Half the people calling you can't tell you what they need.
"Something's not working" is not a job description. Sorting that out is the difference between a full week and a wasted drive.
$497/month · done-for-you setup · month-to-month
Where the money goes
Electrical is the trade with the widest spread between the smallest and the largest job on any given day. A dead outlet and a service upgrade come in through the same phone number, and the caller frequently can't tell you which one they've got. If you can't sort that out before you drive, you end up spending a two-hundred-dollar afternoon on a job you priced by guess.
The other problem is that panel upgrades, EV charger installs, and knob-and-tube replacements have a long consideration window. You quote it, the homeowner talks to their spouse, gets a second number, checks whether the rebate still applies — and three weeks later nobody has followed up, so it goes to whoever called them back.
What a job is worth here
Reference figures for this trade- Service call
- $150 – $400
- Outlets, fixtures, small circuits
- $250 – $900
- EV charger install
- $1,200 – $3,000
- Panel / service upgrade
- $2,500 – $6,000
- Typical decision window on a big quote
- 2 – 5 weeks
Figures are ranges we see quoted in the Ottawa market, not our numbers. Put your own into the revenue calculator and see where it lands.
What the text actually says
Nine seconds after a call goes unanswered, the caller gets this — in your business's name, in wording we write with you before it goes live.
What it finds out before you call back
- Repair vs. planned install — the single question that sorts your whole schedule
- Breaker tripping, dead circuit, or nothing at all, so you know what to bring
- Panel size and house age for anything that smells like a service upgrade
- Whether they're chasing a rebate deadline, because that tells you how fast they'll decide
And the quotes that go quiet
Every quote you send gets a polite, automatic follow-up until the customer decides. It stops the moment they book or decline. At the end of the month you get one page showing which jobs came back and what they were worth.
Questions electricians ask
Does it try to diagnose the electrical problem?
No, and it shouldn't. It gathers enough to sort and schedule — symptom, location, urgency, address. Diagnosis is yours.
Most of my work is renovation subcontracting.
Then the second engine matters more than the first. Quotes to builders and GCs get chased on a schedule that suits business hours, and you find out where you stand instead of assuming.
Can it mention ESA or permit requirements?
We write the wording with you before it goes live, so it says whatever you'd say. Most shops keep it short and handle the permit conversation on the call.
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Find out what you're leaving on the table.
A 15-minute call. We look at your call volume and your average job together, and you'll know before we hang up whether the math works for your shop.
Or call the system yourself at 343-503-5515 and see what it does.