Serving the Santa Ynez Valley

Your business is losing customers
to unanswered calls.

Forge Studio installs automated systems that respond to missed calls within 60 seconds and build your Google reputation on autopilot — so you stop losing leads while you're focused on the work.

See Our Services How It Works
62%
of business calls go unanswered
85%
of missed callers never call back
<60s
automated response time
0
long-term contracts required
Calls go unanswered while you work. When you're with a customer or off the clock, incoming calls have nowhere to go. Each one is a lead your competitor may pick up next.
An inactive Google profile costs you rankings. Google favors profiles that post regularly and earn consistent reviews. A stagnant profile falls behind competitors who are actively managing theirs.
Speed of response is the deciding factor. Most customers call the next listing if they don't hear back quickly. Automated follow-up closes that window before they move on.
Our Service
Automated missed call text-back — live in 48 hours.
One system, fully configured by us. Every missed call gets a personal text response within 60 seconds. No disruption to your existing phone setup. No technical work on your end.
Core Service
Missed Call Text-Back System
When a call goes unanswered — whether you're with a customer, out in the facility, or after hours — an automatic, personalized text is sent to the caller within 60 seconds. The lead stays warm. The inquiry never goes to a competitor.
  • Automatic text response within 60 seconds of every missed call
  • Fully customized message using your business name and voice
  • Active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — including after hours and weekends
  • Configurable quiet hours, repeat-caller limits, and message variations
  • Ongoing maintenance included — we monitor so the system always runs
  • Monthly report showing every recovered lead and response rate
  • Your existing phone number stays exactly the same
Monthly Rate
$179 / month
Includes maintenance & monthly reporting
One-Time Setup
$150
Full configuration — nothing on your end
100% money-back guarantee. If the system doesn't deliver value in your first 30 days, you pay nothing. Month-to-month only — no contracts, no long-term commitments. Pricing reflects an introductory rate as we build local partnerships.
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Additional services available including Google Business Profile management. Contact us to learn more.

Revenue Loss Calculator
See exactly what missed calls are costing you.
Select your industry, set how many calls you miss per day, and see the real numbers — including how quickly Forge Studio pays for itself.
🏢 Self Storage
🔧 Plumbing & HVAC
🚗 Auto Repair
✨ Carpet & Cleaning
🍷 Winery & Restaurant
📋 Other Business
How many calls go unanswered on a typical day?
5
Enter the average lifetime value of one new storage tenant
Missed leads / month
150
at 5 missed calls/day
Monthly revenue at risk
$405,000
in potential client value
Annual revenue at risk
$4.9M
if nothing changes
Forge Studio costs $275/month. Recovering just 1 client per month from your missed calls generates $2,700 — covering your investment for 9 months. That's a 9× return on a single recovered lead.

Ready to stop losing leads? We'll show you exactly what we can recover for your business.

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Process
Up and running in four steps.
We handle all configuration on our end. Your phone, your operations, and your customers are not affected at any point during setup.
Step 01
Free audit
We review your call patterns and Google profile at no charge. No obligation. Approximately 20 minutes to get a clear picture of what is being lost and what can be recovered.
Step 02
We configure everything
We set up both systems entirely on the back end. Your existing phone number, carrier, and daily operations remain unchanged throughout.
Step 03
Systems go live
Both automations are active within 48 hours. Missed calls receive automatic responses. Review requests go out after each completed job.
Step 04
Monthly reporting
You receive a clear report every month with all recovered leads, new reviews, and Google profile growth. If no measurable value in 30 days, you pay nothing.
Case Study
Built locally. Proven locally.
What we built for Figueroa's Carpet Cleaning — a family-owned business in Buellton, CA.
Home Services — Buellton, CA
Figueroa's Carpet Cleaning
A family-owned carpet and upholstery cleaning business serving Santa Barbara County. We rebuilt their business systems from the ground up — dynamic pricing, sales data analysis, Google Business Profile strategy, and automated review management. A real local business with real, measurable results.
+15%
Profit margin improvement
Restored
Google profile reinstated after suspension
24 mo.
Sales data cleaned and analyzed
Local
Buellton, CA — our home community
Deliverables
  • Dynamic pricing model by distance and labor hours
  • 24-month sales data analysis (Python / Pandas)
  • Customer retention dashboard (Tableau)
  • High-value service area targeting
  • Google Business Profile audit and reinstatement
  • Automated post-job review request system
  • Ongoing profile management and compliance
Why Forge Studio
We are from this valley. We understand your market.
Unlike outside agencies, we have firsthand experience running local businesses in the Santa Ynez Valley — storage facilities, home services, and family-owned operations.
Local
Born and raised here
We grew up in Buellton and have worked in local businesses across the valley. We know the market and the community.
Personal
Direct access, always
A direct line to the person managing your account — not a support queue. Questions answered the same day.
Experience
Operational, not theoretical
We have managed storage facilities and home service businesses firsthand. We know the problems because we've lived them.
Bilingual
English and Spanish
We serve owners and their customers in both languages — a meaningful advantage in our local market.
Transparent
Clear results every month
Every recovered call, every new review, every metric — reported clearly each month. No vague promises.
Flexible
No contracts, ever
Month to month. We keep your business by delivering results — not by locking you into a long-term agreement.
The Founder
Aaron Figueroa
Aaron Figueroa
Founder & CEO, Forge Studio  ·  Buellton, CA

Aaron Figueroa grew up in the Santa Ynez Valley and studies Economics at USC's Thematic Option Honors College, where his coursework centers on data analysis, economic modeling, and the systems that drive business performance. He has applied those skills directly — co-founding Figueroa's Carpet Cleaning in Buellton, where he built a dynamic pricing model and analyzed two years of sales data to improve profit margins by 15%, and independently designing a macroeconomic research project studying dollar weakness and its effects on tourism and fuel prices in the Santa Ynez Valley. Forge Studio brings that same analytical rigor to local businesses — applying tools that are reshaping how companies operate at the frontier of AI and automation, starting with the community he knows best.

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Education
B.A. Economics — Honors College
University of Southern California  ·  GPA 3.8
Technical Skills
Python  ·  SQL  ·  Tableau  ·  MongoDB
Data Analysis  ·  Economic Modeling
Built
Figueroa's Carpet Cleaning
Pricing model  ·  Sales analytics  ·  +15% margins
Languages
English (Native)  ·  Spanish (Fluent)
FAQ
Common questions.
Straightforward answers to what most business owners ask first.
No. Your number stays exactly as it is. We configure a call-forwarding rule in the background — when a call goes unanswered, it routes to our system, which sends the text. Your customers continue calling the same number they always have.
No. The text only fires on a missed call. If you answer, the system is never triggered. It is invisible when you are available.
Robocalls almost always use fake numbers that cannot receive SMS — those fail silently. We also configure a filter so the text only fires when a call rings for more than five seconds. Automated dialers hang up almost instantly, which filters them out reliably.
Fully configurable. We can restrict texts to business hours only, or set a custom after-hours message — for example, "Thank you for calling. We are closed at the moment but will be in touch first thing tomorrow morning."
Google's local ranking algorithm favors profiles that post consistently and earn recent reviews. We manage both so your profile stays active and competitive against others in your area.
No. All services are month to month. You may cancel at any time with 30 days' notice. We earn your continued business by delivering results.
You receive a monthly report with every missed call that received a response, every customer who replied, and your full Google profile metrics. The data is clear and verifiable each month.

Find out what you are losing.

We review your missed call patterns and Google profile at no charge — with a clear picture of what can be recovered and how.

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Or reach us at helloforgestudio@gmail.com