Your setup link
Please use the setup link from your checkout confirmation.
That link connects this form to your paid signup, so your details reach the right account.
Can't find it? Email [email protected] and we'll help.
Job photos and clips? Email them to [email protected] with your shop name in the subject.
Live demo line
Call it now. Hear it answer.
Pretend you're one of your customers. Our phone answering picks up and handles the call the way it would for a real shop.
Tap to call the demo(856) 522-4614It's a demo, so no call details go to a real shop. Demo calls are 2 minutes max.
Try asking like a customer would
- “Are you open till 10? Do you do catering for 30?”
- “Can I get a cut Saturday morning?”
- “My check engine light is on, can you look today?”
- “My AC stopped blowing cold. Can someone come out tomorrow?”
What happens
- It answers. Friendly, right away, no hold music.
- It gets the details. Name, number, area, what's needed, and a good time, then reads them back.
- The owner gets them. At a real shop, those details land in the owner's email right away.
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Your plan
Why we need this: so we know which package to turn on for your shop.
Want more ad reach? System++ is $897/mo: everything in System+, with $400/mo in ad spend included instead of $200. We pay Meta directly, so there's no separate ad bill. Billed monthly, or $10,224/yr prepaid. Start System++
Required. We use email for scorecards and follow-ups if you skip texts.
Enter a valid email to continue.
Payment received. Thank you!
Fill in the steps below so we can build your system.
Used in 4 and 5 star review replies when the review doesn’t name a town. We never use a customer’s home address.
Separate names with commas. First names only.
PDF, JPG, PNG, or HEIC, up to 10 MB. Must match exactly so texting gets approved. We use this only for your shop’s carrier registration. No letter handy? Continue and add it later.
Upload a photo of the EIN letter.
Send us your job photos and short clips for your website.
Optional. This never holds up your setup. Phone photos and clips are perfect: finished jobs, before and after, your truck, your team at work.
Or email them to [email protected] with your shop name in the subject.
What do you offer? *
Tick everything you do. This sets up your follow-up offers, your website pages, and what the phone answering takes details for.
Tick at least one service, or type what you offer.
Which jobs do you want more of?
Pick your best money-makers. We aim follow-ups and offers at these first.
Upload an export from Jobber, Housecall Pro, or any spreadsheet. Can't export? Upload what you have (a photo of a list works) and we'll sort it out. Never shared or sold.
CSV, Excel, or text file, up to 10 MB. A CSV export works best.
How to export (short how-to)
In your scheduling or bookkeeping tool, look for Export, Download, or Reports → Customers. Save a CSV or spreadsheet, then upload it here.
Common systems (examples only. We work with whatever you use):
- Jobber
- Housecall Pro
- Workiz
- FieldRoutes
- GorillaDesk
- QuickBooks
- A plain spreadsheet
No problem. We'll sort it out from what you send. You can also email photos of your list to [email protected].
Sign in to your scheduling app to connect it.
Connected.
Invite us as a manager on your Google Business Profile so we can keep it up to date and post the review replies you approve. We draft each reply and email it to you first, and nothing posts without your OK.
- Open Google Business Profile on your phone or Maps.
- Go to Users or People and access.
- Add manager: [email protected].
- Choose Manager, then send the invite.
No problem. We’ll help you find the owner email or reclaim the listing. Mark this done when you’ve started that, or use Do this later.
The number customers call. Missed calls from it get forwarded. Leave blank if customers call your cell.
Conditional forward (missed calls) Verify
Codes can vary by carrier. If one doesn’t work, call your carrier and ask them to forward missed calls.
Already have a domain? Enter it at signup and we email you simple steps to point it; we connect it automatically and email you when it's live. No domain? Your site goes live right away on yourshop.builtforshops.com.
It stays in your name. We email you simple steps to point it; we connect it automatically and email you when it's live. We never ask for logins.
No problem. We'll look it up from your business name and email you simple steps.
No domain? Your site goes live right away on yourshop.builtforshops.com.
Checked live. A few ideas based on your shop name:
How your new site should look
All optional. Skip anything and we’ll handle it.
PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF, up to 10 MB.
Up to 15 photos of your work, crew, or trucks. JPG, PNG, HEIC, or WebP.
We can also reuse photos and wording from your current website.
Leave blank to keep your email off the site. Quote requests still reach you.
Paste your Google review link so customers can find your reviews. We only show real reviews.
Paste real things customers said, word for word, with their name and where it came from. We only show what you give us. No made-up reviews, and no star ratings.
For your ads on System+, send a one-time Facebook access invite on your Page so we can run ads from our ad account for your shop only.
- Open your Facebook Page → Settings → Page access (or Business settings).
- Find the option to give a business access to your Page.
- Add BuiltForShops with the Business ID we email you.
- Allow ads management for this Page only.
What happens next
- We review your setup details.
- We email you simple steps to turn on missed-call forwarding from your existing number (a short code you dial on your phone).
- After forwarding is on and tested, we’ll email you to confirm.
- On System+, accept our Facebook access invite, and we email you before your first ads run.
Your customer list is never shared or sold to other businesses.
We never share or sell your information to other businesses.
Skip a step for now and come back to it anytime.