Each example is a real kind of text. Respondo writes short: one or two sentences, one text.
Answers your customers 24/7
Roof types, warranties, area, lead times. From what you taught it, in the customer's language.
Customer · 8:20 pm
Do you do flat roofs?
Yes, flat roofs and shingles, with a free inspection. Want a date?
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
Thu 9am in Granby, flat roof inspection, Mrs. Paquette. Confirm?
ok but 10am
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
rain Thursday, move Paquette to Friday 10am
Done: Paquette, Fri 10am instead of Thu 10am. Tell the customer? (yes/no)
Your book in your phone's calendar
One link, tapped once, on iPhone or Google Calendar. Each inspection 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 visits, every evening
At the hour you choose. Nothing booked tomorrow, no text.
Respondo → You · 7 pm
Tomorrow (Tuesday), 2 appointments:
7:30am - Simard, 512 Roy St, Granby, leak
11am - Paquette, Bromont, flat roof inspection
To change: reply here (e.g. "cancel 11am").
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 Tue 7:30am, appointment with Toitures Bergeron (512 rue Roy, Granby). Can't make it? Reply here.
Reads your prices and warranties
Text a photo, or send a PDF through the link it gives you: flyer, warranties. It texts you a summary and uses it only after your yes.
You → Respondo
[photo: flyer]
I read your document: shingles, flat roofs, 10-year labour warranty. Should I use it?
Hands over when it should
An insurance claim, a warranty, an emergency, someone who wants to talk to you: the question comes to you. It never makes things up and never gives out your cell.
Customer
My insurance wants a written quote, do you do that?
Respondo → You
Mr. Simard asks for a written quote for his insurance. Your answer?
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 Sherbrooke, 55 min from you, re-roofing. Take it?
yes
Referrals, on your ok
A customer refers someone. You say yes, Respondo texts them for you. Once, no more.
Respondo → You
Customer 450-… says his neighbour André (450-555-0134) has shingles torn off in Granby. Should I text him for you?
yes
A call to the number? It texts
Someone calls your Respondo number: a short voice message, then a text to carry on in writing.
Respondo → Customer
Tu viens d'appeler? Écris-moi ici, je réponds par texto. / You just called? Text me here, I answer by text.
French and English, never mixed
Each customer in their language. You, in yours.
Client
Bonjour, vous réparez les toits plats?
Oui, toits plats et bardeaux. Le bâtiment est où?
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
we don't do metal roofs anymore
Noted: no more metal roofs.
It says what it is
If asked, it says plainly that it's an automated assistant.
Customer
Is this a bot?
Yes, I'm Toitures Bergeron's automated assistant. I can help you schedule an inspection.