For Trade Owner-Operators

Text-back alone is not a Catch.
Answer the missed call.

JobLock rings your cell first. If you miss it, AI collects the caller's name, callback number, and service need, then texts those essentials to you.

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3
required fields: name, callback number, service need
1st
your cell rings before AI handles a miss
24/7
Owner-complete details define a successful Catch

A missed call should not become a dead-end voicemail

You're on a job. The phone rings. You can't answer. By the time you check — 30 minutes later, 3 hours later — the lead is gone. Not because they didn't want to hire you. Because someone else responded first.

Voicemail is a dead end

A caller who reaches voicemail may hang up and contact another contractor. A live AI recovery path gives the owner a better chance to receive the request.

Speed wins the job

The average lead decision takes under 2 minutes after the first missed call. Contractors who respond in that window get the job. Contractors who call back an hour later get "we already found someone."

Emergency jobs are the highest stakes

Burst pipe, no AC in summer, electrical before an event — these callers are calling 3–4 numbers fast. The first contractor to respond wins. If you're not first, you're not in the running.

AI answers the miss. You get the essentials.

The moment you miss a call, JobLock's AI answers as your business and works toward an owner-complete intake.

A complete Catch gives you the caller's name, callback number, and service need by SMS. Address and urgency are enrichment when offered.

If AI cannot run, the caller receives only a short missed-call fallback and you receive an alert. That safety path is not counted as a Catch.

✓ Dedicated JobLock number rings your cell first
✓ AI answers a miss using your approved business identity
✓ Complete Catch requires name, callback number, and service need
✓ AI-down fallback does not ask the caller to repeat intake by text
✓ Every lead logged — status, source, thread history

What the owner receives

Owner-Complete Catch

SMS
Required details Sarah M. · (336) 555-0182 · Burst pipe under kitchen sink
Enrichment offered Water actively leaking · address captured

Miss the call. Keep the lead.

1

Call comes in, you can't answer

You're under a sink, on a roof, talking to another customer. Your phone rings and goes unanswered.

2

AI answers the missed call

JobLock greets the caller as your business and collects the three details required for an owner-ready lead.

3

Owner receives the Catch

The essentials arrive by SMS and the dashboard keeps the record. You decide when and how to follow up.

Catch the request without promising the job

JobLock delivers an owner-ready lead. The owner handles the callback, quote, booking, and close.

AI-Down Caller Fallback

A short transactional text is used only when AI cannot run. It does not start a parallel questionnaire.

AI Voice Backup

On a normal miss, AI answers immediately and sends the owner the required details after a complete intake.

Lead Dashboard

Every lead — status, source, SMS thread, job description. Reply by text from the dashboard without giving out your personal cell.

Consent-Gated Follow-Up

Business follow-up tools remain inactive until Official Launch and require the applicable customer consent.

Pro

Review Request SMS

Built for Pro and Business, but inactive until Official Launch and the applicable consent gate.

Pro

Appointment Reminders

Built for Pro and Business, but inactive until Official Launch and the applicable consent gate.

Every plan starts with JobLock Catch — from $79/mo

One recovered job covers months of coverage. The math isn't close.

Starter
$79/mo

Ring-first Catch + 50 AI voice minutes + owner lead SMS + dashboard. Everything you need to stop losing jobs to voicemail.

  • AI Catch on missed calls
  • 50 AI voice minutes included
  • Instant SMS with every AI lead
  • Dedicated JobLock number
  • Lead dashboard
  • Owner-complete lead SMS
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Business
$329/mo

Multiple tracking numbers and a custom AI script — for growing operations.

  • Everything in Pro
  • 350 AI voice minutes included
  • Up to 2 tracking numbers
  • Custom AI voice script
  • Monthly strategy call
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Questions about missed call text-back

What happens when JobLock AI cannot run? +
The caller receives a short transactional message that the call was missed and the owner will call back. It does not ask for intake details, and the owner receives a separate AI-down alert.
What happens on a normal missed call? +
The dedicated JobLock number rings your cell first. If you miss it, AI answers and works toward the caller's name, callback number, and service need.
Do I need a separate phone number for JobLock? +
JobLock gives you a dedicated number to publish on your website, Google Business Profile, ads, and listings. It rings your cell first; AI handles the miss.
Is text-back included in all plans? +
Every plan includes Catch. The text-only caller fallback is reserved for times when AI cannot run; it is a safety behavior, not the Starter product.
What's the difference between text-back and the AI answering service? +
JobLock Catch is the AI voice path: it answers the missed call and sends the owner the required lead details. The short caller text exists only when AI cannot run and does not count as a completed Catch.

Stop losing jobs to the 2-minute window.

JobLock Catch answers a missed call and sends the owner-complete lead to your phone. Start your guided 2-week trial after the number is tested and published.

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