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Turn more calls into booked jobs.

Answer calls, texts, and emails day and night. Book jobs using your prices, your hours, and your rules.

Keep your schedule full.

Example · Busy phone to booked visit

Jordan is calling

Your team is busy. We’re here.

Call answered
Customer

Our AC won’t cool. Can you come tomorrow?

CentralComs

We have 9–11 AM. Would that work?

Customer

Yes, please book it.

AC visit bookedTomorrow · 9–11 AM

Turn calls into booked jobs

Pick up when your team is on another call. Help the next caller book a time.

  • Cover busy phones
  • Use your prices and booking rules
  • Pass tough calls to your team with notes
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Example · New text to booked visit

Text messages

  1. SamCustomer

    Can you fix a clogged sink at 42 Oak Street?

  2. CentralComsAssistant

    Yes. We can come tomorrow, 1–3 PM. Does that work?

  3. SamCustomer

    Yes, please book it.

  4. CentralComsAssistant

    You’re booked for tomorrow, 1–3 PM.

Reply while they’re ready to book

Ask what they need and help them pick a time. Turn a new message into your next visit.

  • Reply to texts and emails
  • Ask what work they need
  • Book a time in the same chat
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Example · Evening call to next-day booking

Incoming call · 8:42 PM

  1. JamieCustomer

    Can I book a water heater check for tomorrow?

  2. CentralComsAssistant

    Yes. We have 10 AM–noon. Would that work?

  3. JamieCustomer

    That’s great. Please book it.

  4. CentralComsAssistant

    You’re booked. I’ll text you the details.

Keep booking when your office is closed

Your next job could call tonight. Answer evening and weekend calls and book the next open time.

  • Pick up at night and on weekends
  • Offer times within your work hours
  • Send the customer their visit details
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Book more of the leads you already have.

Example · Quote follow-up to booked next visit

Text messages

  1. Monday

    CentralComsAssistant

    Hi Alex, any questions about your panel quote?

  2. Wednesday

    CentralComsAssistant

    Want us to come over Friday at 10 to go through it?

  3. AlexCustomer

    Yes, please book me in.

  4. CentralComsAssistant

    You’re booked for Friday at 10.

Give unsold quotes a next step

Check in on quotes that haven’t turned into jobs. Help the customer take the next step.

  • Follow up by text and email
  • Choose when to check in
  • Help book the next visit
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Example · Service email to booked tune-up

Mail Inbox

Time for your AC tune-up

CentralComsAssistant

Hi Maya, your tune-up is due. Would Thursday, 1–3 PM work?

MayaCustomer

Yes, please book it!

AC tune-up bookedThursday · 1–3 PM

Bring past customers back

Reach out when a tune-up is due. Help past customers pick a time and book their next visit.

  • Reach customers who know your shop
  • Remind them when service is due
  • Fill open times on your calendar
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Example · Visit reminder to customer confirmation

Text messages

  1. CentralComsAssistant

    Hi Chris, we’ll be there tomorrow, 10 AM–noon. Does that still work?

  2. ChrisCustomer

    Yes, I’ll be home.

  3. CentralComsAssistant

    See you then! Text us here if your plans change.

Help customers keep their visit

Send a reminder before the visit. Give customers a quick way to confirm or ask for a new time.

  • Send the day and time by text
  • Ask customers to confirm
  • Help them pick a new time if plans change
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Example · Completed visit to review request

Text messages · After the visit

  1. CentralComsAssistant

    Hi Chris, thanks for choosing us for your AC tune-up. Would you share an honest review of your visit?

  2. ChrisCustomer

    Where can I leave one?

  3. CentralComsAssistant

    Here’s our review link. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Make it easy to leave a review

Follow up after completed jobs with a request for an honest review. Give customers your shop’s review link so they know where to share their experience.

  • Choose when to ask after the visit
  • Use your shop’s review link
  • Keep customer replies connected to your team
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From first hello to a booked visit

Capture more revenue with your prices, your hours, and your booking rules.

  1. Answer and reply

    Be there when a customer calls, texts, or emails.

  2. Follow up

    Check in with leads who haven’t booked yet.

  3. Book the visit

    Help them pick a time that works for your team.

Works with the tools you already use

Bring your calls, messages, and booking times together.

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Frequently asked questions

What actually happens when a customer calls or messages us?

CentralComs starts with the reason they reached out. For a new service request, that might mean asking what’s wrong, collecting the address, and finding out when the customer is available. Routine questions are answered using the information your shop provides, so the conversation can move toward a useful next step.

If booking is part of your setup, CentralComs checks your connected calendar before offering a visit. Questions about an unusual repair, a disputed charge, or a promise your team hasn’t approved need a person. The request and conversation context give your office something concrete to work from.

We’ve tried AI before. How do we know it will handle our customers properly?

Start with the conversations that worry you, rather than a perfectly scripted demo. Bring a caller who won’t explain the problem clearly, a request outside your service area, or someone asking for a repair price before a technician has seen the job. We’ll walk through how those requests should be handled using your instructions.

You can begin with a defined use case, such as overflow or after-hours calls. Agree on the answers CentralComs can give and the decisions your office needs to make before expanding the workflow. Your actual customer questions are the best starting point for that discussion.

How does CentralComs use our prices, service area, and booking rules?

Your shop provides the services you take on, the areas you cover, and the pricing information you want customers to receive. There’s a meaningful difference between explaining an approved service-call fee and quoting a repair that hasn’t been assessed. Those boundaries belong in the instructions.

Booking also needs an active connected calendar with availability configured, including working hours, visit duration, and notice requirements. CentralComs checks those details before offering a time and confirms after the booking succeeds. Exceptions, revised prices, and technical judgments stay with the people on your team who can approve them.

How does this help our office staff during a busy day?

It takes on routine conversations that otherwise interrupt whatever your office is doing: collecting a new caller’s details, answering a scheduling question, or asking whether a customer can still make their appointment. That gives staff more room to deal with the jobs and customers that need their attention.

Your team still owns the decisions that require experience or authority. During setup, we agree on which requests should come back to the office and what information should accompany them. A useful handoff includes what the customer asked, what has already been discussed, and what still needs an answer.

Can it help with unsold estimates and customers we haven’t heard from in a while?

Yes. The starting point is a relevant reason to get back in touch. For an open estimate, that could be asking whether the customer has questions about the work. For a past customer, it might be a reminder about a recurring service your shop offers. Your team supplies the customer context and decides the follow-up approach.

The reply matters as much as the first message. Someone who needs more time, has already hired another company, or wants to discuss a different scope needs a different next step. CentralComs can continue the conversation and help interested customers arrange a visit.

How can CentralComs help us get more customer reviews?

Make asking for a review part of the follow-up after a completed job. Your shop provides the review link and chooses when the request should reach the customer. A short message that mentions the visit and asks for an honest review gives them a straightforward way to share their experience.

The request shouldn’t depend on a customer first giving a positive answer. If they reply with a question or a concern, your team needs that context so it can respond. In your demo, we’ll confirm how completed-job information reaches the workflow and how review requests fit with the messages you already send.

What do we need to have ready before getting started?

Bring a few real customer questions, your service and booking rules, and a list of the tools your office uses. It also helps to choose one problem to start with, such as missed evening calls or estimates that aren’t getting a follow-up. That gives the demo a clear job to do.

We’ll check how customer information reaches CentralComs, what can be connected, and which steps your office or current software will handle. If you want bookings, we’ll also confirm calendar access and availability. You should leave with a clear picture of the proposed workflow and what needs to be set up.

Ready to book more of your leads?