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John McKillop — McKillop Creative, Greenville SC
AI Automation · Greenville & the Upstate

Your front office, on autopilot.

AI that answers the calls, chases the leads, books the jobs, and grows your reviews — 24/7, even when you can't.

I install and run done-for-you AI for local businesses — from your phones and follow-up to reviews, marketing, and the back-office busywork. You stay on the work.

For Greenville & Upstate home services, clinics, salons, restaurants & shops.
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Founding-client pricing · setup from $900 · free 20-minute audit, no pitch.
McKillopCreative
AI automation · Greenville, SC
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Answers in Seconds — 24/7Every call, text & web lead handled the moment it comes in
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Installed in Days, Not MonthsNo six-month agency retainer — most setups live in about a week
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Local to Greenville & the UpstateA real neighbor who sets it up with you — not an offshore dashboard
Most local businesses leak money in a dozen small ways at once — missed calls, slow follow-up, no-show gaps, reviews never asked for. Here's what AI now handles for you, automatically:
✓ Answers your phone 24/7 — even after hours ✓ Texts back every missed call before the lead walks ✓ Replies to web & social leads in under 60 seconds ✓ Books appointments and cuts no-shows ✓ Asks every happy customer for a Google review ✓ Answers questions on your website day and night ✓ Wins back old customers from a list you already own ✓ Posts to social and keeps your ads working ✓ Sends invoices and chases the unpaid ones ✓ Reports what's working in plain English
This isn't the future. It's running for businesses down the street right now — and I'll set it up for yours.
What I Install

Far more than a callback tool — a whole AI front office.

Answering calls is just the start. Below is the full menu of what AI agents do for local businesses today. Pick the pieces you need or let me build the whole stack — everything is installed, connected to your tools, and run for you.

Most owners start here
Never miss a call again
A missed call is a $250–$1,200 job walking to your competitor. The AI front desk answers, texts back, and books — around the clock. The fastest ROI in the whole menu.
The quick win
Turn your old list into booked jobs — this week
You're sitting on a list of past customers and dead leads. One text-and-email reactivation campaign can book real work in days, out of people who already know you. Often the first thing I run.
01Answer & Book Every Call
Never send a customer to voicemail again — answered day or night, calendar filled 24/7.
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AI Receptionist
Answers routine calls 24/7, handles your FAQs, qualifies the caller, and books straight into your calendar — handing anything complex or sensitive to you.
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Missed-Call Text-Back
The instant a call is missed, the caller gets a friendly text and a real conversation starts — so a busy signal never becomes a lost job.
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Smart Booking & Scheduling
Customers book, confirm, and reschedule by voice or text, synced to your calendar with no double-bookings.
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Reminders & No-Show Rescue
Automatic reminders with one-tap confirm, plus waitlist backfill when someone cancels — fewer no-shows, fuller days.
02Capture & Convert Leads
Respond first, follow up forever, and turn the list you already own back into booked work.
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Speed-to-Lead Responder
Every web, Google, or Facebook lead gets a reply in under 60 seconds — while they're still interested, before they call a competitor.
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Website & SMS Chat Assistant
A chat helper on your site and by text that answers questions from your own info, qualifies visitors, and books them — day or night.
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Automated Follow-Up & Nurture
Multi-step text and email sequences that keep following up with every lead until they book, so nothing slips through the cracks.
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Dead-Lead Reactivation
A text-and-email campaign to your old customer list with an offer that books the ones who reply — revenue out of a list you already own, sent by the book.
03Reviews & Reputation
More 5-star reviews, less chasing — done the compliant way.
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Review Requests on Autopilot
Automatically asks every customer for a Google review at the right moment after the job — the #1 driver of showing up first in local search. Fully FTC- and Google-compliant: every customer, no gating, no incentives.
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AI Review Replies
Drafts on-brand responses to every review — good or bad — in your voice, ready for your quick approval, so no review goes unanswered.
04Marketing on Autopilot
Stay visible and keep your ads working — without hiring a marketing person.
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Social Content Engine
Weeks of on-brand posts and captions generated from a few notes and scheduled out, so your pages never go quiet.
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Short-Form Video & UGC
AI-made short videos and ad-ready clips for your social pages and paid ads, produced on a monthly schedule.
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Email & Text Campaigns
Promos, seasonal offers, and win-back messages written and sent to your list, with replies handled automatically.
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AI Ad Manager (Google & Facebook)
Keeps your Google and Facebook ads optimized daily — bids, budget, creative — and reports results in plain English. (Ad spend billed separately.)
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Local SEO & AI Search
Keeps your Google Business Profile accurate and active, and gets you cited when customers ask ChatGPT or Google AI for a recommendation.
05Back-Office & Ops
Kill the copy-paste busywork so you spend your day earning, not filing.
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CRM Cleanup & Organizer
De-duplicates, tags, and organizes your messy contact list first — the groundwork that makes reactivation, follow-ups, and reporting actually land.
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Intake & Quote Automation
Turns job forms into pre-filled quotes and invoices in your CRM — AI does the typing, you approve anything custom before it goes out.
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Invoicing & Payment Follow-Up
Sends invoices and politely chases the unpaid ones, so you get paid faster without the awkward calls.
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Document & Form Reader
Reads incoming forms and paperwork, pulls out the key fields, and routes anything unclear to you for a quick look.
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AI Insights & Owner Report
A plain-English monthly report on calls, leads, bookings, and reviews — plus what's working, where you're leaking, and what to do next.
06Built for Your Trade
Not a generic tool — the exact automations your kind of business lives on.
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Dental & Medical Front Desk AI
24/7 answering, hygiene recall and patient reactivation, insurance pre-checks, and reminders — on HIPAA-ready tools connected to your practice system.
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Restaurant Host AI
Handles reservations, waitlist, and common questions by phone and text — so the phone stops pulling staff off the floor.
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Home Services Dispatch AI
Answers and books service calls 24/7, quotes standard jobs, and never lets a missed call become a lost ticket.
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Real Estate & Law Intake AI
Instant lead follow-up and showing scheduling for agents; new-client intake and booking for firms — intake and scheduling only, never advice.
07Custom AI Agents
When your business needs something built to fit, not off the shelf.
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Trained Knowledge Assistant
A private assistant trained on your pricing, policies, and SOPs that answers staff questions instantly — grounded in your own documents, with escalation when unsure.
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Multi-Tool Workflow Automation
Wires your apps together — CRM, calendar, payments, forms — so one trigger runs a whole chain of steps you used to do by hand.
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Confirm & Reschedule Voice Agent
An AI voice agent that calls to confirm or reschedule appointments customers booked — transactional and consent-based, opening with a clear AI disclosure.

"Your phone answered, your leads worked, your reviews growing, your busywork gone — while you're on the job. That's what this does."

Simple Process

How it works

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Free AI audit We spend 20 minutes on where you're losing time and leads. You leave with a plan — whether or not you hire me.
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I install & connect it I wire it into your phone, calendar, CRM & Google, and test it end to end. You approve exactly how it sounds before it goes live.
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It runs — you get time back The system handles calls, texts, follow-up & reviews. I monitor and tune it every month so it keeps earning its keep.
Book a Free AI Audit ⚡ Taking 5 founding Greenville clients this quarter
Who It's For

Built for the local businesses that live and die by the phone.

If a missed call, a slow reply, or a no-show costs you real money, this pays for itself fast. A few examples of who I set it up for:

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Home Services & Contractors
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping — every missed call is a job. AI answers and books it while you're on the roof.
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Dental & Medical Practices
Fill the schedule, cut no-shows, and answer routine patient questions without adding front-desk staff.
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Salons, Spas & Med Spas
24/7 booking, reminders, and review requests that keep your chairs full and your calendar tight.
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Restaurants & Food
Handle reservation and catering questions, take orders, and grow your Google reviews automatically.
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Law & Professional Services
Capture and qualify new-client inquiries the instant they come in — day, night, or weekend.
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Real Estate & Mortgage
Respond to every lead in seconds and follow up patiently until they're ready to talk.
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Auto & Repair Shops
Never lose a customer to a busy line — AI answers, quotes the basics, and books the appointment.
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Gyms & Studios
Handle sign-ups, class questions, and membership follow-up on autopilot so you can coach, not chase.

"Not sure it fits your business? That's exactly what the free audit is for — I'll tell you straight."

Simple, Honest Pricing

A one-time setup, then a flat monthly.

Not a $99 app you're left to figure out. This is installed, integrated, registered, monitored, and improved — run for you by a local operator.

A $99 DIY app

You do all of this

  • You configure it — and babysit it
  • You register your own carrier texting compliance (or get blocked)
  • You wire up your calendar and CRM yourself
  • You figure out why it isn't booking
  • It's one feature, and it's all on you
Done-for-you by McKillop Creative

I do all of this

  • Installed & integrated with your calendar, CRM & Google
  • Carrier-registered so your texts actually deliver
  • Monitored and improved every single month
  • A whole front office — not one feature
  • Run by a local operator you can actually call

A human receptionist runs $2,800–$4,500/month and clocks out at 5. This answers every call, every lead, and every review — around the clock — for a fraction of that.

Start with a free 20-minute AI auditI map where you're losing leads and time and hand you a plan — whether or not you hire me. No pitch.
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Starter
Never Miss a Customer
Best for a solo shop or single location — the revenue-leak fix every owner gets instantly. Prove it pays, then grow.
$249 /mo
+ $900 one-time setup
  • AI receptionist answering 24/7
  • Missed-call text-back on a registered number
  • Smart booking synced to your calendar
  • Reminders + no-show rescue
  • One calendar + CRM connected
  • Carrier (A2P) texting registration handled
  • ~500 call-minutes / mo included
  • Monthly owner report
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Most Popular
Growth
Front Desk on Autopilot
Everything in Starter plus the follow-up, reviews, and reactivation that compound it — the tier most owners choose.
$499 /mo
+ $1,500 setup — waived on a 6-month plan
  • Everything in Starter
  • Speed-to-lead responder (under 60 seconds)
  • Website & SMS chat assistant
  • Automated follow-up & nurture
  • Review requests + AI review replies
  • One dead-lead reactivation campaign
  • No-show waitlist backfill
  • CRM cleanup on onboarding
  • ~1,500 call-minutes / mo included
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Scale
Growth Machine
For multi-location owners or anyone who wants marketing, ads, and back-office automated too. Custom-scoped; most land $1,200–$2,500/mo.
From $999 /mo
+ from $4,500 setup · custom-scoped
  • Everything in Growth
  • Social content + short-form video
  • Email & text campaigns
  • AI ad manager (Google & Facebook)
  • Local SEO & AI-search visibility
  • Intake, quoting & invoice follow-up
  • Trained knowledge assistant
  • Multi-tool workflow automation
  • A built-for-your-trade package
  • Priority support + monthly strategy
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Setup is one-time; the monthly covers hosting, monitoring, and ongoing tuning. Call, text, and AI usage beyond the included amounts is billed at a clean flat rate (about $0.50 per minute of talk time) or in add-on buckets — always shown up front, never a surprise invoice. Texting is registered with the carriers (A2P 10DLC) during setup so your messages actually deliver; SMS goes live after carrier approval, usually a few days. Ad spend, and any HIPAA or practice-management integrations, are quoted separately. Everything is month-to-month — cancel anytime, and you keep your number, data, and accounts.

Proof I Ship

I don't just recommend this software — I build and launch real things with it.

AI automation is new for everyone. What isn't new is my track record of taking a project from nothing to live — domain to checkout, brand to audience. Here's proof I actually ship working systems, not slideware.

Bourbon Brothers Bookstore — Shopify storefront
Shopify Store · Built End-to-End
Bourbon Brothers Bookstore

A full e-commerce storefront I built and launched myself — collectible hardcover editions, South Carolina sales-tax configuration, payment gateways, a sweepstakes campaign, charity integration, and international shipping. The kind of end-to-end technical execution I now bring to installing AI in your business.

Shopify Build Payments & Tax Automation & Integrations Launched Live
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Brand Built From Scratch · Audience Growth
Bourbon Brothers — Launch & Growth

Built a brand from zero — logo, styling, social identity, content strategy — and grew @bourbonbrothersbook to 1,520 followers in under two months through consistent content and a sweepstakes that drove real organic reach. I understand what actually moves a local audience, because I've done it.

1,520
followers
< 2 mo.
to 1,500+
103
posts
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Bourbon Brothers Instagram — 1,520 followers
Savoring Childhood — author website
Client Project · Full Website Launch
Savoring Childhood

A complete author website built and launched for a fellow Greenville writer — domain to live in days, mobile-ready, with the polish a professional presence needs. A real client, a real deadline, delivered.

Client Delivery Fast Turnaround Mobile Optimized
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John McKillop — McKillop Creative, Greenville SC
John McKillopBuilder · MD
AI Automation Consultant
Greenville, SC
About John

A builder who happens to be a doctor.

I'm a Greenville, SC-based physician who stepped back from medicine to raise four kids — and to build. Writing a novel, standing up my own Shopify store, launching client websites, and wiring together the software behind them turned into something bigger: helping local businesses put AI to work.

Medicine made me a systems thinker — good at understanding a whole operation, spotting where it breaks, and fixing it carefully. That's exactly what installing AI in a business takes. I bring the same obsessive, end-to-end execution to your phone lines and follow-up that I brought to shipping my own products.

A graduate of Davidson College and the Medical University of South Carolina, I'm also a portrait artist, novelist, and co-founder of the Medicinal Whiskey Charity — a Greenville nonprofit that has helped raise roughly $2 million for pediatric care. I'm a real neighbor, not a faceless agency.

🩺 Medical Doctor, MUSC 🛠️ Builder & Shipper 🛒 Shopify Store Owner 📚 Published Author ❤️ Charity Co-Founder 📍 Greenville, SC
What People Say About Working With Me

"John took something that felt impossibly technical and made it completely effortless. He understood exactly what I needed and delivered it at a price I couldn't believe."

Grace P. Pouch — Author, Savoring Childhood · Greenville, SC

Ready to stop missing customers?

Book a free 20-minute AI audit and I'll show you exactly where you're losing leads — and what it would take to fix it. No obligation, no jargon, just a real conversation.

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Free AI Audit20 minutes · a clear plan · no pitch
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Your Data Stays YoursYour number, calendar & CRM — never sold or shared
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Local & Hands-OnGreenville-based · MD · builder · a real neighbor
Or reach out to me directly
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Emailmckillopcreative@gmail.com
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Phone / Text864.704.7728
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Based InGreenville, South Carolina
FAQ

Questions people usually ask.

Isn't this just a tool I could buy myself for $99?
The $99 app is a feature you have to configure, connect, and babysit yourself — and register your own carrier texting compliance, or your messages silently stop delivering. This is done-for-you: installed, wired into your calendar and CRM, registered so texts land, monitored, and improved every month. You're hiring the result, not renting the software.
Does the AI sound robotic?
No — modern voice agents sound natural, and you approve exactly how it talks before it ever answers a real call. It introduces itself honestly and hands off to you whenever it should.
Will this replace my staff?
It's there to catch what your team can't — after hours, during a rush, on the second line that always rings busy. Most owners use it to stop losing leads, not to cut people.
What does it cost to run each month?
Your plan includes a set amount of call minutes and texting. Beyond that, usage is a clean flat rate (about $0.50/min of talk time) or an add-on bucket — always shown up front. No surprise vendor invoices.
Is the texting and calling done by the book?
Yes. Texting runs on carrier-registered (A2P 10DLC) numbers so it actually delivers, outbound campaigns only go to contacts you have consent to reach, and review requests go to every customer with no gating or incentives — the way the FTC and Google require. Set up right protects you and your reputation.
Is my customer data safe?
Your data lives in accounts you own — your phone system, your calendar, your CRM. I connect tools that belong to you and don't sell or share anything. You can revoke access anytime.
What if the AI can't answer something?
It's built to know its limits. Instead of guessing, it takes a message or transfers to a human — and you set exactly where those guardrails are.
How fast can I be live?
Most installs go live in about a week after the audit. Texting features switch on once the carriers approve your registration — usually just a few days.
Can I cancel?
Yes — everything is month-to-month with no lock-in. If you cancel, you keep your number, your data, and your accounts. Nothing is held hostage.

AI voice, SMS, chat, and messaging features rely on third-party providers (telephony, calendar, CRM, and AI services). Usage-based costs from those providers are billed at a flat rate or included up to the amount stated in your agreement, and are separate from setup and monthly management fees. Paid advertising spend is billed by the ad platforms directly and is not included in management fees.

Text messaging is deployed only on carrier-registered (A2P 10DLC) numbers, and outbound calling or messaging campaigns are run only to contacts for which the client confirms it has the required consent. Review generation is configured to request feedback from all customers without gating or incentives, consistent with FTC and Google policies. Automated responses are built with guardrails and reviewed during setup, but McKillop Creative is not responsible for business outcomes resulting from automated communications. You retain ownership of your data, accounts, and phone number, and may request removal of installed integrations at any time.