For one-truck plumbers, HVAC, electricians, pool & handyman pros on LA's Westside

You run the jobs. We run the back office.

Every call answered or texted back. Every job turned into an invoice and a payment. Every customer asked for a review. Set up in your own accounts, kept running every month, so you can stay on the tools and stop doing paperwork at 10 p.m.

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$1,500 setup $497/month you own the accounts
Sound familiar?

The work isn't the problem. Everything around it is.

9:40 a.m.

The phone rings under a sink

You can't pick up. The customer calls the next shop on Google. That job is gone, and you never knew it existed.

2:15 p.m.

The quote goes quiet

You sent a price from the truck. Nobody followed up. A week later they hired someone who called back.

9:50 p.m.

Invoices at the kitchen table

Paper work orders, texts and photos scattered across your phone. Money you earned sits unbilled for days.

Every week

Great work, few reviews

Happy customers mean to leave a review and forget. The shop with more reviews gets the next call.

What's included

Six things that run without you thinking about them.

We set up a business phone and simple job software in your name, connect them, and keep them working. You use one phone app and one job app. That's it.

1

Calls and texts answered

Your business line rings your cell. When you can't pick up, the caller still gets a friendly answer in your business's name, their job details get taken, and you get a clean summary.

2

Missed-call text-back

Miss a call and the customer gets a text right away asking what they need, so they wait for you instead of calling the next shop.

3

Intake form with photos

New customers send the address, the problem and a photo of it before you roll. Fewer wasted trips, better first quotes.

4

Morning job and parts plan

Each morning you see today's jobs in order, with addresses, notes and the parts to load. No digging through texts.

5

Work order to invoice to paid

Finish the job, tap once, and the invoice goes out with a pay link. Payments land faster and nothing slips through.

6

A review request to every customer

Every finished job gets the same friendly ask for a Google review. No cherry-picking, just a steady stream of honest reviews.

How it works

We build it once. Then we keep it running.

01

20-minute call

How calls come in, how you quote, how you get paid. We tell you straight whether this fits.

02

We set it up

Phone, text-back, intake form, job software, invoices and review requests, all in your name.

03

Test and go live

We place test calls and run a sample job end to end, then show you the three taps you'll use daily.

04

Monthly upkeep

We watch for missed calls, unpaid invoices and broken links, fix what breaks and tune what's working.

The offer

One package. Clear price.

Back Office Starter
For 1–5 person trade shops
$1,500one-time setup
then $497/month to keep it running
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Your phone and job software are billed to you directly by those companies. We go over the exact plan prices with you before setup, so you know the full monthly cost up front.

Setup includes

  • Business phone on your cell, with call answering
  • Missed-call text-back
  • Intake form with photo upload
  • Job software loaded with your services and prices
  • Invoices with a pay link
  • Automatic review request after every job

Every month

  • We keep it all working and fix what breaks
  • Monthly check-in: calls caught, jobs booked, invoices paid, reviews earned
  • Small changes as your business changes
Is this for you?

Built for the owner who is also the tech.

Good fit

  • 1–5 people: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, pool & spa, window washing, handyman
  • Westchester, Playa, El Segundo, Mar Vista, Culver City, Venice, Santa Monica
  • Your phone rings while you're on a job
  • Invoices and follow-ups happen at night, or not at all
  • You'd rather own simple tools than rent a big agency

Not a fit

  • You already have a full-time office manager
  • You need a new website or ads before anything else
  • You want to screen out unhappy customers from reviews
  • You won't call back the leads it catches
Common questions

Straight answers.

Do I have to learn new software?

Very little. You get one phone app and one job app. We set both up, load your services and prices, and show you the three taps you'll use every day. We handle the rest.

Who owns the accounts and my customer list?

You do. The phone and job software are in your name and billed to you, so your number, customer list and job history stay yours even if you stop working with us.

What does it cost beyond your fee?

Your phone and job software subscriptions, billed by those companies directly. We go through the exact plan prices with you before setup so there are no surprises.

Will customers know they're not talking to me?

When you can't pick up, an automated assistant takes the message in your business's name and texts you the details. Customers get a quick answer instead of voicemail, and you call back knowing exactly what the job is.

Are calls recorded?

Only with a clear notice at the start of the call. California requires every party's consent to record, so we set that up correctly from day one.

How do review requests work?

Every customer gets the same request after the job, by text. We don't filter out unhappy customers. Steady, honest reviews build more trust, and it keeps you on the right side of Google's rules.

Stop losing jobs to a ringing phone.

Book a free 20-minute call. We'll look at how calls, quotes and invoices move through your business today and tell you honestly whether the Back Office Starter fits.

  • No pitch deck, no pressure
  • Mike Emerson, based in Westchester
  • 10+ years building sales and follow-up systems

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We'll text or call within one business day. Prefer email? Email Mike.

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Mike will reach out within one business day to set up your 20-minute call. If it's urgent, email mike.emerson17@gmail.com.

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