Roller in hand, quote request missed
Someone wants three rooms done before Christmas and rings while you are cutting in. It rings out. They ring the next decorator, and that is your December gone. LocalWins texts them back in seconds in your business name, finds out the rooms and the postcode, and sends it to you.
How it works
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Sign up and get your number
Two minutes. You get a LocalWins number in your business name and a taster line to try straight away, no card.
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Divert your missed calls
Dial one code on your phone and calls you do not answer go to your LocalWins number. You keep your number and your phone.
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Every missed call texted back
Within seconds the caller gets a text in your name asking what they need and where. You get the summary and ring back the right one first.
It does not just text back. It finds out the job, and books it if you want.
Hi, this is Fresh Coat Decorating. Sorry we missed your call, we are on a job. What are you looking to have done?
Hall, stairs and landing, walls and woodwork, before Christmas if poss
We can look at that. Is it a house or a flat, and what is the postcode?
3 bed semi. DE11 9AF
Thanks. Chris will ring you back this evening to arrange a visit and a quote.
Rooms, timing and postcode captured. Chris rang back with the diary open.
What it actually fixes
Quotes ring in working hours
People ring decorators from work, on their lunch break, while you are up a ladder. The one who texts back in seconds gets the visit.
Autumn fills up in a fortnight
Everyone wants it done before Christmas and they all ring in October. Every caller is saved with what they want, so you can fill January from the ones you could not fit in.
Exterior work is seasonal
Mark an exterior job as won and the reminder for the next one goes out from your number when it is due, years later if that is the cycle.
Reviews after every job
After each job we ask the customer for a Google review from your number, so the profile fills up with the work you are proud of. Every caller stays on your own list for the next quiet month.
What it costs
Growth, £99 a month
Every missed call texted back in seconds in your name, the job and postcode captured and sent to your phone, jobs and appointments booked into your diary when you give us your booking details, every caller saved to your own list, reminders when work is due again, Google reviews asked for after each job, and the planning applications near you every morning. Free for 30 days, no setup fee.
Growth+, £199 a month
Everything in Growth, plus a website we build, host and look after for you. Free for 30 days, no setup fee.
It never quotes a price you have not given it, never promises a date, and anything it cannot answer comes to you. You read every conversation.
Questions painters and decorators ask us
I work alone. Is this overkill?
It was built for sole traders. There is nothing to manage: the text goes out, the summary lands on your phone, and you ring back when you put the brush down. Most of our customers are one person and a van.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. You keep your number and your phone. We give you a second number and you divert missed calls to it with a code you dial once, so the only calls that reach us are the ones you did not answer.
Will customers know it is not me texting?
The text comes from a number in your business name and reads like you wrote it. It asks what the job is and where, tells them you will ring back, and never quotes a price or promises a visit unless you have told it to. You can read every conversation and take over any of them from your phone.
Can it book the job in for me?
Yes, if you want it to. Give us your booking link or your diary details and it offers the caller a slot and books the job or appointment in, with the details on your phone. Without them it captures the job and tells the caller you will ring back.
What about callers on a landline who cannot get a text?
Most callers ring from a mobile and get the text. A landline or withheld caller cannot, so you get an alert with the number to ring back, and if you want, an AI receptionist can answer those callers and take the details instead. Ask us to switch it on.
What does it cost?
Free for 30 days, then £99 a month for Growth, or £199 a month for Growth+ which adds a website we build and look after. No setup fee, nothing per lead, cancel any time before day 30 and you pay nothing.
Also built for
Never lose a decorating job to a missed call again
Sign up, get your number, dial one code to divert. Working the same day. Keep your number, cancel any time.