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
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.
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.
Harvard Business Review
7×
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.
How it works
Three steps.
No software to learn.
Set it. Runlit. That's the whole thing.
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 →
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
FAQ
Questions contractors actually ask us.
09 ENTRIES · UPDATED JULY 2026
Final call