Five Questions to Get the Job: A Phone Intake Script That Books More Calls

In this concise episode Jeff teaches a five-question phone intake that contractors can use right away to close more calls. Most shops lose jobs because intake is vague, long, or never asks for the booking. Jeff breaks intake into five essentials—urgency, problem specifics, decision-maker signal/budget cue, access/logistics, and booking preference—and gives verbatim phrasing for each question plus the single closing line that converts. You’ll hear a short real-world before/after example that shows how a ten-minute, fuzzy call becomes a two-minute booking. Jeff then walks through a simple training checklist, where to paste the script (live answers, after-hours voicemail, SMS follow-up), and a 30-day test to measure recovered bookings. Practical, low-friction, and designed for owners who want higher conversion from calls they already get.