Question 1

What does Aakar Tech do?

Accepted Answer

Aakar Tech is a founder-run digital studio in Abbotsford, BC. We design and build websites, set up AI phone answering, improve local SEO and Google Business listings, and automate review asks for trades and local service businesses across the Fraser Valley.

Question 2

Do you only work with Abbotsford businesses?

Accepted Answer

Abbotsford is home base, but we regularly work with shops across Chilliwack, Langley, Surrey, Mission, Maple Ridge, and the wider Fraser Valley. Remote kickoffs are fine — most of the work is digital.

Question 3

How much does a website cost?

Accepted Answer

Every project gets a flat written price before work starts. Scope depends on pages, content, booking or quote forms, and whether you also want AI phone or SEO. Book a free check-up and you’ll get a clear number — not a vague range.

Question 4

What is the free check-up?

Accepted Answer

A short review of your missed calls, website, and Google listing. You’ll hear what’s leaking jobs and what to fix first. If things look solid, we’ll say so — no pressure pitch.

Question 5

Can you set up AI phone answering for my business?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We configure AI reception so after-hours and missed calls still get answered, job details are captured, and your team gets a text when the call ends. Built on the same stack as GreetQ, our own AI phone product.

Question 6

I tried an AI tool before and it didn't stick. Why is this different?

Accepted Answer

Usually the tool was fine and the setup never happened — configuring it became another job for the busiest person in the building. We build the workflow for you, run it on your real customers first, and only automate work that is rule-shaped enough to run without you checking it. Judgement calls stay with you on purpose.

Question 7

What can you actually automate in my business?

Accepted Answer

The repeating admin that eats evenings: generating and chasing invoices, routing new enquiries so nothing is lost, day-3 and day-7 quote follow-ups, instant alerts when a high-value request comes in, and new-customer welcome, booking and reminder flows. We map your week first, then automate the one costing you the most hours.

Question 8

Who will I talk to?

Accepted Answer

Harman — the founder who designs and builds the work. No junior handoffs and no account-manager chain.

Question 9

Can you set up private AI for law firms and clinics in BC?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it starts with a paid assessment rather than a quote. We put your compliance obligation in writing, then decide with you whether the build runs on hardware you control or as a single-tenant deployment in a Canadian data centre — contracts, tax files, and patient records go to neither a shared cloud model nor a training pool. Then a pilot on your real documents, then full rollout. Built around PIPEDA, privilege, and clinic record-keeping requirements.

Question 10

How much does private document AI cost?

Accepted Answer

Discovery runs $2k–$3.5k. A pilot on a limited document set is usually $6k–$12k. Full production installs for SMB firms typically land between $5k and $15k total depending on document volume, access rules, and hardware. Every phase gets a flat written price before work starts.

Question 11

Is this different from ChatGPT or Copilot?

Accepted Answer

Completely. Public AI tools send your prompts — and anything you paste — to their servers on terms you did not negotiate. A private build indexes only the files you authorize and answers with citations from your own documents, and it runs where your assessment says it may: on hardware you control, or in a single-tenant Canadian deployment. That boundary is written down and agreed before anything is built.

Question 12

Are review asks and outreach CASL-compliant?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We only message people with a real relationship to your business — finished jobs, existing customers, opted-in leads. Every flow includes opt-out, and we do not buy cold lists or run spam blasts.

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