# Imhauser Technologies > Imhauser Technologies offers AI search optimization, website development and Azure cost optimization in McLean, Virginia. AI Search Optimization gets established local businesses in McLean, Tysons and Northern Virginia recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity, on the website they already have. Senior-led, with 35 years of software engineering behind it. Phone 240-670-3459, info@imhauser.net. We did it for ourselves first: on September 11, 2026 no AI engine we asked mentioned Imhauser Technologies; on September 23, 2026, asked "where can I do AI optimization for my business here in McLean", ChatGPT named Imhauser Technologies and linked the AI Search Optimization page. The steps are in [How we got our own McLean business recommended by ChatGPT](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/how-we-got-recommended-by-chatgpt.html). ## Services - [AI Search Optimization](https://www.imhauser.com/ai-search-optimization.html): get a local business recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity. Structured data, an answer-first content hub on the client's own domain, Bing and IndexNow indexing, Google Business Profile consistency, weekly tracking of 15 to 25 customer questions across five AI engines, one new article a month and a one-page monthly report. Works with any existing website (WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or custom). Price: $299 setup, then $149 a month, month to month, cancel anytime; the content written is the client's to keep. No guarantees: AI answers vary by engine, by wording and over time. - [Website Development](https://www.imhauser.com/website-development.html): websites for local businesses, built to be read by Google and by AI from day one, hosted on Microsoft Azure. A [Managed Website](https://www.imhauser.com/managed-website.html) built, hosted and looked after on a monthly plan, or a [custom build on Umbraco](https://www.imhauser.com/umbraco.html) for businesses with their own editors. Priced after a short call. - [Azure Cost Optimization](https://www.imhauser.com/azure-cost-review.html): for companies already on Azure. Starts with the free Azure Cost Review, one day of read-only Cost Management Reader access and a written findings memo within five business days that names each cost driver, its annualized dollar impact and the effort to fix it. Remediation is scoped after the memo; the client's own team can implement it instead. ## Free ways to start - [Free AI visibility check](https://www.imhauser.com/ai-visibility-check.html): send a website address and within two business days get a short written report of what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity say about the business and two competitors. - [Free homepage concept](https://www.imhauser.com/contact.html?subject=Website%20Development#contact-form): a homepage concept built from the business's own words, brand and photos, before anything is committed. - [Free Azure Cost Review](https://www.imhauser.com/azure-cost-review.html): one day of read-only access, a findings memo with dollar figures, no obligation. ## Towns served Based in McLean, Virginia, on-site across Northern Virginia and the Washington DC metro. - [For Local Businesses](https://www.imhauser.com/local-business.html): AI Search Optimization, Website Development and Azure Cost Optimization for local businesses, plus Text Receptionist, IT and AI coaching and a technology audit. - [McLean, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/mclean-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for McLean businesses; we are based here. - [Tysons, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/tysons-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for Tysons businesses near the malls and the Silver Line. - [Vienna, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/vienna-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for Vienna businesses on Maple Avenue and Church Street. - [Great Falls, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/great-falls-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for Great Falls home-service and concierge firms. - [Falls Church, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/falls-church-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for City of Falls Church, Seven Corners and Eden Center businesses. - [Arlington, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/arlington-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for Arlington businesses, neighborhood by neighborhood. - [Reston, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/reston-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for Reston Town Center and village-center businesses. - [Fairfax, VA](https://www.imhauser.com/local/fairfax-va.html): AI search optimization and website development for City of Fairfax businesses in Old Town and near the courthouse. ## Also offered For companies running .NET on Azure, in the Washington DC metro and remote. Priced after a short call. - [Architecture and Modernization](https://www.imhauser.com/azure.html): rightsizing, reservations and savings plans, and the architecture behind recurring Azure spend; aging .NET estates brought to a state where they can be changed safely (security and identity, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, migration). - [AI Implementation](https://www.imhauser.com/ai.html): AI features shipped into systems that already exist. Retrieval over your own data, private LLM deployment inside your tenant, MCP servers, agent workflows, Semantic Kernel on Azure OpenAI, and per-feature cost tracing. - [From MVP to Production](https://www.imhauser.com/mvp-to-production.html): hardening a working prototype into a production Azure system. - [Solution Design and Fractional CTO](https://www.imhauser.com/architecture.html): architecture decisions and a monthly fractional-architect retainer. - [Microsoft 365](https://www.imhauser.com/ms365.html) - [Private LLM](https://www.imhauser.com/private-llm.html): AI on your own Azure infrastructure for organizations handling sensitive data. - [Azure Architecture Assessment](https://www.imhauser.com/azure-assessment.html): fixed-scope senior review of an Azure estate, 2 to 4 weeks. - [Text Receptionist](https://www.imhauser.com/text-receptionist.html): an AI text line for a local business (formerly Missed Call Text-Back). Every missed call gets a text back within seconds that answers from an approved profile, books a time from the owner's real availability or holds it for confirmation, and sends the lead by text and email. For home-service businesses in Northern Virginia and the DC metro, on the business's existing phone number. ## Case studies - [TheraDesk](https://www.imhauser.com/case-study3.html): a regulated, AI-native, multi-country healthtech SaaS on Azure (.NET 10, Azure OpenAI, Entra External ID, Bicep), built and run end to end. - [Project Engine](https://www.imhauser.com/case-study1.html): template-driven project management for BNP Paribas Fortis. - [Repair Tracker](https://www.imhauser.com/case-study2.html): global after-sales repair management for Ice-Watch. ## Insights (answer-first articles) - [Insights index](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/) - [How we got our own McLean business recommended by ChatGPT](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/how-we-got-recommended-by-chatgpt.html) - [Who can help a small business in Northern Virginia get found by ChatGPT and Perplexity?](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/get-found-by-chatgpt-northern-virginia.html) - [What does AI search optimization cost for a small business?](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/ai-search-optimization-cost.html) - [Cytd pricing, what it does, and the alternatives](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/cytd-alternatives-local-business.html) - [Who builds websites for small businesses in McLean, Virginia?](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/websites-small-business-mclean.html) - [Where mid-market Azure bills actually leak money](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/azure-bill-leaks-mid-market.html) - [Azure reservations vs savings plans for .NET workloads](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/azure-reservations-vs-savings-plans.html) - [Put a validator in front of your AI agent](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/ai-agent-validator-decision-model.html) - [Who can build an MCP server for a SaaS product?](https://www.imhauser.com/insights/mcp-server-for-saas.html) ## About and contact - [About](https://www.imhauser.com/about.html): Eric Imhauser, founder; 35 years of software engineering; former CTO of TheraDesk, an AI-native healthtech platform built end to end on Azure. - [Contact](https://www.imhauser.com/contact.html): 240-670-3459, info@imhauser.net. Imhauser Technologies, McLean, VA 22101. On-site across Northern Virginia and the Washington DC metro, remote worldwide.