The promise
If Avidra doesn't recover 3 booked jobs in your first 30 days, I refund everything and disconnect you myself.
No forms. No retention call.
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ELECTRICAL · HOUSTON
AI phone receptionist for electricians in Houston
Phone rings first4.2s response30-day guarantee
Old electricians say the calls come in threes. You handle one, two come in while you're driving, and the third leaves a voicemail too vague to act on.
When the phone rings and you can't
You're up on a ladder with one hand on a breaker. The phone is in the truck.
What Avidra does
Avidra answers your phone with AI voice the moment a call lands. The caller hears a real voice. You get a structured lead summary on your phone, the same way a text would arrive.
The text doesn't replace the human conversation. It buys time for it. You still call back. You still close the job. Avidra just makes sure the lead is warm and the basics about the homeowners are in your inbox before you do.
How Avidra answers your calls
Step 1 · AI picks up
When the phone rings, Avidra picks up before voicemail can. The greeting is yours, recorded or text-to-speech, your call.
Step 2 · Qualifies the caller live
The AI runs your intake script on the call. It asks for the basics the way your front desk would.
Step 3 · Transfers to you when they ask, or summarizes when they don't
If the caller asks for a human, Avidra transfers to your cell or your dispatcher. If they don't, the AI finishes the intake.
Step 4 · Lead summary lands on your phone
A text summary lands on your phone. The recording link is optional and configurable.
How you wire it up
Avidra runs two ways. Keep your existing business number and forward to Avidra only when you can't pick up. The caller reaches you first. The AI handles the miss. Or use the Avidra number directly and let AI pick up every call, transferring to you when the caller asks. Most shops start with the first setup. The second works better once you've grown past one person on the phone.
Both pickup modes run on the Free tier. AI voice answering and SMS text-back are included at $0, with 30 voice minutes a month.
What Avidra does and doesn't
Avidra answers calls live with AI voice, or texts missed callers back if you'd rather. It runs your intake script. It captures jobs and relays messages to your customers when you ask. What it doesn't do: write your invoices, schedule your techs, replace your dispatcher, or pull customer history from your CRM.
The text won't quote a panel swap. It won't promise an inspection slot. It won't argue with a homeowner over the phone about whether their flickering is a loose neutral or a bad breaker. The intake gets you to the panel faster. Everything after that is yours.
The math on your missed calls
The numbers on a electrical shop your size.
8 calls/week missed$300 avg job$2,400 / week$10,400 / month$124,800 / year
73% of homeowners don't leave a voicemail. They call the next electrician on Google.
Avidra catches them in 4.2 seconds.
Two people on the phones, not just one
The customer-facing AI is one half of the product. The other half is yours. Text the Avidra number any natural-language instruction like 'text Dave I'm running 15 late' or 'show me Friday's bookings.' Avidra relays the message or pulls the data. Most owners forget this is part of the product until the first time they use it from a job site.
Calls electricians in Houston actually take
The calls that land most often go something like this. Outlet sparking when a vacuum gets plugged in. Double tap breaker that won't stay on after a storm. Dedicated circuit for a hot tub install. Service upgrade for a 1970s home with aluminum branch wiring. Each one is a job you'd close if you could pick up the phone.
After-hours patterns are tighter. The urgency is higher and the timeline is shorter. Tree branch on a service drop after a wind storm. Burning smell from a panel, lights flickering. Whoever answers first books it. Everyone else gets the voicemail tone.
What the year looks like
Year-round demand. Small spikes in summer for EV chargers and patio circuits, and again before holidays for outdoor lighting.
Most electricians can predict the peaks. The trick is keeping pickup steady through them. Avidra doesn't surge-price during your busy weeks and doesn't go quiet during the slow ones.
Getting Avidra answering your phone
Setup is two minutes. You connect your business number to Avidra, either by porting it or by setting your existing line to ring the Avidra number. The AI picks up from then on. You edit the default intake script to sound like your office, and the first real call uses your voice and your business name.
Most owners are live before lunch on the day they sign up. The honest test is to call your own line and have the AI answer. The questions land. The summary fires. You see the intake on your phone.
Why live pickup beats voicemail
Voicemail is where service leads go to die. A homeowner who hits voicemail at 7pm and gets a callback at 9am has already booked the next name on the list. Avidra picks up live, so the conversation starts in the first ring. By the time the caller would have hung up on voicemail, the AI has already captured the caller's name and address along with the basics of the call. The follow-up callback then lands into a warm conversation, not a cold one.
Common questions
Can it ask about the panel amperage in the intake?
Yes. The intake includes a 'do you know your service size, 100A or 200A' question. Many homeowners answer it correctly.
Does it know commercial versus residential?
The script branches on the first question. Commercial intake captures business name and licensed-electrician contact.
What if a permit is required, will it disclose that?
Yes. Permit notice can be included in the intake message for your region.
Can it integrate with my scheduling app?
The lead summary can webhook into most scheduling systems.
Will it book a panel-swap inspection?
Booking is on you. The intake captures the request and gathers the basics.
Try Avidra on your own number
Run the trial on your own line for two weeks. The first missed call you catch usually pays for the year. Free for 14 days. AI answers your phone live, or texts back the missed callers. Configure however your shop works.
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