Missing calls? The job goes to whoever answers.
When you're on the tools, driving or with a customer, the phone keeps ringing. Here's why that costs more than it seems, and what to weigh up before you fix it.
Why this happens
- You can't safely answer while you're up a ladder, driving or with a client.
- New customers usually call a few businesses and go with the first one that picks up.
- Voicemail feels like a dead end to a lot of callers, so they hang up without leaving one.
- After-hours and weekend calls are often the urgent, higher-value jobs.
💡 Something you might not have considered
The calls you miss don't show up anywhere unless you look. Your phone's call log and your missed-call notifications are the only record, so it's easy to underestimate. It's also worth asking: when you call people back hours later, how many have already booked someone else?
3 things to think about before you decide
- How many calls are you actually missing?Check your call log for the last 2 weeks and count missed calls from unknown numbers, especially after 5pm and on weekends.
- What should happen to each call?Book a job, give a quote range, take a message, or send an urgent call to you. Write down your rules first.
- How fast do you follow up today?If callbacks take hours, a tool that answers and books straight away will matter more than one that just takes messages.
The Tradie's Missed-Call Checklist
A one-page checklist to find out how many calls you're missing and set up a simple plan so every caller gets an answer.
- Count your missed calls in 10 minutes
- A callback script that wins the job
- Rules for after-hours and urgent calls
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