Done-for-you AI for contractors
The always-on front desk for your shop.
You just flew through it: the missed call, the stream that catches it, the workshop that drafts, the control room that reports, the quiet jobsite. Here's the plain-English version — what we do, how it works, and why we built it.
What we do
Three systems that catch the work you're missing
The leads you lose aren't the ones you quote and lose — they're the ones that come in at 6pm while the crew's on a job. OtterSwim AI plugs those leaks, done-for-you.
Missed-call text-back & lead follow-up
The second a call goes unanswered or a web form comes in, the customer gets a personal text in seconds. AI asks the qualifying questions and nurtures until they reply or go cold — anything it's unsure of gets handed straight to you.
→ The lead who'd have called the next guy is texting you back.Review autopilot
Auto-detects every new Google & Facebook review and drafts an on-brand reply for your one-tap approval — plus sends review requests to recent customers and flags any sentiment drop, so a bad review never sits public and unanswered.
→ Your rating climbs, and nothing posts in your name unless you approve it.Inbox triage
Sorts incoming email, drafts replies to routine stuff (quotes, scheduling, suppliers) for your approval, and surfaces a short daily list of only what needs the owner's eyes.
→ 10 minutes a day instead of an hour — and nothing important buried.How it works
Done for you, not another tool to learn
You don't set anything up. We build it, test it on your line, and hand you something that's already working.
Onboard
Quick access to your Google profile, inbox, and number, plus your brand voice and service list. That's your whole lift.
We build & register
We clone the system onto your business and submit carrier registration. The non-texting loops (reviews, inbox) start working right away.
Go live
The texting turns on the day carrier registration clears. You approve, we run and monitor it — with a runbook and a weekly report.
The math
One recovered job pays for months
You don't need a leap of faith — you need the numbers to clear the cost. They do, fast.
Before
6:10pm — a call comes in while the crew's on a job. It rings out to voicemail. By morning they've booked whoever answered first.
With OtterSwim AI
Same call goes unanswered → the caller gets a personal text in under a minute, the AI captures the job details, and the owner picks it up. The job stays yours instead of going to the next company on Google.
Figures are illustrative market ranges, not a performance promise. Verified client results will be published here as they come in — until then, the First-Job Guarantee carries the risk, not you.
Why we do it
Built by a contractor, not a software company
OtterSwim AI comes out of a working residential renovation shop in Raleigh — we lived the 6pm missed call before we automated it.
We've been the one on the ladder
Our founder runs crews in the NC Triangle. The lead that slips away while you're mid-job isn't a statistic to us — it's the reason this exists. The goal is simple: owners home for dinner, phones handled, nothing leaking.
Approval-first, always
We don't believe AI should speak as you without you. Every review reply and drafted message waits for your one-tap approval. The AI answers fast at 6pm when you can't — then hands the real conversation to you.
Straight answers over sales
We only take a few shops at a time and we'd rather say "not yet" than sell you something that doesn't pencil out. If the numbers don't clear the cost for your shop, we'll tell you straight on the call.
Honest fit
Is this for you?
We'd rather you self-select than waste a demo.
A great fit if you…
- Miss calls after hours or while you're on the job
- Run 1+ trucks with steady, real inbound call volume
- Want it done-for-you, not another dashboard to learn
- Care about your Google rating and lost leads
Probably not yet if you…
- Want a $99 DIY tool to wire up yourself
- Have near-zero call or lead volume right now
- Expect AI to replace your whole sales process
- Aren't willing to approve review replies early on
Pricing
Simple, month-to-month plans
Pick where to start. Setup is a one-time fee; the monthly is cancel-anytime. Every plan includes carrier registration and compliance.
Catch
- Missed-call text-back
- Instant web-lead response
- Number setup + A2P registration handled
- Your services, hours & pricing scripted in
- Month-to-month
Catch + Grow
- Everything in Catch
- Review autopilot (draft & approve)
- Automatic review requests
- Multi-touch nurture that chases cold leads for weeks
- Month-to-month
Command
- Everything in Catch + Grow
- Inbox triage (sorted + drafted)
- Priority same-day support
- Monthly performance-review call
- Quarterly script & offer tune-up
The First-Job Guarantee
If OtterSwim AI doesn't catch and hand you at least one real, booked lead in your first 30 days after go-live, your setup fee is refunded and month one is free. Month-to-month, cancel anytime — a bounded promise, not vague ROI.
Prices in USD. Carrier/messaging pass-through fees are shown transparently at onboarding. No lock-in, cancel anytime.
Straight answers
Questions contractors actually ask
Isn't this expensive?
Let's do the math instead. If a booked job is worth hundreds to thousands of dollars and you miss several calls a week, catching even one more a month more than covers the plan. You see it running live on the demo first — and if the numbers don't clear the cost for your shop, we'll tell you straight. We'd rather lose the sale than sell you something that doesn't pencil out.
I don't trust AI talking to my customers.
Fair — and that's exactly how OtterSwim AI is built. Nothing posts in your name on the review side without your approval, and the text-back is a simple, human "Sorry we missed you — how can we help?", not a bot pretending to be you. You set the tone and read every message before it ever goes live. The AI answers fast at 6pm when you can't, then hands the real conversation to you.
I already have GoHighLevel.
Good — that means you already believe in this. Two honest things: most GHL accounts never get fully set up, so they sit half-built; and GHL is a toolbox, not a done system. OtterSwim AI builds and runs it for you — inside your GoHighLevel or alongside it. If yours is already dialed in, you don't need us. If it's sitting half-done like most, that's exactly what we fix.
I get all my leads from word of mouth.
That's a strength, not a reason to skip this. When a neighbor refers you, that person is ready to book — and if they call while you're on a job and you don't get back fast, you didn't just lose a lead, you made your referral source look bad. This makes sure every referral gets an instant response and every happy customer gets asked for a review. It feeds the exact engine you already trust.
How do I know it actually works?
Book the demo and watch it catch a real lead live — a working dashboard and real review flow, not slides. And the First-Job Guarantee means if it doesn't hand you a booked lead in your first 30 days after go-live, your setup fee is refunded and month one is free.
How fast is it live?
The build takes about a week. The texting side has to clear carrier registration first, which usually takes 2–3 weeks — so we start the reviews and inbox loops immediately and switch the texts on the day it's approved. Your First-Job Guarantee clock only starts once you're fully live.
Free automation audit
Stop losing jobs to voicemail.
Grab a 15-minute slot. We'll walk your setup, show the system live, and give you a straight answer on what it'd catch for your shop — no pressure, no obligation. Emailing instead? Tell us your trade and what happens to a call you can't take right now, and we'll come prepared.