my Google Business Profile is already optimized?
Great — then we'll spend that hour on something else (writing service-area landing pages, polishing your review request template, etc.). Nothing's wasted.
Do you do plumbing / electrical / roofing?
Right now: just HVAC in Orange County. Eventually plumbing and electrical (same playbook works). If you're in OC and not in HVAC, ask — I might say yes anyway.

Want to see what it'd look like for your shop?

15 minutes on a call. I'll walk through your current site, show you the demo, and tell you honestly if I think we're a fit. No deck, no sales pressure.

Book a 15-min callEmail Gus