[ Service 08 · AI ]

AI developer for websites, software and 24/7 automation

I’m Mehrad Mazaheri, an AI developer in Vancouver. I use AI to design and build websites and custom software in a fraction of the usual time, and I build AI into your business: chatbots that answer at 2am, intake that books itself, follow-ups that send themselves. Every workflow runs in my own practice before it reaches a client.

✓Built with AI, reviewed line by line by a developer with 10+ years of craft
✓Human handoff built in: AI answers what it knows, routes what it doesn’t
✓Start with one workflow that pays back, then expand - no big-bang projects
assistant · online
24/7
your website answers & books
10+
years of development craft
2 wks
typical first-workflow launch
[ The approach ]

Build with AI. Build AI in. Prove it with numbers.

AI development means two things in my practice, and you benefit from both. First, I build with AI: pairing with frontier models to design, write and test code means a website or custom tool that once took months now ships in weeks, at small-business prices, with every line still reviewed, tested and owned by you. Second, I build AI in: chatbots trained on your actual services, automated intake and booking, follow-ups that send themselves, content pipelines with human review.

My rule is one workflow first. We pick the highest-leverage gap - usually lead intake or appointment booking - automate it end to end, and measure it. The chatbot is trained on your services, prices and policies so it answers specifically, not generically; anything it is unsure about routes to you with full context. Every conversation is logged, so you watch it work before trusting it further. Then, and only then, we expand.

Everything integrates with the WordPress site you already have - forms, calendars, email - because I build those too. And I run these systems in my own practice: the intake automation, content workflows and AI tooling here are the same ones I deploy for clients. Book a free AI audit and I will map where AI would pay back first in your business.

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The chatbot books consults while we sleep. Half our new patients now start with it.

- Healthcare practice manager
[ What’s included ]

Practical AI, not sci-fi promises

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AI web development

Websites designed and built AI-first: launched in weeks, hand-finished, responsive, SEO-ready and fully owned by you.

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Custom AI software

Internal tools, dashboards, calculators and booking systems - the custom software small businesses could never justify before AI cut the build cost.

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Website chatbots

Trained on your services, prices and policies - answering specifically, escalating gracefully, logging everything.

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Intake, booking & follow-up

Enquiries qualified, appointments booked into your real calendar, quotes chased and reviews requested - untouched by human hands.

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AI integrations

Claude and GPT wired into your forms, calendar, CRM and WooCommerce through business APIs that do not train on your data.

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Monitoring & handoff

Full conversation logs, accuracy reviews, and human-handoff rules - so automation stays helpful and honest.

[ The process ]

Audit, pilot, connect, expand

01

AI audit

A free walkthrough of your website, tools and enquiry-to-customer flow, mapping where AI saves hours or recovers leads. You keep the map.

Week 1
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Pilot one workflow

The highest-leverage automation is built, trained on your business, and launched - typically inside two weeks.

Weeks 1–2
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Connect & verify

Calendar, email and CRM integrations wired and tested; every conversation logged for your review.

Week 3
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Measure & expand

Once the pilot proves itself in bookings and hours saved, the next workflow gets the same treatment.

Ongoing
[ The long answer ]

AI development, explained without the hype

What does an AI developer actually do?

An AI developer builds software in two ways at once: using AI to design, code and test faster than a traditional workflow allows, and building AI features - chatbots, assistants, automations, integrations - into the product itself. I do both. AI accelerates the work; ten-plus years of web development decide what ships.

In practice, that means one accountable developer can take a project from idea to working product - website, web app, online store or automation - at a pace that used to need a team. You talk directly to the person doing the work, and you own everything we build.

AI web development: faster builds, same craftsmanship

AI web development is normal web development with the slow parts compressed. Wireframes, copy drafts, component code and test cases are generated with AI, then reviewed, corrected and hand-finished before anything reaches your site. Search engines do not rank "AI-built" or "hand-built" - they rank fast, useful, well-structured websites - so the standards never move.

The result is a custom WordPress or Shopify site in weeks instead of months, with responsive layouts, clean markup, schema and on-page SEO built in from the first commit.

AI website design: what it is, and what it is not

AI website design is not pasting your business name into a generator and shipping whatever appears. Generators produce generic sites that look like every other generated site - and rank like them too. In my process, AI widens the options and a designer makes the calls:

  • →AI explores: layout variants, type pairings and copy angles - dozens of directions in the time one used to take
  • →A human decides: what fits your brand, your customers and your conversion goals - taste does not come from a prompt
  • →AI double-checks: contrast, accessibility, responsive breakpoints and broken states before launch

Custom AI software, at small-business prices

Custom software used to be a big-company purchase: a team, a long timeline, a budget with a comma in it. AI-assisted development changes that math. As one AI software developer, I build internal tools, dashboards, quoting calculators, booking systems and small web apps in weeks, each scoped with a fixed written quote before work starts.

I ship my own products the same way - the games, tools and plugins across my portfolio were all built AI-first - so estimates come from practice, not theory.

Chatbots, assistants and AI integrations

I build website chatbots on the same frontier models I work with every day - Claude and the GPT family - through their business APIs, which do not use your data for training. The bot answers only from content you approve: services, prices, policies, FAQs. When it is unsure, it says so and hands the conversation to a human with full context, and every exchange is logged for your review.

Beyond chat, the same integrations can summarize enquiries, draft replies for your approval, tag and route leads, and power content pipelines with human review built in - wired into WordPress, WooCommerce, your forms, your calendar and your CRM.

AI developer vs. traditional developer

The deliverable is identical: tested, documented code that you own outright. What changes is the economics of getting there.

  • →Speed: a first working version in days and launch in weeks, because iteration is where AI pays back most
  • →Cost: fewer hours for the same scope, which is how custom work fits small-business budgets
  • →Breadth: one developer carries design, build, content and automation without agency handoffs
  • →Unchanged: code review, testing, security and accountability - AI drafts, a developer ships

How much does hiring an AI developer cost?

Every project gets a fixed written quote within two business days, scoped before work starts. A first automation workflow - a chatbot or automated intake - is a small, contained project with a modest monthly cost for hosting and monitoring. AI-assisted websites and software typically come in well under traditional agency quotes for the same scope, because the hours are lower, not the standards.

The honest way to find out is the free AI audit: a walkthrough of your business that maps where AI would pay back first, with each item priced separately. You keep the map either way.

An AI developer in Vancouver, working anywhere

I work from Vancouver, BC: in person across the Lower Mainland, remote across Canada and beyond. You get one accountable developer in your timezone rather than a ticket queue - the person who scopes the work is the person who builds it, and the AI systems I recommend are the ones running in my own businesses right now.

[ FAQ ]

AI questions, answered without the hype

What is an AI developer?

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An AI developer is a software developer who uses artificial intelligence to design, build and test products faster, and who builds AI features such as chatbots, assistants and automations into those products. I combine 10+ years of web development with AI-first workflows, so you get both sides.

Can AI build an entire website by itself?

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It can generate one, but rarely a good one: generated sites look generic, rank poorly and are awkward to maintain. Strong results come from AI doing the heavy lifting while a developer makes the design, SEO and code decisions. That hybrid is exactly what I sell.

Do you use AI to write your code?

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Yes, openly and deliberately. AI drafts code, copy and tests; I review, correct and test every line before it ships, and I stay accountable for all of it. That workflow is why you get agency-level output at solo-developer pricing.

What can AI automation actually do for a small business?

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The practical wins: answer website questions 24/7, qualify and book enquiries automatically, send follow-ups and reminders, and speed up content production. Boring, compounding time-savers - not robot receptionists from a keynote demo.

Which automation should I start with?

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Almost always lead intake: a chatbot plus automated booking recovers the after-hours and slow-reply leads you are currently losing, and its value shows up directly in the calendar. Start there, expand once it proves itself.

How much does an AI project cost?

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Every project is a fixed, scoped quote delivered in writing within two business days. A first workflow such as a chatbot or intake automation is a small contained project with a modest monthly hosting and monitoring cost, and AI-assisted builds typically price well under agency equivalents.

What if the AI gives a customer a wrong answer?

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The bot is trained only on content you approve, told to say “I don’t know - let me connect you” rather than guess, and every conversation is logged and reviewed. Accuracy is a design requirement here, not a hope.

Is my business data safe with AI?

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Yes. Bots run only on content you approve, the business APIs I build on do not use your data to train models, and every conversation is logged where you can read it. Nothing about your business or customers goes into consumer chat tools.

Will it work with my existing website and tools?

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Yes - everything is built to integrate with your current WordPress site, forms, calendar and email rather than replacing them. If your site needs groundwork first, I handle that too.

Do you only build on WordPress?

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Most builds are WordPress, WooCommerce or Shopify because that is what small businesses run, but custom AI tools, chatbots and integrations can sit alongside almost any stack. Tell me what you use and I will tell you honestly whether it fits.

What could AI build for your business?
Free AI audit: where AI development or automation pays back first in your business.
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