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The call you missed
still gets answered.

Backline turns a missed call into a text conversation automatically — so if you're on a ladder, under a sink, or between jobs, the customer doesn't just move on to the next name on the list.

JOB TICKET #0412
MISSED CALL
(209) 555‑0138
4:47 PM · 3 rings, no answer
The problem

A missed call isn't a missed message.
It's a missed job.

Most people don't leave a voicemail anymore. They just call the next business on the list. For a solo operator or a small crew, that's not a minor inconvenience — it's revenue that quietly walked to a competitor while you were finishing a job you couldn't step away from.

How it works

Four steps. No app for your customer to download.

Your business number stays exactly as it is — the automation runs quietly behind it. Customers never know it's automated unless you tell them.

01

Call goes unanswered

Normal life — you're driving, on a roof, mid-repair. The call rings through and nobody picks up.

02

Backline texts back

Within seconds, a text goes out from your dedicated Backline number, asking what they need.

03

They reply with the job

You get it as a plain text on your own phone. No login, no dashboard to check.

04

Follow-up, on autopilot

Mark a job done and a review request goes out. Gone quiet for 90 days? A check-in text goes out on its own.

Prefer to talk than type? Callers can also leave a voice message. You get the transcript by text with a link to the actual recording — in case the transcript missed something.
Who it's for

Any independent operator who lives or dies by the phone.

Built for the trades first, but the problem isn't trade-specific — it's anyone running a business where a ringing phone is the front door.

HVAC
Plumbing
Electrical
Appliance repair
Mobile auto repair
Auto detailing
Locksmiths
Handyman & general contracting
— and genuinely any independent contractor whose business depends on inbound calls actually getting answered.
Who's behind this

Built and run by one person, on purpose.

Backline isn't a platform with a sales team behind it. I built every piece of it myself — the call handling, the texting, the follow-ups — and tested it against real calls on my own phone before it ever touched a client's business. If you sign on, you're not a ticket number in a queue; you're talking directly to the person who built and runs the system.

— Andy, abAutomations

Let's talk about your phone.