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Housecall Pro: Sonlight Services grows septic fleet with online booking and dispatch

Septic company Sonlight used Housecall Pro online booking and dispatch while growing from three to five trucks.

CostHousecall Pro (plan)Sonlight Services — grew three → five trucks with online booking + dispatch called out; exact booking % lift not on the short page.
BusinessSonlight Services (septic; Housecall Pro customer story)
StatusNew✓ Setup guide
Added2026-10-14
SourceWeb View original ↗
Task
automate dispatch, online booking, and follow-up to support growth
Result
supported growth from three to five trucks (case framing); online booking and dispatch automation called out (exact % booking lift not on short page)
Tools
  • Housecall Pro (online booking, dispatch, follow-up)
Setup
  1. enable online booking → automate dispatch workflows → use follow-up sequences (details per HCP resources page)
Step-by-step setup guide + copy-paste prompt

Recipe (paths from Housecall Pro Help Center)

  1. Get your services ready. In Price Book, open each service. Under Booking & scheduling preferences, toggle Show this service in Online Booking on, set the Service Duration, and choose Book this service as Job or Estimate.
  2. Run the setup. Go to Marketing → Online Booking → Set up online booking. Set booking hours, arrival window and earliest availability.
  3. Limit your area and pricing. Click the gear icon (Settings) → Booking. Add your service-area ZIP codes and choose whether to show prices or take deposits on the Online Booking tab.
  4. Share it. Copy the booking page link or embed code. Connect Reserve with Google (Settings → Booking tab) so customers can book from your Google profile.
  5. Review weekly. Find online bookings under Marketing → Online Booking and compare them with phone-ins each week as you add trucks.

Copy-paste prompt

Draft the website blurb and SMS auto-reply that points customers to our Housecall Pro booking link {{url}}.
Services: {{services}}. Same-week slots only. Tone: plain, trustworthy.

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