Digital Opportunity Report

What buyers find when they look for you — and what's possible
Prepared for
JFV Construction, Inc.
Spider Pig Labs · Mike Burson · Hamilton, MTGoogle search re-verified June 25, 2026 · All findings verified, nothing exaggerated

1We ran the searches your buyers run. Here's what they find.

Test · Google
Searched June 25, 2026
"custom home builder Bitterroot Valley"

Top results: Big Sky Builders (multiple listings), Clearwater Builders, Elk Mountain, Back Country Crafters, BitterRoot Pine, Pigman, Montana ADU.

JFV Construction: not on the list.
Test · AI assistant (how out-of-state buyers now search)
Asked June 12, 2026
"I'm moving to the Bitterroot Valley and want to build a high-end custom home. Who should I consider near Hamilton/Corvallis?"

The AI recommended Pigman Builders, Watkins Custom Homes, and Schulz Construction — by name, with reasons.

JFV Construction: the AI doesn't know you exist.

Also documented: searching your business name surfaces ghost directory listings and one anonymous negative review — with no website, Google profile, or reviews from you to answer it.

2Where you stand against the field today

BuilderWebsiteGoogle profile & reviewsGoogle searchAI searchContent/case studies
Big Sky BuildersYes — strongYesDominatesYes17-article library
Riversong BuildersYes5★ / 6 on HouzzYesYesThin
Pigman BuildersYesSparseYesYesNone
Elk Ridge Log & TimberBasic ($1,200 tier)No reviewsNoNoNone
JFV ConstructionNoneNoneInvisibleInvisibleNone — yet

Two ways buyers find a builder now — Google and AI assistants. The field here is wide open: only one competitor runs a real digital operation, and most have thin reviews and little content. The top spot is there for the taking.

3What you already have that they can't match

29 years of proof

Nearly three decades of builds, a clean record, active license through 2027, and a 100% recommendation rate from clients who've spoken.

A story no one can copy

From guiding backcountry hunts (Birch Creek Outfitters) to building the homes people dream about from those mountains. That's a brand, not a bio.

The photo library

400+ photos of real work — aurora-lit timber frames, stone fireplaces, hand-built trusses. Most builders pay photographers for years to get this. You already own it.

Next: the intake form. Your answers tell me what to build — then I show you examples made for JFV. Spider Pig Labs · Hamilton, MT · (530) 721-0634 · mikeyburson@gmail.com