Web, ads and AI specialist for Austin
Austin companies can hire me remotely for SaaS and web development, website design, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 10 hours 30 minutes or 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Austin depending on daylight saving, so an Austin morning is my evening. I have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I have no Austin office; calls are by video.
Based in India, working remotely: no office in Austin. Austin is on UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) from early November to mid-March and UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) the rest of the year; India is on UTC+5:30 and does not change its clocks, so India is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Austin in winter and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead in summer. The normal working week is Monday to Friday. Austin's 08:00 to 10:00 is 18:30 to 20:30 in India in summer, so synchronous calls fall in my evening, and written updates arrive before your day starts.
Hiring a remote specialist in Austin
Austin is the Texas capital and the state's technology centre. Downtown and the Capitol Complex hold state agencies, lobbyists and the contractors who sell to them; the University of Texas campus supplies research and a steady flow of graduates; and the Domain in the north and the Mueller district in the east have grown into business parks full of software, hardware and services firms. Round Rock and Cedar Park extend the market with manufacturing, health and technology employers. Many Austin teams are small and fast, and they hire outside help for specific problems rather than build large departments.
The city's identity is also built on events and culture. South by Southwest, Austin City Limits and the racing and music calendars bring large crowds and fill hotels, restaurants and venues, which creates seasonal demand for ticketing pages, booking funnels and local campaigns. A strong semiconductor and hardware presence, plus a lively scene of direct-to-consumer brands, food and outdoor companies, gives the region both business-to-business and consumer buyers. The advice I give most often is to measure properly before spending: track sign-ups, bookings and calls from the first day, so that the first month's results are evidence rather than guesses.
I have run advertising for clients in the USA and work with Austin businesses remotely from India. I have no office in Austin, so I do not claim a local presence. Austin is on UTC-6 in winter and UTC-5 in summer, which puts it 11 hours 30 minutes or 10 hours 30 minutes behind India; a 10:00 stand-up in Austin is 21:30 or 20:30 for me. I work asynchronously, with written specifications, tidy pull requests and a short weekly call fixed in advance, so work moves while your team is offline.
Austin at a glance
- Time zone
- Austin is on UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) from early November to mid-March and UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) the rest of the year; India is on UTC+5:30 and does not change its clocks, so India is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Austin in winter and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead in summer. The normal working week is Monday to Friday. Austin's 08:00 to 10:00 is 18:30 to 20:30 in India in summer, so synchronous calls fall in my evening, and written updates arrive before your day starts.
- How projects are usually paid
- Austin companies commonly pay contractors and agencies by ACH bank transfer or wire against an invoice, often through the accounting tools they already use, and state agencies pay on stated terms after a purchase order. Consumers pay by card and digital wallets. Texas sales tax can apply to some software and data-processing services, so firms confirm the treatment with their accountant. Local currency: USD.
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Hindi
- Business hubs
- Downtown Austin, The Domain, East Austin, Mueller, Capitol Complex, University of Texas campus, Round Rock, Cedar Park
Sectors in Austin that hire for web, ads and software
- Software, SaaS and start-ups
- Product teams need marketing sites, trial funnels, paid-acquisition tracking and extra development capacity, often on short sprints.
- Semiconductors, hardware and advanced manufacturing
- Suppliers and engineering firms need technical product pages, specification downloads and lead generation aimed at buyers in other companies.
- State government and public-sector suppliers
- Contractors near the Capitol Complex need capability statements, accessible sites and clear documentation for procurement reviewers.
- Music, festivals, hospitality and tourism
- Venues, promoters, restaurants and hotels need ticketing and booking pages and campaigns that follow the event calendar.
- Direct-to-consumer, health and wellness brands
- Online brands and clinics need fast stores or booking pages, clean tracking and email flows that bring customers back.
Rules and market notes for Austin
Software buyers research on Google, LinkedIn and review sites, so narrow high-intent terms and well-built landing pages beat broad campaigns, and sales cycles are long enough that lead tracking must reach the CRM.
Event weeks such as South by Southwest push prices for hotels, rentals and ads sharply, so hospitality advertisers plan budgets around the calendar rather than spreading them evenly.
Instagram and TikTok reach the city's young, mobile audience for food, music and wellness brands, and Spanish-language campaigns reach a large share of Central Texas households.
- The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, in force since July 2024, gives Texas residents rights over their personal data and sets duties for many businesses that collect it.
- Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 521 requires reasonable protection of sensitive personal information and notification to affected people after a breach.
- State agencies must follow the Texas Administrative Code's web accessibility rules, and suppliers building public-sector sites are expected to meet them.
- The CAN-SPAM Act for email and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls and texts apply to marketing contacts.
Services
- AI chatbot developerAI chatbot and RAG assistant development: answers from your own documents, lead qualification, WhatsApp and website chat, CRM hand-off and testing for errors.
- AI engineerAI engineering for business: RAG knowledge assistants, chatbots, agents and integrations built on Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, with testing of every AI answer.
- CRM developerCustom CRM development: lead capture, pipelines, roles, WhatsApp and e-mail follow-up, reports and multi-tenant dashboards. Built remotely, owned by you.
- Custom software developerCustom software for business: CRMs, back-end and API workflows, integrations and reporting tools. Scoped in writing, tested, documented and handed over.
- E-commerce website developerE-commerce website development with product feeds, checkout, tracking and Google Shopping, Performance Max and Meta catalogue ads, measured on profit.
- Google Ads expertGoogle Ads management and audits for lead generation and e-commerce: Search, PMax, Demand Gen, AI Max, Shopping and YouTube, with proper conversion tracking.
- Landing page designerLanding page design and conversion optimisation for Google and Meta campaigns: one offer, fast mobile pages, tracked forms and calls, and tests on live budgets.
- Lead generation expertLead generation for clinics, law firms and service businesses: Google and Meta Ads, landing pages, call tracking and fast follow-up, judged by cost per customer.
- Meta Ads expertMeta Ads management for lead generation and e-commerce on Facebook and Instagram: Pixel and CAPI tracking, creative testing, catalog and Advantage+ campaigns.
- Performance marketing consultantHire one senior performance marketing consultant to own paid media strategy, tracking, CRO and reporting across Google and Meta. 12+ years, 500+ brands.
- PPC specialistPPC management across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Meta, with advice on Local Services Ads, shared conversion tracking and honest cross-platform reporting.
- SaaS developerSaaS product development: multi-tenant architecture, plans and billing, admin console and tracking, built with Next.js and Node.js and handed over with the code.
- SEO specialistTechnical SEO, on-page SEO, local SEO and AI-search readiness (structured data, llms.txt), measured in Search Console and GA4. Remote, no ranking promises.
- Social media marketing specialistSocial media marketing for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn: content planning, creative testing, paid social and retargeting, tracked to enquiries.
- Web application developerCustom web applications built with Next.js, React and Node.js: client portals, dashboards, booking and internal tools, tested and handed over with the code.
- Website designerFast, accessible websites designed to turn visitors into enquiries: design, build, SEO basics, tracking and a CRM link. 12+ years in paid media and conversion work.
- Workflow automation specialistWorkflow automation for lead follow-up, CRM updates, reporting and WhatsApp and e-mail messages, built with Zapier, Pabbly, WATI and custom Node.js code.
Nearby and related places
- TexasTexas businesses hire me remotely for websites, web applications, AI automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, and Houston, Dallas and Austin on Central Time are 11.5 hours behind me in winter and 10.5 in summer, so an 8:00 call is 19:30 or 18:30 for me. Energy, healthcare, technology, real estate and logistics teams get written updates and builds planned around the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.
- HoustonHouston businesses can hire me remotely for website design, web and SaaS development, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 10 hours 30 minutes or 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Houston depending on daylight saving, so a Houston morning is my evening. I have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I have no Houston office; calls are by video.
- DallasDallas businesses can hire me remotely for website design, web and SaaS development, AI workflow automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 10 hours 30 minutes or 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Dallas depending on daylight saving, so a Dallas morning is my evening. I have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I have no Dallas office; calls are by video.
- San FranciscoSan Francisco companies can hire me remotely for SaaS and web development, product marketing sites, AI workflow automation and Google, Meta and LinkedIn advertising. I work from India, 12 hours 30 minutes or 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of San Francisco depending on daylight saving, so a San Francisco morning is my late evening. I have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I have no San Francisco office; calls are by video.
- OklahomaOklahoma businesses hire me remotely for websites, web applications, AI automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, and Oklahoma on Central Time is 10.5 to 11.5 hours behind me, so a 9:00 call in Oklahoma City is 19:30 or 20:30 for me. Energy, aerospace, agriculture, healthcare and tribal-enterprise teams get written updates between calls and builds that suit a practical, relationship-led market.
- United StatesUS businesses hire me remotely for websites, web applications, AI automation and Google and Meta advertising. I work from India, 9.5 to 13.5 hours ahead of the US mainland depending on the zone and daylight saving, so live calls fall in my evening or early morning, while written updates and builds continue overnight. I have run campaigns for US clients, mostly healthcare and service brands.
Hiring for Austin: questions
Yes. I take scoped web, backend, integration and QA work inside your repository and tools, document what I change and report progress in writing so your team sees it each morning.
Austin is 10 hours 30 minutes or 11 hours 30 minutes behind India, so Austin mornings are my evenings. We fix a weekly call and use written specifications and pull requests for everything else.
Yes. I build pages that work well on phones, connect payment providers and record each completed purchase, so promotions for event weeks are judged on tickets sold rather than clicks.
No. I work remotely from India and have run campaigns for clients in the USA, but I do not claim an Austin office. Meetings are by video call, and I travel only if you arrange it.
Working with Austin
Tell me the goal and the deadline; you get a plain answer and a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Fastest reply on WhatsApp — usually within a couple of hours.