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Stay Autonomous sets up the systems behind your phone, website and inbox. Missed calls get a text back, new inquiries get a reply and a reminder, and the conversations that need you land on your phone with the details already collected.

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For contractors and local businesses

One system between your customers and your phone.

Calls, forms and messages go into one place. The system sends the first reply and the reminders, and tells you when a customer is ready to talk.

Capture

Phone calls, website forms, chats, Facebook and Instagram messages and lead ads all land in one inbox you can check from your phone.

CallsFormsDMsLead ads

Follow up

Missed calls get a text back. New inquiries get a reply. Reminders tell you when a lead or a sent estimate has gone quiet, and an AI assistant can answer common questions if you want one.

Text backEmailRemindersAI replies

Hand off

When someone is ready to talk, you get their details, the conversation so far and a nudge to call.

Owner alertCall-back taskBooked call

We set it up for your business and test it with you before it goes live. On a monthly plan, we keep checking it after.

One missed call, two ways.

With follow-up on manual, a missed call waits for you to remember it. Watch the switch turn follow-up on and run the same call through the system, then play the customer and text the business yourself. Flip it back any time to compare.

Interactive demo — sample conversation

Follow-up off · flip the switch to turn it on

  1. Missed callWaiting

    You're on a job and can't pick up.

  2. Text backWaiting

    The caller gets a text from your business, written in your words.

  3. ConversationWaiting

    Answers you approve, or an AI assistant, ask what the job is, where and when.

  4. HandoffWaiting

    You get the details, the conversation and a reminder to call back.

Northline Coatings

Made-up business · no call yet

Northline Coatings is a made-up business. Replies are simulated in your browser from a fixed set of answers, so nothing is sent, saved or texted. In a real setup, the replies, timing and handoff rules are written with you.

What could missed calls be worth?

It starts with example numbers. Set the sliders to a normal week for your business; the estimate updates as you drag.

Potential missed revenue · estimate

$0a month

Yearly estimate$0

Jobs a week that might have booked0

An estimate from the numbers above, not a promise of results.

How it's calculated. Missed calls per week × the share you think would have booked × your average job value × 52 weeks gives a yearly figure; the monthly figure is that divided by 12. Count only real customer calls in the first slider, not spam or wrong numbers. It doesn't take out your costs or show how many of those jobs follow-up would win back, so treat it as a rough size of the opportunity.

Everything we can switch on.

Start with one piece or set up the whole system. Each one is set up for your business and tested with you before it goes live. 57 services in 7 groups.

Answer and capture

Calls, forms, chats and DMs collected in one place, so you can see and answer them.

  • AI voice receptionist

    Answers the calls you can't, tells callers it's an AI assistant, asks about the job, then books an estimate or passes the call to you.

    AI voiceUsage-based cost

  • Bilingual AI receptionist

    One phone assistant that can talk with callers in English or Spanish.

    AI voiceUsage-based cost

  • Missed-call text back

    When you can't pick up, the caller gets a text from your business so they can tell you what they need.

    AutomationNeeds texting approval

  • AI chat and text assistant

    Replies to website chats and texts as an automated assistant, using answers you approve, then books or hands off to you.

    AI chatUsage-based costNeeds texting approval

  • AI replies for Facebook and Instagram

    An automated assistant answers common questions in your DMs, gets the customer's details and passes anything it can't answer to you.

    AI chatUsage-based cost

  • Website chat box

    Visitors leave their name and number in a chat box on your site, and you reply by text.

    Chat widgetNeeds texting approval

  • One inbox on your phone

    Texts, calls, email and Facebook and Instagram messages in one inbox, with an app to reply from the job site.

    Mobile app

  • Business number and phone menu

    A local or toll-free number with a press-1 menu, forwarding to your cell and voicemail.

    Business phoneUsage-based cost

  • Call recordings and summaries

    With a recording notice on the line, calls your team answers are transcribed and summarized on the customer's record.

    Business phoneUsage-based cost

  • Texting on your office number

    Customers can text the office number they already know while your calls stay with your current provider.

    Text-enabled landlineNeeds texting approval

  • Quote forms, surveys and quizzes

    Quote-request forms and project quizzes for your site, with every answer saved to the customer's record.

    FormsQuizzes

  • Photo notes for estimates

    When a customer texts a photo of the job, AI writes a short description for whoever does the estimate.

    AI notesUsage-based cost

Follow up

Replies, reminders and check-ins that help you stay on top of leads and sent estimates.

  • Automatic replies to new inquiries

    Each new form, chat or ad lead gets a thank-you email, or a text if they agreed to texts on the form, and your team gets a task to call.

    AutomationNeeds texting approval

  • Pipeline and estimate follow-up

    A board that tracks each lead from first call to estimate to won job, with reminders when an estimate goes quiet.

    Pipeline

  • Your own CRM, kept running

    Your contacts, pipeline and conversations in your own login, set up and maintained for you.

    Your own login

  • AI lead summaries and routing

    Each new inquiry gets a short summary and goes to the right person, so nobody has to read the whole thread.

    AI summariesUsage-based cost

  • Call-back list for your office

    Missed calls and new leads become a call list your team works through, logging each outcome.

    Power dialerUsage-based cost

  • Email and text campaigns

    Seasonal reminders and offers sent to customers who agreed to hear from you.

    EmailSMSNeeds texting approval

  • Past-customer check-ins

    Maintenance reminders and seasonal check-ins for past customers who opted in.

    CampaignsUsage-based costNeeds texting approval

  • WhatsApp messaging

    Message customers on WhatsApp from the same inbox as your texts and emails.

    WhatsAppAdd-on fee

  • Text-a-keyword for trucks and signs

    Trucks, yard signs and mailers say "Text QUOTE to" your number, with the opt-in fine print carriers require, and the reply sends a quote form.

    AutomationNeeds texting approval

  • Jobber connection

    Already on Jobber? Customer records sync both ways, so follow-up and review requests use the same list.

    Integration

Book and get paid

From the first appointment to the final payment, without the back-and-forth.

  • Online booking with reminders

    Customers book estimates or visits online and get confirmations and reminders, plus a follow-up if they miss it.

    CalendarsNeeds texting approval

  • Deposits when they book

    Take a deposit or booking fee by card when a customer schedules.

    CalendarsPayments

  • Estimates, proposals and e-sign

    Send estimates and contracts customers can review, sign and pay from their phone.

    EstimatesDocuments

  • Invoices and text-to-pay

    Send invoices and pay links by text or email, and take card payments on your phone at the job.

    InvoicesCard fees applyNeeds texting approval

  • Maintenance plans

    Sell maintenance plans or service memberships that bill on a schedule you set.

    Recurring billing

  • Rental booking

    A booking page for equipment or space rentals, with availability and multi-day reservations.

    RentalsEarly release

  • Gift cards

    Sell gift cards online and let customers redeem them at checkout.

    PaymentsEarly release

Websites that sell

Sites and pages built to turn visitors into calls, bookings and payments.

  • Business website

    A fast site with your real work, services and service area, built to get calls and booked estimates.

    Websites

  • Landing pages for offers and ads

    Focused pages for one offer or campaign, with a form or booking calendar built in.

    Landing pages

  • Pay-online service pages

    A page for a set-price service, like an inspection or a tune-up, where customers check out and pay online.

    CheckoutCard fees apply

  • Online store

    Sell products with a cart, checkout and shipping or local pickup.

    Online storeCard fees apply

  • Blog and project stories

    Project write-ups and how-to posts on your site, drafted with you and approved before they go up.

    BlogAI draftsUsage-based cost

  • Member area and courses

    A private login area for courses, a community or client resources.

    Memberships

  • Workshop and webinar pages

    Sign-up pages, reminders and replays for workshops or info sessions.

    Webinars

  • QR codes for trucks and signs

    QR codes for trucks, yard signs and invoices that open your booking page, review link or a payment link.

    QR codes

  • WordPress hosting and care

    Managed hosting for a WordPress site, with updates and small changes handled for you.

    WordPressAdd-on fee

Reviews and reputation

Ask every customer for an honest review, and keep your Google profile current.

  • Review requests after each job

    When you mark a job complete, the customer gets a text or email with a link to leave an honest Google review.

    ReviewsNeeds texting approval

  • Reviews on your website

    Your Google and Facebook reviews, plus short customer videos you approve, shown on your site.

    Review widget

  • Review replies with AI drafts

    Your reviews in one place, with polite reply drafts you approve before anything posts.

    AI draftsUsage-based cost

  • Competitor review tracking

    A monthly look at your rating and review count next to up to three local competitors.

    Reviews

  • Google Business Profile upkeep

    Hours, services and photos kept current on your Google profile.

    Google profile

  • Directory listings

    Your name, address and phone kept consistent across major directories and map apps.

    ListingsAdd-on fee

  • Local search tracking

    Rank tracking, map rank heatmaps and site audits for the areas you serve.

    SEOAdd-on fee

Ads and leads

Bring in new inquiries, see where they came from, and send each one into your follow-up.

  • Facebook and Instagram ads

    Ads for your services run from your own ad account, and the leads go into your follow-up.

    AdsAd spend separateNew service

  • Google search ads

    Search ads for the services and areas you choose, billed to your own Google Ads account.

    AdsAd spend separateNew service

  • LinkedIn ads for commercial work

    Ads and lead forms aimed at property managers and businesses, for contractors who sell commercial jobs.

    AdsAd spend separateNew service

  • Lead form follow-up

    Leads from your Facebook and Instagram forms land in your CRM, tagged by form, and start your follow-up. Texts go only to leads who ticked the consent box.

    Lead forms

  • Lead source and call tracking

    Tracking numbers and tagged links help show which ad, search or page a call or form lead came from.

    AttributionUsage-based cost

  • Online visibility check-up

    A one-time report on how you show up online: your Google profile, reviews, listings and website.

    One-time report

  • Commercial prospect lists

    For contractors who sell to businesses: a local prospect list in your CRM from a business data provider, for calls your team makes by hand.

    ProspectingAdd-on fee

Content and social

Your real jobs turned into ads and posts, without you filming, editing or posting.

  • Social profile clean-up

    A one-time pass so your Facebook, Instagram and Google profiles match: bio, photos, links, hours and service area. Done before posting starts.

    One-time setupNew service

  • Content made from your real jobs

    Send us phone photos and short clips from your jobs. We use AI editing to turn them into ads, reels and before-and-afters, so you don't have to film or edit.

    AI contentNew service

  • Content and posting, done for you

    Send us photos and short clips from your jobs. We turn them into posts, schedule a month at a time, and they go out to your Facebook, Instagram and Google profile automatically. You review the month's plan once.

    Social postsNew service

  • Reviews turned into posts

    Your best real reviews become branded graphics that go into your posting schedule, shared as the customer wrote them.

    Social postsNew service

  • Comment-to-quote on Facebook and Instagram

    When someone comments a keyword like QUOTE on your post, they get a reply asking about their project.

    Automation

Some pieces carry usage costs, add-on fees or phone carrier and ad network charges, and anything that texts customers waits for carrier approval. We spell those out before you decide.

Not sure where to start? Missed-call text back and follow-up reminders are a good first step, and we'll help you choose on the call.

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How setup works.

You keep running jobs. We do the building, and nothing goes live until you've seen it work.

  1. Step 1

    Book a call

    Thirty minutes. We look at how calls, forms and messages reach you today and where they get stuck.

  2. Step 2

    Map it

    We agree on what should happen to each inquiry, who gets alerted and what the texts and emails say.

  3. Step 3

    Build and test

    We build it in a system set up for your business and test it with you before anything is switched on.

  4. Step 4

    Go live

    You work from the app on your phone. On a monthly plan, we check the system every week and adjust it as your business changes.

Questions owners ask.

If your question isn't here, ask it on the call.

Do I have to change my phone number?

Usually not. The common setup forwards your current number to a new number in the system, so missed calls can be caught and texted back. Those texts come from the new number unless we text-enable your current number or move it over. We'll look at your setup on the call.

Does business texting need approval?

Yes. In the US, texting from a local business number has to be registered with the phone carriers (it's called A2P 10DLC); toll-free numbers have their own verification. We do the paperwork with you and add the consent wording your forms need. Approval can take a few weeks. Email, calls and app alerts can run while you wait; anything that texts customers starts after approval.

Will customers know they're talking to AI?

Yes. The AI receptionist and chat assistant are set up to say they're automated, answer from information you approve, and pass anything they can't answer to you.

Do I need to learn new software?

No. You'll use an app on your phone to see messages, reply and get reminders. We run the system behind it and show you the few things worth knowing.

How much does it cost?

It depends on what you switch on, so we'll give you a clear price on the call. Texts, calls and AI minutes have usage costs, and we'll show you what your monthly price covers and what happens if you use more.

Is this only for contractors?

No. Most of the people we talk to are contractors, but the same setup fits most local businesses that get calls, form requests and messages. Some industries have extra texting or privacy rules, and we'll tell you on the call if yours does.

What happens after it's live?

On a monthly plan, we check every week that it works, fix what breaks and make changes when your hours, services or wording change.

Book a call.

Pick a time for a 30-minute video call on Google Meet. We'll look at how inquiries reach you now and what's worth switching on first.

Prefer us to call you?

  • No prep needed. A rough idea of a normal week is plenty.
  • You'll see how the pieces work before deciding anything.
  • Clear pricing for whatever you choose to switch on.

Can't pick a time here? Call (323) 872-2669 or email brandon@stayautonomous.com, or request a callback.

Or reach us directly

(323) 872-2669 brandon@stayautonomous.com