Someone in the North End has water coming through a ceiling. They call you, it rings out, and they call the next plumber on Google. A text back within seconds gives them a reason to wait for you.
Call it, let it go unanswered, and watch the text come back. That's what your callers would get.
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A plumbing call is usually somebody with a problem right now: a backed-up drain, a water heater leaking into the garage, a toilet that won't stop running before company arrives. Those callers don't leave voicemail. They keep dialing until a person, or a text, answers them.
You can't pick up while you're under a sink in a crawl space or soldering a line. TextBack sends them a short text from your business name asking what's going on, so you come out of the crawl space to a written description instead of a missed call.
Boise has a mix of older homes in the North End, the Bench and East End with aging galvanized and cast iron lines, and newer subdivisions out toward the edges of town where builder-grade fixtures start failing a few years in. That means steady repair calls, and a lot of them come in while you're already on a job.
Winter cold snaps bring frozen and burst pipe calls in bunches. When five people call in an hour, a text back holds your place in line with each of them while you work through the list.
Founding offer: the first 3 contractors pay $197 a month, locked in, in exchange for an honest review. After that: Starter $297, Growth $497, After-hours $797 a month.
Every plan starts with a 30-day pilot. If it doesn't bring back at least one real lead, your second month is free. No contract.
I don't do sales calls or demos. The demo line is the demo: (208) 247-3047. Questions go to [email protected].