Booking system for trades
The booking system for painters and decorators
You are cutting in a ceiling with a brush in your hand. The phone in your overalls rings out, and that is the summer booked up gone.
Sound familiar?
Why painters and decorators lose work to the phone.
A full house repaint is a week of work worth thousands. Miss the enquiry and you miss the whole job, not just a call.
Brush in hand, phone ignored
You cannot stop mid-wall to answer, and wet hands and a phone do not mix. subba answers so the enquiry does not go cold while you finish the coat.
Quotes need a look before a price
Every room is different. subba books the quote visit and gathers the rooms, sizes and timing so you turn up ready.
Seasonal rushes you cannot ride
Everyone wants decorating done before Christmas or the summer. subba catches every one of those calls so your busy season is actually full.
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 painter and decorator, 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 painter and decorator 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 painters and decorators, that is the difference between a lead and a booked job.
Questions
Painter and decorator FAQs.
Can it price a job over the phone?
For simple jobs it can give your standard rates. For a proper repaint it books a quote visit and takes the room count and timing first, which is what actually wins the work.
Will it fill my quiet season?
Yes. It answers every enquiry in your busy months and can gently chase past customers in the quiet ones, so the calendar stays full year round.
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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