Practical AI for home service operators
AI Automation for Home Services
Practical AI for home service small businesses: videos, guides, and playbooks for AI texting, AI answering services, and automations that capture more leads and book more jobs.
BSBuilt by Bryan Shankman, co-founder of LeadTruffle
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Latest AI Automation Playbooks
Videos and articles on what's actually working for home service operators.
How to Use AI for Missed-Call Text-Back
A practical breakdown of missed-call text-back with AI: what to send, when to escalate, and how to book jobs from calls you didn't answer.
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Automate Google Review Requests from Housecall Pro
Turn every completed Housecall Pro job into a Google review automatically: the SMS + email sequence that runs itself and books more 5-star reviews.
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The Best AI Lead Response Workflows for Home Service Businesses
The four AI lead response workflows every home service small business should run: instant response, qualification, booking, and follow-up.
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SMS vs. AI Answering Service: What Books More Jobs?
AI answering services and voice AI are having a moment, but SMS still books more jobs for most home service businesses. Here's when to use each.
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Resources for Home Service Operators
Practical AI workflows organized by the problems they solve.
AI Lead Response →
Reply to every new lead in under 60 seconds, on every channel.
Missed-Call Text-Back →
Turn every missed call into a booked job with an instant SMS.
AI Voice Answering →
A safety net for the calls you can't get to in time.
CRM Automations →
Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, and Jobber workflows that run themselves.
Review Automations →
Turn completed jobs into a steady stream of Google reviews.
LSA / Yelp / Thumbtack Follow-Up →
Auto-qualify and follow up with paid-lead channels.
About
Who is Bryan Shankman?
Bryan Shankman is the co-founder of LeadTruffle, a platform helping home service small businesses respond to more leads, automate follow-up, and book more jobs using AI, SMS, and voice automation.
This site is where Bryan shares practical breakdowns, workflows, and lessons from working with home service companies implementing AI in the real world.
Want AI automation built into your lead response?
LeadTruffle helps home service businesses capture, qualify, and follow up with leads from channels like websites, missed calls, Google LSA, Yelp, Thumbtack, and more.
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Want to share how your home service business uses AI?
Bryan occasionally interviews home service operators, agencies, and software builders about what's working in AI, automation, and lead conversion.
