Practical tech for the trades

Tech, AI, and local SEO for blue-collar business owners.

I'm Nick Conley. I spent 10 years building a hardscape company before going all-in on marketing, AI, and tech. Now I share what actually works.

NICK CONLEY
FOUNDER · TEKTON
HARDSCAPE → TECH
Est. 2026
The Point

Your marketing agency is not the hero. You are.

I've been on both sides of this. I hired agencies as a contractor. Most of them overpromised and underdelivered. So I taught myself, got better results, and eventually made it my career.

Marketing plays a real part. But the business owner still owns pieces of the pie no agency can touch. Your reputation. Your follow-up. How you show up on the jobsite.

Blue Collar Techy is for contractors who understand that.

What I cover

04 Pillars
01 · AI

AI that actually helps

Real tools and workflows I test on real businesses. If it's hype, I'll tell you.

02 · SEO

Local SEO that gets calls

Google Maps, service pages, reviews. The stuff that makes your phone ring. Plain English.

03 · STACK

Contractor tech stack

CRMs, automations, follow-up. What to keep, what to drop, and how to stop paying for tools you barely use.

04 · BTS

Behind the scenes

What I'm building, testing, and learning. Wins, mistakes, and the stuff I'd tell a buddy after work.

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