Never Miss Another Landscaping Call
You're running a mower in 92-degree heat, earbuds can't hear the ring, and that's the third estimate call you've missed today. Two of them went to the guy who answered his phone. Guru picks up in under a second, every time — even when your crew is in the middle of a sod install.
Built for Landscaping. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Sound Familiar?
Why landscaping companies lose jobs
You already know these scenarios. Every one of them is money walking to your competitor.
Spring estimate season crushes your phone
March through May you're booking 4 months of design work and 12 months of maintenance contracts. The calls come in floods. If you're in the field (and you are), most of them go to voicemail. Guru catches every estimate request and books the site visits.
You can't hear the phone over a zero-turn
A commercial mower is 95 decibels. A leaf blower is 105. You literally cannot hear your phone ring, let alone have a conversation. Guru handles the call, captures the lead, and texts you the summary while you're finishing the cut.
Recurring maintenance customers want to reschedule — a lot
"Can you skip me this week?" "Move me to Thursday?" "Add a trimming?" These calls eat 30 minutes a day and don't bring in new revenue. Guru handles reschedule requests, adds them to your calendar, and only loops you in for unusual requests.
Fall and winter calls go cold and you don't notice
In slow season, you assume you're not getting calls. But some are coming — leaf cleanup, snow removal, pre-spring design consults — and they're hitting voicemail because nobody's manning the phone. Guru answers year-round and keeps your winter revenue alive.
Trade Intelligence
What Guru knows about landscaping
Not a generic answering service. Guru is trained on how landscaping jobs actually work — the terminology, the urgency, the pricing.
Scenario
Customer wants "weekly lawn service starting in April"
How Guru handles it
Guru books this as a recurring maintenance setup. It asks about lot size, whether they want edging and trimming included, any special requests (pet areas, gates, etc.), and quotes your weekly rate. Schedules the first visit and flags them for your maintenance crew's route.
Scenario
Someone asks about a "full backyard landscape design"
How Guru handles it
Guru knows this is a design-build consultation, not a mow-and-go job. It books a longer design-consult appointment, asks about budget range if they'll share (and if not, quotes your consult fee), and flags the lead for your designer, not your maintenance crew.
Scenario
Caller asks about "hardscaping like a patio or retaining wall"
How Guru handles it
Guru knows hardscape is a separate scope from softscape — different crew, different price point, usually $5K–$50K+. It books a design-build consult at your hardscape rate and gathers project info (approximate size, material preference, timeline) so your estimator shows up prepared.
Scenario
Commercial property manager calls about "weekly grounds maintenance"
How Guru handles it
Guru recognizes commercial grounds contracts are annual or multi-year deals — much higher value than residential. It captures property details (square footage, mowing areas, additional services), quotes your commercial consult fee, and routes to your commercial account manager.
See It On A Real Site
Your website, AI-powered
A live Guru chat widget on a mock landscaping website. Open it, try to stump it, book a fake appointment — it’s the same widget you’ll run on yours.
Oakfield Landscape & Lawn
Full-Service Landscaping — Since 2014
Weekly lawn maintenance, landscape design, hardscaping, tree work, and seasonal cleanups for residential and HOA properties. Fully licensed and insured.
Our Services
Lawn Care
Landscape Design
Tree Removal
Business Hours
Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 6 PM
Sat: 8 AM - 3 PM
Sun: Closed
Try it out
Click the chat bubble in the bottom-right corner, then try any of these:
- 1Ask about weekly lawn service pricing
- 2Try booking a tree removal estimate
- 3Ask about spring cleanup availability
- 4Give your phone number and see what happens
This is a real AI assistant powered by Guru. Everything you see here is exactly what your customers would experience on your website.
The Business Owner's View
Here's What YOU Would See
While Guru handles the customer, you get instant notifications, full transcripts, and every lead organized in your dashboard.
New Lead Notification
Your Guru Dashboard
Conversation Transcript
Full chat history saved
Amanda Chen
Do you guys do weekly mowing? I need someone reliable for the season.
Guru
Yes — weekly mowing is our bread and butter. Most quarter-acre residential lots run $55–$75 per visit depending on trim work. Is it a standard yard or anything unusual?
Amanda Chen
It's a corner lot, about a quarter acre, no pool.
Guru
Got it. I can have a crew lead stop by for a free walk-through on Wednesday at 11 AM to confirm pricing — want me to put that on the calendar?
Why Contractors Switch to Guru
Compare your real options
You’re already paying for missed calls. The question is how much.
| Missing the Call | Hiring a Receptionist | Answering Service | Guru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $0 (but you lose $3,000+/mo) | $2,500–4,000/mo | $200–500/mo + per-min fees | $149/mo flat |
| Available hours | Only when you answer | Business hours only | 24/7 but impersonal | 24/7, trained on YOUR business |
| Books appointments? | No | Maybe | Rarely | Yes, automatically |
| Knows your services? | N/A | Takes months to train | Reads a script | Knows everything, day one |
| Handles multiple calls? | No | One at a time | Yes, but generic | Yes, unlimited |
Monthly cost
Available hours
Books appointments?
Knows your services?
Handles multiple calls?
How It Works
Three steps to never missing a lead again
Plug Guru Into Your Phone + Website
Forward your calls to Guru Talk and drop Guru Chat on your site in one line of code. Takes 2 minutes. Works with any phone provider and any website.
Guru Answers Every Call and Site Chat
Whether a lead dials your number or taps the chat bubble, Guru picks up in under a second. It knows your services, hours, pricing, and service area — sounds natural, books appointments, captures leads in real time.
You Get a Text + a Booked Job
After every conversation — call or website chat — Guru texts you a summary. Who reached out, what they need, and whether it booked. You follow up only if you want to.
After Hours
7:50 PM, Monday. Your phone rings.
You’re asleep. Your competitor’s phone is ringing too — and going to voicemail. Guru answers yours in under a second, triages the emergency, and books the job before you wake up.
Outcome: $28,000 design-build project booked 3 weeks later, all because Guru answered at 7:50 PM instead of letting it roll to voicemail.
Caller
"Hi, I just moved into a house with a really overgrown yard and I need someone to come look at it. My wife wants the whole thing redone — patio, plants, the works. Can someone come by this week?"
Guru
"Absolutely, that sounds like a design consultation — we do those ourselves, and our designer can walk the property with you. I've got openings Thursday at 10 AM or Friday at 2 PM. The consult is 45 minutes and we come out for free. Which works better for you?"
Booked & Summary Sent
$28,000 design-build project booked 3 weeks later, all because Guru answered at 7:50 PM instead of letting it roll to voicemail.
You slept through the whole thing.
Simple, Honest Pricing
Less than one missed job.
No hidden fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Guru
AI that answers every call and website chat — books the appointment and sends you a summary.
100 voice min/mo included, unlimited website chat. Extra voice minutes $0.50/min — no surprise bills.
- AI Voice Answering (100 min/mo)
- AI Chat Widget
- SMS Call Summaries
- 24/7 Coverage
- Scheduling & Booking System
- Customer Database & Call Logs
- Invoicing & Job Tracking
- Automated Review Requests
Need a website too? We build and manage them for existing Guru customers — ask after signup.
Try Guru for 30 days. If you’re not blown away, you pay nothing.
No questions asked. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Become a founding customer
We're onboarding a small group of contractors who want the best AI answering their phone in the industry. In exchange for your feedback, you get perks nobody else will.
- Setup fee waived ($299 value)
- Locked-in founding member pricing
- Direct access to the team building Guru
- Your feedback shapes the product
- Priority support — always
No commitment until you're live. 30-day money-back guarantee.
FAQs
Questions from landscaping companies
Yes. Guru can reschedule weekly or bi-weekly visits, add one-off services (extra trim, leaf cleanup), and handle cancellations — all without involving you. You set the rules during onboarding: how far in advance customers can reschedule, whether late cancellations incur a fee, etc.
No — and that's intentional. Design-build jobs need a site visit to price accurately. Guru books the consult at your consult fee (or free if you prefer), captures enough info so you arrive prepared, and never commits you to a number over the phone.
Yes. In fall/winter it books leaf cleanup, snow removal (if you offer it), pre-spring design consults, and holiday lighting if that's one of your services. Year-round answering keeps you top-of-mind with customers even when you're not cutting grass.
It's the same forwarding your phone already supports. When you're on a job, after hours, or just busy — calls go to Guru instead of voicemail. Takes 2 minutes to set up.
Yes. Unlike a receptionist or even you, Guru can handle unlimited simultaneous calls. A busy Friday when everyone calls at once? Guru answers every single one.
No contracts. Cancel anytime. 30-day money-back guarantee. We're confident enough in Guru that we don't need to lock you in.
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