Guides

Guides for home service companies

Our notes on missed calls and quote requests, written for movers, water damage crews and garage door companies. Every number links to its source.

01How fast should you call back a quote request?

The research on response time, what it means for movers, restoration and garage door companies, and how to call every quote request back faster.

02How to answer calls after hours

Five ways to cover the phone at night, what each one costs and what your trade needs from an after-hours answering service.

03Automated intake desk vs answering service

Voicemail, a human answering service, a receptionist app and an automated intake desk side by side, with what each costs and which calls it loses.

04What a missed call costs

The numbers worth using on unanswered calls and the value of a job, with their sources, plus the numbers we leave out and why.