We help home service businesses win more jobs without you buying more leads, hiring more staff, or working more hours.
Your calls and texts answered 24/7.
Appointments booked on your calendar.
Every lead in one simple app.
Automated 5-star Google reviews.
A professional website.
Weekly live coaching to grow your business.
Hi, I'm John.
Here's why I built this for you...
I believe that great work should win the job - and your skill should be more important than how fast you pick up the phone.
But the real world doesn’t work like that... because people are impatient.
So, the job usually goes to the person who answers first, which isn’t always fair.
I know this because I used to own a marketing agency where I spent millions of dollars on ads and generated over 100,000 leads for service businesses, like yours.
But my clients were busy being great at their craft…
So calls went to voicemail, texts weren't read, and, as a result…
…leads slipped through their fingers…
…and they routinely lost jobs they should have won (and often to lesser-skilled competitors).
Not being available when new customers wanted to talk cost them real money, week after week.
At that point, they didn’t need more leads. Or more staff. Or more apps.
Those would have been like pouring more water into a bucket full of holes.
What they needed was one system that would make sure they didn’t lose the jobs they had already earned.
I wish I could have built a system like that back then, but the technology I needed didn’t exist.
But now it does.
So I built it - the system that makes the game fair again for service business owners who are busy because they’re great at what they do.
This new system fixes all the holes that were costing my clients jobs because they were unavailable, unorganized, or invisible…
…and it fixes all the holes that are probably costing you jobs for these same reasons, too.
John Reh - Founder, Raystead
The system I built is called the Digital Front Desk.
Here's how it helps you win more jobs.
It answers your calls 24/7.
So you never lose a job just because you were busy.
- Every call answered in seconds.Days, nights, weekends, holidays. No caller ever goes to voicemail.
- It holds real conversations.It can actually talk with people and intelligently answer questions about your business.
- It qualifies your leads.It's trained on world-class sales and customer service practices. Consider this an advantage... it's probably a better sales person than you are 😀
- It books appointments automatically.When someone's ready, it books the appointment right on your calendar, even while you're on a job.
Hear it live - Call our Digital Front Desk now: 877-540-6002
See it live - Text our Digital Front Desk now: 877-540-6002
It answers every message within 60 seconds, 24/7.
So you never lose a job just because someone was impatient.
- Nearly instant replies.Every text and website message gets a reply in seconds. Nobody sits unread. Nobody gets forgotten.
- Real back-and-forth conversations.It actually answers questions and gets the details you need instead of just sending the typical "sorry we missed you" auto-reply.
- Infinite follow-up messages.If someone goes quiet, it follows up for you forever (yes, forever) so warm leads don't drift off to a competitor.
- Automatic appointments.Appointments get booked right from the text conversation, straight onto your calendar.
It's every lead in one app.
So you never lose a job just because you didn't know who to call.
- Everything organized.Calls, texts, website messages, social media DM's and more, all in one app, accessible on both your phone and desktop.
- Know what your system said.Every conversation saved word for word, so you're always in the loop without being on the phone.
- One simple app with 2 basic buttons.Open it with your morning coffee and know exactly who to call back first.
- Automatic summaries and tasks.The lead you quoted last week doesn't go cold in your voicemail because the system keeps watching it so you don't have to.
It's a Google-friendly, conversion-focused website.
So you never lose a job just because someone couldn't find you.
- Get found when people are looking for you.Set up from the start to make it easy for you to be found on Google.
- Look as great as you actually are.You do great work. Your website will make sure people know it.
- Create conversations that convert.Big call button, instant chat, and other tools that all start conversations that turn into appointments.
- Modern, mobile-friendly design.A clean, professional site made to display beautifully on their phone, where they'll actually see it.
It's an automated 5-Star Google Review System.
So you never lose a job just because someone didn't trust you.
- One-Click Review Request.With a click, your review request is sent out and you'll never need to think about it again.
- Automated Follow-Up.People are busy. Our system will politely, and frequently, remind them to leave you a review.
- Watch your review count climb.Month after month you'll see your review count grow and the kind words pouring in.
- Better search results.More reviews means you show up higher when someone is searching. The work you already did keeps winning you work.
It's weekly live business consulting.
So you never lose a job just because you didn't know what to do.
- Get the help you're looking for.Live training and open office hours with John, the owner of Raystead, every single week.
- Marketing, business, and more.Bring any question about growing your business and get a real answer from a guy who's spent millions on ads and started, grown, and sold multiple service businesses (one for 7 figures).
- You're never alone.Learn from the questions other owners ask, too. You'll find out fast you're not the only one dealing with it.
- Never miss a thing.Can't make it? Every session is recorded, so you never miss a hot topic.
The Digital Front Desk is the foundation of your business.
And, if all you did was add this, you'd probably be surprised how many more jobs you'd win...
...without spending another dollar on marketing.
Built for service businesses like yours.
...and every other growing service business that's too busy to answer every call.
Starts at just $297/month.
Month to month. No contracts. No setup fees.
What Working With Us Looks Like
Book A Call
(20 minutes)
20 minutes with John, the owner. He'll show you exactly how it works for your service business.
We Build It
(5-10 days)
Your front desk, your app, your website. We do the work and you keep doing jobs.
Kickoff Meeting
(25 minutes)
We show you the 2 things you need to know: Who are your leads & what are they saying to you.
Built by someone who's been on your side of the phone.
I'm John and I've started and sold multiple service businesses, from a local dog walking company to a multi-million dollar lead gen agency.
I built this because I've seen and lived the problem you face every day: you're great at the work, but doing the work prevents you from being available to sell more work.
So, I built the system that makes you available, organized, and visible, so you never lose a job you should have won, again.
Straight Talk FAQ
You Shouldn't Lose Jobs Because You're Great At What You Do.
Don't let being busy cost you the jobs your skills earned.
Someone wants to hire you today. Will you make it easy for them?
