Notes from the studio

The Suvysoft blog.

Field notes from a Kansas City studio working with owners. Marketing experiments, engineering trade-offs, AI deployments.

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AI

AI for Customer Support: What to Automate and What to Leave Alone

Where AI resolves 40 to 60% of support tickets on its own, where it fails, and the escalation rules that keep a bad answer from ever reaching a customer.

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AI

Multi-Agent AI Systems: When One Agent Isn't Enough

A single AI agent hits real limits fast. Here's how multi-agent systems work, what they cost, and how to tell you actually need one.

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AI

Why Most AI Agent Pilots Stall at Month Three

Most AI agent pilots don't fail in week one. They quietly stop moving around month three. Here is what causes the stall and how to design a pilot that survives it.

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GUIDE

Choosing a software development agency in Kansas City: a buyer's checklist

What custom software actually costs in 2026, fixed price versus time and materials, and the questions that separate a real vendor from a risky one.

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AI

AI Agents for Ecommerce: Order Status, Returns, and Post-Purchase Support

What an AI agent actually automates after checkout, what it costs to run, and the integration work that decides whether it works or just adds a new complaint channel.

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AI

AI Agents for Professional Services Firms

What an AI agent actually automates in a law, accounting, or consulting firm, what it costs per month, and where a human still has to step in.

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MARKETING

A Social Media Plan for a Business With 10 Hours a Month

Most social media advice assumes 3 to 10 hours a week. Here's a real plan for owners who have 10 hours a month instead, and what to cut to make it work.

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AI

AI Receptionist vs Answering Service vs Voicemail

Real 2026 pricing for AI receptionists, live answering services, and voicemail, plus which one actually fits your call volume and budget.

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AI

Off-the-Shelf AI Tool or Custom Build: How to Decide

Off-the-shelf AI tools bill per seat and scale with headcount. Custom builds cost more upfront but scale with usage instead. Here's the real crossover math.

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