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Built by Offshift

For service businesses

The work ends.
The business
keeps going.

There is the work you do, and there is everything the business needs after it: the missed calls, the messages, the quotes, the follow-up, the reviews, the website, the admin. That is the second shift, and it usually happens on your own time.

Built by Offshift builds the websites and digital systems that take it on, so more work gets captured and the business keeps moving when you stop.

A short conversation about the business, the problem and what should happen next.

A tradesperson in a hard hat working with both hands on an electrical installation

Second shiftActive

  1. 17:42Missed callAnswered by text within seconds
  2. 19:08Website formNew quote request captured and organized
  3. 21:30Follow-upReminder sent, appointment confirmed

Illustrative example of a second shift being handled

01The two shifts

You already know what the second shift is. Nobody ever named it.

The first shift

The work itself

  • Getting to the job
  • Doing the work properly
  • Talking to the customer on site
  • Fixing what nobody planned for
  • Cleaning up and packing out

This part you are good at. It is why the business exists.

The second shift

Everything the business needs after the work

  • Calls you could not answer
  • Messages from three different places
  • Quotes that still need writing
  • Follow-up nobody has time for
  • Reviews you keep meaning to ask for
  • A website that has not changed in years
  • Invoicing, admin, scheduling

This part happens at night, on weekends, or not at all. When it does not happen, work quietly goes somewhere else.

02The shift change

While you are off the clock, the second shift is still on.

This is what a working second shift looks like. Not software you have to learn, and not more work for you. Systems doing the part of the business that used to wait for you.

An empty professional office space after the workday has ended
Shift starts
When you stop
Channels covered
Calls, forms, chat, SMS
Your input required
None

Second shift logIllustrative

  1. 16:58Google Business ProfileNew call from a search for your service nearby
  2. 17:20Missed callText back sent, conversation started
  3. 18:04Website formQuote request captured with job details
  4. 19:15ConversationsEvery channel landing in one inbox
  5. 20:30Follow-upReminder sent to the quote from Tuesday
  6. 21:45Review requestSent to the job completed this afternoon
  7. 06:30Morning summaryYou open the day knowing exactly what came in

02bWhat changes

Less of your evening. More of the work that was already trying to reach you.

Calls stop turning into lost jobs

When a call cannot be answered, the conversation still starts instead of ending.

Nothing sits in three inboxes

Calls, forms, chat and messages arrive in one place, organized, with nothing quietly forgotten.

Follow-up happens without you

The quote from Tuesday gets a reminder, so the deciding does not depend on your energy at 9pm.

People can actually find you

The website and the Google Business Profile work together so local searches land on your business.

Reviews build steadily

Requests go out after work is finished, instead of the week you remember to ask.

You can see what came in

One simple view of leads, conversations and appointments, without learning software.

04Websites

The foundation everything else points to.

Three ways to get a website, depending on how much the business needs it to do. All of them are built to be found, to load fast and to turn visits into contact.

All website details

Offshift Ready

$499

A professional template-based website using a proven Built by Offshift foundation, adapted with your business information, branding, services and photos.

  • Mobile optimization
  • Lead capture
  • Foundational SEO
  • Foundational AEO

Offshift Built

$999+

Recommended

A more customized website shaped around how your business actually sells.

  • Deeper branding
  • Expanded content
  • Conversion structure
  • Deeper SEO
  • Deeper AEO
  • Expanded functionality or integrations

Offshift Unbound

$2,999+

A fully custom website or digital experience developed from your requirements rather than a predetermined template.

  • Fully custom user experience
  • Extensive SEO
  • Extensive AEO
  • Advanced integrations
  • E-commerce
  • Dashboards
  • Databases
  • Custom functionality
  • Custom development where appropriate

Website Care

$49/monthor $499/year

Keeps the website online, current and supported.

03How the work reaches you

Three things have to happen before a job is yours.

01

Get found

People have to be able to discover the business.

Ongoing local digital visibility management centered around your Google Business Profile.

$299/month

Second-Shift Visibility

Details

02

Get connected

Opportunities have to be captured, organized and followed up.

The core digital operations service. The digital side of the business stops living in disconnected places.

$299/month

Second-Shift Operations

Details

03

Get answered

The business can respond even when the owner cannot.

Second-Shift Visibility and Second-Shift Operations, plus Voice AI and advanced automated customer communication.

$799/month

Second-Shift Plus

Details

These layers stack. Most businesses start with the website, then add visibility and operations once work is coming in and there is something to capture.

05What you see

One place to see everything the second shift handled.

Second-Shift Operations includes a client environment where leads, conversations, appointments and reviews all land together. Below is a simplified illustration of what that looks like.

Second-Shift client environment

Illustrative demo data

  • 38

    Leads captured

  • 17

    Opportunities

  • 12

    Appointments

  • 9

    Missed calls recovered

  • 24

    Review requests sent

One place where the calls, messages, leads, appointments and reviews all land, so nothing depends on remembering it later.

Illustrative only. Your environment is set up around your business, and the numbers above are examples, not results.

06Also available

Standalone pieces, when that is what the business needs.

Google Business Profile Optimization

$499

Audit and optimization of an existing Google Business Profile so the listing people actually find is accurate and complete.

  • Business information
  • Categories
  • Services
  • Profile completeness
  • Relevant local-search elements

Offshift Chat

$99/month

A branded chat assistant for your website.

  • Branded chat widget matched to your site
  • Answers common questions using your business information
  • Captures contact and job details as a new lead
  • Sends conversations to your unified inbox
  • Hands off to a person and continues by text
  • Books appointments without leaving the chat
  • Covers enquiries after hours

Custom Implementation

Quoted by scope

For requirements that sit outside standard implementation.

  • Custom integrations
  • Migrations
  • Advanced workflows
  • Custom development
  • Other requirements outside standard implementation
A technician concentrating while working on a piece of equipment at a bench

Placeholder photography, to be replaced

07Who builds this

Built by someone who has worked both shifts

Dillon Janzen spent roughly ten years in the trades and is a Red Seal Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician. He has worked in the field, and he has run a service business, which means he knows what it feels like to finish the work and then start on everything the business still needs.

He also builds the other side: websites, digital marketing, video, design, content and AI systems. Built by Offshift exists because most people understand one of those two worlds, and service businesses need someone who understands both.

More about why Built by Offshift exists

08Pricing

Straight pricing, written the way it actually works.

Website builds are one-time. Second-shift services are monthly. Nothing here is padded out to look symmetrical.

Websites

Offshift Ready

Ours, adapted for you.

$499
Offshift BuiltRecommended

Ours, built around you.

$999+
Offshift Unbound

Yours, built from zero.

$2,999+
$49/month

Second Shift

$299/month
$299/month
Visibility + OperationsRecommended

Get found + get connected.

$499/month
Second-Shift Plus

Get answered.

$799/month

Custom

Quoted by scope

09Questions

Questions people actually ask

What does the second shift actually mean?
It is everything the business needs after the work is done: missed calls, messages, quotes, follow-up, reviews, the website and the admin. Built by Offshift builds the websites and digital systems that take that part on.
Where should I start?
Most businesses start with the website, because it is the foundation everything else points to. From there, Second-Shift Visibility helps people find you and Second-Shift Operations makes sure the work that comes in is captured and followed up.
Do I have to learn new software?
No. The systems run in the background and you get a simple place to see what came in. The point is less work for you, not another tool to manage.
Can I get a website without a monthly plan?
Yes. Offshift Ready is $499 one-time, Offshift Built is $999+ one-time and Offshift Unbound starts at $2,999. Website Care at $49 per month is optional.
What happens in an Operational Assessment?
It is a straightforward look at how work reaches your business today and where it is being lost, across your website, visibility, lead capture, communication, reviews, follow-up and digital operations. You get a clear picture, not a pitch.

Not sure where to begin?

The Free Business Assessment looks at your current website, visibility and digital systems and returns an automated report showing where the most obvious gaps may be.

Automated report. No call required.

Next step

Let's talk through what you need.

Tell me what you're trying to build, fix or take off your plate. We'll look at the business, clarify the scope and determine the right next step. If it makes sense, I'll use the conversation to prepare a proposal.

Book a Discovery Call

A short conversation about the business, the problem and what should happen next.