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An AI chatbot for your home services business
Capture the job while you are under a sink, not three hours later.
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A trades chatbot should answer call-out fees, coverage area, emergency steps, payment methods and what a quote needs, then collect the job address, problem and phone number. It must not quote a fixed repair price without seeing the job. Clipaist Agent captures the details and hands the job to you with the conversation attached.
Questions your business gets every week
These are the answers the agent should give, taken from your own published content. Anything clinical, legal or financial goes to a person.
How much is a call-out?
Quote your published call-out fee and what it includes.
Do you cover my area?
List your postcodes or radius, and ask for the postcode if unsure.
I have a burst pipe, what do I do now?
Give the emergency steps (turn off the stopcock) and your emergency number, then hand off.
Can you come today?
Share real availability rules and take the request; do not promise a time.
Do you take card?
Answer from your payment policy.
How much to fit a new boiler?
Explain that a survey is needed and collect the details for a quote.
Missed calls are lost jobs
A tradesperson cannot answer the phone on a roof or under a floor. The caller rarely leaves a voicemail; they ring the next number. A chatbot that captures the address, the problem and a callback number turns a missed call into a job.
That is the whole business case. It does not need to be clever; it needs to be awake and accurate about coverage and call-out fees.
Emergency questions need a script
For a burst pipe or a burning smell, the first reply should be safety steps, not a sales pitch. Write that script with your own emergency number and review it once a year.
After the safety steps, collect the address and hand off immediately. Do not let the bot debate the cause of the problem.
Quotes need a survey, not a guess
A fixed price for a boiler swap or a rewire is not something a chatbot can give. The honest answer is a survey, and the bot should say what information speeds it up: photos, property age, current setup.
Collecting those details before the call saves a visit and makes your quote faster than the competitor's.
Before you launch
- Write the emergency script first.
- Pin your call-out fee and coverage area.
- Collect address, problem and callback number.
- Never quote a fixed repair price without a survey.
Frequently asked questions
Can it give a fixed quote?
No. It can quote call-out fees and collect job details for a survey-based quote.
Can it book a time slot?
It can collect preferred times and hand off. Confirming a slot depends on your diary system.
Does it work for a one-person business?
Yes, and that is the main use case: answering while you are on site.
What does it cost?
Free during launch, no card: 3 agents and 200 customer messages per month each.
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