The Problem
You Didn't Start a Business to Do Data Entry
Every hour you spend on admin is an hour you're not closing deals, managing jobs, or being present with your family. There's a better way.
You're buried in invoices, manually keying data between systems that should talk to each other.
You're chasing people for timesheets, then re-entering everything into payroll by hand.
Leads fall through the cracks because follow-up is manual and you're already stretched thin.
Your marketing is inconsistent because you don't have time to create content while running jobs.
What I Automate
Systems That Run Without You
These aren't theoretical. I built and run every one of these systems in my own businesses.
Accounts Payable
Invoices hit your inbox, AI extracts the data, routes to your accounting system, and confirms receipt with the vendor. Zero manual entry.
Accounts Receivable & Follow-ups
Automated email sequences that follow up with leads and clients so nothing falls through the cracks. Your AI assistant handles it.
Marketing Content
AI monitors your industry, generates social media posts in your voice, and queues them for approval. Content runs on autopilot.
Timesheets & Payroll Intake
Simple forms for field crews including bilingual English and Spanish support, automated reminders, validation against job sites, feeds directly to payroll.
AI Voice & Delegation Systems
Train AI on how you communicate so your team can get answers without interrupting you. You stop being the bottleneck.
Custom AI Assistants
Your own AI clone that handles common questions, client onboarding, and coaching, available 24/7.
Get Found
Need More Work Coming In First?
Automation does not help if the phone is not ringing. These are the front door services, and each one has its own page.
Google Business Profile Setup and Management
Get on Google Maps and stay there. Verification, categories, services, photos, weekly posts, and a reply on every review.
Local Services Ads Management
The Google Verified listings above the regular ads. You pay per lead, not per click. I handle the application, the paperwork, and the leads.
Website Design and Development
Fast, accessible sites with a page for every service you sell, built so Google and AI assistants can read them.
SEO and AEO Optimization
Technical SEO plus answer engine optimization, so Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity can find your business and describe it correctly.
Website Accessibility and ADA Compliance
WCAG 2.1 AA audits and code-level fixes: keyboard access, screen readers, contrast, forms, and a published accessibility statement.
Google Review Reply Service
Every Google review answered in your voice. $199 the first month, then $99 a month. Cancel anytime.
Proof
See It in Action
Real results from real businesses. Not mockups, not demos. Production systems processing hundreds of invoices and leads every month.
AI Workshops
Claude workshops for Wyoming small businesses
"Build Once. Use Every Day." is a six-session Claude workshop series built and led with CyberWyoming for Wyoming sole proprietors and small businesses. Each session starts from one real problem, like a buried inbox or the same document written over and over. Everyone leaves with a working Claude Skill they built themselves.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars on Google
“Great Claude workshops - I like how he goes slowly enough that a group of learners can follow and make sure they actually tried the concept!”
Made Safe by CyberWyoming, Google review Custom AI Connector
Proton Mail connector for Claude
Proton Mail is encrypted end to end and has no ready-made connection to Claude, so we built one. It installs as a single file in Claude Desktop and lets Claude read, search, send, reply to, and organize Proton mail through Proton's own Bridge app on the client's computer. The password stays in the Windows credential vault, and we stayed on it through setup until it ran on the client's machine.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars on Google
“Shepard Consulting contracted to write and support a key piece of AI interface I needed to access my data. Matt did what he said and more, when he said, and made sure I was 1000% satisfied. I am! Thank you, Matt.”
Honest. Aim, Google review Short-Term Rental System
The rental system we built for ourselves first
AMS Holdings is our own rental company, and we built this system for it first. It handles guest messaging from booking to checkout, door codes that release only on a confirmed reservation, cleaner checks before every turnover, and books per property. It runs on our own doors today and cut overhead about 22% across the short-term rental portfolio.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars on Google
“Built me a great system for managing my short term rental. Stuck it out until I was happy and there were no bugs.”
AMS Holdings (our own rental company), Google review
Reviews are quoted word for word from the Shepard Consulting profile on Google.
Read the Case StudiesBuilt by an Operator, Not a Consultant
I'm Matt Shepard, licensed general contractor, real estate investor, and founder of multiple businesses in Colorado. 30 years in the trades, started working alongside my great-grandfather. 15+ years as a licensed GC. I didn't learn AI from a course. I built these systems because I was drowning in the same admin work you are.
Now my invoices process themselves, my marketing runs without me, and my team gets answers without asking me. I run Onsight Construction, manage a real estate portfolio across Colorado and Alabama, and I use every automation I sell, every single day.
I'll show you how to do the same.
Is This For You?
This Is For You If...
- You run a trades or small business: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, construction, property management, or any business drowning in admin
- You're spending hours on admin that doesn't grow revenue
- You want to scale without hiring more office staff
- You're curious about AI but don't know where to start
- You want systems that actually work, built by someone who uses them daily
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers. No jargon.
What does Shepard Consulting do?
Two things. We help contractors, trades, and small businesses get found: Google Business Profile, Local Services Ads, websites, SEO and AEO, accessibility, and Google review replies. Then we automate the office work behind the leads: accounts payable, follow-up, timesheets, marketing content, and AI digital employees.
What does Shepard Consulting automate?
Accounts payable, accounts receivable, marketing content, timesheets and payroll intake, AI voice and delegation systems, and custom AI assistants, designed for small business owners who are done doing $15/hour work.
Do I need technical experience?
No. We build the systems for you and train your team. Our founder is a licensed general contractor who built these systems for his own businesses. They are designed for operators, not developers.
Why should I trust Shepard Consulting?
Matt Shepard is an active contractor and real estate investor who builds and uses these systems daily in his own businesses. Every system we sell is one we run ourselves, on real invoices, real crews, and real deadlines.
What industries do you serve?
We specialize in trades and construction but work with any small business owner drowning in admin: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, general contracting, property management, short-term rental owners, real estate investors, and small law firms.
Where is Shepard Consulting located?
Shepard Consulting is based in Broomfield, Colorado. We serve clients nationwide, and everything is handled by email.
How much does it cost?
Google review replies are $199 the first month and $99 a month after that. Everything else is quoted by email once we know the scope. For automation, we start with a free AI Roadmap to find where you are bleeding time.
Get Started
Let's Talk
Tell me where you're bleeding time and what you'd like to automate. I'll get back to you within 24 hours.