Is WhatsApp setup included with GreetQ?

Post-call SMS handoff is included in GreetQ monthly tiers. WhatsApp Business channel setup is $350–500 one-time per shop — Meta WABA verification, 1-tap buttons, and Sent routing configured for your brand.

Do you use Sent for messaging?

Yes. GreetQ already runs on Sent for SMS and WhatsApp handoff. Retention reminders and seasonal broadcasts use the same stack with CASL consent and quiet hours.

Is RCS available today?

RCS rich cards go live once your carrier business profile is verified. SMS and WhatsApp work first; RCS is enabled on the same Sent channel when approved — we do not charge extra to flip it on.

What does Aakar Tech do?

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.

Do you only work with Abbotsford businesses?

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.

How much does a website cost?

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.

What is the free check-up?

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.

Can you set up AI phone answering for my business?

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.

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

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.

What can you actually automate in my business?

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.

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

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

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.

How much does private document AI cost?

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.

Is this different from ChatGPT or Copilot?

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.

Are review asks and outreach CASL-compliant?

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.

{ WhatsApp · SMS · RCS }

Every lead gets a reply.

After a call or a booking, your customer gets a text or WhatsApp with the next step — confirm, book, directions or pay. Set up for your shop, CASL-safe from day one.

Channel setup $350–500 one-time · retention flows from +$150/mo · broadcasts $75–150 each

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What we configure

Live on GreetQ + Sent

WhatsApp Business channel

Official Meta WhatsApp Business profile, 1-tap buttons on your site and Google listing, branded auto-responders for hours, location, and services.

Post-call handoff (GreetQ)

When the AI phone finishes, Sent delivers a rich follow-up on WhatsApp or SMS within seconds — book, directions, or view estimate. SMS works day one; WhatsApp uses your connected WABA.

Retention & bring-back

Industry-timed re-engagement: 5-month oil reminders for auto, 8-week salon touch-ups, 6-month HVAC tune-ups. Opt-in lists only.

Seasonal broadcasts

Diwali, Vaisakhi, Black Friday, slow-day chair fills — managed sends to lists that opted in. $75–150 per broadcast or bundled in higher retainers.

RCS when verified

Rich cards with Book / Directions buttons on supported Android devices. We turn this on once your carrier profile is approved — same Sent routing as SMS and WhatsApp.

CASL built in

Consent logged, sender identified, STOP honoured, quiet hours enforced. No bought lists — same rules as RateLocal review SMS.

Example flows

Scenarios we wire up

Auto shop

Oil change reminder

Five months after service, a WhatsApp or text with a one-tap book link — customer name and vehicle already on file from the last job.

Salon

No-show kill chain

Booking confirmed by text at 24h and 2h. After the visit, RateLocal review ask. Eight weeks later, colour touch-up prompt.

HVAC

Seasonal tune-up

Six-month check-in before heating season. Reply YES routes to your calendar or GreetQ booking line.

Honest limits

No over-promise

Voice stays EnglishTexts and WhatsApp can be Punjabi. AI phone voice is English only — we say that upfront.

Your WABA, your numberWhatsApp Business verification is per shop. We run the setup; Meta approval is on their timeline.

Sent is already in GreetQWe are not reselling a mystery inbox — this is the same messaging rail our phone product uses, extended to your retention flows.

Wire up WhatsApp & SMS for your shop

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