I Build SystemsThat Think.
Vancouver businesses are automating their lead gen, their content, their entire client pipeline with AI. I help small businesses across Metro Vancouver do the same — faster, and without hiring an agency.
Seven Ways to
Stop Doing It Manually
Every engagement starts with one question: what's eating your time? Then I build the system that gets it back.
You Don't Need Another Agency.
You Need a System.
Here's What's Actually Happening to Your Business Right Now
According to Harvard Business Review, companies that respond to leads within 5 minutes are 100x more likely to convert them. Your competitors automated their follow-up six months ago. Your team spends 20 hours a week on tasks a well-built AI system handles in 20 minutes. Your website ranks fine on Google — but it is invisible when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews for a recommendation in your space.
That is not a marketing problem. It is an infrastructure problem. According to McKinsey's 2024 AI report, 72% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function — up from 50% just two years prior. No amount of ad spend fixes broken infrastructure when your competitors are automating theirs.
Frank Yao has spent 15 years in SEO watching businesses throw money at tactics when what they actually needed was a system — a machine that finds the right people, says the right thing, and moves them through a pipeline without manual intervention. That is what AI automation delivers. Except the machine runs 24/7, and it does not take vacation.
I don't build demos. I ship systems that make money on day one.
AI Automation That Pays for Itself — Fast
Most “AI solutions” are science projects — cool demos that never see production. According to Gartner, 85% of AI projects fail to deliver business value. Frank Yao ships AI systems that generate ROI from day one: a property management company saved 20+ hours per month through automated booking notifications. A RAG-powered knowledge base replaced 30-minute compliance phone calls with instant AI answers. A digital model platform now generates production-grade imagery in minutes instead of weeks.
The difference is starting with the revenue problem, not the technology. If an AI voice agent will close more deals, that is what gets built. If a content automation pipeline will 10x organic traffic, that is what gets built. If connecting a CRM to Airtable to Slack eliminates 15 hours of weekly admin, that is what gets built. The technology is the engine. The business outcome is the destination.
The stack includes Pinecone for vector search, Supabase for real-time data, custom diffusion models for generative content, and Sanity CMS for structured content management. But the first question is always: “What is the one thing costing you the most time or money right now?” That is where every engagement starts.
Search Has Changed. Traditional SEO Is Not Enough.
Ranking on Google page one is no longer sufficient. According to Ahrefs data, brand mentions are now 3x more predictive of AI visibility than backlinks alone. Potential customers are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews for recommendations. If content is not structured to get cited by AI, a business is invisible to the fastest-growing search channel in history.
Research from Princeton and Georgia Tech demonstrates that pages with cited statistics are 40% more likely to appear in AI-generated responses. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) are how smart businesses get found in 2025 and beyond. Frank Yao applies 15 years of SEO expertise — from keyword research to link building to technical SEO — to this new paradigm.
Every site Frank Yao builds ships with 90+ Lighthouse performance scores, semantic HTML, JSON-LD structured data, and content architecture designed for both Google crawlers and AI citation. Sites load in under 1.2 seconds. Core Web Vitals pass on day one. Content does not just rank — it gets cited and recommended by AI systems.
Teams update everything through Sanity CMS — no developer needed, no deployment queue, no waiting. Publish, preview, live. That simple.
Years in SEO
Systems Shipped
Saved Per Client/Mo
Avg Load Time
One Person. Full Stack. Zero Handoffs.
Agencies add layers between the client and the builder. An account manager translates to a strategist, who translates to a designer, who translates to a developer. By the time anything ships, the original intent has been through four rounds of telephone. According to a Standish Group study, 52% of project features are never used — largely due to this translation loss.
With Frank Yao, clients talk directly to the person who builds it. AI automation, lead acquisition systems, GEO/AEO strategy, Next.js web development, and workflow automation are not separate disciplines — they are layers of the same system. An AI voice agent needs a fast website to live on. That website needs search visibility to drive traffic. That traffic needs an automated pipeline to convert. When one person understands all the layers, the system works.
Frank Yao's clients include restaurant operators, real estate platforms, physiotherapy clinics, currency exchange firms, digital agencies, and AI startups. The common thread: they are tired of paying for deliverables that need constant maintenance. They want systems that compound over time. They want a partner who builds it right the first time — so they can focus on running their business.
First conversation is free. Every client walks away with actionable takeaways whether they hire Frank Yao or not. No pitch deck. No pressure. Just a clear assessment of where AI automation can move the needle.
Recent Projects
“Technology should amplify human potential, not replace it.”
— Frank Yao
How I Work
No bloated timelines or mystery deliverables. You'll know exactly what's happening at every stage and see working results before writing the final check.
Discovery
A 30-minute conversation about your business — what's working, what's not, and where you're losing time or money. No sales pitch, just a clear picture of where automation and better systems can make the biggest impact.
Strategy
I audit your tech stack, workflows, and online presence. You get a detailed roadmap that prioritizes quick wins first — changes that deliver measurable ROI within weeks, not months.
Build
Focused sprints with weekly check-ins. You see progress constantly, not a big reveal months later. Every component is tested, documented, and built to work with your existing tools.
Launch
Once live, I monitor performance, gather real-world data, and fine-tune. Full handover documentation plus 30 days of support to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Proven Impact
Projects Delivered
Industries Served
Client Satisfaction
Years Experience
“Frank didn't just build us a website — he rebuilt how our entire online presence works. Our organic traffic tripled in four months, and we're getting leads from Google and AI search that we never saw before.”
Gordie David
CinCin YVR
“We were drowning in manual processes — copying data between spreadsheets, chasing compliance deadlines, losing hours every week to admin work. Frank automated all of it. What used to take my team a full day now runs in the background.”
Jordan Falk, Operations Director
Caldera ALC
“Most developers give you a site and disappear. Frank gave us a system — fast, SEO-ready, easy to update, and it actually converts. Our lead pipeline has never been this consistent.”
Brendan Guthrie, Founder
CoreVal Homes
Content built by Frank Yao has been cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. According to Princeton and Georgia Tech research, pages with cited statistics are 40% more likely to appear in AI-generated answers. Every site I build is optimized for both traditional search and generative AI engines.
Ready to Build
Something Real?
Whether you need an AI system that handles the busywork, a website that actually converts, or a search strategy that puts you in front of the right people — the first step is a conversation.
30-minute call · No commitment · Actionable takeaways even if we don't work together