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Insights · Updated October 26, 2026

What is a done-for-you front office for contractors?

Quick answer

A done-for-you front office for contractors is the website, lead inbox, missed-call text-back, follow-up, and review requests that Contractor Systems builds and runs for a home service business.

  • A contractor website, with hosting and updates included
  • One inbox for calls, texts, and forms
  • Missed-call text-back
  • Automatic follow-up on new prospects
  • A Google review request for every customer
  • On Pro: an AI receptionist and estimate follow-up

It is for home service contractors who want that work run for them, including shops that already use Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan. It is not for a shop whose problem is scheduling, the crew's mobile app, job history, or invoicing.

Advanced is $297 a month. Pro is $597 a month and adds the AI receptionist. Monthly billing has a one-time setup fee equal to the first month: $297 on Advanced and $597 on Pro. Quarterly and annual billing waive the setup fee. No contracts on monthly or quarterly plans. The software is proprietary. It connects to Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan. The office is in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

By Kyle Burt, Co-founder

What a done-for-you front office covers

These are the pieces Contractor Systems actually installs. Each line links to the feature page or the plan that includes it. The full list is on features.

Advanced, $297/mo

Contractor website

A professional contractor website built to turn visitors into calls and quote requests. Hosting and updates are included, and a photo from the jobsite can become a project page.

Advanced, $297/mo

One inbox for every lead

Calls, texts, and website forms land in one lead inbox, and you reply by text right from the app, from your business number.

Advanced, $297/mo

Missed-call text-back

When you can't answer, the caller gets a text from your business number, and their reply lands in the same lead inbox thread.

Advanced, $297/mo

Automatic follow-up

Text and email sequences that stay in front of prospects until they are ready. We write them with you, in your voice, and you approve every message before it goes out from your business number.

Advanced, $297/mo

Review requests

After the job, Contractor Systems texts your customer a review request with a real photo of your crew. Every customer gets the same Google review link.

Advanced, $297/mo

Job photos to project pages

Submit before and after photos of a finished job, pick the customer, and say what you did. The job goes on your website as a project page, and Contractor Systems drafts FAQs for you to approve.

Pro, $597/mo

Estimate follow-up

After an estimate goes out, Contractor Systems sends short follow-up reminders, and when the homeowner replies it lands in your inbox.

Pro, $597/mo

AI receptionist

The AI receptionist answers your calls, gets the job details, and books the appointment. Every call is logged in the thread with a summary and the recording.

Done-for-you front office vs answering service vs virtual assistant vs field service software

The field-service column uses only what each vendor's own page says, the same pages cited on the Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan comparisons (checked October 24, 2026). The answering-service column uses our lead-response guide, which says an answering service or receptionist can qualify a request and book the next step. The virtual-assistant column is the job a hired person does. This table does not list their prices, because this site does not publish them.

Done-for-you front office compared with an answering service, a virtual assistant, and field service software
JobDone-for-you front officeAnswering serviceVirtual assistantField service software
The job it is hired forThe website, the lead inbox, missed-call text-back, follow-up, and review requests, built and kept running for a home service contractor.Call coverage. Our lead-response guide says an answering service or receptionist can qualify the request and book the next step when after-hours calls are frequent.A person you hire and direct. This page does not quote a virtual assistant's price, hours, or task list.The schedule, the crew, the job, and the invoice. Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan are the three named on our compare pages.
Contractor website, built and hostedIncluded on Advanced. Hosting and updates are included.Not described here. This page does not quote an answering service.Only if that is a task you assign. Not quoted here.Not described as a website we build and host on the Jobber FAQ, the Housecall Pro training page, or the ServiceTitan dispatch page checked for the compare articles.
One inbox for calls, texts, and formsIncluded on Advanced. Calls, texts, and website forms land in one lead inbox, and you reply by text right from the app, from your business number.Not described here.Only if that is a task you assign. Not quoted here.ServiceTitan's dispatch page lists call booking and texting customers. The Jobber FAQ and the Housecall Pro training page, as used on the compare articles, do not describe one inbox for new website, text, and form leads. Housecall Pro's page does describe texting or emailing a customer about a scheduled job.
Missed-call text-backIncluded on Advanced. When you can't answer, the caller gets a text from your business number, and their reply lands in the same lead inbox thread.An answering service answers the call or takes the message. This page does not say it texts back from your business number.Only if that is a task you assign. Not quoted here.Not described on those pages as missed-call text-back. ServiceTitan's dispatch page does list texting customers.
Follow-up after an estimate goes quietAfter an estimate goes out, Contractor Systems sends short follow-up reminders, and when the homeowner replies it lands in your inbox. Included on Pro, $597 a month. Advanced includes automatic text and email follow-up for new prospects.Not described here.Only if that is a task you assign. Not quoted here.Housecall Pro's training page covers estimates and converting an estimate into a job. It does not describe a follow-up sequence we run for you. Jobber's FAQ describes invoicing and payment, not that sequence.
Google review request for every customerIncluded on Advanced. After the job, Contractor Systems texts your customer a review request with a real photo of your crew. Every customer gets the same Google review link. Every customer gets the Google review link.Not described here.Only if that is a task you assign. Not quoted here.Not described on the Jobber FAQ, the Housecall Pro training page, or the ServiceTitan dispatch page checked for the compare articles.
Schedule, crew, job, and invoiceNot included. Contractor Systems connects to Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan so scheduling and invoicing can stay there.Not the job an answering service is hired for.Not field software. A virtual assistant does the tasks you assign. This page does not list those tasks.This is what those products run. Jobber's FAQ says it helps schedule jobs, manage crews, invoice, and collect payment. Housecall Pro's training page covers estimates, dispatch, the mobile app, invoicing, payments, and recurring jobs. ServiceTitan's dispatch page describes a dispatch board, scheduling, estimates, invoices, and payments.
Who keeps it runningWe build it, connect it, and keep it running. You approve the messages.The service covers the calls you pay it to cover.You manage the person.You configure the account.
Price published on this pageAdvanced is $297 a month. Pro is $597 a month. Master is $897 a month.Not quoted. No answering-service price is published in this repo.Not quoted. No virtual-assistant price is published in this repo.Not quoted. Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan prices are not listed on this page.

Read the vendor pages next to ours:Housecall Pro vs a done-for-you front office,Jobber vs a done-for-you front office, and ServiceTitan vs a done-for-you front office. The line between a CRM and field software is CRM vs field service software for contractors.

Who it fits

It is the wrong first purchase when scheduling, the crew's mobile app, job history, or getting paid in the field is what is broken. Fix that in the field software. Slow replies to new leads and quiet estimates are front-office problems.

How Contractor Systems does it

Contractor Systems is based at 6901 Professional Pkwy E, Ste 232, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240. We build the system, connect it, and keep it running. No contracts on monthly or quarterly plans. Annual plans are paid up front for the year.

Advanced

$297/mo

Your website, leads, follow-up, and reviews. Nothing slips through the cracks. The foundation.

Pro

$597/mo

Every call answered and booked, even when you're on a job. The AI receptionist includes 1,000 minutes a month and answers 24/7 in English and Spanish. Estimate follow-up is on this plan.

Master

$897/mo

We run your Google Ads and Google profile to bring in more calls. You pay Google for the clicks.

No contracts on monthly or quarterly plans. We're confident you'll love it, so you can cancel anytime. Annual plans are paid up front for the year. Monthly billing has a one-time setup fee equal to your first month. Setup fee waived on quarterly billing. Setup waived + 1 month free on annual billing. Connected tools are on integrations. Plan details are on pricing.

Questions

What is a done-for-you front office for contractors?

A done-for-you front office for contractors is the website, lead inbox, missed-call text-back, follow-up, and review requests that Contractor Systems builds and runs for a home service business. Advanced is $297 a month. Pro is $597 a month and adds the AI receptionist and estimate follow-up. It does not replace the software that schedules the crew and sends the invoice.

What does a done-for-you front office include?

Advanced includes the website, one lead inbox, missed-call text-back, automatic follow-up, review requests, a simple customer list, a tracked business number, appointment booking and reminders, and project pages from jobsite photos. Pro adds an AI receptionist with 1,000 minutes a month in English and Spanish, AI website chat, past-customer reactivation, replies to Google reviews, and estimate follow-up. Master adds Google Ads management, lead tracking back to the ad, and a Google Business Profile we set up and keep fresh. You pay Google for the clicks.

How is it different from an answering service or a virtual assistant?

An answering service, as described in our lead-response guide, can qualify a request and book the next step when after-hours calls are frequent. A virtual assistant is a person you hire and direct. This page does not quote either one's price or task list. A done-for-you front office is the system around the lead: the website, the inbox, the text-back, the follow-up sequences, and the review request, built and kept running for you. Pro's AI receptionist answers calls, gets the job details, and books the appointment. That is call coverage inside the same system, not a separate person.

How is it different from Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan?

Those products run the work. Jobber's FAQ describes scheduling, crews, invoicing, and payments. Housecall Pro's training page covers estimates, dispatch, the mobile app, invoicing, payments, and recurring jobs. ServiceTitan's dispatch page describes a dispatch board, scheduling, estimates, invoices, and payments, and it also lists call booking, marketing, and texting customers. Contractor Systems runs the front office and connects to all three. If the field software already runs the jobs, keep it. Replacing it does not answer a missed call or follow up on a quiet estimate.

What does Contractor Systems charge for a done-for-you front office?

Advanced is $297 a month. No contracts on monthly or quarterly plans. We're confident you'll love it, so you can cancel anytime. Annual plans are paid up front for the year. Monthly billing has a one-time setup fee equal to your first month. Setup fee waived on quarterly billing. Setup waived + 1 month free on annual billing. Pro is $597 a month. Master is $897 a month. This page does not list a price for Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, an answering service, or a virtual assistant.

Who is a done-for-you front office for?

Home service contractors who want the website, the leads, the follow-up, and the review requests run for them. It fits next to field service software you already use. It is the wrong purchase when the thing that is failing is scheduling, the crew's mobile app, job history, or invoicing. Those are field-software problems. Contractor Systems is based at 6901 Professional Pkwy E, Ste 232, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240.

Keep the field software. Fix the front office.

Advanced is $297/mo. Pro is $597/mo.

$297/mo

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