Maker AI by SJG Print & Design

Stop Losing Jobs While You’re Printing, Packing, or Making.

Maker AI answers calls and messages, captures job details, books appointments, follows up, and keeps every lead in one CRM—starting at $49/month.

Your AI front desk and follow-up team for less than the cost of one missed order.

$49/month platform subscription. Metered phone, SMS, email, AI, and premium workflow usage is billed separately.
Maker AI chameleon answering calls, messages, and scheduling for custom shops
24/7 call and chat response
One inbox for customer conversations
Built by a print shop for hands-on businesses
The front desk that keeps working

Voice AI first. Conversation AI right behind it.

Give customers a helpful response while your hands, machines and team stay focused on production.

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Voice AI receptionist

Answers common questions, captures the reason for the call, gathers job details and routes the conversation when a person is needed.

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Conversation AI

Responds in web chat and supported messaging channels, keeps context, and follows up without forcing every lead to wait.

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Booking + handoff

Offers calendar times, sends confirmations and hands qualified or complex work to your team with notes attached.

A real operating system

More than an answering bot

Keep the lead, the conversation and the next step connected.

CRM + pipeline

Store customer records, notes and opportunities, then see what needs attention next.

Unified inbox

Bring calls, chat, email and supported social conversations into one work queue.

Automated follow-up

Use workflows for confirmations, reminders, missed-call text back and quote follow-up.

Calendars

Book consultations, pickups, artwork reviews or other shop appointments online.

Social planning

Plan and publish content while keeping customer conversations tied to the CRM.

Sites + funnels

Create lead pages, forms and simple funnels that feed directly into your sales process.

A practical shop flow

What happens when a customer reaches out

01

Answer

Voice or chat AI responds when you cannot.

02

Capture

Collect product, quantity, deadline and artwork details.

03

Book or route

Offer time or hand the lead to your team with context.

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Follow up

Confirm, remind and keep the opportunity moving.

FAST, PERSONALIZED ONBOARDING

Your shop’s brand and business details, mapped into Maker AI.

Complete a short onboarding form and interactive checklist to map supported business answers into reusable account values and create the launch checklist. Note: protected phone, domain, email, calendar, payments, socials, and Google Business Profile connections still require owner authorization.

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Account created

A starter account is created so we can map your answers.

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Tell us about your shop

Share brand colors, contact points and business preferences.

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Core details mapped

Supported answers are turned into reusable account values.

04

Connect secure services

Owner authorization is required for protected connections.

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Test and launch

Verify your settings, test flows, and go live.

REAL-WORLD AI RESULTS

From overwhelmed by AI to a professional result in about 15 minutes.

Sam came in with a full plate and limited time for new technology. After hands-on AI guidance from Sean, her first project went from an hours-long task to a polished result in about 15 minutes.

My first job I gave ChatGPT and Codex blew my mind at how quickly and professional looking it was. It would have taken me hours to figure out and complete and had done in about 15 minutes. My wheels have been turning since with ideas of how to put this to use to save time I don't have and make money with AI!
Sam Anderson — after hands-on AI guidance from Sean Gilliland
Simple base price

One Maker AI plan

Start lean, then pay for the phone, messaging and AI activity your shop actually uses.

Maker AI Starter

The full platform

$49 / month + usage
  • Voice AI access
  • Conversation AI access
  • CRM and pipeline
  • Unified conversations
  • Calendars
  • Automation workflows
  • Social tools
  • Sites, forms and funnels
  • Brand onboarding form + interactive launch checklist
  • Prebuilt maker snapshot installed
Optional hands-on help

Use the software yourself—or let us help launch it

Every service has a defined starting scope so there is no surprise “unlimited” work.

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Guided Quickstart

$149 one time

One 90-minute setup session, checklist and guided CRM/calendar/AI configuration.

Get Guided Setup — $149
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Done-for-You Launch

$497 one time

Capped setup for your pipeline, calendar, one Voice AI receptionist and one follow-up workflow.

Get DFY Launch — $497
Custom build

Website or Funnel

From $1,497

Up to a 5-page website or 3-step funnel, scoped in writing with two revision rounds.

Request scope
Content

On-Site Content Day

From $4,997

The two-person content team traveling to the customer for a scoped production day.

Request on-site scope
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From the production floor

Software sold by people who understand shop work.

SJG Print & Design works in the same world you do: customer questions, files, deadlines, pickups and machines that do not stop just because the phone rings.

Maker AI is configured and supported by SJG Print & Design with practical print-shop onboarding.

Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

Is the $49 price unlimited?

No. It is the monthly platform subscription. Phone, messaging, email and AI activity are metered and billed separately.

Can the AI give final custom-print quotes?

It can gather job details and route the opportunity. Final pricing should follow your shop’s approved pricing rules and human review when needed.

Do I have to buy setup?

No. Guided, done-for-you and custom build services are optional.

What happens if a caller needs a person?

The AI can hand off or route the conversation according to the rules configured for your account.

Will the onboarding form configure my whole account?

The onboarding form maps supported business answers into reusable account values and creates the launch checklist. Protected phone, domain, email, calendar, payments, socials, and Google Business Profile connections still require owner authorization.

Stop losing leads to a busy shop.

Start Maker AI for $49/month plus metered usage and give every new inquiry a clear next step.

Start Maker AI — $49/mo + usage
SJG Print & Design

Maker AI subscription, metered usage and optional services are separate charges. Optional services begin only after scope and required payment are confirmed. © 2026 SJG Print & Design.