For locksmiths
Locked-out callers ring until someone answers. Make it you.
Lockouts are won by whoever picks up. An AI receptionist answers at 2am in your business name, works out lockout or quote, grabs the address, and texts you before the caller can try the next locksmith.
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Lockouts happen at 2am
Locksmithing is the genuine after-hours trade. The caller is on the street, it's cold, and they'll ring numbers until one answers. TradieCall picks up in seconds, every time, and flags emergencies 🚨 to your phone.
Locked out, or lock upgrade?
A lockout needs you now; a rekey quote can wait until Tuesday. The AI works out which is which, marks the urgency, and texts you the details so you're not returning every call blind.
Nervous callers hang up on voicemail
Someone who's just been broken into wants a voice, not a beep. The AI answers calmly in your business name, takes their details, and gets you the flagged message within a minute.
How it handles a 1am lockout
A real example: a 1am lockout. Quick, calm, straight to the details — and when the caller pushes for a price, it doesn't make one up.
Within a minute of hangup: name, number, address, the job and urgency — texted and emailed to you. See how it works →
The original after-hours trade
Every trade talks about after-hours work. For locksmiths it's the actual business: lockouts at 1am, a snapped key on a Sunday, a break-in that means the doors need securing tonight. The caller is standing on the street with their phone, working down the search results until a voice answers. TradieCall answers in seconds, around the clock, in your business name — calm, quick and straight to the point, because someone locked out at 1am doesn't want small talk.
You get the text within a minute of hangup: name, number, address, and whether it's a lockout, a break-in or a lock upgrade for next week. Emergencies arrive flagged, and on Pro they can be transferred to you live. Locksmiths are half the reason we built after-hours call answering in the first place — no other trade's phone earns more between midnight and six.
One saved lockout pays for the month
Starter is $129 a month including GST. Pro is $249 and adds diary booking with Google Calendar sync, so rekey quotes and lock upgrade visits land in your calendar as tentative holds you confirm. Most locksmiths charge more than that for a single after-hours callout, so one saved lockout covers the month. There's a 7-day free trial, setup is free and takes about ten minutes, and there's no lock-in — we're aware of the irony. The full breakdown is on the pricing page.
If you've been weighing up a human answering service or hiring someone part-time, we've done the maths at AI receptionist vs hiring a receptionist. The short version: nobody hires a receptionist to sit by the phone at 2am, and 2am is when your best-paying work rings.
What locksmiths want to know
Right now, someone's standing outside their own front door.
Be the locksmith who answered. Set it up free, ring it yourself, and only go live when it sounds right.
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