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The Phone Number App for Handymen

Index adds a second number to your existing phone with features to help you be more responsive, organized, and efficient while separating work from your personal life. Read below to learn more about phone number apps—and why Index is different from the others.

Understanding Phone Number Apps

Giving your personal phone number out for business can quickly become a nuisance. It’s difficult to know whether incoming calls are work-related or personal and even more difficult to keep your communication organized. To top it all off, you’ll have clients contacting you at all hours of the day and night for every reason imaginable. Good news: second phone number apps exist.

What’s a Second Phone Number App?

Second phone number apps operate independently from your primary phone number, allowing you to separate work communications from personal calls and texts. Once installed, a second number app usually provides you with a dedicated, fully functional business number on the phone you already have.

However, many phone number apps rely on the internet (VoIP technology) to connect calls, which can affect call quality and limit the range and quality of your call.

What Is Index? How’s It Different From Other Phone Number Apps?

Index is a premium second phone number app that provides handymen with a dedicated phone number for business communications—without having to purchase a second phone or cell plan.

The Index app is available on both mobile and desktop, and it includes a robust set of features to handle missed calls automatically, speed business transactions, and make interacting with your clients more convenient and organized at every step. Index’s innovative Texting Toolbar allows you to access those features and take action immediately to keep your clients happy.

Unlike other second number apps, our patented technology enables Index to provide carrier-level call quality by connecting calls through your existing plan, so you don’t need an internet connection to use it. However, you can always enable optional internet (VoIP) calling if your carrier connection is spotty.

Key Features for Handymen

Turn missed calls into new opportunities

Automatically respond to missed business calls with a personalized text message and your logo to keep clients engaged when you’ve got your hands full.

Save time with templated texts

Create pre-written text message templates you can access and send without ever leaving the conversation.

Save and organize client information

See who’s calling with advanced Caller ID and easily organize your clients with tags. Add notes to capture client details and specific requests in real-time.

Book estimates and repairs instantly

Connect your Google, Outlook, or iOS calendars to share booking links with your clients, or schedule appointments for them on the spot. Set auto-reminders to notify clients of your upcoming visit automatically.

Get paid via text

Integrate your preferred payment platform, including PayPal, Venmo, and Square. Then send clients a payment link without leaving the conversation.

Send text marketing messages with a tap

Send a single broadcast message to multiple recipients. All replies are 1:1—unlike group messages. Perfect for sharing announcements, updates on availability, and more with your clientele.

Build your reputation with reviews

Link satisfied clients to your Google business review page to capture positive reviews, build a name for yourself, and strengthen your reputation.

Access Index on any device

Index is available on mobile devices, tablets, and computers. Whether you’re on-site, bouncing between jobs, or at home, you can keep up with clients on the device that works best for you.

In Conclusion

The Index app is much more than just a second phone number app. Index separates work from your personal life and lets handymen like you communicate faster with clients, stay organized, and respond to unanswered calls and texts automatically. You can also book appointments, send and receive payments, and collect new reviews via text with a tap via Index’s Texting Toolbar.

Tap below to try Index free for 7 days—then $24.99/mo.