Each example is a real kind of text. Respondo writes short: one or two sentences, one text.
Answers your customers 24/7
Seasonal prices, services, area. From what you taught it, in the customer's language.
Customer · 9:15 pm
Do you do lawn mowing in the summer?
Yes, $45 per mow for a standard lot, weekly from May to October.
Proposes a time, you confirm
It checks your book, proposes a time that's free within the hours you gave it, and asks you. The customer gets a confirmation only after your ok.
Respondo → You
Wed 8am in Saint-Bruno, spring clean-up, Mr. Lessard. Confirm?
ok but Thursday 8am
Moves and cancellations, same way
You move or cancel in plain words. It asks you before telling the customer, never behind your back.
You → Respondo
cancel Lessard Thursday, it's raining
Done: Lessard, Thu 8am cancelled. Tell the customer? (yes/no)
Your book in your phone's calendar
One link, tapped once, on iPhone or Google Calendar. Each job with the address and the customer's number.
Respondo → You
To see your appointments in your phone's calendar, tap this link once: respondo.ca/c/…
Tomorrow's jobs, every evening
At the hour you choose. Nothing booked tomorrow, no text.
Respondo → You · 7 pm
Tomorrow (Thursday), 2 appointments:
8am - Lessard, 9 Montarville St, Saint-Bruno, spring clean-up
1pm - Gauthier, 14 des Érables St, Saint-Bruno, hedge
To change: reply here (e.g. "cancel 1pm").
A reminder to the customer the day before
Fewer missed appointments. If something comes up, they reply to the text and you know.
Respondo → Customer
Reminder: tomorrow Thu 8am, appointment with Entretien Boucher (9 rue Montarville, Saint-Bruno). Can't make it? Reply here.
Reads your seasonal rates
Text a photo, or send a PDF through the link it gives you: snow rates, summer packages. It texts you a summary and uses it only after your yes.
You → Respondo
[photo: snow removal rates]
I read your document: snow removal $495 to $795 by driveway, in 2 payments. Should I use it?
Hands over when it should
A missed driveway, damage, a complaint, someone who wants to talk to you: the question comes to you. It never makes things up and never gives out your cell.
Customer
The snowblower hit my fence last night.
Respondo → You
Mrs. Gauthier says the snowblower hit her fence last night. Can you call her?
Your area, in minutes of driving
Tell it where you leave from and how far you go. Farther than that, it asks you. A customer is never turned away on its own.
Respondo → You
Customer in Chambly, 35 min from you, single driveway snow removal. Take it?
no, off my route
Referrals, on your ok
A customer refers someone. You say yes, Respondo texts them for you. Once, no more.
Respondo → You
Customer 450-… says her neighbour Pierre (450-555-0128) wants a snow removal contract in Saint-Bruno. Should I text him for you?
yes
Prices changing? One sentence
No menus, no spreadsheet. Say it like you'd tell an employee, and it confirms what it changed.
You → Respondo
raise my snow removal prices by 5%
Done: snow removal $520 to $835 by driveway.
French and English, never mixed
Each customer in their language. You, in yours.
Client
Bonjour, il vous reste de la place pour le déneigement à Saint-Bruno?
Oui, une entrée simple c'est 495 $ pour la saison. C'est à quelle adresse?
Try it from your own phone
Text TEST and write like a customer. You see exactly what it would answer, before you hand out the number.
You → Respondo
TEST
Test mode (30 min)! Text like you're a customer. Text EXIT to leave.
Teach it in plain words
By text, like a new hire. No forms.
You → Respondo
mowing starts May 1
Noted: mowing starts May 1.
It says what it is
If asked, it says plainly that it's an automated assistant.
Customer
Is this a bot?
Yes, I'm Entretien Boucher's automated assistant. I can help with your contract.