Based in Bolingbrook · Serving Chicago's western suburbs

You Earned the Reputation. Someone Else Is Booking the Jobs.

Most owners don't have a reputation problem — they have a recommendation problem. The company getting recommended isn't always the company doing the best work. A $200 audit names who it is — and why they're getting the call.

$200 Flat-Fee Audit  ·  Credited Toward Any Fix  ·  If We Find Nothing Worth Fixing, We'll Say So

Built for businesses that already earned the trust

Family-owned HVAC and home-service companies with strong reputations

Companies with years of referrals and repeat customers

Operators watching newer competitors show up first

Businesses with hundreds of good reviews — and competitors getting named first anyway

Owners who've paid a marketing company before and have nothing to show for it

How It Works

Three steps. No mystery.

01

We find who's actually being recommended ahead of you — by name.

02

We show why customers are choosing them.

03

You get a one-page fix list within 48 hours, ordered by what wins jobs back fastest.

Any fix is scoped after the audit — never pitched before it.

Pricing

Start with a $200 audit. Everything after it is optional.

Start here
Revenue Leak Audit
$200one-time

One page. The competitor winning your jobs, named. Why they're winning. What to fix first. Delivered within 48 hours. Credited toward any fix. If we find nothing worth fixing, the audit says so — no pitch either way.

  • One competitor, named — and where customers are choosing them over you
  • After-hours call path reality check
  • Review trust check — would a stranger reading your reviews call you?
  • Fix-first list in plain English

Includes the AI Recommendation Test — when a customer asks AI who to call, we run that question through ChatGPT and the other major AI tools and show you the answers: you, or a competitor by name.

Get the Audit — $200

Secure Stripe checkout. Reply to your receipt with your business name and city — your audit arrives by email within 48 hours.

Quick Fix
$500flat

The obvious stuff, done in days. One flat price. No hourly meter.

  • Listing cleanup
  • After-hours call path
  • Review response drafts
  • Booking friction removal

Comes after the audit. Your $200 is credited — the fix is $300 more, $500 all-in.

Book a Quick Fix — $500
Build
$1,000+

Bigger gaps need bigger fixes. Scoped after the audit — never pitched before it.

  • After-hours call capture
  • Review system that runs itself
  • Financing visibility for high-ticket work
  • Custom scope, flat quote

Price quoted after audit. No surprises.

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After the fix

Monthly Watch — $197/mo

Reviews keep coming and listings drift. We draft every review response within 24 hours, check your listing monthly, and re-run the leak check so nothing reopens. Cancel anytime.

Offered after your first fix — not before.

About

Who you're dealing with

Ashward Group is Joel — local, in person, and reachable. No account managers, no offshore team, no software dashboard you'll never log into.

I look at your business the way a new customer does and show you what I found on one page. If there's nothing worth fixing, the page says so — ten minutes of reading and you're done. If there is, you'll see who's beating you to the call, why, and what to fix first.

The audit is a paid second opinion, not a funnel. Nothing gets scoped or sold until it's in your hands — and my name is on it either way.

Joel Lehman — Ashward Group

Wondering who's getting recommended instead of you?

That's the question the audit answers, within 48 hours — you don't need a call first. Get the Audit — $200

Use this form for everything else — a question before you buy, or scoping a bigger build.