Pick your trade.

The leak is the same everywhere — the phone rings while your hands are full. What changes is which questions are worth asking in the first ten seconds, and whether the money is in the missed call or in the quote that went quiet.

• PlumbersWhoever answers first gets the job. When your hands are inside a wall, that isn't you —…
• HVAC contractorsThree weeks a year, the phone is worth more than the truck. Those are the three weeks…
• Electricians"Something's not working" is not a job description. Sorting that out is the difference…
• RoofersNo trade has a better excuse for missing calls, and none loses more per call…
• Garage door companiesNobody shops around on a garage door. They call until someone picks…
• Landscaping and lawn care companiesEverything that rings between the last snow and the middle of May decides what the…
• General contractorsYou don't miss many calls. You just can't afford the ones you do — or the quotes that…
• Pest control companiesPest calls are urgent and slightly embarrassing. If you don't answer, they don't leave…