MISSED-CALL TEXT-BACK
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Missed-call text-back is an automation that texts back any caller a lawn care or snow crew could not answer, from the same business number, in under 60 seconds. The text thread then qualifies the job and books the estimate, so the call does not die in voicemail and the customer does not move on to the next company.
Lawn crews largely cannot answer while mowing. A running deck, a blower, or a plow makes a phone call unsafe and unintelligible, so the ring rolls to voicemail during the exact hours homeowners call. The practical fix is automation: an instant text-back and an AI receptionist that pick up the moment the crew cannot, without anyone taking a hand off the controls.
Missed-call text-back is a phone automation that detects an unanswered inbound call and immediately sends the caller an SMS from the same business number, in under 60 seconds. The text apologises, asks what service and property the caller needs, and continues the conversation by message, so a call that would have ended in voicemail becomes a booked estimate instead.
The sequence runs with nobody touching a phone: call rings out, SMS fires from your existing number, the assistant qualifies the property and service, and the estimate lands on the crew calendar with address, gate code, and lot size attached.
Estimate lost revenue by multiplying missed calls per month by the close rate on answered calls and by average job value. Example: a company missing 40 calls a month, closing 35% of answered inquiries at a $650 average job, would forfeit about $9,100 of monthly booked work. Seasonal agreements compound that figure, because one missed cleanup call often carries a full-season contract.
| Missed calls / month | Close rate | Average job value | Monthly revenue lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 35% | $650 | $3,413 |
| 25 | 35% | $650 | $5,688 |
| 40 | 35% | $650 | $9,100 |
| 60 | 35% | $650 | $13,650 |
The math counts only first-job value and ignores the renewal, the snow contract, and the neighbour referral that can follow.
A human answering service takes a message and forwards it, leaving the contractor to call back and schedule. An AI receptionist answers, qualifies the property, quotes from set pricing bands, and books the estimate inside the same conversation. For recovering missed calls, booking is the deciding difference: message-taking preserves the lead, while AI booking converts it in the same minute.
| Capability | Human answering service | AI receptionist + text-back |
|---|---|---|
| Answers 24/7 | Usually, at higher tiers | Always |
| Texts back missed calls | Rarely | Automatic, in under 60 seconds |
| Books to your calendar | No, takes a message | Yes, in the same conversation |
| Knows your services and pricing bands | Reads a script | Trained on your service menu |
| Storm-night call spikes | Queues and holds | Unlimited concurrent conversations |
| Typical pricing | Per minute or per call | Flat monthly |
Tlezz installs both halves as the Never Miss a Job system, $697 one-time install plus $197 per month, live in7–10 business days, on the number you already have.
The SMS fires automatically in under 60 seconds after the call ends unanswered. That window matters because a fast reply reaches the caller before they move on to the next company on the list.
Yes. The system is installed on the number already printed on your trucks, yard signs, and Google Business Profile, so the caller sees a text from the company they just dialled. No new phone number needs to be advertised and nothing changes for customers who already have you saved.
Straightforward requests, a mowing quote, a spring cleanup, a driveway push, are qualified and booked automatically. Anything outside the script, such as a commercial lot walk, an HOA agreement renewal, or a damage claim, is escalated to the owner by text with the full conversation attached.
The first message is short, identifies the business, and asks one question. Wrong numbers simply do not reply and the thread closes itself. In practice most callers who never bothered leaving a voicemail respond to the text, because texting is lower friction than waiting for a callback.
It is part of Never Miss a Job: $697 one-time install plus $197 per month, which also includes the 24/7 AI receptionist and the speed-to-lead auto-reply.
Yes. First booked job in 30 days or your next month is free.
Never Miss a Job is live in 7–10 business days, on the number you already have.
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Fifteen minutes. We ring your line, let it go unanswered, and you watch the text-back land and the estimate hit the calendar.
