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CEDAR FORGE.AI

Cedar Rapids, IowaAI Growth Partner

Your business should work smarter.

We connect AI automation, a high-performing website, and local search into one practical growth system—built around how your business actually runs.

Start With a Growth MapExplore the System

Strategy engagements begin at $1,500.

Growth Engine

Live

AI
Web
Search
Leads
Operations

  • 01Attract

    Search and site pull the right demand

  • 02Convert

    Visitors become qualified conversations

  • 03Automate

    Follow-up and delivery run themselves

Diagram: an AI core at the center connects four parts of the business, Web, Search, Leads, and Operations, across three stages. Attract, where search and the site pull in the right demand. Convert, where visitors become qualified conversations. Automate, where follow-up and delivery run themselves.

01The Cedar Forge offer system

Start with the constraint. Build what moves the business.

Every engagement begins by identifying the highest-value obstacle between attention, conversion, and delivery. From there, we build the smallest connected system capable of producing a measurable result.

  1. 01

    Map

    Locate the constraint costing the most leads, time, or margin.

  2. 02

    Build

    Ship the smallest connected system that can move it.

  3. 03

    Operate

    Run it in production with monitoring and clear ownership.

  4. 04

    Compound

    Reinvest in what measurably works, then widen the system.

02Solutions & investment

Practical systems. Clear starting points.

Choose a focused implementation or connect the pieces into a complete growth engine. Final pricing depends on complexity, integrations, content, and the measurable value of the opportunity.

Best place to start

Growth Systems Map

One-time engagement

$1,500

A focused diagnostic that identifies where leads, time, or operational momentum are being lost—and what to build first.

Start My Growth Map

The full $1,500 can be credited toward a qualifying implementation started within 30 days.

What it includes

  • Owner and stakeholder strategy session
  • Lead-flow and customer-journey map
  • Website and local-search assessment
  • Automation opportunity assessment
  • Three highest-value opportunities
  • Recommended technology stack
  • 90-day implementation roadmap
  • Budget and projected-payback model

Focused implementations

  • 02

    Website Growth System

    One-time engagement

    Starting at $8,500

    A fast, persuasive digital front door built to turn the right visitors into measurable conversations.

    • Positioning and conversion strategy
    • Custom Next.js website
    • Core service and location pages
    • Local SEO foundation
    • Analytics and conversion tracking
    • CRM or email lead routing
    • Performance and accessibility work
    • Vercel deployment
    • 30 days of post-launch support
    Plan My Website

  • 03

    AI Workflow Sprint

    One-time engagement

    Starting at $6,500

    One high-value workflow designed, integrated, documented, and placed into production.

    • Workflow and ROI analysis
    • One primary automation
    • Up to three system integrations
    • Human review and exception handling
    • Testing and documentation
    • Staff training
    • 30 days of monitoring

    Common sprints

    • Lead qualification and follow-up
    • Missed-call recovery
    • Proposal generation
    • Customer intake and CRM entry
    • Internal knowledge assistant
    • Operational reporting

    Software, messaging, and third-party usage costs are billed separately.

    Explore an AI Sprint

  • 04

    Local Demand Engine

    Monthly retainer

    Starting at $1,750/month

    A durable local visibility system designed to generate qualified demand—not just ranking reports.

    • Google Business Profile optimization
    • Technical and on-page SEO
    • Local citation management
    • Review-generation system
    • Strategic content
    • Lead and ranking dashboard
    • Quarterly strategy sessions

    Six-month initial engagement. A $1,500 onboarding fee may apply.

    Grow Local Visibility

Flagship

Cedar Forge Growth Engine

The complete Cedar Forge system: a connected website, demand engine, lead pipeline, and AI-enabled operation.

One-time implementation, then monthly

$18,000–$30,000 implementation

Then $2,500–$4,000/month

Build My Growth Engine

What it includes

  • Growth Systems Map
  • Conversion-focused website
  • Local SEO foundation
  • CRM and lead-pipeline configuration
  • Lead capture and follow-up automation
  • One operational AI workflow
  • Business analytics dashboard
  • Ongoing search, conversion, and automation improvements

System loop

  1. Attract
  2. Convert
  3. Automate
  4. Compound

Compound feeds attract

03Systems Care

Keep the system performing.

Websites, integrations, and automations need active ownership. Systems Care keeps the infrastructure reliable while creating room for continuous improvement.

Systems Care is available for systems built or approved by Cedar Forge. Unused support time does not accumulate.

04Fit assessment

Built for businesses ready to improve the system—not add another tool.

Cedar Forge is a strong fit when:

  • Your business already has consistent customers or demand
  • Manual processes are limiting growth
  • Leads are being lost between inquiry and follow-up
  • Your website no longer reflects the quality of the company
  • Your team uses disconnected tools
  • You want a long-term technical partner

It may not be the right fit when:

  • The primary goal is the cheapest possible website
  • There is no internal owner for the project
  • The business is not prepared to change existing processes
  • Success cannot be connected to a measurable business outcome

05Outcomes

Less busywork. More momentum.

We find the friction between attracting a customer and delivering the work—then engineer it out.

Reclaimed per week
10+hours
Lead capture and follow-up
24/7coverage
Accountable for growth
Onepartner

Illustrative targets, not measured results. Specific goals are established with you during discovery and depend on your systems, market, and starting point. Results vary.

06How it works

Clarity before complexity.

  1. Map

    Find the constraint

    We audit how work actually moves through your business and identify the single bottleneck holding back growth.

  2. Build

    Ship the system

    We implement the automation, site, and search foundation as one connected system rather than three disconnected projects.

  3. Compound

    Improve what works

    We measure against the constraint we set out to remove, then reinvest in the parts producing real momentum.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Local Roots

Technical Depth

07Why Cedar Forge

Midwest direct. Technically serious.

Cedar Forge is built for Iowa business owners who want modern technology without the jargon, bloated retainers, or vague promises. You get senior-level strategy, hands-on implementation, and a partner close enough to understand the market.

Business case first
Every recommendation starts with the money or the hours it frees up, not the technology behind it.
Plain-English advice
You get straight explanations of what we are building and why it matters to your operation.
Measurable delivery
We agree on what success looks like up front, then report against it honestly.

Proudly based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

08Start here

Let’s find your highest-value move.

Tell us where growth feels stuck. We’ll come to the first conversation ready with questions—not a canned pitch.

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Used to prepare, never to disqualify.

What feels stuck right now? A sentence or two is plenty.

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