For window cleaning, pressure washing and gutters
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You do the cleaning. Prentice handles the calls and the paperwork.
Answers customers at any hour. Books jobs and moves them on rain days. Drafts quotes and invoices for your OK.
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Demo: Rain is coming, and your outside jobs are booked. See how I move every job with one text from you.
Working with Prentice is like working with a person.
Prentice can be reached by phone, text or email.
Prentice talks with everyone your business works with: customers, your team, even suppliers.
You’re Rudy, and you run Clear Day Cleaning.
Rain is due all day tomorrow, and you have four outside jobs booked.
Della and Ned are two of those customers.
You told Prentice that on a rain day, every outside job moves to the next open day.
- You: Rain all day tomorrow. Move the outside jobs.
- Prentice: Hi Della, rain is due all day tomorrow, so we can’t wash your house. Can Rudy come Wednesday at 9 AM instead?
- Della: Sure, no problem.
- Prentice: Thank you! You’re set for Wednesday at 9 AM.
- Prentice: Hi Ned, the rain is pushing your window and gutter cleaning back. Rudy can be there Thursday at 1 PM. Does that work?
- Ned: That works. The side gate will be unlocked.
- Prentice: Great, see you Thursday at 1 PM.
- Prentice: All 4 jobs are off the rain day and moved to Wednesday and Thursday.
Prentice moved all 4 jobs out of the rain. You sent one text.
Demo: You finish counting the windows on a house. See how I turn your count into a booked job.
You’re Rudy, and you run Clear Day Cleaning.
You just looked at Paula’s house and counted her windows.
You’ve given Prentice your prices by the window and by the screen.
- You: Paula’s place. 28 windows inside and out, 14 screens. Price holds 30 days.
- Prentice: Paula’s quote is ready for your OK: $364.
- Prentice: Quote for Paula · $364
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- Prentice: Hi Paula, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Clear Day Cleaning. Here’s the quote for the windows Rudy counted today: $364.
- Prentice: Quote 1042 · Clear Day Cleaning · $364
- Paula: Looks good, let’s do it. When can he come?
- Prentice: We can do Wednesday at 9 AM. It takes about three hours, and we’ll need someone home. Does that work?
- Paula: Yes, I’ll be home.
- Prentice: You’re booked for Wednesday at 9 AM.
- Prentice: Paula said yes to the $364 window job. It’s set for Wednesday at 9 AM.
Prentice turned your window count into a $364 job.
Demo: A new customer texts late about overflowing gutters. See how I book the cleaning.
You’re Rudy, and you run Clear Day Cleaning.
It’s late, and you’re done for the day.
Sandra finds you online. Her gutters are spilling over the front door.
- Sandra: Hi, my gutters are spilling over the front door. Do you clean them?
- Prentice: Hi, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Clear Day Cleaning. Yes, we do. Rudy can clean them Tuesday at 9 AM. Does that work?
- Sandra: Yes please. I’ll leave the side gate open.
- Prentice: You’re booked for Tuesday at 9 AM. I’ll send a reminder the night before.
- Prentice: I booked Sandra for a gutter cleaning, Tuesday at 9 AM. She’s a new customer, and her gutters are spilling over the front door.
Prentice booked a new gutter cleaning after hours.
Picking up is the easy part
From the first call to next year’s cleaning, Prentice keeps working.
See how I look after a new customer
- I answer a homeowner’s call or textSaturday, 7:40pm
- Most answering services stop hereI keep going
- I send the quoteOnce you OK it
- I book the jobWhen they say yes
- I send a reminder with your prep notesThe night before
- I move it for rainWhen you call a rain day
- I tell them when your crew is running lateThe day of
- I send the invoiceOnce you OK it
- I follow up on a late paymentA week after it’s due
- I set up their spring and fall cleaningsIf they want a plan
I will draft quotes and invoices, and you approve each one.
Jobs you didn’t have to chase
Prentice books the work, moves it for rain and follows up on what you’re owed.
- PrenticenowYou said Hal’s house wash and deck cleaning come to $485. The quote is ready for your OK.
- Prentice1h agoPaula said yes to the $364 window job.
- Prentice2h agoI moved tomorrow’s two house washes for rain, as you asked. Both took new times, so $650 stays booked.
- Prentice3h agoLena’s $290 invoice was just paid after my reminder.
Prentice will earn your trust
My word to you
- I’ll tell every customer I’m an AI.
- I’ll double-check my work.
- I’ll ask you when I’m not sure.
- I’ll work within the boundaries you set.
We know trusting an AI with your customers is a big ask.
So Prentice never works alone. Prentice asks you when unsure, and calls on us for backup.
The Prentice team
Meet the people behind Prentice
We’re small business owners ourselves. We know what it’s like to lose evenings to admin work, and to wish for someone dependable to hand it to. So we built Prentice on three principles.
- Honesty.
- A straight “I’m not sure” beats a confident guess.
- Integrity.
- Treat every customer the way you would.
- Reliability.
- Show up, every time. For 15 years our team has built software thousands of people count on every day.
And when Prentice needs backup, we answer.
Dan & Jonathan
Prentice goes in your contacts
Just save the number, and your whole crew can start talking to Prentice.
Call Text Email
- You
- Your office staff
- Your crew
- Your customers
Property managers can text or email Prentice too.
Prentice speaks
- English
- Español
- Français
- Português
Getting started
Your part is small. Prentice does the rest.
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Can you answer a few questions about your business?
Then Prentice can learn it. Prentice writes the job description and shows you a demo for no cost.
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Can you share your calendar and your price list?
Then Prentice can run your office. Bookings and rain days by your rules. Quotes and invoices go out only with your OK.
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When Prentice has earned your trust
Then Prentice can talk to your customers. Forward your calls, or ask Prentice to text or email your customers.
Then you get your evenings back.
Made for windows, gutters and driveways
Prentice learns your services, your prices and your prep notes, then works in your words.
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After hours
The 9 PM overflowing gutter text gets answered and booked, with what the job usually runs.
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Quotes by the count
Prentice asks how many windows, then drafts the quote from your prices for your OK.
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Rain days
Say the word, and Prentice moves that day’s outdoor jobs and tells each customer.
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Repeat work
Monthly storefronts, twice-a-year windows. Every visit on the calendar.
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Prep and reminders
Customers reminded the night before with your prep notes, like cars off the driveway.
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Running late
Your crew texts that a job ran long. Prentice tells the customers waiting.
Get closer to your customers
With Prentice, your customers will be able to:
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Ask the small questions they’d hesitate to call you about
“Should I close the windows before you wash the house?”
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Get an answer at any hour, by call, text or email
“Sorry it’s late, the gutters are overflowing…”
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Talk with you in their own language
“¿Pueden lavar la entrada el sábado?”
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Book a cleaning on the spot
“Saturday at 9 works.”
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Move a job without phone tag
“Can we push it to next week?”
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Hear your prices up front
“How much for a two-story house wash?”
When you’re easy to reach, you’re the one they call again.
Costs less than a person
Prentice does the office work, so compare the cost with hiring office help, not with an answering service.
| Hiring a Person | Prentice Solo | Prentice Team | Prentice Crew | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works with | Anyone | Just you | 2-3 people | 4-6 people |
| Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count. | ||||
| Monthly cost | $500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour | $99 | $199 | $399 |
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business |
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| Messages included | As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week | 200 | 500 | 1,200 |
| A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one. | ||||
| Communication methods | Phone, text, email, in person | Phone, text, email | ||
| Customers | As many as they can keep up with | No limit | ||
| Availability | 5 hours a week | Any hour, every day | ||
| Overtime | $25 an hour | $25 for every extra 50 messages | ||
| Offseason | You negotiate fewer hours with them | $39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month. | ||
| Payroll and taxes | Your responsibility | None | ||
| Commitment | You hire them, and give notice to let them go | NoneCancel anytime. | ||
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Works with
Anyone
SoloJust you
Team2-3 people
Crew4-6 people
Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count.
Monthly cost
$500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour
Solo$99
Team$199
Crew$399
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business
Messages included
As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week
Solo200
Team500
Crew1,200
A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one.
Communication methods
Phone, text, email, in person
Phone, text, email
Customers
As many as they can keep up with
No limit
Availability
5 hours a week
Any hour, every day
Overtime
$25 an hour
$25 for every extra 50 messages
Offseason
You negotiate fewer hours with them
$39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month.
Payroll and taxes
Your responsibility
None
Commitment
You hire them, and give notice to let them go
NoneCancel anytime.
More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan.
Questions owners ask
Will customers know they’re talking to an AI?
Yes. On the first call or text, every customer hears that Prentice is your AI assistant. Prentice never pretends to be you.
Can Prentice quote by the window?
Yes. Prentice asks the customer how many windows or square feet of concrete, and drafts the quote from your prices. You approve it before it goes out.
What happens on a rain day?
You decide. Text Prentice the day and the jobs to move. Prentice texts each customer, offers your next open times and books the new time. Prentice texts you when it’s done.
Can Prentice keep repeat work on schedule?
Yes. Each customer’s plan keeps its own schedule. Prentice books every visit and sends reminders. Moving one visit doesn’t change the rest.
Do I need a new phone number?
You keep yours. Prentice gets a number of its own for your business. Give that number to customers, or forward your business line to Prentice when you’re up a ladder.
Can my crew use Prentice?
Yes. Add your crew, and Prentice texts with them the same way as with you.
More answers on the FAQ.
Let Prentice show you
Chat or call. Prentice will ask about your services, your prices and how you handle rain.
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