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Business Automation · Duluth, MN

Business Automation for Duluth Businesses

Automated follow-up, booking and review requests that respond to every lead in minutes, even when you're busy on a job.

  • Instant follow-up on every new lead
  • One pipeline to track every customer
  • Fewer missed calls, more booked jobs

★★★★★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews

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5.0 ★

27 Google reviews

Since 2018

Serving the Twin Ports

390+

Calls a month to clients from Google

15,000+

Visits a month to client websites

Warning Signs

Signs You're Losing Leads to Slow Follow-Up

Getting the lead is only half the battle. When a customer fills out a form or calls while you're busy, the business that responds first usually wins the job. Every hour a lead waits for a reply, the odds of booking it drop, and most small businesses simply don't have time to follow up fast and consistently.

Automation fixes that without adding staff. New leads get an instant, personal reply, land in one organized pipeline, and get reminders until they book. After the job, happy customers get asked for a review automatically, which feeds your local SEO and brings in the next lead.

Automation will help if:

  • Leads wait hours or days for a reply
  • Missed calls never get called back
  • Leads live in notebooks, inboxes and texts
  • No-shows and last-minute cancellations hurt
  • You rarely ask customers for reviews
  • You can't tell which leads turned into sales

Want to see where leads are slipping? Talk to us.

What You Get

What's Included in Business Automation

We map how leads reach you today, from your website, phone, Google and social media, and where they fall through the cracks. Then we build an automated system around it: every new inquiry gets an immediate response, lands in a single pipeline, and moves toward a booked appointment without you chasing it.

Everything is set up for how your business actually works. We write the messages in your voice, connect your forms and phone, and train your team so the system saves time from day one instead of becoming one more tool nobody uses.

Automation can include

  • Instant text and email replies to new leads
  • Missed-call follow-up
  • A visual pipeline for every lead and customer
  • Appointment booking and reminders
  • Automated Google review requests
  • Reporting on lead sources and conversions

Works with your website and SEO

Our automation runs on LeadLifter CRM, an all-in-one platform for lead management, email marketing, a social media planner, reputation management, invoicing, DocuSign contracts and a booking calendar. Because we also build websites and run local SEO, your forms, calls and reviews all feed one system, and you can finally see which marketing brings in paying customers.

Built and supported locally

You'll work with a Twin Ports team that sets everything up, shows you how it works, and is a phone call away when you want to adjust a message or add a new step.

LeadLifter CRM

★★★★★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews

  • Self-managed: $100/mo
  • Done-for-you setup: $500 one-time
  • Email marketing add-on: $400/mo
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The Method

How We Automate Your Pipeline

Every project runs the same four steps, so you always know what's happening and what comes next.

EXP. 01

Observe

Map your leads. We look at how leads reach you today and where they're being lost.

EXP. 02

Hypothesize

Design the flow. We plan the replies, reminders and pipeline stages that fit your business.

EXP. 03

Experiment

Build & connect. We connect your website, phone and calendar, and write every message in your voice.

EXP. 04

Scale

Train & improve. We show your team how it works and fine-tune it as the results come in.

Peer Reviewed

What Twin Ports Businesses Say

★★★★★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews

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Building the Dream Duluth has been a huge help in our business. They're incredibly easy to work with, transparent and want to see your business succeed as much as you do. We've been grateful to work with such a great company. Thank you!
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Daniel Howe
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Alex and Matt have been great to work with. Their website design is both stunning and user friendly. They are also just a text or call away when something needs to be updated or changed. Choosing Building the Dream Duluth for your marketing and website design will be the easiest decision you make for your business.
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Earth Exchange Upscale Thrift Store
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Amazing customer service!! Very knowledgeable and makes everything so easy!!
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Aiden Bachand
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Great company to work with!
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White Pine Pet Care
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Alex and Matt made switching over our website hosting service easy, seamless, and stress free. They were able to take our existing website and revamp things we didn't even know we were lacking, and made existing features better. They were fantastic to work with and will be utilizing other services from them any time we need it. 1000% would recommend to any small businesses.
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Jacob Kaufman
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Alex and his team were tasked with building our bar and restaurant a website from scratch. I am proud to say they have exceeded our expectations! Our site looks fantastic. What sets them apart from the rest is the A1 customer service. They are extremely responsive with any edits, changes, or additions. I would recommend them to anyone in need of their services.
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Jessann Lazzaro
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They are fast and affordable and definitely made sure I was good to go every step of the way. I love working with these guys and my website is amazing! Definitely would recommend!
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Michael Ritland
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Alex and his team know what makes a website work and maybe more important...they know what makes them not work. If you need to start from scratch or just need a skilled web pro to make the small changes necessary to get your business noticed, Building The Dream Duluth can get it done for you.
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Lexy Land
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The Building the Dream Duluth team is wonderful. Alex has helped me with a couple of internet fixes for my business. The websites they've designed for a couple local businesses I know are beautiful and easy to navigate. I highly recommend Building the Dream Duluth!

FAQ

Business Automation FAQs

What kinds of tasks can be automated?

The biggest wins are usually lead follow-up, missed-call responses, appointment reminders and review requests. We start with the steps that cost you the most time or the most lost jobs, then build from there.

Will automated messages feel robotic to my customers?

Not when they're done right. We write every message in your voice and keep them short and personal, so customers get a fast, helpful reply instead of a generic form letter.

Do I need a new website to use automation?

No. We can connect automation to your existing website, phone number and forms. If your site is holding you back, we'll let you know, but it isn't required to get started.

How long does setup take?

It depends on how many lead sources and steps are involved. We'll give you a clear timeline in your plan, and we usually launch the highest-impact pieces first so you see results sooner.

Is my customer data secure?

We set up your system on established, reputable platforms and give access only to the people who need it. You own your customer data.

Still have questions? We're happy to help. (218) 464-9747

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Based in Superior, WI · Serving Duluth & the Northland since 2018 · 5.0★ on Google