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IT, software, and websites for Rochester small businesses
Total BS helps small businesses in Rochester and the surrounding towns fix, build, and run the technology they depend on. Consulting, custom software, websites, and managed IT from one experienced person who does the work.
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Founder. U.S. Army veteran.
- Based in Greece, NY
- Doing this work since 2008, as Total BS since 2021
- Veteran-owned
- You talk to the person doing the work
What Total BS does
Four services, one person accountable for all of them. Prices are published, and every project starts with a written estimate.
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Business and IT consulting
Get a straight answer before you spend money on software, hardware, or a vendor. Hourly, with no retainer required.
From $75/hour
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Custom software development
Internal tools, integrations, customer portals, and mobile apps built around how your team works.
From $125/hour
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Website development
A fast, professional small business website for $800, then $100 a year to keep it running.
$800 build, then $100/year
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Managed IT services
Flat-rate IT support for small offices. A real person, a direct line, no ticket queue.
$375/month, 5 hours included
Recent work
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Gio's Garage Auto Detailing Client
Call-or-text booking site for a Buffalo-area detailer, packages from $100
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PickCommish Total BS product
Web platform plus iOS and Android apps, built and run by Total BS
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ROC Tote & Go Total BS product
NFC-tagged totes make packing searchable and more accessible
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GRM Electric Inc Client
Expired domain recovered and branded page live in under 48 hours
One experienced person, not an agency
Sean N. Scharlau is the founder of Total BS LLC, a senior software developer, and a U.S. Army veteran with a Signal Corps background. He has done IT, software, and web work for businesses since 2008 and has run it as Total BS since 2021.
Total BS is owner-operated. You get a direct line, honest advice when something is not worth building, and work sized to what your business can maintain. The name is a joke. The work is not.
From the blog
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What an $800 Small Business Website Actually Includes
Website pricing is all over the map. Here's exactly what the $800 build and $100 a year cover, what they don't, and who it's a good fit for.
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Bought a Business and the Domain Didn't Come With It? Here's What to Do
When GRM Electric changed hands, the domain had expired and someone else had bought it. Here's how we got it back and had a live page up in under 48 hours.
Tell me what is not working.
The first conversation is free. You will talk to Sean, the person who does the work, and get a straight answer about whether it is worth doing.
Request a consultation
or call 585-204-2749