Consciously using AIto grow your business.

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Every business leaks time and money.

“I audit your business and show you where to save time and money.”

  • Answer customers fasterReplies drafted for you, routine questions handled.
  • Fill your calendarBooking, reminders, and follow-ups on autopilot.
  • Turn one idea into a month of contentPosts, emails, and social from what you already say.
  • Connect your toolsStop copying the same data between apps.
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Real things, built and running.

33 years of building for the web, from the first websites to the AI tools people use today. Every project here is live, and I built it.

33+
years building
500+
projects delivered
23+
years with my longest client
dailyom.com/horoscopes/birth-chart-calculator● Live
DailyOM AI readings
Chalice home screen
Chalice meditate screen
Chalice course screen
App Store  ·  Google Play
birthcharthoroscopes.com● Live
Birth Chart Horoscopes
jeanroorda.com● Live
Jean Roorda
calibermetalsupply.com● Live
Caliber Metal Supply
npk-industries.com● Live
NPK Industries
covenantcoservices.com● Live
Covenant Company
northsideexteriorservices.com● Live
Northside Exterior Services

AI Phone Receptionist

Never miss
another call.

A natural-sounding AI receptionist that answers your calls day and night. It knows your customers by name, looks up and changes their orders, books appointments, and emails you a tidy summary after every call. I build it, test it and look after it. You keep your number.

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  • Never puts anyone on hold
  • 24/7
  • Keep your number
  • Set up by me, in Bend
The Puffy Coat Co.Live call · 0:00
AI

Call summary, emailed to the storeSarah M., returning customer: order #4417 changed from large to medium before shipping. Still arrives Thursday. Transcript attached.

Knows every customer

Connects securely to your customer data. It greets callers by name, sees their orders and history, and can change an order, rebook or start a return. Only the access you choose.

Answers every call

After hours, weekends, or when you're busy.

Perfect messages

Who called, what they need, emailed with the transcript.

Hands off to a person

Transfers the call when the caller asks or it's urgent.

Sounds natural

Lets people finish, ignores background noise.

Knows your business

Learned from your website: hours, services, products and policies.

How many calls do you get a month?

About 200 minutes a month80 calls × ~2.5 min Standard plan $100/mo
Starter$50/mo20 min · ~8 callsTry it · missed-calls backupExtra minutes 50¢
Standard$100/mo250 min · ~100 callsMost businesses
Growth$149/mo500 min · ~200 calls
Pro$249/mo900 min · ~360 calls
Business$449/mo1,700 min · ~680 calls
EnterpriseLet's talkMore than 1,700 min a monthContact me for pricing →
Setup$149 one-time

From $299 for integrations, big catalogs or several locations.

Add-ons+$49/mo

Shopify, booking or CRM: a one-time build, then $49 a month.

Extra minutes$0.30 a minute

$0.50 on Starter. Only if you go over your plan.

BillingBy the minute

Calls average 2–3 minutes.

Up and running in three steps

  1. 1I learn your business and connect it

    Your website, hours, FAQs and how you want calls handled, then I connect it securely to your customer and order data.

  2. 2I build and test it

    On real phone calls, until it sounds like your best front desk.

  3. 3You keep your number

    Calls forward to it when nobody answers, after hours, or all the time. Cell, landline or systems like RingCentral.

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Prepared for your business · a quick audit first, then our 30-minute call

  1. 1
    Answer enquiries in minutes, not days

    An AI assistant drafts replies from your own FAQs. You approve and send.

    Effort: smallStarts: this week
  2. 2
    Fill the gaps in your calendar

    Online booking with reminders and follow-ups, so fewer no-shows.

    Effort: smallStarts: this month
  3. 3
    Stop copying data between tools

    Your website form flows straight into your CRM and email list.

    Effort: mediumStarts: this month

Emailed after our call, with everything I can offer.

  1. 1
    Tell me about your business

    Two minutes, the form below.

  2. 2
    I audit before we talk

    A quick look at your site, your flow and your tools, so I come prepared.

  3. 3
    We talk, then I email it all

    Ask me anything on the call. Afterwards you get your wins and everything I can offer, in writing.

A lifetime of code.

I wrote my first program at seven. Today I'm a full-stack AI engineer.

Age 7

Where it started

A home computer, a blinking cursor and BASIC. I have been writing code ever since.

BASIC
BBS days

Online before the web

Building BBSes on 2400-baud modems and drawing RIPscrip graphics. The internet before the internet.

RIPscrip2400 baudBBS
Software

Real programs

Desktop software and systems that had to be fast and reliable.

C++C#
Networks

Under the hood

Building computers, troubleshooting and running Novell and Cisco networks. I know how a business's systems fit together.

Novell NetWareCiscoHardware
The web

Websites + web apps

Sites, stores, booking systems and custom back ends. 500+ projects.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptPHPSQLPythonReactJSNode.jsWordPressShopifyAWS
Mobile

iOS + Android apps

Native and cross-platform apps, from early Objective-C days to Chalice today.

Objective-CSwiftKotlinFlutterReact NativeExpo
AI, today

Full-stack AI engineer

Custom AI tools, agents and voice AI, built into real businesses: the website, the data and the AI together.

PythonClaudeOpenAIGeminiAI agentsRAG + vector databasesLangChainLlamaIndexTensorFlowPyTorch

+ plenty more picked up along the way

Michael de Fauw in the pines near Bend, Oregon
Bend, Oregon Coding since age 7 Spiritual healer

Hi, I'm Michael.

I wrote my first program at seven. I've been building for the web for more than 33 years, and for the last several years I've been building with AI every day, for real businesses with real customers.

The engineer Full-stack AI engineer

Websites, apps and the AI behind them, built end to end.

33+
years building
500+
projects
23+
years, longest client
The healer A practicing spiritual healer

Which is why the work is called conscious.

  1. 1I listen first.
  2. 2I tell you the truth about what AI can and can't do.
  3. 3I build things that serve the people on the other end.

MichaelBased in Bend, Oregon · working with clients everywhere

The people I build for stay.

Conscious Web Design has been my "Go-To Web Genius" for well over 17 years now. I can't count the number of times he has been there for me with creative solutions and technical expertise that always exceeded my expectations.

JTJames TwymanNew York Times Bestselling Author
200323+ years togetherToday

I had searched several years to find a web page designer of Conscious Web Design's caliber. His work ethic in accommodating and getting projects done in a timely manner is stellar. Highly recommended.

PBPhilip BurleyFounder, Adventures in Mastery, LLC

Working with Conscious Web Design to create my website has been an absolute pleasure. He was very receptive to my ideas and incredibly patient — walking me through every step of the process with clarity and care.

CFCasey Frieder, DCSouthern Oregon Active Health, LLC

Honest prices. Fixed before we start.

From a simple site to a three-year iOS & Android platform, I've worked across the whole range. Every project starts with a free review, and you get a fixed quote before any work begins.

Simple website

from$1,500

A few clean pages that look right on every phone, a contact form, and found on Google.

AI tools & automations

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A smart assistant, a slow task done for you, or your systems talking to each other.

Custom website or platform

from$5,000

Booking, memberships, courses, stores, and the custom features your business runs on.

iOS & Android apps

from$5,000

From a focused first app to full platforms with logins, payments and more.

Ongoing care

No contract

Updates, fixes and improvements, with someone who already knows your site. You only pay for the time I actually work.

Large platforms

Let's talk

Multi-year, high-traffic builds. We'll plan it together, in phases you can see.

AI Phone Receptionist has its own simple monthly plans, from $50/mo.See plans →
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Let's find your first win.

Tell me a little about your business. I read every message myself and reply personally within one business day.

Michael de FauwConscious Web Design · Bend, Oregon
  1. You send a noteA few lines is plenty.
  2. I look at your business firstSo our call starts with ideas, not questions.
  3. We talk, then you get a planClear options and a fixed quote. No pressure.
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