Handyman Answering Service
Tradellen is a handyman answering service that actually books the work. Aria, your built-in 24/7 AI receptionist, answers every call while you’re under a sink or up a ladder, captures the task and address, books it into an open slot and keeps your day full — without you stopping to reach for the phone.
A handyman answering service that captures the small jobs you’re too busy to answer
Your value is volume — lots of small, varied jobs booked tight. Aria answers every call while your hands are full and slots the work so nothing leaks.
Answers while you work
Aria picks up every call when you’re on a ladder or under a sink, so the jobs you’d normally miss to voicemail turn into booked work instead.
Captures the whole punch list
Aria takes down each task on the call — the leaky faucet, the sticking door, the TV mount — so you can price and plan the visit before you arrive.
Books it into a tight schedule
The call becomes a scheduled job that fills your open slots, so your day stays packed instead of half-empty with gaps you never filled.
Routes your day
Jobs land on the live board so you can order the day by neighborhood and cut windshield time between small visits.
Logs every call
A full transcript and captured tasks sit on every call, so you never forget a job you promised or lose a repeat customer’s number.
Included, not an add-on
The receptionist is built into every plan with no per-user fees, so answering the phone all day doesn’t cost you an office assistant.
Built for handymen who lose jobs to a full voicemail
If every missed call is a small job that went to the next guy, this is for you.
Message-takers hand you a callback. Aria hands you a booked job.
The gap between a traditional answering service and Tradellen is the difference between a slip of paper and a job already on your schedule.
| Tradellen (Aria) | Traditional answering service | Voicemail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answers every call | ✓ Instantly | Sometimes | ✗ |
| Captures the full task list | ✓ Structured | Free-text note | ✗ |
| Books the job | ✓ Automatic | ✗ | ✗ |
| Fills open schedule gaps | ✓ Live | Callback later | Never |
| Runs your whole business too | ✓ Jobs, estimates, invoices | ✗ | ✗ |
See the real math in what a missed call actually costs a home-service business.
More than a phone line, it’s your whole handyman business
The same system that answers your calls runs your scheduling, estimates, invoices and Stripe payments.
One flat price. No per-tech fees.
Every plan includes the 24/7 AI receptionist, guided migration, and a 7-day free trial. No contracts, cancel anytime.
- Teams of up to 10
- AI receptionist (Aria), 24/7 call answering
- Customer management & scheduling
- Dispatch board & job tracking
- Online booking page
- Estimates, invoices & payments
- Automated follow-ups
- Setup & migration included
- Teams of up to 50
- AI receptionist (Aria), 24/7 call answering
- Customer management & scheduling
- Dispatch board & job tracking
- Online booking page
- Estimates, invoices & payments
- Automated follow-ups
- Setup & migration included
- No team size limit
- AI receptionist (Aria), 24/7 call answering
- Customer management & scheduling
- Dispatch board & job tracking
- Online booking page
- Estimates, invoices & payments
- Automated follow-ups
- Setup & migration included
Handyman answering service questions, answered
Straight answers for handymen weighing a 24/7 AI receptionist.
What is a handyman answering service?
A handyman answering service answers your calls so the small jobs you’re too busy to pick up never go to voicemail. Tradellen goes further than a message-taker: Aria, the built-in 24/7 AI receptionist, captures the task list and address, then books the job and slots it into your schedule automatically.
Can Aria capture a whole list of small tasks?
Yes. Aria takes down each task on the call, the leaky faucet, the sticking doors, the TV mount, in structured fields, so you can size the visit and price it before you show up.
Will it answer when I’m on a job with my hands full?
That’s the point. Aria answers every call while you’re on a ladder or under a sink, so the calls you’d otherwise miss turn into booked work instead of a voicemail the customer never leaves.
Can the answering service book the job into my schedule?
Yes. Unlike a traditional message service, Aria creates a real scheduled job and fills your open slots, so your day stays tight instead of leaving gaps you meant to fill later.
How is this different from a call center that just takes messages?
A message-taker hands you a slip to call back, and by then the homeowner has often called the next handyman. Tradellen answers instantly, captures the task list, books it and keeps your day full, all inside the same system that runs your estimates and invoices.
How much does the handyman answering service cost?
The 24/7 AI receptionist is included in every Tradellen plan at no extra charge: Starter $69/mo (teams up to 10), Growth $149/mo (up to 50) and Pro $299/mo (unlimited). No per-user fees, no contracts and a 7-day free trial.