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AI receptionist for trades

The AI receptionist for gardeners and landscapers

You are behind a hedge trimmer with ear defenders on. You never even hear the phone, and the regular round enquiry is gone.

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Plumbing, boiler service 0:00 / 1:18
Receptionist Good afternoon. Northside Heating and Plumbing. How can I help?
Customer Hi there. I'd like to book an annual service for my boiler before winter gets going.
Receptionist Perfect. I've got you covered. Um, we have a slot tomorrow morning between 9 and 11. For a boiler service. That's 79 pounds. And, uh, takes about an hour. Does that work for you?
Customer That sounds perfect. Thank you. Tomorrow morning between 9 and 11 works great for me.
Receptionist Brilliant. I'll need your address, and the contact number for the engineer.
Customer My name is Hannah Price, and my phone number is 0 7 7 0 0 9 0 0 3 1 4. My address is 42 Mapledene Road, Hackney, postcode e 8 3 l l.
Receptionist Thanks, Hannah. Um, so that's boiler service. Tomorrow between 9 and 11. At 42 Mapledene Road, Hackney. 8 3 l l. For 79 pounds. I'll text you a confirmation.
Customer Perfect. Thank you so much. I look forward to it.
Receptionist Thanks so much. Goodbye.
Customer Goodbye.

Sound familiar?

Why gardeners and landscapers lose work to the phone.

A regular fortnightly garden is hundreds of pounds a year, every year. Missing the first call loses you the whole recurring round, not one visit.

You cannot hear the phone over the kit

Mowers, trimmers and chippers drown out every call. subba answers so the missed ring does not cost you a whole new maintenance round.

Regular rounds are worth chasing

A fortnightly garden is recurring money. subba books the first visit and gets them on the schedule instead of it fizzling out in voicemail.

Spring flood you cannot answer

The first sunny week and everyone wants their garden sorted at once. subba catches the whole surge instead of just the calls you happen to be near the phone for.

How subba helps

A receptionist that never misses a call.

Answers in seconds, day or night

The moment a call, message or web enquiry lands, subba replies. While you are on the job, out of hours, at the weekend, it never rings out and never sleeps.

It actually books the appointment

This is not a message service. subba checks your real availability and books the customer straight into your diary, then sends the confirmation.

Sounds like you

It learns your services, your prices and your tone, so every reply reads like you wrote it, not a call centre. It talks like trades customers expect.

Takes payment where you want it

For the jobs that need it, subba can take a deposit or full payment into your own Stripe when it books, so no-shows cost you nothing.

Most services take a message. subba books the job.

A call answering service jots down a name and number and hands it back to you to chase. subba checks your diary, books the appointment, takes the deposit and sends the confirmation, all before you have put your tools down. For gardeners and landscapers, that is the difference between a lead and a booked job.

Questions

Gardener FAQs.

Can it set up recurring visits, not just one booking?

Yes. subba books the first visit and can put the customer on a regular fortnightly or monthly slot, so you build a round instead of chasing one-offs.

Will it handle the spring rush?

That is when it pays for itself. Every "can you sort my garden" call in the first warm week gets answered and booked, not lost to the noise of your strimmer.

How quickly can I get set up?

If you already have a website, subba plugs in with a one-line change and you can be live the same day. If you need a website, our Managed plan builds you a booking site and sets up your domain, usually live in about 5 working days.

What does it cost?

Plans start at £9.99 a month and every plan takes unlimited bookings. You only pay more as your enquiry volume grows. There is no setup fee unless you want us to build your website too, and you can cancel anytime.

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