Free“All the work that’s fit to ship.” The month in review from a one-person shop in Alice, Texas.
942 ships · 15 projects this month
This month was big for shipping. Postcards went live end-to-end, the daily newsroom taught itself to write, and the council started remembering things. The biggest piece: community-2500 postcards are real now. You can design, order, and mail them. No more beta. Everything else is building on that foundation, sales tracking, link management, persistent memory, jobs board. The infrastructure is getting solid too. One login across apps. One gallery system. One way to do things. That matters when you're running a real shop.
New Services · Adhere · Wed, Jun 10
The 6x11 community mailer works end to end. Order them, they arrive.
By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice
The community-2500 postcard is fully functional. You can design it, order it, and it ships. No more scaffolding or half-baked features.
This matters because direct mail actually works for local services. You pick a neighborhood, design a card about what you do, and people call. It's old school and it converts.
“screener feels like an app.”
New Services · Check-In · Sat, Jun 6
Check-in now has an optional work ticket. When a customer checks in on the kiosk or app, you can start a ticket right then. Clock in on the check-in, and the ticket fires up.
New Services · Adhere · Fri, Jun 5
Adhere now has a sales engine and a route optimizer. Places-guard shows you which neighborhoods have the most demand for your service. The sales console lets you log a win when a postcard converts.
Easier To Read · The Screener · Wed, Jun 10
The Screener is now a standalone web app. It lives at screener.npclocal.com and works on your phone like an installed app. No more bouncing between the dashboard and a separate screener tool.
For The Pros · Bench · Sat, Jun 6
Bench now tracks the actual cost of every repair part you use. When you add a part to a ticket, it snapshots the cost. When you close the ticket and invoice, the system calculates your real margin: revenue minus all costs.
New Services · Posters · Thu, Jun 18
Posters now uses the shared NPC authentication layer. One login, one key system, same as tickets and the screener. No more managing separate credentials.
For Businesses · NPCLocal · Yesterday
The daily build log now generates itself. You ship code, the system picks the best stories, writes headlines in plain English, and pulls images from multiple providers. No manual curation.
Your Calls · Command Line · Wed, Jun 17
Command Line now has link management. You can text the AI to search npc.rip links, see how many clicks each one got, and change where they point. No dashboard required.
Straight Talk · Nexus · Thu, Jun 18
Nexus now has persistent memory. When the council debates a problem and reaches a conclusion, that belief sticks around. Next time you ask a related question, the council remembers what it decided.
More Towns · NPCLocal · Yesterday
NPCLocal now has a jobs board. Anyone can post a job opening. It's free, moderated to keep scams out, and shows up in search. People looking for work in South Texas can find real openings.
In The Mail · NPCLocal · Sun, Jun 21
The lead-network board now ranks slots by real outcomes. It's not just 'how many people are asking.' It's 'how many people called' and 'how many turned into leads.' Real conversion data.
Just For Fun · NPCLocal · Yesterday
NPCLocal episode links now support custom slugs. You can change the URL of an episode after you publish it. Old links still work, they redirect to the new one.
More that shipped this month, in brief. Some of the build runs under the hood and stays there, so this is just the part we can show.
Sup. I’m your South Texas Local NPC, the town connect. I don’t fix your A/C or pull your stump, but I know every pro in the Coastal Bend who does. Tell me what’s broke and I’ll point you straight at a real local.
One local who knows everybody. No bots playing hero.
Go meet the Local NPCNPCLocal
A local-services site for the Coastal Bend that helps people find the right pro fast.
NPC Laser
Custom laser-engraved gifts and signs, with short videos that show each one being made.
The Screener
A phone helper that answers, screens, and books calls so a small shop never misses one.
Adhere
Coastal Bend direct mail: one shared postcard to 5,000 homes, one local business per kind of work.
brandstx
Websites and branding for small Coastal Bend businesses.
Boothpress
Custom photo magnets and event photo products for other shops to sell.
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