You're on the brush and a quote call comes in — again
That homeowner has already booked three other painters for quotes.
ServiceHotline answers every enquiry 24/7, books quote appointments straight into your calendar, and handles your hiring — for less than A$10 a day.
⚡ First 30 days completely free — we set everything up for you
Painting customers get multiple quotes — the painter who responds first almost always wins the job.
That homeowner has already booked three other painters for quotes.
Every unanswered enquiry is a paid lead you funded but couldn't convert.
Evening and weekend quote requests go to the painter who picks up.
Vetting, reference checking, and trial jobs eat weeks of your time.
Painting businesses miss 27% of inbound calls on average. In a quote-driven industry where the first painter to respond wins the job, missed calls are your biggest silent cost.
(Source: Housecall Pro / IBISWorld)
One platform. Six tools. Built for the quote-heavy, competitive world of professional painting.
Answers every enquiry with a painter-specific script. Captures job type (interior, exterior, commercial, roof, fence), property size, suburb, preferred quote date, and urgency. Books quote appointments directly.
Handles evening and weekend enquiries when you're off the tools. Captures full job details and books a quote appointment — so you wake up with a full quote schedule.
Fills your quote calendar by suburb and job type. Separates residential touch-ups from full exterior repaints and commercial contracts. Sends SMS confirmations to every customer.
Pre-screens painter and apprentice applicants — checks trade experience, product knowledge (interior vs exterior, preparation methods), licences, and availability. Delivers a shortlist.
After every completed job, automatically requests a Google review. In a highly competitive industry, your review rating is the difference between winning and losing quotes.
Sends reminders before every quote appointment and job start date. Eliminates wasted travel to sites where customers forgot you were coming.
In painting, whoever gets to quote first usually wins — missing a call means losing the race before it starts.
Stop losing painting quotes to missed calls — book your free demo today
Book My Free Demo →We handle the entire setup. You just answer questions.
We walk you through ServiceHotline on a screen share and answer all your questions.
We configure your scripts for interior repaints, exterior jobs, commercial contracts, and new construction painting — tailored to your pricing and quote process.
Your existing business number is connected. ServiceHotline starts answering calls. You get a text for every interaction.
See missed calls become booked quote appointments. Track every enquiry in your dashboard. Cancel anytime.
The only platform with painter-specific call logic — built for the quote-competitive world of professional painting.
| Feature | Generic Answering Service | General AI Chatbot | Job Management Software | ServiceHotline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/7 phone answering | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Painter-specific call scripts | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct calendar booking | Partial | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI hiring screener | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| After-hours emergency triage | Extra cost | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Google review collection | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| No-show reminders | ✗ | ✗ | Partial | ✓ |
| Monthly cost (AUD) | A$400–1,200 | A$99–499 | A$60–200 | From A$199 |
Our edge: When a homeowner calls about an exterior repaint on a two-storey weatherboard — ServiceHotline knows to ask about the number of windows, current paint condition, timeline, and whether scaffolding access is needed. Generic AI just takes a callback.
No lock-in contracts. Cancel anytime. First 30 days completely free.
For solo traders just getting started
For 2–5 person painting teams
For growing multi-van operations
For high-volume operations with unlimited scale
A$5,988/yr for ServiceHotline Growth vs A$65,000/yr for a receptionist. One recovered emergency call pays for a full month.
No. We connect ServiceHotline to your existing business number using call forwarding. Your number stays the same — customers won't notice any difference except that every call gets answered.
Yes. ServiceHotline captures all the job details you need before a site visit — job type, property size, suburb, preferred dates — and books it directly into your calendar so you arrive prepared.
Most businesses go live within 24–48 hours of signing up. Our team handles 100% of the configuration — you just answer a short setup questionnaire about your business, pricing, and availability.
No. ServiceHotline is month-to-month. You can cancel at any time with 30 days notice. We're confident the results will speak for themselves.
Yes. Integrates with Google Calendar, Outlook, Fergus, ServiceM8, and most quoting and job management tools used by Australian painters.
Book a 15-minute demo. We'll show you exactly how many painting quote calls your business is currently missing.
We'll be in touch within 2 hours. In the meantime, you can book a time that suits you directly:
Book a time now →Join Australian painters who answer every enquiry and win more quotes.
⚡ First 30 days free · No lock-in contract · Setup in 48 hours
The numbers every painter needs to know
of painting enquiry calls are missed (Housecall Pro)
Housecall Pro / Invoca
more likely to win the quote if you respond within 1 hour (Harvard Business Review)
Harvard Business Review
average annual cost of a receptionist in Australian cities
SEEK 2026
of consumers read reviews before choosing a painter (BrightLocal)
BrightLocal
"I was running Google Ads and missing the calls. ServiceHotline catches every lead and books the quote visit automatically. My conversion rate went up immediately because I was actually showing up to more quotes."
"Evening calls are massive for us — homeowners call after work. ServiceHotline books them in overnight so I wake up with a full quote schedule. Changed my business completely."
"Found two great painters through the AI screener in two weeks. It asked the right questions about prep work, product knowledge, and availability. Saved me at least 15 hours of phone calls."
Results are representative. Individual outcomes vary.