# CI Web Group

> AI-first digital marketing and proprietary platform company for trades and professional services — home-service trades (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, garage doors, and adjacent verticals) plus professional practices (legal, medical, financial, technology, coaching, real estate). Founded in 2006 in Dallas, Texas, CI Web Group serves 1,000+ clients across 48 U.S. states and Canada, backed by 20 years of performance data and an 8-figure proprietary platform, Hydra OS.

CI Web Group designs, builds, and operates AI-driven websites and growth systems on Hydra OS — a proprietary platform combining a central intelligence engine (data lake, RAG/CAG retrieval, data science, and aggregate analysis across the full client base), the Hydra OS growth pipeline (one operating system, one brain, many agents), and the Synapse layer. Autonomous AI Marketing & Strategy Agents (launching Q3 2026) execute SEO, content, local search, and AI-search visibility work. Led by CEO Jennifer Bagley. Headquartered in Houston, Texas. Phone: (877) 839-1122. Email: help@ciwebgroup.com.

## Start here
- [Home](https://ciwebgroup.com/): AI-first marketing systems for trades and professional services, powered by Hydra OS.
- [Our Story (since 2006)](https://ciwebgroup.com/about): How CI Web Group exits markets when technology shifts, and the central intelligence engine behind Hydra OS.
- [Get Started](https://ciwebgroup.com/get-started): Canonical commercial path — build your growth plan and price a Hydra OS order live (strategy session + self-serve).
- [Hydra OS Platform](https://ciwebgroup.com/hydra-os): The central intelligence engine for the trades — living business memory, autonomous agents, AI-enabled web operating system, ClickHouse analytics, BI, and AI-search visibility. Owner URL for "what is Hydra OS".

## Platform & services
- [All Services](https://ciwebgroup.com/services): Full catalog grouped by optimization pillar — Websites & Build, Search (SEO · SXO · GEO), AI Answers & Agents (AEO · AXO), Local (LSO), Conversion (CRO), Authority & Reputation (E-E-A-T), and AI Operations — with a live plan-draft pricing builder.
- [Search Engine Optimization](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/search-engine-optimization): Full technical + on-page SEO optimized at launch (not drip-fed), run on Hydra OS under senior SEO experts.
- [Branding](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/branding): AI-accelerated, expert-led branding for trades businesses; by-application with waitlist.
- [AI Conversions](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/ai-conversions): AI that converts leads across text, chat, and online booking; integrates with most field-management systems and Google Calendar. $500/mo, month-to-month. Does not include voice or human-in-the-loop.
- [AI Marketing Agents](https://ciwebgroup.com/ai-agents): Autonomous marketing & strategy agents (Q3 2026).
- [Hydra AI Technical Credits](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/hydra-cortex-technical-credits): AI credits for technical SEO — plus 100+ autonomous-agent audits on Hydra OS.
- [Hydra Build Components](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/build-components): 107 pre-engineered website add-on components — shop by customer outcome, ranked by performance value — mapped to eight strategy pillars (SEO, AEO, GEO, AI Search, CRO, AXO / AAO (Agent Experience Optimization / Agent Actionability Optimization — AAO coined by Yext), SXO (Search Experience Optimization), LSO), priced in AI Credits ($5 = 1 credit) with published turnarounds; exclusively for Hydra OS customers, orderable any time. The philosophy: Buy it. Build it. Ship it.
- [Component Store](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/build-components): The on-site Hydra Component Store — order any of the 107 components with live pricing in dollars and AI credits, published turnarounds, real customer proof, and custom component/change requests on the same order. Orders save on-device; checkout is self-serve. (The old standalone storefront URL permanently redirects here; per-component sales pages keep their existing URLs.)
- [Open Knowledge Format (OKF) bundle](https://ciwebgroup.com/okf/index.md): Machine-readable knowledge graph of ciwebgroup.com in Google's Open Knowledge Format v0.1 — fetch this first, then traverse the graph via relative markdown links. Guide: https://ciwebgroup.com/guides/open-knowledge-format.
- [Hydra AEO Blogging](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/hydra-blogging): AEO/SEO/AI-search content, $30/post, choose your weekly cadence.
- [Authority & Reputation — PR Link Building](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/pr-backlinks): DA 30+ editorial link building on authoritative publications. $600 per link/mo, month-to-month, with one published press release included per 12 active months — the E-E-A-T bundle.
- [Press Releases](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/press-releases): Done-for-you press releases written and distributed for you. $500 per release à la carte (1/yr included with the Authority & Reputation plan), annualizable into monthly payments.
- [AI Search Visibility](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/ai-search-visibility): Visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
- [AI Local (GBP)](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/ai-local): Google Business Profile growth per market.
- [Paid Advertising & PPC Guide](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/ppc): Educational guide for running paid ads with stronger conversion foundations.
- [Local Services Ads (LSA) Guide](https://ciwebgroup.com/services/glsa): Educational guide to run and improve Google LSA performance.

## Get started
- [Get Started](https://ciwebgroup.com/get-started): The live commercial funnel — strategy, customize, live pricing, MSA, and payment, all on ciwebgroup.com.
- [Working with CI Web Group — Customer Resource Center](https://ciwebgroup.com/working-with-ci-web-group): All 7 steps of the customer journey (Strategy, Customize, Onboarding, Assets, Review, Meetings, Build) with published pricing, build timelines, the free 72-hour Fast Track upgrade rule, and an honest comparison of how the experience differs from a traditional agency.
- [12-Step Roadmap](https://ciwebgroup.com/roadmap): The full 12-step roadmap to accelerated results — infrastructure, marketing, conversions, training, and AI operations.
- [Contact & NAP](https://ciwebgroup.com/contact): Phone, email, and Houston HQ only — commercial intake is https://ciwebgroup.com/get-started.

## Intent ownership (anti-cannibalization)
- Hydra OS definition → https://ciwebgroup.com/hydra-os
- Buy / start → https://ciwebgroup.com/get-started
- SEO commercial → https://ciwebgroup.com/services/search-engine-optimization (guides under /learn and /guides are educational spokes)
- AI search / AEO commercial → https://ciwebgroup.com/services/ai-search-visibility
- AI agents product → https://ciwebgroup.com/ai-agents
- Markets hub → https://ciwebgroup.com/service-areas (/markets redirects here)
- Learn hub → https://ciwebgroup.com/learn/ai-search-guides (/learn redirects here)
- Social proof → https://ciwebgroup.com/featured-customers
- Hands Up book → https://ciwebgroup.com/team/jennifer-bagley (never /book)
- ADA for trades owners → https://ciwebgroup.com/ada-compliance-for-trades (deep compliance → /learn/compliance/ada)
- Lighthouse / page speed / Core Web Vitals education → https://ciwebgroup.com/guides/lighthouse-page-speed

## Industries
- [Industries Overview](https://ciwebgroup.com/industries): Trade verticals CI Web Group serves.

## Markets (documented metros with launch proof)
- [Markets Hub](https://ciwebgroup.com/service-areas): 27 documented metros and regions — real client counts from the CIWG registry (251 market-facing client sites, July 2026), measured launch results, and launch-pipeline clients labeled "preparing to launch." Every market page also carries a July-2026-researched local playbook — dominant trades, local SEO, AEO question patterns, neighborhood-level GEO, seasonal conversion systems, and Hydra Build Component recommendations matched to verified local conditions — plus a sourced market-data band (Census, NOAA, and named 2026 utility/state rebate programs, source on every figure) and a distributor & dealer-network section on the compounding advantage of 10+ contractors per metro on Hydra OS.
- [Greater Houston](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/houston): CIWG's headquarters market — 27 Greater Houston client sites; HQ at 13710 Vintage Centre Dr, Houston, TX 77069.
- [Seattle & the Puget Sound](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/seattle): 43 Puget Sound client-site configs, including a 37-config per-city/per-trade mesh; flagship launch grew brand-query clicks 63% in its first week.
- [Bay Area & North Bay](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/bay-area): 12 client sites; includes a 100 Lighthouse mobile performance launch (Rohnert Park).
- [Southern California](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/southern-california): 17 client sites, Ventura County to San Diego; documented case of paid ads off with net margins rising 10% to 25%.
- [Sacramento & Central California](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/sacramento): 8 client sites across the valley and Central Coast.
- [Greater Austin](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/austin): 7 client sites; launches measured +143% sessions and an 860-page day-two sitemap.
- [Phoenix & Scottsdale](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/phoenix): 30-day pre-season rebuild measured organic search sessions +53% in 28 days.
- [Sarasota & Florida](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/southwest-florida): 8 Florida client sites; the crisis-to-#1-in-a-week launch with organic traffic up 3,240%.
- [Charleston & the Lowcountry](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/charleston): Lighthouse mobile performance 19 → 96, measured same-day before/after.
- [Las Vegas & Henderson](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/las-vegas): first-month traffic multiplied 25× vs the 28 days before launch.
- [Baltimore & the Mid-Atlantic](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/mid-atlantic): 10 MD/WV client sites; a garage-door launch grew booked appointments 26% in its first 10 days.
- [Denver & the Front Range](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/denver): 6 Colorado client sites (no published launch story yet — stated honestly on the page); 5 Colorado clients preparing to launch.
- [San Antonio & South Texas](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/san-antonio): 7 South Texas client sites; anchored by a Boerne septic company with 219 articles published, 190 ranking, and a San Antonio page up 622% in impressions.
- [Dallas–Fort Worth](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/dallas-fort-worth): 3 DFW client sites; a live low-voltage security launch plus 5 metroplex clients preparing to launch.
- [Oklahoma City & Oklahoma](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/oklahoma): 4 Oklahoma client sites; live veteran-owned OKC HVAC launch with 12 config service areas.
- [St. Louis & Missouri](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/st-louis): 8 Missouri client sites; Degenhardt Heating and Cooling live on Hydra OS (Jul 15, 2026) with 6 clients still preparing to launch.
- [Louisville & Kentucky](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/kentucky): live Somerset launch built traffic and tracked lead flow from a zero pre-launch baseline in its first 28 days; 5 KY clients preparing to launch.
- [New Orleans & South Louisiana](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/new-orleans): 5 Louisiana client sites; two live Greater New Orleans launches including a 96-performance Lighthouse launch day in Gretna.
- [Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Pennsylvania](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/pennsylvania): 6 PA client sites and 8 clients preparing to launch (no PA launch result published yet — stated honestly).
- [Minneapolis & Minnesota](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/minneapolis): 4 Minnesota client sites; live master-certified north-metro Twin Cities launch.
- [Salt Lake City & the Wasatch Front](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/salt-lake-city): 4 Utah client sites; live owner-run launch with a 5.0-star Google rating shown on site.
- [Chicago & the Great Lakes](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/great-lakes): 13 client sites across IL/IN/MI/WI; two live launches (South Chicagoland, Grand Rapids) and 14 clients preparing to launch.
- [New York, New Jersey & the Northeast](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/northeast): 6 client sites across NY/NJ/MA; live Rochester roofing launch.
- [Nashville, Atlanta & the Southeast](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/southeast): 11 client sites across TN/AL/GA/NC/VA; measured Middle Tennessee launch (lead flow built from a zero pre-launch baseline in 28 days) and 13 clients preparing to launch.
- [Portland, Bend & Oregon](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/oregon): 6 client sites across Oregon & SW Washington; live Bend exteriors launch with a 99-performance Lighthouse score.
- [Canada — Ontario, BC & Saskatchewan](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/canada): 5 Canadian client sites and 6 clients preparing to launch, greater Toronto to Saskatoon (no Canadian launch result published yet — stated honestly).
- [Des Moines, Kansas City & the Heartland](https://ciwebgroup.com/markets/heartland): 5 client sites across Iowa & Kansas; live Des Moines launch with an 85-performance Lighthouse score and a 19-community mesh.

## Proof & customers
- [Featured Customers](https://ciwebgroup.com/featured-customers): Real client website launches and results on Hydra OS.
- [How CI Web Group Stacks Up](https://ciwebgroup.com/case-studies/how-ci-web-group-stacks-up): CIWG vs market benchmark — $30 median cost per lead vs the industry's $153 blended figure, 4.7% median site conversion, 19,100 tracked leads across 220 tracked clients (July 3, 2026, method and sources published).
- [Compare Agencies](https://ciwebgroup.com/compare): Honest, sourced comparisons of CI Web Group vs ten home-services marketing agencies — competitor strengths stated first, every claim linked to a public source with its checked date, unpublished facts marked "not published," corrections channel on every page.
- [Testimonials](https://ciwebgroup.com/testimonials): Client quotes — point back to Featured Customers for launch proof.
- [Vendor Marketplace](https://ciwebgroup.com/vendor-marketplace): Trusted vendor and technology partners.

## Company
- [Leadership Team](https://ciwebgroup.com/team): The people and AI agents behind CI Web Group.
- [Careers](https://ciwebgroup.com/careers): AI-first roles and hiring philosophy.
- [Press](https://ciwebgroup.com/press): Press releases, podcasts, and features.
- [Release Notes](https://ciwebgroup.com/releases): What's shipping in Hydra OS.
- [In the Field (Gallery)](https://ciwebgroup.com/in-the-field): Photos from the field and events.

## Resources — listen & watch
- [Tech & Tactics — the CI Web Group Blog](https://ciwebgroup.com/blog): AI search, marketing systems, and operator playbooks for trades and professional services.
- [SEO vs AEO vs GEO vs AXO vs SXO](https://ciwebgroup.com/guides/seo-aeo-geo-axo-sxo): The five search-visibility pillars side by side — SEO (your link ranks), AEO (your content is the answer box), GEO (your brand gets cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity), AXO (AI agents can transact with you), SXO (the whole search journey converts) — with mock search surfaces, canonical definitions, and downloadable share graphics.
- [Lighthouse & Page Speed — Buyer's Guide](https://ciwebgroup.com/guides/lighthouse-page-speed): How to read every Lighthouse/PageSpeed score, lab vs field data, Core Web Vitals thresholds, measured benchmarks (clients average 95.8 mobile performance across 24 published launches), what ServiceTitan/chat/GTM integrations cost and how to load them right, and the exact PageSpeed test to run on any marketing agency's own site before signing.
- [The Catalyst Podcast](https://ciwebgroup.com/catalyst-for-the-trades-podcast): The podcast for trades operators leveraging AI.
- [AI Tools for the Trades](https://ciwebgroup.com/ai-tools-for-the-trades): Curated AI tools and playbooks for home-service businesses.
- [Live Events](https://ciwebgroup.com/events): Where to meet CI Web Group in person.
- [Jennifer Bagley — Speaking & Events](https://ciwebgroup.com/speaking): Dated keynotes, breakouts, and workshops — HARDI, TACCA, Winsupply, PHCC, METALCON, NJ ACCA, and more, with links to the hosts' own listings.
- [AI Webinars](https://ciwebgroup.com/webinars): On-demand and upcoming webinars on AI for the trades.
- [Awards & Certifications](https://ciwebgroup.com/awards): Recognitions, certifications, and trust credentials.

## Programs
- [Franchise Growth Systems](https://ciwebgroup.com/industries/franchises): Brand-consistent local websites, AI-search visibility, and reporting across every franchise location.
- [Private Equity Portfolio Growth](https://ciwebgroup.com/industries/pe-portfolios): Portfolio-wide local visibility, lead conversion, and reporting for multi-brand operators.
- [Manufacturer Partners](https://ciwebgroup.com/partners/manufacturers): Dealer growth pathways for leading HVAC manufacturers.
- [Distributor Partners](https://ciwebgroup.com/partners/distributors): Contractor growth pathways through trusted distributor relationships.
- [Hydra Partner Program (Agencies)](https://ciwebgroup.com/hydra-partner-program): White-label web design and marketing for agencies, powered by CI Web Group + Hydra OS (Q4 2026 waitlist).
- [Ambassador Program](https://ciwebgroup.com/ambassador-program): Referral rewards for clients and partners — refer business and earn CI Coins (AI credits) for Hydra.

## Legal
- [Privacy Policy](https://ciwebgroup.com/privacy): How CI Web Group collects, uses, and protects information.
- [Terms of Service](https://ciwebgroup.com/terms): Terms governing the sites and services.
- [Accessibility Statement](https://ciwebgroup.com/accessibility-statement): WCAG 2.2 AA commitment.

## Optional
- [Full overview](https://ciwebgroup.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded company, platform, and services summary in one document.
- [XML sitemap](https://ciwebgroup.com/sitemap.xml): Complete machine-readable URL list.