Your own business number
We register your business with the carriers and set up a local number in your area code. Calls to it ring your cell phone.
Text messages
Reach clients where they actually look
Text your clients from your own local business number. Visit reminders, On my way with a live map, estimate and invoice links, follow-ups and review requests go by text, and replies land in one inbox.
What you get
Text messages in Jobs & Jots
On my way with a live map
One tap sends your arrival time and a link where the client watches you arrive on a map. No app for the client.
Two-way texts
Client replies come back to Texts, one conversation per client, with saved replies for the answers you send most.
Visit reminders
Texts when a visit is booked, rescheduled or canceled, and before you arrive.
Estimates and invoices by text
The client gets the link to approve or pay right on their phone.
Follow-ups and review requests
Estimate follow-ups, payment reminders and Google review requests can go by text too.
Your words
Rewrite every automatic text the way you talk to your clients.
Respects your clients
Texts start with your business name, only go to clients who allow them, and anyone can reply STOP or HELP.
How it works
3 simple steps
Open Settings → Text messages and register your business (once).
Carriers approve it, usually in 1 to 3 weeks. We pick your local number and turn texting on.
Send as usual — tap On my way when you head out.
Step-by-step guides
Learn it in a few minutes
Short guides from our help center, written for people using Jobs & Jots for the first time.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Do I need my own phone number?
You get one. US carriers require every business that texts to be registered, so we register yours and set up a local number in your area code. Calls to it ring your cell.
What do I need to register?
Your legal business name and EIN, business address, website with a privacy policy, and a contact cell phone.
Does the client need an app for the live map?
No. They tap the link in the text and the map opens in their phone's browser. It works for a few hours and only while you're on the way.
Can a client stop the texts?
Yes. They reply STOP, or you uncheck Allows SMS on the client.
A simpler way to run your business.
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