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autoants vs doing it yourself

Published October 20, 2026 · Updated October 20, 2026 · Prices and facts checked October 20, 2026

Doing it yourself costs the least in dollars and the most in your time. A Google Business Profile is free¹, texting tools charge by the text (Twilio lists $0.0083 a text plus carrier fees²), and website builders like Wix have a free plan³. Our plan for both, Get found and never miss a job, is $1,250 a month + $1,000 setup and asks about 10 minutes a week of you. If you have the hours and like the work, do it yourself. If calls and quotes slip while you’re on jobs, that’s the work we take off your plate.

Side by side

Doing it yourself and autoants, side by side
	Doing it yourself	autoants
Cost	Creating a Business Profile and listing your business is free¹. $0.0083 a text plus carrier fees, and $1.15 a month for a local number; business texting registration fees extra². A free plan and paid yearly plans; the price shown depends on your country³.	$1,250 a month + $1,000 setup (Get found and never miss a job).
What’s included	Whatever you set up and keep doing yourself.	Missed calls answered, quotes followed up, appointments booked and reminded, reviews requested, your Google profile kept right and posted to every week, your listings kept right, 2 new pages a month, what AI answers say about you checked every month, and your website kept up. Plus a monthly market pack: permit share, jobs coming due, neighborhood pages, competitor watch.
Your hours per week	Yours to count: every reply, post and follow-up is your time.	About 10 minutes a week, approving drafts by text, after about 45 minutes in week one
Who answers at 2 AM	You, if you pick up.	A text goes back to every missed caller right away. A voice answer is our AI receptionist plan, which always says it’s an AI.
Setup time	As fast as you set it up.	First assistant live within 7 days of your go (for texting, within 7 days of the carriers’ approval)
Contract terms	None.	90 days, then month to month; cancel by email. You own every account, page and list.

Facts about others come only from their own public pages or published price ranges, each linked below with the day we checked it. If something has changed, write to hello@autoants.com and we’ll fix it. Prices shown are for our first 3 shops. After our first 3 shops: Get found and never miss a job is $2,000 a month + $2,000 setup.

When doing it yourself is the better choice

You aren’t missing calls and your Google profile is current. Then you don’t need us.
It’s a slow season and you have time to learn the tools.
Your budget is tight. Start with the free Google profile, answer every review, and post a photo from each job. We’d tell you the same.

When autoants fits

You’re on jobs all day and calls go to voicemail.
You send quotes and don’t have time to chase them.
You want to try one piece first. Try one is $500 once, live within 7 days or your $500 back.

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Questions

Can I do all this myself?

Yes. It runs on tools you can sign up for: a Google Business Profile is free¹, and texting tools charge by the text. What you pay us for is the hours and the follow-through.

What should I do first if I go it alone?

Claim and fill in your free Google Business Profile, reply to every review, and call back every missed call the same day.

Can I try one piece first?

Yes. Try one is $500 once: one assistant on your phone, live within 7 days or your $500 back.

Do I own what you set up?

Yes. You own your accounts, pages and customer list. If you leave, remove us and keep everything we built.

Sources

Google Business Profile. https://business.google.com/us/business-profile/. Checked October 20, 2026.
Twilio US SMS pricing. https://www.twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us. Checked October 20, 2026.
Wix plans. https://www.wix.com/plans. Checked October 20, 2026.