For contractors & home-service businesses

Never miss
another lead.

A 24/7 answering service that texts back every missed call in about 10 seconds, finds out what the customer needs, and books the job on your calendar. Nobody has to talk to a robot, because it's all text.

FIRST 2 WEEKS FREE$297/MO FLATNO SETUP FEENO CONTRACTS
10:43•••
Cedar Plumbing
AUTOREPLY · 10s AFTER MISSED CALL
Missed call · 10:42 AM · (512) 555-0119
Only 52% of calls to home services reach a person · Invoca 202682% of customers just call a competitor · CallRail 2025Reply within the hour · 7× likelier to qualify · HBR 2011Built in 7–10 days · run for you every day afterFirst 2 weeks free · no setup fee · no contracts · cancel anytime
Only 52% of calls to home services reach a person · Invoca 202682% of customers just call a competitor · CallRail 2025Reply within the hour · 7× likelier to qualify · HBR 2011Built in 7–10 days · run for you every day afterFirst 2 weeks free · no setup fee · no contracts · cancel anytime

First 2 weeks

Free

No setup fee. You pay nothing for the first two weeks.

Time to live

7–10

Days from kickoff call to your first answered call.

Flat monthly

$297

One answering service, everything it does. About what most charge for a website.

vs. agency

~6×

Cheaper than the typical home-service agency retainer.

The problem

You're losing jobs you don't even know about.

You're great at the work. The problem isn't the work. It's everything between a homeowner needing your service and actually booking you.

They google your trade. Your site looks like 2012. They click the next result. Or they call, you're on a roof, and the next plumber picks up.

01
You can't answer while you work
Under a sink, on a roof, in a crawlspace.
02
Missed calls go to voicemail
And to your competitor.
03
Nobody texts them back
The job goes to whoever answers first.
04
No followup, ever
Quotes die at "I'll call them tomorrow."
05
A receptionist costs $3,000+ a month
And still misses the after-hours calls.
06
Past customers forget
No one stays top-of-mind without help.

The Runlit Plan

One hire that books you more jobs. Nothing you have to run yourself.

The one hire every contractor needs to stop losing jobs to voicemail. Set up in days, run for you every day after.

How it feels · live

The phone rings. You don't pick up. Runlit does.

10:43•••
Cedar Plumbing
AUTOREPLY · 10s AFTER MISSED CALL
Missed call · 10:42 AM · (512) 555-0119
00:00
Caller dials your business.
Standard ring. You're under a sink.
00:18
Call goes to voicemail.
Most contractors lose the lead here.
00:28
Runlit texts the caller.
10 seconds, automatic. Identifies your business by name.
00:54
Caller replies with the issue.
Conversation continues. Job qualified.
02:11
Job booked.
Calendar slot reserved. You get a clean summary.

Harvard Business Review

more likely to qualify a lead when you reply within the hour. (2011, 1.25M leads)

CallRail, 2025

82%

of customers say they just call a competitor when you don't answer. (1,000 US consumers)

Runlit

10s

how fast your answering service texts back. Every time, 24/7.

Who this is for

Built for the trades. Only the trades.

We don't work with SaaS, dentists, or real-estate agents. We only work with home-service contractors — which is why we're better at it and cheaper than a general agency.

Don't see your trade? If your customers are homeowners and your jobs are booked by phone, you're our kind of business.

01Plumbing
02HVAC
03Electrical
04Roofing
05Lawn care
06Landscaping
07Pest control
08Cleaning
09Garage doors
10Handyman
11Remodeling
12Painting
13Flooring
14Pressure washing
15Tree service
16Pool service
17Decks & patios
18Siding
19Windows & doors
20Moving

How it works

Three steps.
No software to learn.

Set it. Runlit. That's the whole thing.

01
STEP
10-min demo
We show you exactly what your setup would look like, answer every question, and quote it on the spot. No pressure.
02
STEP
We set it up (7–10 days)
Your answering service on your business number, taught your services and hours, tested with real texts. You fill out one short onboarding form.
03
STEP
Leads start landing
We hand you the keys. The phone gets answered day and night, and you get back to the job.

What success looks like

MODELED · TYPICAL 1–2 TRUCK SHOP

At ~10 missed calls a week, $400 average job, 25% close rate — Runlit is built to recover $1,200+/mo by the end of month one.

Modeled outcome · slide your own numbers on the calculator →

~4× ROI

ON $297/MO · TARGET

Pricing

One plan.
One hire.
$297/mo.

About what most people charge just for a website. First 2 weeks free, no setup fee, cancel anytime. No add-ons, no tiers, no surprises.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Texts back every missed call in ~10s, day or night
  • Finds out what they need and books the job on your calendar
  • Follows up with quiet leads and past customers
  • Asks happy customers for a Google review after the job
  • Texts you only when a real decision needs you
  • Works on your existing business number
See full pricing →

FAQ

Questions contractors actually ask us.

09 ENTRIES · UPDATED JULY 2026

$297 is about what most people charge just for a website, and you get an answering service that never sleeps for it. Our overhead is tight and we want you to stay for years, not months. No VC, no sales floor, no bloat.

Final call

Stop missing leads.
Set it. Runlit.

See it live — book a 10-min demo →FIRST 2 WEEKS FREE · NO CONTRACTS · CANCEL ANYTIME