Missed‑call text‑back · for contractors and remodelers
Missed a call on the job? They get a text from you in under a minute.
Many homeowners hang up without leaving a voicemail and call the next name on the list. Missed‑call text‑back sends them a text from your business within a minute, with a question about the job and your booking link, so the conversation stays with you.
A first reply in under 60 seconds, or that month is free.
A reply by text or email. Miss it on more than 5% of new inquiries in a month and that month is free. Texting starts once the carriers approve your number.
The call you missed on a ladder1:20, sound on. Every person, business and number in it is an example.
Part of Booked, with estimate follow‑up, old‑lead campaigns and review requests. It works with the number and the website you have.
Missed call · 7:42 PM
Hi, it's Mike from Larkmoor Remodeling. Sorry I missed you, I'm on a job. Is this about a kitchen, a bath or something else? I can call you back today.
A bathroom. We just bought the house.
Yes. Here's my calendar. Pick any open time and it's booked.
Booked · Thursday 10:00 AM
- Part of Booked, $297 a month
- A text from your business within a minute
- Call connect, off when you're on site
- Keeps your number and your website
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01 · How it works
From missed call to booked estimate
- Starts whenA call you can't takeOn a job, after hours, or the line is busy
- TextWithin a minute: a text from your business"Sorry I missed you, is this about a kitchen, a bath or something else?"One text per caller, even if they call back three times in a row. No sales pitch, and the first text says how to stop texts.
- ChecksDuring your hours?YesWhen they reply, your phone rings to connect youNoAfter hours: your booking link and "we'll call first thing"
- AlertYou get their reply on your phone
- BookedThey book, or you call back between jobs
- ResultNo caller left wondering if you got the message
Missed‑call text‑back
On a ladder, after hours, or the office is on another line: the caller still hears from you within a minute.
Saves youThe call you would have returned too late.
7:42 PM
You miss the call
You're on a ladder. The homeowner hangs up without a voicemail.
Under a minute
A text goes out from you
Your name, a question about the job, a promise to call back, and your booking link.
2 minutes
No reply? Your phone rings
Pick up and it connects you to the homeowner. Busy? Your 20‑second voicemail drops into theirs.
Booked
They pick a time
A yes gets your booking link. No answer, the follow‑up keeps going for 7 days and you get an alert.
02 · Watch it in 80 seconds
Watch a missed call become a booked visit
Watch Booked text back a call you missed on a job and answer a Saturday form, in your words, in under a minute. The first remodeler to reply gets the first conversation. Sound on.
Every person, business and number in the video is an example.
03 · Why it matters
The call you missed can be the job you lose
The first remodeler to reply gets the first conversation.
52%of calls to home services businesses are answered by a person.Invoca, 2026
86%of calls from unknown numbers go unanswered, so a text first helps your callback get picked up.Hiya, 2026
46%lower chance of being hired after waiting an hour to reply.Management Science, 2026
Running Local Services Ads? Google charges for a missed call during business hours when the caller stays on the line for more than 20 seconds, whether or not they leave a message (Google Local Services Help). And Google ranks these ads partly on how responsive you are: its own ranking page says missed calls may count against you. Text‑back doesn't cancel the charge or the miss. It saves the job you've already paid for. What Google ranks you on
04 · Price
Part of Booked, with estimate follow‑up and reviews included
Published prices on each provider's own pricing page, checked 18 Oct 2026.
- A one‑time $477 setup, then month to month, with 30 days' notice
- Every quiet estimate followed up too. How estimate follow‑up works
05 · Works with the rest of Booked
Every other place you're losing jobs, closed at the same time
- Booked
Estimate follow‑up
Day 2, 5, 10 and 21, until a yes or a noHow it works - Booked
Old leads and past customers
Old estimates and past clients, back in touchHow it works - Booked
Review requests
Asked in person, then followed up kindlyHow it works - Booked
Speed to lead
Every form and message answered in a minuteHow it works - Booked
Online booking
Visits booked and remindedHow it works - Booked
CRM and mobile app
One inbox, one pipeline, on your phoneHow it works - Booked
Social media posts
2 months of posts from your jobs, a bonusHow it works - Add‑on
After‑hours phone assistant
Calls answered when you are closedHow it works - One plan
All of Booked, one plan
Every part above, set up for you and checked every month, on the website and phone number you have now.How Booked works
What does the text say?
Your name, a question about the job, and a promise to call back. For example: "Hi, it's Mike from Larkmoor Remodeling. Sorry I missed you, I'm on a job. Is this about a kitchen, a bath or something else? I can call you back today." We write yours in your words.
Will it sound like a robot?
No. It comes from your business, mentions the work, and asks one real question. A 2026 study in Management Science found fast replies lose their advantage when they look automated, so we write them to sound like you.
What if I call them back first?
Then they already have your text, so they know who's calling. 86% of calls from unknown numbers go unanswered (Hiya, 2026), which is why a text with your name first helps the callback get picked up.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. You keep your number. We set up a business texting number, register it with the carriers on day 1 so your texts get delivered, and connect your missed calls to it. We walk through it on the kickoff call.
Can't I just buy a text‑back app?
You can. Software alone costs less, but you set it up, write the texts and watch it yourself. With Booked, a person sets it up, writes your texts in your words and checks it every month, we guarantee the reply time, and estimate follow‑up, old‑lead campaigns and review requests come with it. Want calls answered after hours, not just texted back? Compare answering services for contractors.
Is it just software?
No. A person sets it up, writes the messages with you, and checks it every month. You get a report of every reply and how fast it went out. A first reply in under 60 seconds. Miss more than 5% in a month and that month is free.
What else comes with it?
Booked, $297 a month. Text‑back is one part of it. The part remodelers value most is the estimate follow‑up: every estimate you send gets polite check‑ins until you hear yes or no. Booked also brings back old leads, asks every customer for a review and answers every form and message in a minute. See Booked
Free Missed Jobs Test
Find out who's taking your jobs, and what it's costing you. Free.
We test your business the way a homeowner does, then show you in dollars which jobs you're losing and who gets them. One 30‑minute call, with your fix‑first plan.
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You walk away with
- What a homeowner gets back from you after hours: a call and your form, timed
- Where you show on Google in your best towns, and who shows above you
- Your website on a phone, through a homeowner's eyes
- What it costs you a year, and the 3 fixes that win the most back
Free. We run the tests before your call.