Vernon Hills trades are losing leads to AI search.
Homeowners now ask ChatGPT and Google's AI who to call, and get back a short list of names. We build lead generation websites structured to be found and recommended by AI, and designed to turn visitors into booked jobs.
Serving Vernon Hills, Libertyville, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire, Long Grove and Grayslake.
The internet changed. AI now decides who gets found.
A homeowner with a leaking water heater used to scroll a page of links. Now they ask an AI tool and it names a handful of businesses. If you are not one of them, you do not get the call. You never even knew the job existed.
A September 2026 study tracked about 200,000 local searches across ChatGPT and Google's AI. Here is what it found.
Businesses named in a typical AI answer. Google's AI Overviews averaged 2.5. ChatGPT averaged 4.1.
Searches where AI named a given business. Google Maps showed that same business in 66% of searches.
Share of AI citations that came from business websites, more than any other source. Your site is what AI reads first.
Source: BrightLocal, Local AI Visibility Study, September 2026. About 200,000 local prompts across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews.
Three steps. You keep running jobs.
We build it
One 15-minute call about your services and towns. We write, design and launch your site within 48 hours.
AI runs it
Your site is structured so AI tools can read your services, towns and reviews. We check what AI says about you every month and keep tuning the site.
You grow
Calls and quote requests come straight to your phone. Need a change or a new service page? Text us. Edits are unlimited.
One price to build. One price to keep you ahead.
Lead generation website, built and launched in 48 hours.
Unlimited updates, edits, and continuous AI-search optimization.
- A page for each service you want more of
- A page for each town you serve
- Click-to-call and a quote form on every page
- Your Google reviews shown where people decide
- Monthly check of what AI says about your business
Cancel anytime. Your domain stays in your name.
Book a 15-minute callA small business site from a traditional agency typically costs $5,000 to $15,000, and is often left untouched after launch.
One water heater replacement or furnace install covers the monthly plan several times over.
Three trades. Nothing else.
ST Digital Media builds websites for plumbers, HVAC companies and electricians, and no one else. Working in only three trades means I already know the jobs your customers search for, the questions they ask, and what makes them pick up the phone. I'm based in Vernon Hills and work with trades across Lake County, so I know the towns you serve because I live in them.
Find out if AI is sending your calls to someone else.
On the call, I'll show you what ChatGPT and Google's AI say when someone in your town asks for your trade, and who they name.
Or call (224) 602-2327