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The Missed-Call Money Leak
Five steps local trades use to stop losing jobs to voicemail. Every step works without us — step 2 is just much easier with us.
The math that matters: if you miss ~5 calls a week and close 1 in 3 at a ~$350 average job, voicemail is costing you roughly $30,000 a year. Run your own numbers with the missed-call calculator.
Step 1. Measure the leak. Check your phone's call log for 7 days. Count calls you didn't answer during work hours. Most owners guess 2–3; the log usually says 8–15. You can't fix what you don't measure.
Step 2. Answer in 30 seconds — by text. Research consistently shows most callers who hit voicemail simply call the next shop, and the first business to respond usually wins the job. You can't pick up on a roof or under a sink, but a text back within ~30 seconds ("Sorry we missed you — what do you need a hand with?") keeps the lead talking to you. Do it manually between jobs, or automate it.
Step 3. Capture before you quote. Get name, callback number, and the problem in writing before talking price. A lead you can follow up with is worth 10 "they said they'd call back" maybes.
Step 4. Follow up twice. One follow-up text the same day, one the next morning. Most jobs are won on the follow-up nobody else bothers to send.
Step 5. Turn the job into the next job. The moment the customer is happiest (job done, problem gone), ask for a Google review — one tap, right there. Reviews are what make the phone ring next month.
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