Get found
Get found, and stop missing calls
A lot of trades work comes by word of mouth. But the person who got your name will search for you before they call. Here's what helps, from free to paid.
Heads up: we may later earn a referral fee from some software links. Not yet: today they're plain links with no tracking. Using our link won't make it cost you more. How we handle this.
Our own service: Prairie Contractor is run by Brent Guy, Saskatchewan. Prairie Digital Designs is a related service run by the same team; if you hire it, we are paid. Full disclosure.
1. A free Google Business Profile
It puts your business on Google Maps and in local search, with your service area, hours and photos. It costs nothing to set up at google.com/business. If you work from home, you can show a service area instead of your address.
2. A simple website
One clear page with your services, machines, service area and a way to reach you does most of the job. You can build it yourself, use the basic website that comes with Jobber Core, or pay someone.
Prairie Digital Designs (our own service)
Websites for prairie small businesses, built and looked after for you, from the same team as this site. Prices listed on gopdd.ca on November 14, 2026:
| Starter website (up to 5 pages) | $1,295 CAD |
| Business website (up to 10 pages) | $2,495 CAD |
| Build included, C$129/mo for 12 months | C$1,548 plus GST |
| Website care (Care / Care Plus) | C$49 / C$79 per month, plus GST |
The C$129 a month option includes the build at that monthly rate for 12 months, with no big upfront cost (C$1,548 plus GST for those 12 months). After launch, monthly care is a separate plan: Care is C$49 a month and Care Plus is C$79 a month, plus GST, for hosting, updates, fixes and small changes. The domain is registered in your name; Prairie Digital Designs does not hold it. Monthly care can be stopped, and the phone receptionist can be cancelled any time. See gopdd.ca for full terms. A free homepage mockup comes first.
3. Answering the phone when you can't
Missed calls are missed jobs when you're in a machine all day. Your options:
- Voicemail with a text-back. Free or cheap through most carriers and apps. It works if you call back the same day.
- Built into your job software. Jobber includes an AI-powered receptionist on its Plus plan (team plans from US$499/mo when we checked, Nov 14, 2026). Housecall Pro sells a "CSR AI" add-on. Worth it only if you already need that software.
- A standalone AI receptionist that answers, takes the job details and texts or emails them to you.
AI phone receptionist from Prairie Digital Designs (our own service)
When you miss a call, an AI receptionist answers, takes a message and texts you. It isn't a person on the line. Cancel any time (terms on gopdd.ca). Prices listed on gopdd.ca on November 14, 2026:
| Setup, per location | $199 CAD ($99.50 with a website) |
| Starter, 100 minutes | $69 CAD/mo |
| Standard, 300 minutes | $99 CAD/mo |
| Busy, 600 minutes | $149 CAD/mo |
| Extra minutes | $0.25 CAD each |