Built for pest control
Meet the AI hire for your pest control company
Your techs handle the pests. Prentice handles the office.
Answers customers at any hour. Keeps quarterly plans on the calendar. Drafts quotes and invoices for your OK.
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Demo: A new customer finds a wasp nest by her back door. See how I book the job.
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 Dave, and you run Sure Shield Pest Control.
It’s late, and you’re off for the night.
Elena finds you online. She just spotted a wasp nest by her back door.
- Elena: Hi, there’s a wasp nest by my back door. Can someone get rid of it?
- Prentice: Hi, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Sure Shield Pest Control. Yes! Leave it alone and use another door tonight. Dave can treat it tomorrow at 9 AM. Does that work?
- Elena: Yes please. My kids play out there.
- Prentice: You’re booked for tomorrow at 9 AM. Keep the kids away from that door until Dave is done.
- Prentice: I booked you to treat Elena’s wasp nest, tomorrow at 9 AM. She’s a new customer, and it’s by her back door, where her kids play.
Prentice booked a new job while you were off for the night.
Demo: Your tech finds termites at a customer’s house. See how I get it quoted and booked.
You’re Dave, and you run Sure Shield Pest Control.
Luis is one of your techs.
He’s at Tom’s house for a regular quarterly visit.
You’ve given Prentice your termite prices.
- Luis: At Tom’s. Mud tubes by the back porch, live termites. Needs a full treatment, porch slab too.
- Prentice: Luis found termites at Tom’s. Here’s the quote for your OK: $1,350.
- Prentice: Quote for Tom · $1,350
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- Prentice: Hi Tom, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Sure Shield Pest Control. Here’s the quote for the termite treatment Luis talked about: $1,350.
- Prentice: Quote 1042 · Sure Shield Pest Control · $1,350
- Tom: Yes, let’s get rid of them. How soon can you come?
- Prentice: We can come Wednesday at 8 AM. It takes about half a day, and you don’t need to leave. Does that work?
- Tom: Yes, Wednesday works.
- Prentice: You’re booked for Wednesday at 8 AM.
- Prentice: Tom said yes to the $1,350 termite treatment. It’s Wednesday at 8 AM.
Prentice turned one text from Luis into a $1,350 job.
Demo: Ants come back every spring. See how I fill your spring calendar from one text.
You’re Dave, and you run Sure Shield Pest Control.
It’s early March. Last spring you treated 14 homes for ants, and they’re about to come back.
Helen is one of those customers.
- You: Text everyone I treated for ants last spring. Offer this year’s treatment for $120.
- Prentice: Hi Helen, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Sure Shield Pest Control. Dave treated your home for ants last spring, and they’ll be back soon. This year’s treatment is $120, and Dave has Thursday at 10 AM or Friday at 2 PM.
- Helen: Yes, I saw a few by the sink this morning. Thursday at 10 AM.
- Prentice: Booked: your ant treatment is Thursday at 10 AM. I’ll send a reminder the day before.
- Prentice: 9 of the 14 customers I texted have booked their spring ant treatment. That’s $1,080.
Prentice booked $1,080 of spring work from last year’s customers.
Answering calls is the easy part
Prentice keeps working after the call.
See how I look after a new customer
- I answer a homeowner’s call or textMonday, 6:15pm
- Most answering services stop hereI keep going
- I book the inspectionRight then
- I send a reminder with your prep notesThe night before
- I tell them when your tech is running lateThe morning of
- I send the quoteAfter the inspection
- I set up their quarterly planWhen they say yes
- I send the invoiceAfter each visit
- I follow up on a late paymentTen days later
- I check in before next seasonNext spring
I will draft quotes and invoices, and you approve each one.
Revenue you didn’t have to chase
A plan renewed, an inspection booked, an invoice paid. Prentice keeps your schedule full so your revenue can grow.
- PrenticenowGina said yes to another year of quarterly service, $480. Her next visit is on the calendar.
- Prentice1h agoTermite inspection booked for Friday at 9. $150
- Prentice2h agoLast night’s wasp call is booked for 9 this morning. I said it usually runs $175.
- Prentice3h agoPerry’s $320 invoice was just paid after I sent a 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 techs
- Your customers
Your suppliers 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 schedule, your prices and your plans?
Then Prentice can run your office. Bookings, plans and reminders 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 pest control
Prentice learns your services, your prices and your plans, then works in your words.
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Quarterly plans
Every visit on the plan booked and reminded, all year.
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Running late
A tech texts that he’s behind. Prentice tells the customers waiting on him.
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After-hours calls
The 9 PM wasp call gets answered, priced from your list and booked.
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Inspections and estimates
Drafted from your prices for your OK, then sent.
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Prep and reminders
Customers reminded the night before, with your prep notes: pets inside, gate unlocked.
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Back for the season
Told when last year’s customers are due again, and texted once on your say-so.
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
“Is it safe for my dog after the spray?”
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Get an answer at any hour, by call, text or email
“Sorry it’s late, I just found a wasp nest…”
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Talk with you in their own language
“¿Pueden venir el sábado?”
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Book a visit on the spot
“Thursday morning works.”
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Move a visit without phone tag
“Can we do Friday instead?”
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Hear your prices up front
“How much for a termite inspection?”
When you’re easy to reach, you’re easy to do business with.
Costs less than a person
Prentice does the office work, so compare the cost with hiring office help, not with a phone bill.
| 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 pest control 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 keep quarterly plans on track?
Yes. Prentice keeps each customer’s plan on the calendar, books every visit and sends reminders with your prep notes. Anything outside the plan comes to you first.
What happens when a tech runs late?
Your tech texts Prentice, and Prentice lets the customers who are waiting know. You don’t have to make the calls.
Does Prentice quote jobs?
Prentice drafts quotes from your prices and what your tech found. You approve each one before it goes out.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. Your business gets a Prentice number of its own. Give that number to customers, or forward your business line to Prentice when you can’t pick up.
Can my techs use Prentice?
Yes. Add your techs, and Prentice texts with them the same way as with you.
More answers on the FAQ.
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Chat or call. Prentice will ask about your services, your prices and your plans.
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