Founding program
25 spots · Texas first
For shops with 1 to 10 trucks

Never Miss a Call. Never Miss a Job.

AI Receptionist for Home Service Pros

TradeTel-ai picks up day and night, answers your callers' questions, and books the job. It only texts you when it's a real emergency.

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Plans from $79/mo. Founding companies lock in their price for life.

Live call · Plumbing11:42 PM
TradeTel-aiThanks for calling Big Creek Plumbing. I'm the automated assistant, and this call is recorded. What's going on?
CallerWater's coming out from under my water heater. It's all over the garage floor.
TradeTel-aiOkay. First, turn the cold water valve on top of the heater to the right until it stops. Is it still coming out?
CallerIt stopped. Can someone come out?
TradeTel-aiYes. I have 8:00 AM open. The service call is $89 and goes toward the repair. Want it?
Booked · Tue 8:00 AMWater heater leak · $89 service call · Mike R.

The owner was asleep. He found the job on his calendar at 6 AM.

14%

of calls to home service shops go unanswered.

CallRail
85%

of people who don't get an answer never call back.

CallRail
24%

of calls to shops with under 5 techs end in a booking. Big shops book 59%.

ServiceTitan, 3,000+ businesses
55%

of home service businesses never ask for the booking on the call.

Invoca, 70M+ calls
What the phone costs you

The calls you miss are a paycheck.

A plumbing shop taking 160 calls a month misses about 22 of them. About half are new customers. Almost half of those would have booked. That's about 5 jobs a month that went to someone else.

A full-time receptionist costs about $49,000 a year with taxes and benefits. She covers 40 hours a week. The phone can ring for 168. That leaves 3 out of every 4 hours uncovered, including the nights and weekends when emergencies come in.

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Missed-call ticketPlumbing
Industry average is 14%. Owner-run shops often miss more.
New customers missed
12 / mo
Jobs lost
5.3 / mo
Revenue walking out the door
$28,600 / yr
TradeTel-ai Dispatch
$1,788 / yr
Payback
1 job

Math: missed calls × 55% new customers × booking rate for your trade (plumbing 43%, HVAC 38%, electrical 42%, cleaning 45%) × average job. Sources: CallRail, Invoca, ServiceTitan. Your numbers will vary.

Why owners really buy it

Calls In. Jobs Out. Life Back.

You started a business to be your own boss, not to be on call forever. Here's the same week, with and without TradeTel-ai.

The TradeTel-ai crew robot holding a tablet with a booked appointment
Sat · 10:15 AM

Your kid's ballgame

BeforePhone buzzes 4 times. You step away twice. One caller hangs up before you get to him.
NowYou watch the game. Three jobs land on Monday's calendar.
Tue · 2:30 PM

Under a sink, hands wet

BeforeIt rings. You can't answer. The caller books the next plumber on Google.
NowTradeTel-ai answers in your shop's name and books her for Thursday.
Thu · 9:05 PM

Dinner with your family

BeforeA “quick question” about pricing turns into 20 minutes at the table.
NowTradeTel-ai answers with your approved prices. Your phone stays in your pocket.

And when it's a true emergency, like a gas smell, water pouring or no heat with a baby in the house, TradeTel-ai texts your on-call person right away with the name, address and problem. You only get woken up when it's worth it.

How it works

Set up in one afternoon.

1

Tell it about your shop

Pick your trade. Add your hours, service area, prices you approve, and what counts as an emergency. Simple forms. No tech skills needed.

2

Forward your calls

Keep your number. Send calls to TradeTel-ai after hours, when you're busy, or all the time. Add the chat box to your website.

3

Get texts, not interruptions

Every call ends with a text to you: who called, what they need, and what got booked. Check it when you're ready.

Plans

Pick the job you need done.

Answer

Never miss a call again.

$79 /mo
  • 50 calls a month included
  • Answers calls, texts and web chat 24/7
  • Answers questions about hours, area, services and set fees
  • Books, moves and cancels appointments
  • Texts back every missed call in minutes
  • Text summary after every call
Most shops pick this
Dispatch

Book more money with the same trucks.

$149 /mo
  • 100 calls a month included
  • Everything in Answer
  • Revenue maximizer: fills your day with the best-paying jobs first
  • Capacity scheduling: never overbooks, keeps room for emergencies
  • Only books inside your service area
  • Monthly report: calls, jobs booked, dollars booked
On-Call

Sleep. We'll wake you if it's real.

$229 /mo
  • 200 calls a month included
  • Everything in Dispatch
  • Spots emergencies using rules for your trade
  • Texts your on-call person the second it spots one: name, address, problem
  • Gives callers safety steps for gas, flooding and no-heat calls
  • Tells the caller when to expect your call back

Extra calls past your plan are billed at our cost plus 40%, about 35¢ a call today. No long contracts.

Founding company program

Help build it. Pay less forever.

The TradeTel-ai crew robot waving hello

We are picking 25 shops to shape TradeTel-ai before it opens to everyone. You get the best deal we will ever offer. We get real feedback from real shops.

25 of 25 spots open

You get

  • Your first 30 days free
  • Your price locked for life
  • Setup done with you, one on one
  • Direct line to the founder
  • A vote on what we build next

You give

  • A 15-minute check-in each week for the first month
  • Honest feedback, good and bad
  • OK to use your results, with no names, to show other shops
  • A review if it works for you

Good fit

  • 1 to 10 trucks
  • Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, restoration, roofing or cleaning

Best fit

  • Owner still answers the phone
  • Emergency or after-hours calls
  • Texas first, then everywhere

Apply for a founding spot

Takes one minute. We reply within one business day.

We use it to set up your receptionist: your services, hours and service area. No website? Paste your Google or Facebook page.
Straight answers

Questions owners ask.

Will it sound like a robot?

No. It uses natural, modern voice technology. It also tells callers up front that it's an automated assistant, because that's the law in more and more states and it builds trust. Most callers just want their problem fixed. They care that someone picked up.

Will it quote the wrong price?

It only says prices you approve, like your service call fee or after-hours fee. If a caller wants a price for a job you haven't set, it says the tech will quote it on site and books the visit.

What happens with a real emergency?

On the On-Call plan, it uses rules for your trade to spot true emergencies. It gives safety steps, like shutting off water or leaving the house for a gas smell. Then it texts your on-call person right away with the caller's name, address and problem, and tells the caller when to expect a call back. You call them back. No surprise hand-offs.

Do I need a new phone number?

No. Keep your number. You forward calls to TradeTel-ai whenever you want it to answer.

Does it work with my calendar or software?

It books to Google Calendar today. Jobber and Housecall Pro are next on the list, and founding companies help decide the order.

Is there a contract?

No long contract. Pay month to month. Founding companies keep their locked price as long as they stay on.