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Every Missed Call Is a $225 Lockout Going to the Locksmith Who Answered First

Someone's locked out at midnight in a parking lot. They're scared, cold, and calling every locksmith until one picks up. 60% of locksmith calls are emergencies. If you're on a job, that $225 lockout goes to the next guy.

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60%
of locksmith calls are emergencies
$225
average lockout job value
95%
call the next locksmith if voicemail

How Locksmiths Lose Calls Every Single Day

Lockout emergencies don't wait. Your biggest jobs come when you're already on another job or asleep.

Car Lockout at Midnight

A woman is locked out of her car in a dark parking lot at midnight. She's scared and calling every locksmith she can find. Your phone rings -- you're asleep. She calls the next guy. That's a $225 job gone in 30 seconds. She'll never know your name.

House Lockout in Freezing Weather

A family is locked out of their house in 20-degree weather with kids in the car. They call you -- voicemail. They call the next locksmith -- someone picks up and dispatches in 5 minutes. That's a $200 residential lockout you'll never see. They found their new locksmith.

Commercial Lockout Monday Morning

A business owner can't get into their shop at 6 AM on a Monday. Employees are standing outside. They need someone NOW, not in two hours. This is a $350+ commercial job with rekey potential. The first locksmith who answers gets the job and the ongoing commercial account.

Already on a Job When Phone Rings

You're halfway through a rekey job when your phone rings. You can't answer -- your hands are full. That call is a $225 lockout 10 minutes away. By the time you call back in 20 minutes, they've already hired someone else. This happens 3-4 times a week.

How It Works for Locksmith Companies

1

Customer Calls About a Lockout

It's midnight and they're stranded. Instead of voicemail, our AI receptionist answers with your company name, captures their exact location, what kind of lockout it is (car, house, commercial), and their contact info.

2

We Dispatch Your Nearest Tech

The receptionist assesses the situation, communicates an estimated arrival time, and immediately sends you and your nearest available tech an urgent text alert with the full job details and customer location.

3

You Get Full Job Details by Text

Within seconds you have the customer's name, location, phone number, lockout type, and vehicle or property details. Your tech is already heading out. The customer is calm because someone answered and help is on the way.

Locksmith Plans. Zero Contracts.

Two lockout jobs pay for the whole month. Start with after-hours or go 24/7.

Full 24/7 Coverage
$497/mo

Handles every call -- day and night. Covers you when you're on a job, driving, or busy with another customer. Never lose a lockout to a missed call again.

  • Everything in After-Hours, plus:
  • Business hours coverage included
  • Overflow when you're on a job
  • Answers pricing and service FAQs
  • Handles commercial account inquiries
  • Follow-up texts to every customer
  • Rekey and service scheduling
  • No contracts -- cancel anytime
Get Full 24/7 Coverage

Two lockout jobs ($225 each) pay for the entire month. Most locksmiths capture 10-15 extra jobs per month from missed calls.

The Math: Two Lockouts Pay for the Month

Average lockout job value $225
Missed lockout calls per week 10 - 15 calls
Calls that currently hit voicemail 100%
Callers who hire the next locksmith 95%
Monthly cost of After-Hours Coverage $497/mo
Lockout jobs needed to break even Less than 2
Revenue from 10 saved lockouts/month +$2,250/mo

What Locksmith Business Owners Are Saying

★★★★★

Got a dispatch text at 1 AM -- lady locked out of her car at a casino parking garage. The Call Taker had her location, car make and model, and she was already calm because someone answered. I was there in 15 minutes, $225 job. That used to be a call I'd sleep through. Now I catch 3-4 of those a week.

RC
Ray C.
Owner, Ray's 24/7 Locksmith -- Las Vegas, NV
★★★★★

I'm a one-man operation. When I'm on a job, I can't answer the phone. I was losing 10-12 calls a week easy. First month with The Call Taker, I picked up 8 extra jobs I would have missed. That's almost $1,800 in revenue. The $497 is the best money I spend every month, hands down.

AJ
Andre J.
Owner, Southside Lock & Key -- Chicago, IL
★★★★★

Commercial lockout at 5:30 AM on a Monday -- a restaurant owner couldn't get in to prep for the breakfast rush. The Call Taker dispatched my tech and he was there by 6. That $350 job turned into a full commercial rekey contract worth $2,400. All from one call I would have missed.

MG
Maria G.
Owner, SecureLock Services -- Houston, TX

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