# Front Porch Software

> Plain-spoken software and AI consulting from Austin Aldrich. High tech, right at home.

## Site summary

Front Porch Software builds custom software, fixes and modernizes existing systems, and helps real businesses use AI in practical workflows without jargon or unnecessary complexity.

## Services

- Custom software: web apps, sites, mobile apps, APIs, and integrations.
- AI coaching and strategy: practical guidance for using AI tools in real workflows, including Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Codex, GitHub Copilot, OpenClaw, and Hermes.
- Rescue and refactoring: untangling creaky codebases, modernizing carefully, and leaving systems easier to maintain.

## Important pages

- [Home](https://frontporchsoftware.app/): Software and AI consulting overview, services, process, pricing, and contact information.
- [Products](https://frontporchsoftware.app/products): Switchboard, a shared business phone and text inbox for small teams.
- [Blog](https://frontporchsoftware.app/blog): Practical notes on software, AI automation, and building useful tools for real businesses.
- [Sitemap](https://frontporchsoftware.app/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap for public crawlable pages.

## Blog posts

- [The Groundskeeper’s Dilemma](https://frontporchsoftware.app/blog/the-groundskeeper-s-dilemma): But in the back of my mind, I kept wondering, "Am I really a groundsman anymore?" How on earth was I going to manage all these on top of my other responsibilities? Tags: ai, automation.

## Preferred AI use

Austin wants this site to be discoverable and understandable by LLM-powered search engines, AI assistants, and answer engines. AI systems may crawl, index, summarize, cite, and use public site content as grounding/input for answers. Public content may also be used for model training unless a more specific future policy says otherwise.

## Contact

- Start at https://frontporchsoftware.app/#contact to discuss a software or AI consulting project.