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Marketing, AI, Print & Launch. One System.

One team, one plan and one follow-up system. Hire a single service or the whole stick, and every lead you earn gets a fast answer. Free audit. No obligation. Exact pricing in writing before you commit.

  • Marketing
  • AI & Automation
  • Printing
  • Launch

Quick answer

What does Buttered Business do?

Buttered Business is a marketing, AI automation, printing and business launch agency that helps businesses generate leads, follow up automatically with The Buttered System, and grow. Services are grouped into four pillars: Buttered Marketing, Buttered AI, Buttered Printing and Buttered Launch. You can hire one service or connect several.

By Buttered Business Team, led by founder Ken Henderson Updated

At a glance

Services 25 services in 4 pillars
Pillars Buttered Marketing, Buttered AI, Buttered Printing, Buttered Launch
Industries Home Builders, Home Services, Law Firms, Nonprofits, Political Campaigns, Private Schools
Free tools 12 free tools
Follow-up Every service plugs into The Buttered System
Service area Nationwide (USA) ยท Sacramento & Rancho Cordova, CA
Founder Ken Henderson
Pricing Custom quote, with exact pricing in writing before you commit
The whole stick

Four Pillars. One System.

No more juggling five vendors who don't talk to each other. Everything we build can plug into the same follow-up system, so nothing you buy works alone.

WHOLE-istic Marketing

Buttered Marketing

Get found, get chosen, get the call.

Websites, SEO, ads, content and social media that put your name in front of the right people and give them a reason to act.

Explore Marketing 8 services
Collage of Buttered Marketing services: lead generation signage, an SEO growth dashboard and a content creation studio
  • Website Wizardry

    Website Design & Development

    Fast, mobile-first websites built to turn visitors into calls, form leads and bookings, with SEO and follow-up built in.

  • Butter-Smooth SEO

    Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

    Get found on Google, Google Maps and in AI answers with technical, local and AI search optimization that builds lasting visibility.

  • The Lead Magnet

    Lead Generation

    Multi-channel campaigns that attract qualified prospects, then hand every lead to The Buttered System for automatic follow-up.

  • Digital Domination

    Digital Advertising (PPC & Paid Social)

    Google Ads, Local Services Ads and Meta campaigns managed for cost per lead, with conversion tracking and automatic lead follow-up.

  • The Content Kitchen

    Creative Content Creation

    Copy, articles, graphics and video that answer real customer questions, earn attention and give people a reason to act.

  • The Social Spread

    Social Media Marketing

    Strategy, content and community management for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, tied to leads and sales, not likes.

  • Golden Reviews

    Reputation & Review Management

    Honest review requests to every customer, fast responses and a fresh Google profile, with no review gating and no fake reviews.

  • The Nurture Drip

    Email & SMS Marketing

    Consent-based email and text campaigns that follow up, remind and bring customers back, with STOP handling and quiet hours built in.

The Never-Sleeps Crew

Buttered AI

Your best team member never sleeps.

AI voice agents, chatbots, personalized AI video and workflow automation that answer, qualify, book and follow up around the clock, in your brand's voice.

Collage of Buttered AI services: AI voice agents, an AI chatbot interface and an automated follow-up workflow
  • The 2 A.M. Receptionist

    AI Voice Agents (Inbound & Outbound)

    Inbound and outbound AI voice agents that answer every call, qualify callers, book appointments and follow up with consenting leads, 24/7.

  • Chat That Converts

    AI Chatbots

    Website AI chatbots trained on your business that answer questions, capture contact details, qualify leads and book appointments 24/7.

  • Busywork Be Gone

    Process Automation

    AI workflows that connect your tools and automate follow-ups, data entry, onboarding and reporting, so your team can focus on real work.

  • Videos That Personalize Themselves

    Automated AI Videos

    Personalized AI videos sent automatically after a form, call or inquiry, plus AI avatar videos for your brand. Every one labeled AI-generated.

  • The Follow-Up Engine

    The Buttered System

    Our signature follow-up engine: an automatic first reply for every lead, then video, nurture and (with consent) AI voice touches until they book or opt out.

  • The Pipeline Polish

    CRM & Pipeline Setup

    One CRM for every lead, with clean pipeline stages, tags and automations, so every inquiry has an owner and a next step.

Ink That Sticks

Buttered Printing

Marketing they can hold in their hands.

Business cards, flyers, EDDM postcards, window clings, door hangers and signs designed to get picked up, kept and acted on. Every piece can carry a QR code to a tracked page.

Explore Printing 6 services
Collage of Buttered Printing work: business cards, event flyers and EDDM postcard campaigns
  • The Golden Handshake

    Business Cards

    Custom business cards with crisp text, vivid color and a premium feel, designed to make your first impression unforgettable.

  • Hot Off the Press

    Flyers

    Custom flyers with one clear offer and a tracked next step, printed on premium stock in vivid color for events, launches and promotions.

  • Every-Door Spread

    Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM)

    Reach every household on the USPS routes you choose, no mailing list needed. We design, print and bundle EDDM mailers to USPS requirements.

  • Storefront Shine

    Window Clings

    Full-color, removable window clings that turn storefront glass into a billboard for promotions, events, hours and everyday branding.

  • The Friendly Knock

    Door Hangers

    Custom door hangers that put your offer on the front doors you choose, with a tracked QR code so every response reaches your follow-up.

  • The Big Spread

    Banners & Signs

    Vinyl banners, yard signs and event signage designed to be read in a glance from the street, the sidewalk or across the room.

Start Strong

Buttered Launch

Start strong. Grow stronger.

Business formation, EIN and startup documents, business credit building, banking and merchant accounts, and practical consulting to launch right the first time.

Explore Launch 5 services
Collage of Buttered Launch services: business consulting, business formation paperwork and business credit
  • Fresh-Churned Formation

    Business Formation

    LLC, corporation and nonprofit formation in all 50 states, with name checks, state filing, EIN registration and essential startup documents.

  • The Golden Foundation

    Business Credit

    A step-by-step plan to build a business credit profile in your companyโ€™s name, from foundation to funding readiness. Lenders decide.

  • Butter-Smooth Payments

    Banking & Merchant Accounts

    Guided setup for your business bank account, merchant services and online payments, so customers can pay you from day one.

  • Clarified Strategy

    Business Consulting

    Practical consulting to validate your idea, structure operations, price and market your offer, and grow without costly mistakes.

  • The Credit Primer

    Personal Credit Education

    Free education on how personal credit affects business funding: what drives your score, how to check your reports and habits that keep you lender-ready.

Buttered Launch is not a law firm or accounting firm and doesn't provide legal or tax advice. Lenders make all credit and lending decisions.

The glue

The Buttered System Ties It All Together

Your website, ads, phones, print and inbox feed one system that answers new leads fast and keeps following up until they book, buy or tell you no thanks.

Five connected steps that get you found, capture every lead and follow up automatically, so no customer slips through the cracks.

  1. 01 Attract The Sizzle Get found where buyers are looking.
  2. 02 Capture The Skim Turn visitors into real names and numbers.
  3. 03 Follow-Up The Spread Answer in seconds. Then keep following up.
  4. 04 Convert The Melt Turn conversations into booked appointments and signed deals.
  5. 05 Retain Stay Golden Keep customers coming back and bringing friends.

37%

In an audit of 2,241 U.S. companies, only 37% responded to a web lead within an hour, and 23% never responded at all.

Source: Harvard Business Review, 2011(opens in a new tab)

How we work

From First Call to Fully Buttered

A simple path with no pressure at any step.

  1. Step 1

    Get your free audit

    See your Butter Score, your top issues and where leads are leaking. It's yours to keep.

  2. Step 2

    Talk it through

    A free 15-minute call. We listen first, then tell you honestly whether and how we can help.

  3. Step 3

    Get a written plan

    The services that fit your goals, the order to do them in, and exact pricing in writing.

  4. Step 4

    We build and connect

    Your website, campaigns, AI agents and print connect to The Buttered System, and we test before anything touches a real lead.

  5. Step 5

    Track what matters

    Reporting on calls, leads and booked appointments, so you always know what your money is producing.

Free tools

Belly Up to the Butter Bar

Free tools that show you, in your own numbers, whatโ€™s working and whatโ€™s leaking. Most take about a minute, and youโ€™ll see your result without giving us your email.

  • The Butter Score

    Free Website Audit

    Score your site from 0 to 100 on lead capture, SEO, speed, AI search readiness and security, with a fix-first list in plain English.

    Audit +100 Butter Points

  • The Butter Stack Builder

    Build Your Marketing Stack

    Pick your goals and see which services fit: website, SEO, ads, AI follow-up, print or launch, each with a one-line reason.

    Builder +60 Butter Points

  • The Melted Money Calculator

    Missed Call Revenue Calculator

    See how much revenue missed calls may cost you each year, based on your own call volume, booking rate and job value.

    Calculator +50 Butter Points

  • The Busywork Melter

    AI Automation Savings Calculator

    Estimate the hours and payroll dollars your team could save each year by automating follow-up, scheduling, data entry and reporting.

    Calculator +50 Butter Points

  • The Return on Butter Calculator

    Marketing ROI Calculator

    Compare cost per lead, cost per customer, ROAS and ROI for every channel you pay for, side by side, from your real numbers.

    Calculator +50 Butter Points

  • Spread the Butter

    EDDM Cost & Postage Calculator

    Estimate your Every Door Direct Mail cost from households, drops and current USPS postage, plus the response rate you need to break even.

    Calculator +50 Butter Points

Owner-reported results

The Numbers Behind the Butter

Running totals from founder Ken Hendersonโ€™s client work, as reported by Ken.

  • 6.5K+

    Leads generated

    Source: Owner-reported

  • 99+

    Businesses served

    Source: Owner-reported

  • $5.5M+

    Revenue generated for clients

    Source: Owner-reported

Owner-reported totals, not independent research. Your results will depend on your market, your offer and how fast you follow up.

Proof, not promises

Donโ€™t Take Our Word for It. Take Theirs.

We could tell you weโ€™re great. Youโ€™d expect us to. So here are our clients, in their own words.

“...Absolutely Fabulous, you've helped so much with my business...” โ€” Kelly Freer, Manager, Empire Loans
“...and have really taken us to the next level,...will help take your business to the next level...” โ€” Sam Starks, Executive Director, MLK365.com
“...Best Decision We Made...” โ€” Bill & Mimi Kromah, Owners, Gifted Hands Cleaning
Press play to hear the story in their own words. โ€” Stephen Baker
Press play to hear the story in their own words. โ€” Chris Johnson

For all your marketing needs, Sublime Digital Marketing and Ken Henderson to the rescue!

Greg Rovner CEO, Heally

...Working with Ken has been awesome, it has blown up the Invictus Foundation which is my non profit in the 916...

Coach Villami Tuivai Speaker, Founder, Invictus Foundation

Everyone quoted here worked with founder Ken Henderson when his agency was called Sublime Digital Marketing Group. Same founder, new name. Quotes are excerpts, exactly as given. Results vary by business.

Straight answers

Service Questions, Answered

Plain answers to what owners ask before they pick a service. Donโ€™t see yours? Ask a real person.

Still chewing on something?

Ask a real human. We answer in plain English and never send you down a jargon rabbit hole.

Can I hire just one service?

Yes. Every service is available on its own. We'll show you how it could connect to The Buttered System later, so nothing you buy now is wasted.

How do I know which service I need first?

Start with your biggest leak. The free website audit and the Build Your Marketing Stack tool match your goals and what you already have to the services that fit, with a reason for each pick.

How much do your services cost?

Pricing depends on what you need. You'll get exact pricing in writing before you commit to anything, and the audit and free tools cost nothing.

Do you work with my industry?

We focus on home builders, home services, law firms, nonprofits, political campaigns and private schools, and The Buttered System works anywhere leads come in and follow-up matters.

Your next step

Find Out Where Your Leads Are Leaking

Run your free website audit. You'll see how your site performs, how ready it is for Google and AI search, and what to fix first. Use it with us or without us.

Free. No obligation. No credit card. We never sell your information.

+100 Butter Points for running your audit

P.S. Not sure where to start? The Build Your Marketing Stack tool takes about a minute and explains every recommendation.

Prefer to talk to a human?

Your Butter Bank

Current level

Plain Toast

0 Butter Points

60 pts to Lightly Buttered

Rewards

Hit the points, claim the reward. Free, no purchase, no catch.

  • Bonus: AI Voice Agent Demo Call

    Hear an AI voice agent answer, qualify and book a lead by letting it call your phone. You choose the time, and it only calls the number you give us, with your OK.

    Unlocks at 60 Butter Points.

    Earn 60 more points Claimed. We will be in touch!
  • Bonus: Google Business Profile Checkup

    We review your Google Business Profile and point out the fixes that matter most for showing up in local search.

    Unlocks at 150 Butter Points.

    Earn 150 more points Claimed. We will be in touch!
  • Bonus: Follow-Up Teardown

    A one-on-one session that maps how your business answers and follows up with new leads today, step by step, and marks the three biggest gaps.

    Unlocks at 300 Butter Points.

    Earn 300 more points Claimed. We will be in touch!

Badges

  • First Pat Found your first hidden golden butter pat. Locked
  • Number Churner Finished your first free calculator. Locked
  • Audit Ace Ran a free Butter Score website audit. Locked
  • Reel Butter Pressed play on a Buttered video. Locked
  • Pat Collector Found 5 golden butter pats hidden around the site. Locked
  • Well Spread Explored 5 different pages of the site. Locked
  • Midnight Snack Browsing after 10 p.m. Ambition never sleeps. Locked
  • Secret badge Some things are better discovered. Locked
  • Speed Spreader Finished a free tool in under 60 seconds. Locked
  • Fully Buttered Reached the top level. Legend status. Locked
  • Golden Crust Audited a website that scored 90 or higher. Locked
  • Speed Demon Audited a website with a 90+ Google mobile speed score. Locked
  • AI Darling Audited a website that AI search crawlers can reach, with complete business schema. Locked

How to earn

  • Stop by (welcome bonus) +10 Butter Points
  • Explore a new page +5 Butter Points
  • Read deep into a page (halfway and near the end) +3 Butter Points
  • Find a hidden golden butter pat +30 Butter Points
  • Try a free calculator or quiz +10 Butter Points
  • Finish a calculator +50 Butter Points
  • Finish a quiz +60 Butter Points
  • Watch a video +20 Butter Points
  • Run your free website audit +100 Butter Points
  • Claim a reward or request your game plan +150 Butter Points
  • Discover a secret (psst: try typing something tasty) +25 Butter Points
Free ยท 2 quick steps +150 Butter Points

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