Because we only work with home service contractors, Meet Sara understands exactly what you and your customers want.
You already know the problem. The phone rings while you’re under a sink, up on a roof, or elbow-deep in a panel. You can’t stop. So the call goes somewhere. The question is where.
For years, you’ve only had bad options. Let’s walk through them.
The old ways of answering the phone
A full-time receptionist. Sounds nice. Someone at a desk, every call handled by a real person who knows your name. Then you look at the math. The average receptionist in the U.S. earns somewhere around $37,000 a year in base pay (ZipRecruiter). Add benefits, which run close to 30% of total compensation (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), and the real cost climbs well past $45,000. Now add hiring costs, training time, sick days, and vacation. And here’s the kicker: they go home at five. Your phone doesn’t.
An answering service or call center. Cheaper than a full-timer, sure. But you’re usually paying by the minute or by the call. Per-minute rates commonly run $0.75 to $2.50, and per-call fees land around $5 to $12 (Housecall Pro). A busy month gets expensive fast, and overage fees have a way of showing up right when you’re slammed. Worse, most of them just take a message. The operator is reading a script, doesn’t know your trade, and it shows the second your customer starts asking real questions. It sounds outsourced because it is.
Voicemail. The free option. Also the one that quietly costs you the most. When callers hit voicemail, most hang up without leaving a message. Estimates range widely, but multiple studies put it at 60% to 80% or higher (Hiya, via NextPhone). Think about who those callers are. Someone with a burst pipe. Someone whose AC just died in July. They’re not leaving a message. They’re calling the next name on the list. One missed call can ruin your whole month.
Generic answering apps. Newer, techier, and built for everyone, which means built for no one. You install software. You learn a dashboard. You configure flows and tweak settings and watch tutorial videos. That’s a second job. You didn’t get into this trade to become an IT admin.
Here’s what Sara does instead
Sara answers your phone. Every time. Day, night, weekend, holiday. 24/7, no exceptions on the clock.
Sara sounds like someone you actually hired. Not a robotic menu. Not an operator three states away reading off a card. She talks to your callers like a real person would, because that’s the whole point.
And she’s set up for your trade. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, pest control, landscaping, pool and spa, decks and fences, general contracting. Sara knows the questions your customers ask because we only work with contractors like you. She captures the caller’s name, their contact info, and the details of the job. She answers your common questions. She books appointments right on the calendar. She speaks Spanish. She filters out the spam and the sales pitches so you’re not chasing junk.
Then she tells you. Instantly. A text or an email the moment a call comes in, with the details laid out. You also get the call recording, so nothing gets lost in translation.
No apps, no user manuals, no kidding
There’s nothing to install. No dashboard to master. No software sitting on your phone waiting for updates. You don’t learn Sara. Sara learns your business.
The price is one flat number: $99 a month. That’s it. No setup fees. No per-minute meter running in the background. No contract holding you hostage. Cancel anytime, no hard feelings.
Compare that to a receptionist who costs forty-five grand and clocks out at five. Or a call center billing you by the minute to take a message. Or a voicemail box quietly sending your best customers to the competition.
Sara isn’t a cheaper version of those. She’s a different thing entirely.
Give Sara a try
Your phone is going to ring today whether you’re ready or not. Sara makes sure someone answers, sounds like your business, and books the work. For $99 a month, flat, with nothing to install and no contract, it’s worth finding out what you’ve been missing. Meet Sara, and stop letting the phone decide how your month goes.