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Automation4 min read·Mar 14, 2026

The missed-call text-back trick that adds 15% to revenue overnight

Tradies and clinics: every missed call is a customer ringing your competitor next. One automation fixes it.

If you run a service business — plumber, sparkie, dentist, beautician — the most expensive thing you do all day is miss a call. The customer who rang? They ring the next business on Google two minutes later.

There's a fix that takes 60 seconds to set up and adds about 15% to revenue for most service businesses we see: missed-call text-back.

When a call hits your business number and you don't answer, an automation fires and texts the caller within 30 seconds: 'Hey, this is Dave from XYZ Plumbing — sorry I missed you. What can I help with?' Half of them reply. A third of those convert into jobs. The maths is silly.

Dave's call tracking module ships with a missed-call text-back template — turn it on, customise the message, and you're done. No third-party app needed.

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