Housecall Pro request intake: a workflow planning guide
Plan how a new Housecall Pro inquiry reaches the office or field team. Cover customer details, urgency, scheduling authority, and testing.
Terry Lennon
Founder, Responsebird
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Define the next step for each request
A request may need a callback, an estimate, or a scheduled visit. Map how your team moves a customer from first inquiry to an approved job in your own Housecall Pro setup. Keep “received” separate from “scheduled” so the response does not imply that work has been booked.
- Inquiry source and requested service
- Customer or job record used by the office
- Action that marks a visit as confirmed
Triage urgent and safety-related language
Write down which situations should bypass routine follow-up and go directly to a person or your emergency process. Use clear, conservative wording for electrical, gas, flooding, or no-heat concerns. Do not rely on an automated response to diagnose a hazard.
- Emergency phrases and the person on call
- Requests that need immediate staff review
- After-hours instructions approved by the business
Capture useful job context
Ask for the minimum information needed to route a service request. Confirm how your office stores the location, requested work, access notes, and preferred timing, and whether a returning customer should be attached to an existing record.
- Best callback number and service address
- Issue description and urgency
- Existing customer and access information
Confirm scheduling and record visibility
Identify who can verify technician capacity and communicate a real arrival window. Test a new inquiry, an existing customer, an incomplete address, and an urgent request. Review the resulting information with an office coordinator before relying on it during field work.
- No appointment promises before capacity is checked
- Correct customer and job context
- Clear exception owner and follow-up path
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