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Missed call solution for tradies

The missed-call solution built for tradies

Miss a call on the tools and the job often goes to whoever rings back first. TradeStream texts the customer straight away, captures the job, and lands a callback-ready lead in your inbox.

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Anatomy of a missed call

What actually happens in the 7 minutes after you miss a call

Same missed call, two very different endings. Track A is what happens with nothing in place. Track B is the same call with TradeStream switched on. Tap any moment to see the detail.

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No TradeStream The call quietly slips away
With TradeStream The same call becomes a lead

Same caller. Same ladder. Seven minutes either way. The only thing that changes is whether the enquiry quietly disappears or turns into a job you can actually win.

The problem

Why missed calls happen to good tradies

Missing calls isn't a sign you're slack. It's a sign you're working. When you're on the tools all day, the phone is never going to win against the job in front of you - and that's exactly how it should be.

The trouble is the calls don't stop while you're busy. They land at the worst moments, and most of the time you never even know what you missed.

No invented stats here - you already know the feeling. A missed call doesn't show up as a loss anywhere. There's no bill, no angry email, nothing in the books. The job just never existed as far as you're concerned, which is exactly why it's the most expensive problem most trade businesses can't see.

How it works

How the missed-call solution works

You're not going to answer every call while you're working, and you shouldn't have to. TradeStream's job is to make sure no caller is left hanging - and that you ring back already knowing the job. Five steps, all automatic:

  1. Missed call detected. The moment a call to your business rings out, TradeStream picks it up. Nothing for you to tap or remember.
  2. Instant SMS. The caller gets a friendly, branded text from your business straight away, with a link to a quick form - before they've dialled the next tradie.
  3. Smart intake form. The customer tells you what the job is: type, suburb, a photo, how urgent, whether you can get access. A couple of minutes on their phone.
  4. Ash AI qualifies it. Ash reads the enquiry, sorts genuine jobs from time-wasters, flags urgency and pulls out what matters.
  5. Callback-ready lead. A tidy, qualified lead lands in your inbox. You make the call - already knowing what you're walking into.
Straight with you

What this is - and what it isn't

We'd rather be clear than oversell. TradeStream catches and qualifies the enquiry. You make the call. Here's exactly where the line sits:

It catches missed, after-hours and vague enquiries and texts the customer back instantly.
It qualifies the job with AI so the lead arrives sorted and ready for your callback.
It is not a CRM - it doesn't run your customer database or pipeline.
It is not quoting or booking software - it gets you the lead, you price and book the job.
It is not a live phone answering service - nobody picks up pretending to be you. It works by SMS.
Meet Ash

The AI that qualifies the job before you ring back

Ash is the part that does the thinking between the missed call and your callback. When the customer fills in the intake form, Ash reads it the way an experienced office manager would.

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AshTradeStream's AI qualifier

Ash sorts the real jobs from the tyre-kickers, flags how urgent each one is, and pulls the job type, location and details into a clean summary. So instead of ringing back and asking "so what's the problem?" like every other tradie, you call back already saying "I can see the photo of your hot water unit - I can swing past Thursday." Same call, completely different impression. Ash never talks to the customer for you and never books the job. It just makes sure the lead is ready before you pick up the phone.

Fits your setup

Works alongside ServiceM8 & Tradify

TradeStream isn't here to replace the job-management software you already run. It sits out front, catching the enquiries that would otherwise never make it that far.

Catch the lead first, then carry on as normal

TradeStream's job is the bit that happens before the lead even reaches your system - turning a missed call into a qualified enquiry. From there you keep quoting, scheduling and invoicing wherever you already do. See how it slots in on our ServiceM8 lead capture page.

Keep digging

Work out what missed calls are costing you

If you want to put a number on it, or understand exactly where TradeStream sits next to a phone answering service, start here.

Common questions

How does TradeStream catch a missed call?
When a call to your business goes unanswered, TradeStream detects it and instantly texts the customer back with a friendly message and a link to a short, smart intake form. Instead of hitting voicemail and ringing the next tradie, the customer tells you what the job is - and Ash, our AI, qualifies it so you get a callback-ready lead. You still make the actual call; TradeStream just makes sure the enquiry never disappears.
Does TradeStream answer the phone for me?
No. TradeStream is lead capture, not a live receptionist or voice answering service. It doesn't pretend to be you on a call. It steps in the moment a call is missed - by SMS - captures the job details, and uses AI to qualify them, so you ring back already knowing what the customer needs. The human conversation stays with you.
What happens to after-hours and weekend calls?
They get the same treatment as any missed call. If someone rings at 8pm or on a Sunday, TradeStream texts them straight away, captures the job through the intake form, and has a qualified lead waiting for you when you're back on the tools - so an after-hours enquiry doesn't quietly go to a competitor overnight.

Stop losing jobs to missed calls

TradeStream is AI lead capture for Australian trades. Miss a call, your customer gets a branded text with a smart intake form, and you get a callback-ready lead. You always make the call. Come on board as a Launch Partner.

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