How it works

A dedicated local line. No new app.Every new lead, captured

You get your own dedicated local number for new customers — put it on your ads, Google, and website. It rings your crew like any call, and the moment one goes unanswered, Pick Up the Job catches it and hands you a booked lead — all without touching your personal or existing-customer line.

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The moment

A call comes in — and goes unanswered

Your crew is on a roof, under a sink, or up a ladder. A new customer calls your dedicated Pick Up the Job number and nobody can pick up. Today, that's where the job dies. Here, it's where it starts.

Dedicated local numberNo hardwareRings your crew first
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Seconds later

The caller taps 1 and gets your branded text

They press 1 or say “one” and instantly receive a text that looks like it came from your company — not a stranger, not a robot. It carries a secure, mobile-friendly link to a guided intake.

Under 15 secondsYour company nameSecure link
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The conversation

The lead qualifies itself

Name, address, the nature of the request, and urgency are collected through a short guided flow. If the customer describes an active hazard — a burst pipe, a live wire, a leak through the ceiling — the system flags it and pauses automation so a human takes over.

Structured detailsService-area checkUrgent-flag escalation
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You pick it up

A booked lead lands in your phone

You get a clean summary you can act on in one glance, an offered appointment time the customer already saw, and a record that tracks the opportunity all the way through to the sale — so nothing sits forgotten in a voicemail box.

One-glance summarySuggested timesTracked to the sale
Clear boundaries

Honest about what it does — and what it won’t

Pick Up the Job is built to recover the opportunity, never to pretend to be your expertise. It knows exactly where to stop and hand a real emergency to a real person.

The system can

  • Respond instantly with a text branded as your company.
  • Collect structured details: name, address, request, urgency.
  • Check your service area and offer approved appointment times.
  • Flag active hazards and alert your team to call now.

The system will not

  • Diagnose damage or interpret what's wrong with the job.
  • Quote a price or promise availability you haven't approved.
  • Interpret insurance or make coverage claims.
  • Improvise when it's uncertain — it escalates to a human instead.
Common questions

The things contractors actually ask

Do I get a new number?

You get your own dedicated local number: a clean lead line you put on your ads, Google, and website. It rings your crew like normal but keeps new-customer calls separate from your personal cell — so your private and existing-customer calls are never touched, and every missed new lead is still captured.

Yes — a local one

Does the homeowner have to download anything?

Never. The whole experience happens over a normal text message and a secure mobile link. If they can text, they can use it.

No

How fast does it respond?

The branded text goes out in under fifteen seconds of the missed call — while the customer is still standing there deciding who to call next.

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What happens with a real emergency?

Active hazards trigger a clearly labeled call-now alert to your team and stop the automation. The system never tries to handle an emergency on its own.

Escalates

How long until it's live?

Most shops are fully set up within a business day. You keep working while it runs quietly in the background.

A day
Ready when you are

See a missed call become a booked job

Run the interactive demo with your own trade — no signup, about twenty seconds.

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