Your business runs on what's in your head. Let's put it in your pocket.
Pocketli gives you a website made for local customers, a phone assistant that picks up every call, day or night, and one simple place to keep track of every customer. It's built around how you already run your business.
You don't pay a dime until your site is built the way you want it.
Sound familiar?
“It's all in my head.”
You do the books. You know your vendors by first name. You remember which customer wants what. It works, until you get sick, take a vacation, or want to sell. Then you find out there isn't really a system. There's just you.
“Another 'Google expert' is calling.”
“We'll get you to the top of Google for $99 a month.” Some owners say yes. Then their business shows up on junk websites, and the spam calls get worse. You paid to get more calls, and the calls you got were spam.
“I don't want to pay a lot for something I won't use.”
You've seen it happen. Someone builds a fancy system for a lot of money, it's too hard to use, and it sits there. You're right to be careful.
How Pocketli helps
A website that works for you
A clean, custom website built to your specs, made so people near you can find you on Google. We keep it updated and running. You don't have to touch the tech.
Learn moreA receptionist that never misses a call
Our phone assistant answers 24/7, including nights, weekends, and while you're on a job. It finds out if a caller is a real customer, knows when someone has called before, and saves a summary of every call.
Learn moreA customer book that remembers everyone
Every caller, every job, every note in one place. Who called, what they wanted, and when to follow up. It's no longer just in your head.
Learn moreYour Google listing, taken care of
We connect your Google listing (the box with your hours, map, and reviews) and post on it twice a month, so you look active and up to date.
Learn moreBuilt to sell someday
Most small businesses are hard to sell because the business is the owner. The customer list, the know-how, and the follow-ups all live in one person's head.
With Pocketli, that system gets written down as you go. Every call, customer, and job is saved. So if you ever decide to sell, you're not just selling a name and some equipment. You're selling a system that already works.
From Henry, Pocketli's founder
Real local customers, not junk traffic
When I ran my kayak business, Kayak 305, I got one of those calls. The guy said he could boost my site on Google. So I paid him.
My traffic jumped. But most of the visitors were from India and Pakistan. Very few came from the US or Canada, where my customers actually were. More visitors, but not more customers.
After six months, I cancelled and built a new website from scratch, made for the people I actually wanted to reach. Over the next 6 to 8 months the traffic grew back to about the same level. The difference: about 90% of it now came from the US and Canada. Real people who could actually book a trip.
That's how we build Pocketli sites. No junk directories and no shortcuts. Just a site made for local search that grows the honest way, over time.
As easy as Facebook
If you can scroll Facebook, you can use Pocketli. Open it on your phone and see who called, what they wanted, and who needs a call back. No training manual and no tech words. It's built to be something you'll actually want to check every day.
Plain and simple pricing
- Keeping your site online and updated
- Your 24/7 phone assistant
- Your customer book
- 2 Google listing posts every month
No surprises
- You don't pay a dime until your site is built the way you want it.
- Month to month. No contract. Stay because it's working, not because you're stuck.
- Want to own it outright? You can buy your website's code and take it with you.
Why I built Pocketli
I'm Henry. Before Pocketli, I ran a small kayak business called Kayak 305. I know what it's like to be the person who answers the phone, does the books, and keeps everything else in your head.
Pocketli is what I wish I'd had. A simple website, a phone assistant, and a customer book, built for owners, not tech people. No big bills for things you won't use. Just a system that grows with you.
Questions owners ask
I'm not a tech person. Is this going to be hard to use?
No. That's the whole point. If you can use Facebook on your phone, you can use Pocketli. We set everything up for you.
What happens when the phone assistant answers a call?
It greets the caller, answers simple questions, and asks a few questions to find out what they need. If they've called before, it knows. Then it writes down the call, sums it up, and saves it in your customer book so you can follow up.
How is this different from the "Google experts" who keep calling me?
We don't sign you up for junk websites or directories. We build a real website made for people searching in your area, and we grow it steadily over time. It's slower than a shortcut, but the people who find you are real local customers.
What if I want to leave?
You can. It's month to month with no contract. And if you want, you can buy your website's code and keep it.
When do I have to pay?
Not until your website is built the way you asked for it. After that, it's $500 a month.
Why would this help me sell my business someday?
Because a buyer wants a business that runs without you. Pocketli keeps a record of your customers, calls, and follow-ups as you go, so the system is already there. It's not stuck in your head.
Ready to get the system out of your head?
Pocketli is taking a small number of local businesses right now. Join the waitlist and we'll reach out to talk, owner to owner.
Join the waitlist
Tell us about your business and we'll be in touch when your spot opens up.