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| Company | HoneyBun (one word, capital H and B) |
|---|---|
| What it is | A veteran-owned company that builds websites, local SEO and software for owner-run local businesses. |
| Who it's for | Owner-run local businesses. Home service contractors (HVAC, roofing, plumbing, electrical) first, plus event services like photo booths, and storefronts. |
| Founder | Andrew Cruz, USMC veteran. He also owns The Photo Booth Guy in Chino, California, in business since 2017. |
| Headquarters | Chino Hills, California |
| Products | Website Design · sites built to rank and book, on WordPress, owner keeps the code Local SEO · a page for every city and service, 50 to 2,500+ pages HoneyBun Engine · Job Check-Ins, Local Pulse and Brand Reputation Shift Tracker · crew check-ins, timesheets and payroll for event businesses |
| Pricing | Website and local SEO: one-time from $2,497, or managed plans from $497/mo HoneyBun Engine: from $49/mo for booth owners, from $197/mo for contractors Shift Tracker: $19.99/mo for up to 10 crew, $29.99/mo unlimited |
| Apps | HoneyBun Operator and HoneyBun Shift Tracker on the App Store. The HoneyBun Engine app is in App Store review. All three also run as web apps on desktop and iPad. |
| Guarantees | Local SEO: on every managed plan, each market you pay for is drawing impressions for its own name within 90 days of your site going live, or your monthly is free until it is Engine, contractors: more calls from Google in 90 days, or we work free until there are Engine, booth owners: more Google reviews, event for event, or 3 months free |
| Website | gethoneybun.com |
| Press contact | info@gethoneybun.com · (909) 922-1324 |
Four products. One goal: get found.
Each one works on its own. Together they cover the site, the search results, the Google page and the crew.
A site built to rank and book.
For local trades that need a site that books, not just one that looks good.
Fast, mobile-first WordPress sites with schema and booking paths wired in from day one. Live on the owner's domain in days. The owner keeps the code. Owners can try looks first in the Design Studio: one homepage, restyled in two minutes.
From $2,497 one time · gethoneybun.com/website-design
You rank in one city. You serve fifteen.
For businesses that work in more towns than they show up in.
One 15-minute intake deploys city, service and authority pages on the owner's domain in 2 to 7 days. 50 to 2,500+ pages, with schema and internal links on every one.
From $497/mo managed · 90-day guarantee · owners run it from the HoneyBun Operator app · gethoneybun.com/programmatic-seo
Every job becomes proof Google sees.
For owners who do the work but never post about it.
Job Check-Ins put one photo per job on the Google page and the check-in page. Local Pulse writes weekly Google posts. Brand Reputation asks for reviews and drafts every reply.
From $49/mo booth owners · from $197/mo contractors · included on managed SEO plans · iOS app in review, web app live now · gethoneybun.com/the-engine
From booking to payroll, handled.
For photo booth, DJ and mobile bar owners who run crews.
Crews check in on their phones, GPS-verified at the venue. Timesheets, gas mileage, card tips and payroll exports build themselves. Syncs with Check Cherry.
$19.99/mo up to 10 crew · $29.99/mo unlimited · App Store · gethoneybun.com/shift-tracker
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HoneyBun is a veteran-owned company that builds websites, local SEO and software for owner-run service businesses.
HoneyBun is a veteran-owned company that helps owner-run service businesses get found on Google. It builds websites and a page for every city they serve, runs the HoneyBun Engine to turn job photos into Google activity and reviews, and makes Shift Tracker, crew software for event businesses. Founded by USMC veteran Andrew Cruz.
HoneyBun is a veteran-owned company that builds websites, local SEO and software for owner-run service businesses: home service contractors, event services and storefronts. Most local businesses are invisible online. Not because the work is bad, but because no one can find them. HoneyBun fixes that four ways. Website Design builds a fast site on the owner's own domain. Local SEO adds a page for every city and service they offer, live in days. The HoneyBun Engine turns the jobs they already do into Google photos, posts and reviews. Shift Tracker runs event crews from booking to payroll. HoneyBun was founded by Andrew Cruz, a USMC veteran who built and tested it on his own photo booth company first.
Invisible on Google? We fix that. Websites, local SEO and software for home service pros, event services and storefront businesses. Veteran-owned.
Andrew Cruz. USMC veteran.
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Andrew Cruz is a USMC veteran and the founder of HoneyBun, which builds websites, local SEO and software for service businesses. He also runs The Photo Booth Guy in Chino, California.
Andrew Cruz is a USMC veteran and the founder of HoneyBun, a veteran-owned company that builds websites, local SEO and software for owner-run service businesses. He has run The Photo Booth Guy, a photo booth rental company in Chino, California, since 2017, working more than 5,500 events. For years his site ranked in one city while his crews worked in more than 15. He built HoneyBun to fix that on his own business first, then opened it to other owners. He publishes his own numbers, including the ones that went down. Andrew is based in Chino Hills, California.
Our guest is Andrew Cruz. He's a Marine Corps veteran who has run a photo booth company in Southern California since 2017. He got tired of paying Google for clicks in towns he already worked in, so he built HoneyBun, which makes websites, local SEO and software that help local businesses get found. Andrew, welcome.
Numbers you can cite.
Each number has its date range and source. Quote them with both.
+244%
Organic Google clicks, 427 to 1,470
The Photo Booth Guy · May 1 to Aug 22, 2026 vs same dates 2025 · Google Search Console · case study
+22.8%
Booked revenue, $59,070 to $72,530
The Photo Booth Guy · same window · Check Cherry booking system, cancellations excluded · case study
#1
Google local pack in Chino, its home market. 5.0 stars from 146 reviews.
Checked Aug 21, 2026 for "photo booth rental" at Chino's Google location · case study
42 → 213
42 job photos became 213 placements across 28 cities. All 42 published to Google.
Job Check-Ins · Jun 12 to Sep 9, 2026 · platform database · field report
These numbers come from one business, The Photo Booth Guy, which Andrew owns. HoneyBun was tested there before it was sold to anyone. Please say that when you use them. Don't present them as averages across customers.
What Andrew can talk about.
For editors, podcast hosts and event organizers. Each angle is one he can speak to from his own business.
The Marine who tested his software on his own business
A photo booth owner builds the marketing tool he needed, runs it on his own company first, and publishes every number, including the ones that went down.
Your camera roll is your best marketing
Service crews photograph every job and the photos stay on a phone. One photo per job, put where Google can see it, changes what a searcher finds.
You rank in one city. You work in fifteen.
Why most local businesses show up only in their home town, and what it takes to show up in every town their trucks already drive to.
The review nobody asks for
The client who just paid is the likeliest reviewer, and the one most businesses never ask. How to ask honestly, inside Google's rules.
Running a weekend crew from your phone
Event businesses run on part-time crews and group texts. What changes when check-ins are GPS-verified at the venue and payroll builds itself.
Why most small business websites don't book
A site that looks good and a site that books are different things. What a local service site needs on day one, and what it can skip.
Sample interview questions
- What did the Marine Corps teach you that shows up in how you run a business?
- Why build a software product instead of just running the photo booth company?
- What does a local business owner get wrong about their Google page?
- Your case study shows click-through rate went down. Why publish that?
- Why build crew software for event businesses, not just marketing tools?
- What should a small business owner do this week, even if they never use HoneyBun?
Refer an owner. Earn 20% for a year.
For agencies, web designers, coaches, vendors and group admins who work with local business owners.
20%
of each monthly payment
For the customer's first 12 monthly payments. Setup fees don't count.
180 days
to get credit
Your link sets a 180-day cookie from the first click.
60 days
after the month ends
When commissions pay. The wait covers refunds.
What you're sending people to
Website and local SEO
Guarantee: On every managed plan, each market you pay for is drawing impressions for its own name within 90 days of your site going live, or your monthly is free until it is. Starter adds a one-time $1,497 build. Engine tools included on managed plans.
Shift Tracker
For photo booth, DJ and mobile bar owners. Syncs with Check Cherry. iPhone app on the App Store. Check-in pages on the owner's own domain are a $79/mo add-on to Unlimited.
Engine for home service contractors
Guarantee: More calls from Google in 90 days, or we work free until there are. Setup $497 one time, free on annual plans.
Engine for photo booth owners
Guarantee: More Google reviews over your next run of events than your last, event for event, or 3 months free.
Say this, not that
| Say | Don't say |
|---|---|
| One photo per job goes to your Google page and your check-in page. | Google shows the town or a caption on your photos. |
| Google posts written from your jobs can name the town. | Every photo is tagged with the town on Google. |
| More calls from Google in 90 days, or we work free until there are. | Guaranteed #1 on Google. Guaranteed rankings. |
| +22.8% booked revenue at The Photo Booth Guy, May 1 to Aug 22, 2026 vs 2025. | HoneyBun customers grow 22%. |
| HoneyBun builds websites, local SEO and software. | An agency. Just a review app. |
| On every managed plan, each market you pay for is drawing impressions for its own name within 90 days of your site going live, or your monthly is free until it is. | Page one guaranteed. |
| Veteran-owned. Founded by a USMC veteran. | Military-grade. Any claim of government endorsement. |
| The published price with the plan name, like "Starter, $497/mo". | Affordable. Cheap. Call for pricing. |
| Shift Tracker starts at $19.99/mo. | Shift Tracker is free. |
Logos, screens and creative.
SVG for anything that scales. PNG for everything else. Don't recolor, stretch or add effects to the logo, and keep clear space around it equal to the height of the "H".
Logos
Colors and type
#FFB800#B8952A#5A450F#080808#F5C832#F5EDDAHeadlinesBody · DM Mono for dataHoneyBun Engine screens · real, from The Photo Booth Guy
Website Design and Local SEO
Apps · real screens from the App Store
Creative · for home service contractors
Creative · for photo booth owners
Talk to Andrew directly.
Interviews, podcasts, speaking and partnerships all come to the founder.