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Everyone in this category charges you whether anything comes of it or not. We flipped it all the way: you pay when you win the job, and never before.
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| 99BOLD | Call answering service (e.g. Call Porter) |
Human appointment setter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $29 per job you win | $599/month for ~40 calls, about $15 per call answered | $50-$300 per appointment, often plus retainer |
| Pay if you win nothing? | $299, back as credit | Yes. The $599 is due either way | Retainers usually are |
| Extra fees | None | $3/min overage, 2.9% card fee | Varies |
| Setup fee | None | Varies | Varies |
| Contract | None | Monthly plan | Usually |
| Speed to first touch | Reply within seconds, day or night | When the phone rings, if someone picks up | Business hours |
| Free trial | First 20 booked jobs free | Rare | No |
| Guarantee | 20 booked jobs in 30 days, or we keep booking free until you have them, if you quote each booked job within 24h | None. You buy the minutes either way | None |
| Live in | 48 hours | Days, after onboarding | Weeks, hiring and training |
Call Porter pricing from their published plans. Appointment-setting rates are published agency pricing. Our conditions: a $299 start deposit that comes back as credit when you win 5 of your first 20. No minimum, no monthly fee, no contract.
The part nobody else prices
You pay $129-$228 to generate a home-services lead (WordStream 2025 medians, 16,446 US campaigns). In a March 2026 study of 114 real companies, 69% never called the lead back at all. We answer in seconds, qualify, quote from your price list and book the appointment. Then you only pay if you actually win the job. That outcome, not the phone call, is what $29 buys.