Booking system for trades
The booking system for locksmiths
Someone is locked out in the rain at 11pm. They are not leaving a voicemail, they are calling the next number.
Sound familiar?
Why locksmiths lose work to the phone.
An out of hours lockout is £80 to £150 for under an hour of work. Every missed after-dark call is money you will never get a second shot at.
Lockouts are pure now-or-never
A customer stood outside their own door will call every locksmith on the map until one answers. The first to pick up gets the job, full stop.
It always happens out of hours
Lockouts and break-ins do not wait for office hours. subba answers at midnight the same way it does at midday, and dispatches the details to you.
You cannot answer mid-job
You are drilling a cylinder or cutting a key. subba takes the next call, gets the location, and lines up your next job while you finish this one.
How subba helps
An online diary that fills itself.
Bookings that land in your diary
Customers pick a real free slot and book themselves in. No back and forth, no double bookings, it is in your calendar the moment they confirm.
Take the payment or a deposit
Collect a deposit or the full amount into your own Stripe at the point of booking. Fewer no-shows, and the money is yours the same day.
An AI receptionist on top
And when someone rings or messages instead of booking online, subba answers as a locksmith, day and night, and books them in too. One system, every enquiry caught.
Reminders that cut no-shows
Automatic reminders by text and email before every appointment, with easy rescheduling, so your slots stay filled and your day runs to plan.
Your services, online
Customers pick, book and pay.
subba shows your real services and prices, offers only your genuine free slots, and books straight into your diary. Here is how a locksmith setup might look.
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 locksmiths, that is the difference between a lead and a booked job.
Questions
Locksmith FAQs.
Out of hours is when I get most calls, does it really answer at 2am?
Yes, around the clock, every night. That is the whole point. The lockout calls you sleep through are the ones that pay best, and subba never sleeps through them.
Can it get the location right for a fast dispatch?
It confirms the full address and door type in the first minute and texts it straight to you, so you set off already knowing what you are turning up to.
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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