THE ARSENAL
Everything in the system, in one place.
These are the capabilities we deploy and manage for you. Most clients start with the Front Desk and Follow-Up units, then add more as each one pays off.
“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), Act III
Unit 01
Front Desk: never miss a call
| # | Capability | Typically replaces | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AI voice agent | AI voice agent platformsGoodcall, Bland AIAbout $79/mo* | Answers every call in seconds, day or night. Catch just one extra $1,500 job a month and it has paid for itself. |
| 02 | 24/7 AI answering service | Human answering servicesSmith.ai, RubyAbout $300/mo* | No more calls going to voicemail after 5 pm. Night and weekend callers get booked with you, not the next contractor on Google. |
| 03 | AI outbound calling | Outbound calling appsAircall, KixieAbout $150/mo* (5 users at $30) | Calls back old quotes and past customers for you. Win back two stale $1,500 estimates a month and that’s $3,000 in new work. |
| 04 | Web phone and AI phone menu | Business phone systemsRingCentral, GrasshopperAbout $100/mo* (5 users at $20) | One business number for the whole crew that sends each call to the right person. Look like a big outfit without a receptionist. |
| 05 | Inbound fax | Online fax serviceseFax, MetroFaxAbout $19/mo* | Permit offices and suppliers that still fax reach you on your phone. No fax machine, no extra phone line. |
| 06 | Call tracking and analytics | Call tracking softwareCallRail, InvocaAbout $95/mo* | Shows which ads, mailers and yard signs make the phone ring. Cut one $500/mo ad that doesn’t work and keep $6,000 a year. |
| 07 | Booking and appointments | Scheduling linksCalendly, Acuity SchedulingAbout $50/mo* (5 users at $10) | Customers book their own estimate on your calendar. Skip about 3 hours a week of phone tag, roughly $600 a month of your time. |
| 08 | Online meetings | Video meeting subscriptionsZoom, GoTo MeetingAbout $70/mo* (5 users at $14) | Do quick video walk-throughs and estimate calls without driving out. Skip one 2-hour round trip a week and save about $400 a month. |
| Bought separately | About $863/mo* | One system, set up and run for you by The AI-Team. |
Unit 02
Growth Engine: fill the pipeline
| # | Capability | Typically replaces | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | AI website studio | Website buildersWix, SquarespaceAbout $17/mo* | A fast, professional site that turns visitors into calls. Look like the premium choice so you can charge premium prices. |
| 10 | Sales funnels | Funnel buildersClickFunnels, KartraAbout $81/mo* | Pages built around one offer, like a $99 tune-up or a free roof inspection, that turn ad clicks into booked jobs. |
| 11 | Surveys and forms | Form and survey toolsTypeform, JotformAbout $39/mo* | Get job details, photos and addresses before you roll a truck, so your first visit ends with a quote, not a second trip. |
| 12 | AI website chat widgets | Live chat widgetsLiveChat, IntercomAbout $95/mo* (5 users at $19) | Answers website questions at midnight and books the estimate. People who chat are ready to buy, so don’t let them leave. |
| 13 | Website visitor identification | Visitor identification toolsRB2B, WarmlyAbout $79/mo* | Shows which companies looked at your site so you can call them first. Ideal for commercial work and property managers. |
| 14 | Comment-to-DM automation | Instagram and Facebook DM botsManyChat, ChatfuelAbout $14/mo* | Someone comments “price” on your post and instantly gets a message with your booking link. Likes turn into paying jobs. |
| 15 | Social media posting calendar | Social scheduling toolsHootsuite, BufferAbout $99/mo* | Your before-and-after photos post on schedule all month. Stay top of mind without spending your evenings on Facebook. |
| 16 | Ad management | Ad management toolsAdEspresso, MadgicxAbout $49/mo* | Watches your ad spend and pauses what isn’t working. Stop wasting 20% of a $2,000 budget and keep $400 a month. |
| Bought separately | About $473/mo* | One system, set up and run for you by The AI-Team. |
Unit 03
Follow-Up: turn inquiries into jobs and closings
| # | Capability | Typically replaces | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | CRM and pipeline | CRMsHubSpot, SalesforceAbout $100/mo* (5 users at $20) | Every customer, quote and job in one place. Stop losing $1,500 estimates in a notebook or someone’s text messages. |
| 18 | Two-way SMS | Business texting platformsSimpleTexting, TextedlyAbout $29/mo* | Text customers from your business number: on-my-way alerts, reminders and payment links. Fewer no-shows, fewer wasted trips. |
| 19 | Two-way email | Shared inbox toolsHelp Scout, FrontAbout $125/mo* (5 users at $25) | Customer emails land in one shared inbox with their full history, so nothing slips while you’re on a job. |
| 20 | AI email marketing | Email marketing platformsMailchimp, Constant ContactAbout $13/mo* | Automatic seasonal reminders like “time for your tune-up” bring past customers back. Repeat work costs almost nothing to win. |
| 21 | Power dialer | Power dialersPhoneBurner, OrumAbout $700/mo* (5 users at $140) | Your office works through a whole list of open quotes in an hour instead of an afternoon. More conversations, more signed jobs. |
| 22 | Reputation and review management | Review management softwarePodium, BirdeyeAbout $399/mo* | Asks every happy customer for a Google review automatically. More 5-star reviews means more calls than the cheaper guy gets. |
| Bought separately | About $1,366/mo* | One system, set up and run for you by The AI-Team. |
Unit 04
SOP Engine: ownership freedom
| # | Capability | Typically replaces | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Workflow automations | Automation connectorsZapier, MakeAbout $20/mo* | Handles the busywork: job comes in, crew is notified, invoice goes out, review gets requested. Get back about 5 hours a week, roughly $1,000 a month of your time. |
| 24 | Visual workflow builder | Chatbot buildersVoiceflow, BotpressAbout $54/mo* | We map how your business already runs and build it in, so the system works the way your crew does. |
| 25 | AI assistant | AI assistantsChatGPT, JasperAbout $100/mo* (5 users at $20) | Drafts quotes, replies and job descriptions in seconds. Paperwork that ate your evening now takes minutes. |
| 26 | AI worker | AI agents for repetitive tasksLindy, Relevance AIAbout $50/mo* | A digital office helper that handles repetitive tasks around the clock, without adding someone to payroll. |
| 27 | Projects and tasks | Project management appsAsana, Monday.comAbout $55/mo* (5 users at $11) | Every job’s checklist, photos and deadlines in one place. Fewer callbacks and do-overs protect the profit on every job. |
| 28 | Ticket tracking | Help desk softwareZendesk, FreshdeskAbout $95/mo* (5 agents at $19) | Warranty calls and service requests get tracked until they’re done, so no unhappy customer is forgotten and turns into a bad review. |
| 29 | Contract e-signature | E-signature toolsDocuSign, PandaDocAbout $10/mo* | Customers sign the quote on their phone while you’re still in the driveway. Close the deal before they call a competitor. |
| 30 | Performance dashboards | Reporting dashboardsDatabox, Looker StudioAbout $71/mo* | See calls, booked jobs and revenue at a glance. Know exactly what every marketing dollar brings back. |
| Bought separately | About $455/mo* | One system, set up and run for you by The AI-Team. |
Unit 05
Content Studio: look premium without a creative team
| # | Capability | Typically replaces | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | AI image generation | AI image generatorsMidjourney, Adobe FireflyAbout $8/mo* | Professional graphics for ads and posts in seconds, without paying a designer for every flyer. |
| 32 | AI video generation | AI video toolsHeyGen, SynthesiaAbout $29/mo* | Turn job-site photos into short promo videos for Facebook and Instagram. No film crew needed. |
| 33 | Text-to-speech voiceovers | Voiceover toolsElevenLabs, Murf AIAbout $6/mo* | A professional voice for your phone greeting and ads, without booking a studio. |
| Bought separately | About $43/mo* | One system, set up and run for you by The AI-Team. |
Unit 06
Client Hub: a branded experience for your customers
| # | Capability | Typically replaces | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Branded mobile app | Branded app buildersBuildFire, Appy PieAbout $165/mo* | Your own app on customers’ phones for booking repeat service. Your logo stays in their pocket, not your competitor’s. |
| 35 | Help docs and video library | Knowledge base softwareHelp Scout Docs, NotionAbout $125/mo* (5 users at $25) | How-to articles and videos answer the common questions, so your phone rings for jobs, not “how do I reset my thermostat?” |
| 36 | Courses and memberships | Course platformsTeachable, KajabiAbout $29/mo* | Sell maintenance plans or memberships for steady monthly income. 100 members at $15 a month is $18,000 a year. |
| 37 | AI app builder | App and portal buildersSoftr, BubbleAbout $19/mo* | Custom tools, like a quote calculator on your website, built in days instead of hiring a developer. |
| 38 | API and integrations | Developer documentation toolsReadMe, PostmanAbout $250/mo* | Connects to the software you already use, like your accounting app, so nobody types the same information twice. |
| Bought separately | About $588/mo* | One system, set up and run for you by The AI-Team. |
39 // COMMAND
And the platform that runs it all
Behind the scenes, everything runs on one platform under the AI-Team brand. You and your customers only ever see us.
Unit 07 // The Team
The experts who make it all work
Software is only half the job. Someone has to plan it, connect it, set it up and keep it running. Here’s what it costs to hire those people on your own.
| # | Expertise | Typically hired as | What it’s worth to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Growth strategy and monthly planning | Fractional CMO$200/hr × 20 hrs a monthAbout $4,000/mo** | A senior marketer who sets the plan, picks the offers and watches the numbers, so every dollar you spend has a job to do. |
| T2 | Systems integration | AI automation agency$250/hr × 15 hrs a monthAbout $3,750/mo** | Your phone, website, calendar, CRM and accounting connected, so a call becomes a booked job without anyone retyping it. |
| T3 | CRM setup and pipeline management | CRM implementation partner$250/hr × 10 hrs a monthAbout $2,500/mo** | A pipeline built the way you sell: estimate, follow-up, signed, scheduled, paid. See every dollar in play and which jobs need a push. |
| T4 | AI agent training and tuning | AI implementation consultant$350/hr × 8 hrs a monthAbout $2,800/mo** | We teach Ace your services, prices and service area, then keep tuning it from real calls so it books more jobs. |
| T5 | Follow-up campaigns | Marketing automation consultant$104/hr × 20 hrs a monthAbout $2,080/mo** | Texts and emails written and timed for you. Turn just two more estimates a month into $1,500 jobs and that’s $3,000 in new work. |
| T6 | Ads, content and social media | Digital marketing agencyUpper end of typical small-business retainersAbout $5,000/mo** | Ads, posts and before-and-after content run for you every month, so the phone keeps ringing in the slow season too. |
| T7 | SOP design and process automation | Fractional COO$225/hr × 12 hrs a monthAbout $2,700/mo** | We write down how your best jobs get done and automate it, so the business runs without you on every call. |
| T8 | Support and system administration | Managed IT provider$175/user/mo for 5 usersAbout $875/mo** | Something breaks or a new hire needs access? One call to us fixes it. No IT guy, no hold music, no lost afternoon. |
| Hired separately | About $23,705/mo** | One team that already knows your system, building and running it with you. |
* Estimated monthly costs for a company of at least 5 people; per-user and per-agent prices are multiplied by 5. Based on the lowest published paid plan of the first brand listed, at the beginning of 2026. Pricing disclaimer: prices are set by each vendor, vary by plan, number of users, billing term and contract, and may have changed since. They are shown for comparison only and are not a quote or offer from The AI-Team.
** Estimated monthly cost to hire each specialist separately, using the upper end of published 2026 US rates times the hours a business of at least 5 people typically needs each month. Rate sources: Go Fractional CMO rates, Go Fractional COO rates, Beyond Elevation on AI automation agencies, Superwork on HubSpot partners, Modern BizOps on AI consultants, Allable on marketing automation consultants, Semark on agency retainers and Zarla on managed IT. Rates vary by market, experience and scope. They are shown for comparison only and do not describe the hours included in any AI-Team plan.
Dollar figures in “What it’s worth to you” are simple examples that assume a $1,500 average job and value your time at $50 an hour. They are not a guarantee; your results depend on your business, market and follow-through. Brand names are trademarks of their owners and are listed only as examples of tools in each category. The AI-Team is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
About the “39 tools” number: it counts software categories the platform covers, not a promise that it matches every feature of every specialist product. Before you cancel anything, our free stack audit checks which of your current tools the system can actually replace.
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