AI readiness & consulting
Find out where AI would help your business. We review how work gets done and give you a practical plan for what to improve first.
Explore AI consultingBuild what your
business needs next.
LocalPixel is an AI-first studio building websites, custom apps and AI workflows. We help you reduce everyday admin, serve your customers better and make room for growth.
Talk about your projectOur approach
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01The problem
Important information lives across too many tools, tabs, files, and handoffs. Work still relies on copy-paste, reminders, and memory to keep moving.
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02What we build
We design websites, focused micro-apps, and practical automations that make action easier. Each one starts with the workflow it needs to improve.
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03How we use AI
AI belongs inside the workflow. We use it to reduce friction and help people do better work, with clear controls and a person in charge of the decisions that matter.
Our philosophy
Clarity about AI. Confidence to use it.
AI brings real opportunity and understandable doubt. We help you see what it can do for your business. We start with your people and their day-to-day work, explain the options in plain English, and test a practical improvement together. You see the value before deciding what to build.
Talk about your projectAI systems for everyday work
Get help sorting enquiries, drafting replies and summarising documents. We build AI into your existing tools, with people reviewing the important decisions.
Explore AI systemsWebsites & landing pages
Help the right customers understand what you offer and get in touch. We build clear, fast websites that work well on phones and desktops.
Explore web designSmall apps for your business
Replace an awkward spreadsheet with a tool built for the job. Manage enquiries, reporting or client updates in one place your team can use.
Explore custom appsWorkflow automation
Stop copying details between tools and chasing routine follow-ups. We connect the steps so reminders, updates and everyday admin happen when they should.
Explore automationAbout LocalPixel
Practical design for work that needs to work.
We’re a Vancouver studio for teams whose work is slowed by unclear handoffs, repeat admin, or a website that leaves visitors guessing. We start with the work itself.
More about LocalPixelWebsite design
A different look for every business.
Explore eight original concepts, then imagine yours.
Recon · LocalPixel product
Know which accounts to approach next.
Recon brings account research, competitor details and renewal dates into one workspace, helping sales teams decide who to approach and why. AI drafts stay under human review, with the evidence behind each next step.
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Strata Match · LocalPixel product
Find the right management firm for your building.
Strata Match helps BC councils compare management firms and find a fit for their building. Councils get a shortlist reviewed by a person, with clear reasons for each recommendation, and decide who to contact.
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Evalia · LocalPixel product
Understand what staff feedback is telling you.
Evalia turns staff feedback into clear findings on leadership, wellbeing and engagement. Consistent scoring and AI-assisted explanations help teams decide what to discuss next, while small-group results stay private.
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Insights
Practical guides for choosing better systems, clearer workflows, and useful AI.
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Automation vs AI: what your small business actually needs.
Map the workflow first, then match each step to rules, AI, or a human check.
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What to automate first: five workflows to compare.
Choose a useful starting point based on repetition, delay, and the cost of mistakes.
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The AI readiness checklist for small business.
Assess six areas of the business and identify the first practical step.
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AI with a license, not AI with the keys.
Set clear limits for what AI may prepare and what a person must approve.
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AI consultant cost in Canada: what businesses pay.
Published ranges, the work that drives a quote, and when not to hire one.
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The 10-20-70 rule: why AI projects fail before the tech.
Why people and process deserve most of the attention in an AI project.
Read articleFor small business owners
Free tools to help your business run better.
Check how customers can reach you, find where work gets held up, or set clear rules for AI. Choose a tool and get a report with practical next steps.
01 / Website
Website Contact Check
Find the ways visitors can contact you, see what needs a closer look, and choose what to check first.
Check my website 02 / WorkflowSOP & Workflow Builder
Describe one process or build it step by step. Get a visual flow, improvements to test and a branded PDF to share.
Map my workflow 03 / AI governanceCanadian AI Policy Builder
Create an editable starting policy, an AI tools register and a practical guide for your team to review.
Draft my AI policyFree to use. Enter your email to unlock each personalized report and PDF. Newsletter signup is separate and optional. Explore all free tools →
Free AI readiness check
Is your business
ready for AI?
Before you spend on AI tools, find out what needs attention first. Answer 18 questions about how your small business runs today.
- Your readiness score across six business areas
- The area to work on first, with a practical recommendation
- A personal report emailed to you to keep and share
Name and email required for your report. Marketing emails are optional.
Example reportAI readiness score
60/100Systemizing
Illustrative answers
Website Clarity80
Workflow Friction40
Lead Capture & Follow-Up60
Tool Sprawl60
AI Usefulness40
Data & Reporting80
First step
Check the workflow and AI handoffs
Review the handoffs, repeat admin, and AI use before deciding what to automate.
Questions
A practical place to start.
What does LocalPixel help a small business with?
LocalPixel helps make a website, recurring workflow, or small business system easier to run. The work can be a clearer process, a focused build, or an automation with a person still responsible for the important decisions.
Do we need an AI project in mind?
No. Bring the work that feels slow, repetitive, or hard to see clearly. The first step is to map what happens now and decide whether AI, automation, a website change, or no new system is the useful next move.
How do projects begin?
Start with one bottleneck, workflow, or customer journey. LocalPixel looks at the handoffs, rules, and exceptions before proposing a scoped change that a team can review.
