Exterior quote calls, interior intake, HOA bids, water damage repaints — Orbit captures every lead while you're on a ladder. $96/month all-in. 24/7. Never miss a $4,500 job.
Unlimited concurrent calls during the spring surge. Full quote intake captured on every call. SMS to your phone within 60 seconds.
Three problems that cost painters $50,000–$150,000 a year in missed revenue — and how Orbit solves all three.
April and May hit at 100% crew capacity — but call volume triples. You're on a job, your crew is on a job, and 8 homeowners are calling at the same time. Some go to voicemail. Most of those never call back. Each one is a $4,500 job that just walked out the door.
Painting quotes require real intake — square footage, surface prep, number of coats, interior vs. exterior, timeline. Homeowners won't leave that in a voicemail. They hang up and call the next painter on their list. You lose the lead before you know it existed.
Homeowners call 3–5 painters and book the first one who sounds professional and gets back to them fast. The first callback wins the job — not the cheapest bid, not the best reviews. Speed-to-response is the #1 driver of residential painting conversion.
Four steps. Takes 5 minutes to set up. Starts capturing jobs that same day.
Takes 2 minutes in your phone settings. Forward always, on busy, or after 3 rings — your choice. Orbit picks up with your company name before the second ring.
Orbit greets callers using your business name and identifies the call type — exterior quote, interior quote, commercial bid, water damage, cabinet refinish. Then it asks the intake questions specific to that job type. Interior calls get different questions than commercial bids.
Every call ends with a structured SMS: caller name, callback number, job type, square footage, timeline, surface prep notes, and any urgency flag. Commercial and water damage calls get priority flags so you call those back first.
You already know the square footage, the surface condition, the timeline, and how many other quotes they're getting. Call back with a range in hand. Set the site visit. Move on to the next one. First professional callback wins the job — Orbit makes sure that's you.
Orbit knows the right intake questions for each call type. Here's exactly what it captures so you can call back ready.
All delivered via SMS within 60 seconds of the call ending.
April–October peak. 300% surge. Orbit answers every call that comes in at the same time.
Interior jobs run all year. Orbit captures the full scope so you arrive at the quote with numbers already in mind.
Office buildings, HOAs, apartment complexes — these are recurring contracts. Orbit flags commercial calls immediately so you prioritize the callback.
After rain, leaks, or flooding — homeowners need quotes fast and are ready to book immediately. Orbit flags these as urgent so you call back within the hour.
Cabinet refinish jobs are $1,500–$5,000 with low material cost and high margin. Orbit captures what you need to quote efficiently.
April through October is exterior season. Every week during those 7 months is worth 3x more than a winter week. Missing calls during spring is not just annoying — it's your entire annual revenue model at risk.
The 3-bid problem: homeowners call 3–5 painters in a row and book the first one who responds professionally. During spring rush, you're on a job site. Your phone rings. You can't answer. The homeowner calls the next painter on their list — and books them before you're off the ladder.
Orbit's answer: every call gets answered in under 2 rings, every time — even when 6 calls come in simultaneously. Full intake captured. SMS to your phone in 60 seconds. You call back during the next break with the square footage and timeline already in hand. You close the job before their next call does.
Orbit is $1,152/year. Here's what capturing missed calls during spring season is worth.
One missed $4,500 exterior job pays for nearly 4 years of Orbit. One captured HOA contract covers a decade. The question isn't whether Orbit is worth it — it's how much you've already lost without it.
Orbit handles unlimited concurrent calls — if 8 homeowners call at the same time during peak spring weeks, all 8 get answered simultaneously. There are no per-call limits, no hold queues, and no voicemail. Every caller gets a live response, full intake capture, and you receive an SMS summary for each one within 60 seconds. Spring surge is exactly what Orbit is designed for.
Orbit asks the right intake questions based on the type of painting call. For exterior jobs it captures: approximate square footage, surface condition and prep needs, siding material, number of coats requested, color change or same color, and timeline. For interior jobs it captures: number of rooms, ceiling height, surface prep needed, trim and doors included, timeline, and whether the home is occupied. You receive a complete intake SMS within 60 seconds — enough to give a ballpark range on the callback without a site visit first.
Yes. When a caller identifies as a property manager, HOA board member, apartment complex, or commercial building owner, Orbit flags it as a commercial inquiry and captures the relevant details: property type, square footage or unit count, scope (exterior refresh, common areas, unit interiors), timeline, whether the project is already budgeted, and decision-making contacts. Commercial bids are delivered via SMS with a COMMERCIAL flag so you prioritize the callback — these are $20,000–$200,000 recurring contracts.
Live 24/7 AI answering with Orbit is $96/month all-in — $1,152/year. Missed-call text-back alone is $29/month. The average exterior painting job is $2,000–$8,000. If Orbit captures just one extra job per month that you would have missed to voicemail, that's $4,500 recovered against $1,152 spent for the year — nearly a 4x return from a single job. Over a full spring season (7 months), capturing 3 extra jobs per month at average value returns over $94,000 from a $1,152 annual investment. There are no per-minute fees, no contracts, and no setup costs.
$96/month all-in. 24/7 coverage. Unlimited concurrent calls during surge. Full paint job intake on every call. SMS in 60 seconds. No contracts, no per-minute fees, no voicemail. Every missed call this spring season is $2,000–$8,000 walking out the door.
See also: Orbit for Contractors · Emergency Answering Service