The KitFire blog

Marketing answers for people with a business to run.

No jargon, no fluff, no "10 growth hacks." The questions owner-operators actually ask — answered the way we'd answer a friend. This blog is also the product: it's the same kind we build and run for our clients, every week.

Autonomy

Can AI run your business while you sleep?

The un-hyped version, from a company that actually operates this way: what autonomous AI really does overnight — and the two rules that keep it safe.

See what it actually looks like →
Phones & follow-up

What actually happens when an AI answers your business phone

The phone rings while your crew is on the job and it goes to voicemail nobody checks. Here's what an AI phone worker does about that — and what it flatly refuses to do.

See what the AI actually says →
Owners & staff

Will AI replace my employees? An honest answer

Every owner wonders this before bringing AI in. The honest answer, from a company that installs it for a living: your people don't get replaced, they get their evenings back.

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For contractors & trades

Marketing for commercial contractors in Michigan: a practical playbook

Facility managers and school districts don't scroll — they search and vet. How to be findable and credible at the exact moment they go looking.

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AI search

How to get your business found in AI search results

Your customers are asking ChatGPT and Google's AI who to hire. How assistants pick the three names they recommend — and how to become one.

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Owner's math

The alternative to hiring a marketing person

Full-time hire, freelancer patchwork, agency retainer, or DIY at 9pm — the honest comparison, and the fourth option the math finally allows.

Do the math →
The model

Done-for-you marketing: what it is and when it makes sense

A working definition you can hold any vendor to, the red flags that matter, and the cases where done-for-you is honestly the wrong choice.

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Pricing, in the open

A $1,750/month marketing plan: what it should actually include

Our price is on the homepage, so here's the itemization — the deliverables to demand at this bracket and the padding to refuse, from us or anyone.

See the checklist →