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Questions businesses ask before working with us.

Straight answers on fit, services, process, pricing and what happens after launch. If your question is not here, ask us directly.

Working with EBS

What kind of businesses does EBS work with?

Established companies that already have customers and want technology, automation and marketing to grow further: typically owner-led businesses and mid-sized firms in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the UAE and Kuwait. We are not the right fit for one-off low-budget tasks.

What services do you offer?

Custom software including CRM and ERP, AI automation and AI agents, cybersecurity, website and application development, digital marketing (SEO, paid advertising, social, content) and branding, creative and print. Most clients combine several of these.

Can you build a custom CRM or ERP for us?

Yes. We design the data model and workflows around your sales, delivery and finance processes, integrate with the tools you keep, migrate existing data and train your team. Where an off-the-shelf platform fits better, we will say so and implement that instead.

What can AI automation and AI agents actually do for a business like ours?

Answer calls and chats, qualify leads, book appointments, chase follow-ups, process documents and assemble reports. Every agent has explicit rules for when to hand over to a person, and every action is logged.

How do you approach cybersecurity?

Security is part of every build: validated inputs, access control, security headers, secrets management, backups and dependency review. We also assess and harden existing websites and applications. We do not claim certifications or guarantees we cannot evidence.

Will the new system work with our existing tools?

Integration is the default. We connect CRMs, accounting, calendars, payment providers, marketing platforms and custom APIs, and we design for the tools you intend to keep.

How does a project start?

With a consultation and a discovery phase. You receive a written assessment, a recommended approach and a scoped proposal before any build begins.

Do you work with international clients?

Yes. We are headquartered in New Jersey with offices in Illinois and Ontario, and we run projects for clients across North America, the UK, Australia and the Gulf. Working hours are US Central time; we schedule around your time zone.

What happens after launch?

Maintenance and managed support are available as a separate agreement covering updates, monitoring, backups and improvements. The scope and response commitment are written down.

How do you quote and price work?

Every quotation is based on your requirements, complexity and scope. We do not publish package prices. After discovery you receive a written proposal with scope, deliverables, timeline and cost.

AI automation & AI agents

Will customers know they are talking to an AI agent?

Yes. Agents identify themselves where the law or good practice requires it, and always offer a route to a person. Pretending to be human damages trust and, in several of our markets, is restricted.

What happens when the agent cannot help?

It follows the escalation rule you approved: transfer the call, create a task with the full transcript, send a message to the right person, or schedule a call-back. Nothing is dropped silently.

Which systems can the agent read and update?

Any system with an API or a supported integration: CRMs, calendars, help desks, accounting, e-commerce platforms and custom databases. Access is limited to the fields the task needs.

How is pricing structured?

A scoped implementation quotation plus the usage costs of the AI and telephony providers, which we pass through transparently. Ongoing tuning and monitoring are offered as a managed service.

Can you work with our existing phone system?

Usually. We integrate with SIP-based and cloud phone systems, or provision new numbers where that is simpler. We confirm compatibility in discovery.

Custom software, CRM & ERP

Custom CRM or HubSpot/Zoho/Salesforce: how do you decide?

By fit and total cost over three to five years. If a platform models your process with configuration and its licence cost is sustainable, we implement the platform. If you need workflows, data or pricing logic those platforms cannot express, custom software usually wins.

Who owns the code and the data?

You do. Source code, databases and documentation are delivered to repositories and infrastructure in your name.

How long does a custom CRM or ERP take?

A first usable milestone is typically delivered within weeks of design sign-off; the full scope depends on modules and integrations. The proposal states milestones and dates.

Can you migrate our data from the old system?

Yes. Migration is scoped as its own workstream with validation reports so you can confirm nothing was lost or mis-mapped.

What happens after launch?

A maintenance and managed-support agreement covers updates, monitoring, backups, security review and a response commitment, all written down.

Cybersecurity

Do you provide penetration testing?

We perform configuration review, vulnerability assessment and targeted manual testing of web applications. For a full adversarial penetration test with a formal attestation we can scope and coordinate a specialist engagement.

Are you certified?

We do not claim certifications we cannot evidence. Our work follows OWASP and vendor security guidance, and the findings and fixes are documented so you can show your own auditors what was done.

Can you secure a WordPress site without rebuilding it?

Often yes: plugin reduction, updates, hardening, headers, access control and backups. Where the site is beyond safe repair we say so and propose a rebuild.

What about compliance (GDPR, CCPA, UAE PDPL)?

We build privacy-conscious systems and can implement the technical controls these laws expect, such as consent management and data minimisation. Legal interpretation remains with your counsel.

Website design & development

Do you build on WordPress?

When it is the right tool: content-heavy sites with non-technical editors. For performance-critical or application-like sites we build on Next.js. We explain the trade-offs in the proposal.

Will we be able to edit the site ourselves?

Yes. Every build includes a content workflow suited to your team, from a CMS to structured content files, plus training.

How do you protect our search rankings during a redesign?

Full URL inventory, keyword mapping, metadata migration, 301 redirect map, sitemap and Search Console validation before and after launch.

Can you host the site?

We deploy to hosting in your name (Hostinger, Cloudflare, Vercel or AWS depending on needs) so you always own the infrastructure.

App development

Native or cross-platform?

Most business apps are best served by React Native or Flutter: one codebase, native performance for typical use, faster releases. We recommend native development only when hardware or platform features demand it.

Do we own the app and the code?

Yes. Code, store listings and infrastructure are in your name.

Can the app connect to our existing CRM or ERP?

Yes, through official APIs or custom integrations we build and monitor.

E-commerce development

Shopify or WooCommerce?

Shopify for speed, reliability and a mature app ecosystem; WooCommerce when you need deep customisation on WordPress and accept more maintenance. Custom headless only when scale or complexity justifies it.

Can you migrate our existing store?

Yes: products, customers, orders, redirects and SEO metadata, with validation before switch-over.

UI/UX design

Do you design and build, or only design?

Both. Most clients have us build what we design; some bring their own developers, in which case we deliver a developer-ready design system and support implementation.

Do you test with real users?

Yes, whenever users are available. Even five short sessions change decisions.

Maintenance & support

Do you maintain sites you did not build?

Yes, after an initial assessment so we know what we are taking on and can fix urgent issues first.

What is the response commitment?

It is defined in the agreement by severity: outages are treated as urgent, routine requests are scheduled. We do not advertise response times we cannot meet.

Digital marketing

Which markets do you run campaigns in?

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, UAE and Kuwait, with local keyword, language and compliance considerations for each.

Do you require a minimum ad budget?

Each proposal states a recommended media budget based on your market and goals; we will tell you if the budget is too small to produce reliable results.

How soon will we see results?

Paid campaigns produce data within weeks; SEO typically takes months. We set expectations by channel in the plan rather than promising timelines we cannot control.

SEO

Do you guarantee rankings?

No. Nobody controls search engines. We guarantee the work, the reporting and the honesty of our recommendations.

Do you write the content?

Yes, with your subject-matter experts. Content is reviewed for accuracy by you before publishing.

Can you do SEO for a Shopify or WordPress site?

Yes, and for custom builds. The audit tells us what the platform allows and what needs development.

Paid advertising

How are fees structured?

A management fee quoted for the scope, separate from your media spend, which is billed directly by the platforms to your accounts.

Do we keep the ad accounts?

Yes. Campaigns run in accounts you own, so history and data stay with you.

Social media marketing

Which platforms should we be on?

The ones your buyers use. For most B2B clients that is LinkedIn plus one visual channel; for home services and retail, Facebook, Instagram and increasingly TikTok. The audit decides.

Do you handle replies and reviews?

Yes, within agreed hours and escalation rules, so nothing sensitive is answered without you.

Content marketing

Do you use AI to write?

We use AI tools for research and drafting support, and every piece is written, fact-checked and edited by people with your experts' input. Nothing is published without your approval.

Can you produce video remotely?

Yes: remote recording, animation and editing. For on-site shoots we coordinate local crews in your market.

Branding & logo design

How many concepts do we see?

Typically two or three well-developed directions rather than a dozen sketches. Each comes with the reasoning and examples in context.

Do we own the trademark rights?

You own the final artwork. We recommend a trademark search and registration through counsel, and we can prepare the files for it.

Graphic design & printing

Do you print in-house?

No. We design, prepare production files and coordinate trusted print partners in your market so you get the right finish at a fair price.

Can you work from our existing brand?

Yes. Send the guidelines and files you have; if they are incomplete we will say what is missing.

Tell us the problem. We will tell you, in writing, what we would do about it.

A senior consultant reviews every request and replies within one business day.