Missing calls while you're on the job? Fixed this week.

Lead capture & answering · Owner-operated trade shops

Front Counter

We answer while you work!

Missed calls texted back in seconds. Web leads answered in minutes — nights and weekends too. Built and run by a tradesman, not an agency. You're on the job; somebody's finally at the counter.

Built by a tradesman. 12 years of in-home trade sales · ACCA certified · Runs on our own shop first

Worn chrome service bell on a scratched steel workbench
Missed call · 2:14 PM
Texted back in 9 s
TAP THE BELL

We're not another agency!

  • Missed calls get texted back in seconds — nights, weekends, 24/7
  • Web leads answered in minutes, in your voice — not chatbot fluff
  • No dashboards, no contracts, no account managers — you deal with Kris
  • Founded by a 12-year trades guy in Queen Creek. Runs on our own shop first.
Open a free ticket
Watch it happen

The save, in real time

This is your customer's phone the moment you couldn't pick up. No voicemail. No "next name on Google." Just a text that sounds like you — nine seconds later.

9s from missed call to first reply. Around the clock.
Summit Heating & Air
YOUR CUSTOMER'S PHONE
Tuesday · 2:14 PM · Call — no answer
9 seconds later
Hey, this is Mike at Summit. On a job with both hands full — what's going on? I'll get back to you today.
AC's dead and it's 105 out. Can someone come tomorrow?
Can do — I've got an 8 AM slot tomorrow. Want me to hold it?
Yes please. Thank you!
Job booked. Nobody called the competitor.
Where jobs leak out

The leads you never knew you lost

Nobody chooses to ignore a customer. It happens because you were doing the actual work.

10:04 AM · TUESDAY

The attic call

A homeowner's AC just died. You're elbow-deep in a unit across town. Voicemail. They call the next name on Google — and that shop books the install.

7:41 PM · THURSDAY

The night form

Someone fills out your contact form after dinner. It lands in an inbox you check on Sundays. By then they've had two other estimates.

EVERY WEEK

The quiet math

A missed call isn't a missed call. It's a repair, an install, a recurring route customer — gone without a sound. You never even see the number.

What you get

A counter that never steps away

You stay the craftsman. We run the part of your shop that answers.

Missed-call text-back

Someone calls while you're on a ladder? Ten seconds later they get a text from your number: you're on a job, you'll get back to them today. They wait for you instead of calling your competitor.

Lead capture that actually captures

A form on your site — or a site worth having one on — that grabs name, number, and the job before anyone bounces. Every fill hits your phone instantly.

Replies drafted in your voice

Web leads get an answer in minutes, written the way you talk — not chatbot fluff. You approve every message until you trust it, then it runs itself.

A report you can read in a minute

Once a month: how many leads came in, where from, how fast they got answered, and which ones turned into work. One page. No dashboard homework.

How it works

Three steps, no homework for you

STEP 01

We walk your front door

Free inspection: we call your line, fill out your form, and check what a customer actually experiences. You get the honest list of where jobs are leaking — keep it either way.

STEP 02

We install the counter

Capture on your site or a rebuilt one, missed-call text-back on your line, replies wired to your voice. Most shops are live inside a week. You approve everything.

STEP 03

You just do the work

Every call and lead gets an answer in minutes, around the clock. You get the lead on your phone and the one-page report every month. That's the whole deal.

Pricing

Priced for a shop, not a franchise

Straight numbers, month to month, no contracts. If it doesn't pay for itself in caught jobs, fire us.

The Net

$99/mo
Keep your site. Stop the leaks.
  • Missed-call text-back on your line
  • Lead capture added to your existing site
  • Instant lead alerts to your phone
Start with a free inspection

The Front Desk

$349/mo +
For shops drowning in calls.
  • Everything in The Counter
  • Live AI receptionist answers your line
  • Books and routes jobs while you work
Start with a free inspection
Need a site worth capturing on? Full rebuild — designed, written, and live on your domain — runs $500–750 one-time. You own it outright.
Fit check

Who this is for — and who it isn't

Built for you if…

  • You're the owner and the crew — or close to it
  • Your business phone is the one in your pocket
  • You've crawled out from under a house to check voicemail
  • Word of mouth built you, but the phone leaks

Not for you if…

  • You've got office staff answering by the second ring
  • You're a franchise with a call center
  • You want a 47-widget marketing dashboard to log into
Who runs this

Built by a guy who's been in your driveway

I'm Kris. I spent twelve years selling in homes for trade companies — sitting at kitchen tables, quoting real jobs, watching good operators lose work for one reason: nobody answered fast enough.

I still run my own shop, so we live the same problem. You can't answer the phone with both hands on a build. Front Counter started as the system I built for my own bench — every piece of it runs our business before it ever touches yours.

No agency, no account managers, no reselling somebody's software with our sticker on it. You deal with Kris, backed by the team that built it — and we answer fast. That's kind of the whole point.

REAL PHOTO
KRIS · TRUCK · BENCH

The paperwork

  • 12 YRS · IN-HOME TRADE SALES
  • ACCA CERTIFIED
  • OWNER-OPERATOR · KALDERA GUITARS
  • BASED IN QUEEN CREEK, AZ
  • FRONT COUNTER LLC
Free inspection

Open a ticket

Tell us about your shop. We'll walk your front door like a customer and send you the honest list of where jobs are leaking — free, no strings. Stamp says so.

Work order ——
NO CHARGE

Goes straight to Kris. You'll hear back today — usually within the hour.