Hire a Geek

Based in La Habra, California, Hire A Geek is a small marketing and web team, founded in 2000, that works with local service businesses looking to capture more calls and searches from their area. The agency positions itself around businesses that lose customers to missed calls, slow follow-up, or poor visibility in local search results, aiming to help them appear in Google's map pack and convert inbound inquiries into booked appointments. The agency's core offering pairs an AI-driven virtual receptionist with SEO and Google Business Profile optimization: the receptionist answers calls, qualifies leads, books appointments, and follows up on missed calls around the clock, while SEO and GBP work target local pack rankings. Additional services include web design, Google Pay Per Click, Local Service Ads, Facebook Ads, TikTok Ads, and conversion optimization, described as being delivered under one roof alongside IT support. Its stated process runs in three stages — auditing missed calls and search gaps before launching an SEO foundation and AI receptionist, then optimizing call scripts, rankings, and ad campaigns, followed by ongoing monitoring of booked appointments and return on investment to scale effective tactics. The agency also references automated review-generation systems intended to build up a business's online reputation and star rating, alongside reporting meant to show which marketing efforts produce measurable leads.