Homeowners call 3–5 fence contractors and book the first one who calls back. Orbit makes sure that's you — 24/7, while you're on the job. $96/month all-in. Never miss a lead.
Unlimited concurrent calls during spring rush. Storm damage emergencies flagged immediately. SMS within 60 seconds of every call.
Three situations where the job goes to your competitor — and how Orbit stops each one.
Post-hole drilling, panel setting, gate hanging — you can't stop and answer. The caller hangs up after 4 rings and calls the next contractor on Google. They book whoever calls back first. That's rarely you when you're knee-deep in a job.
A storm knocks down 40 feet of fence on a Friday night. The homeowner calls 3 contractors. Two go to voicemail. The one who answers — or calls back first Saturday morning — gets the job. That's a $3,000–$6,000 repair. Gone because you were asleep.
March hits and your phone rings constantly — while you're already booked 3 weeks out. You physically cannot answer every call. The ones you miss don't leave voicemails. They call the next contractor. One missed week during peak season can cost $15,000+ in lost revenue.
Four steps. 5 minutes to set up. Works from day one.
Takes 2 minutes in your phone carrier's call-forwarding settings. Set it to always-forward, forward on busy, or forward after X rings — your choice. Orbit answers with your company name in under 2 rings.
Orbit greets every caller with your business name, identifies whether it's a new quote request, storm damage emergency, or existing customer, and asks the right intake questions for fence work — linear footage, material type, gate needs, terrain, timeline, and HOA requirements.
Every call ends with an SMS to your phone: caller name, address, job type, key details, and callback number. Storm damage calls get an URGENT flag. Quote requests include the footage and material estimate so you can call back with a ballpark ready.
You already know the footage, material, gate count, and timeline before you dial. No re-qualifying. Call back ready with a number. You're the first callback they get. You win the job.
Orbit knows fence work. The intake questions are tuned for the industry — so every SMS you receive has the details you actually need to quote and close.
Orbit captures everything you need to provide a ballpark in the callback — no measuring tape required on the first call.
Storm damage customers are ready to book now. Orbit flags these immediately so you can call back within minutes — not hours.
Commercial calls get flagged and prioritized. Orbit captures the key details that separate a serious bid opportunity from a casual inquiry.
1.4 million new homes per year — every one needs a fence. Builder relationships are volume accounts. Orbit captures builder-specific intake.
Rotted posts, leaning sections, broken gate latches — high-volume service calls that keep your schedule full. Orbit gets the details.
Ground thaws in March. School's out by May. Every homeowner who put off a fence project over winter calls at the same time — and you can only answer one call at once.
The problem: During spring rush you're already booked out 2–3 weeks. Your phone rings while you're on the job. You miss 5 calls. Those 5 callers each book someone else. At $4,000 average per job, that's $20,000 in revenue gone in one afternoon.
The fix: Orbit answers all 5 calls simultaneously, gets complete intake for each, and SMS's you within 60 seconds. You batch-return calls between jobs, already knowing the footage and material for each one. Your close rate jumps because you sound prepared. Your competitors don't answer at all.
Simple math. One contractor who added Orbit during spring season — here's what the numbers looked like.
Conservative scenario: 2 extra jobs/month at $4,000 average. Single missed $4,000 job covers 11+ months of Orbit. One commercial job ($15,000) covers 43 months.
During spring (March through May), fence inquiry calls surge 300–400% in most markets as homeowners plan post-thaw projects. Orbit handles unlimited concurrent calls — so even when 8 people call at the same moment on a Saturday morning, every single one gets answered with your company name and a complete intake. You receive an SMS summary for each call within 60 seconds. Orbit captures project type, linear footage estimate, material preference, and timeline — so you can batch your callbacks and quote efficiently without playing phone tag all weekend.
Yes. Orbit classifies storm damage calls as URGENT and fires an immediate SMS to your phone within 60 seconds. For storm damage, Orbit captures the extent of damage (panels down, post snapped, full section destroyed), whether there's an HOA violation notice with a deadline, the property address, and the caller's callback number. Storm damage customers have real urgency — they need a contractor now, not tomorrow. Orbit makes sure you never miss that call even at 11pm on a Sunday.
Yes. When Orbit detects a commercial inquiry — a property manager, developer, HOA, or construction company — it asks commercial-specific intake questions: total linear footage, site type (perimeter, security, pool, parking), timeline, whether it's a competitive bid or awarded project, and who the decision-maker is. Commercial jobs average $15,000–$50,000. You receive a flagged SMS so you can prioritize that callback above routine residential inquiries.
Live 24/7 AI answering with Orbit is $96/month all-in — $1,152/year. Missed-call text-back alone is $29/month. It replaces missed calls, voicemail boxes that never get checked, and answering services that charge $1–$2 per minute with agents who know nothing about fence work. Orbit knows the right intake questions for fence jobs: linear footage, material type, gate count, terrain challenges, HOA requirements. One missed $4,000 residential fence job more than covers three years of Orbit. Two extra jobs per month at average value means roughly $96,000 in additional annual revenue from a $1,152/year investment.
$96/month. 24/7 coverage. SMS in 60 seconds. Unlimited concurrent calls during spring surge. No contracts, no per-minute fees, no voicemail. Orbit handles every quote request, storm emergency, and commercial bid — while you finish the fence you're building.
See also: Orbit for Contractors · Emergency Answering Service