How do I confirm jobs the day before?
Short answer
Automate a confirmation message the evening before each scheduled job, asking the customer to reply yes or reschedule. Route any reply that is not a clear confirmation to a person for a quick follow-up call, so tomorrow's schedule is verified overnight instead of scrambled the morning of.
Before you start
- A schedule with jobs booked at least a day in advance.
- Text or email capability connected to customer records.
- A defined confirmation message and reply options.
- Someone available to follow up on unconfirmed jobs.
Step by step
- 1
Set the confirmation send time
Trigger the message the evening before, typically between four and seven.
That window catches most customers home and still leaves time to fix a no-reply.
- 2
Write a clear confirmation message
State the date, time window, and service, and ask for a simple yes or reschedule reply.
A vague message gets vague replies or none at all.
- 3
Automate the send for every scheduled job
Trigger the message automatically off the booking record rather than sending it manually.
Manual sends get skipped on busy days when they matter most.
- 4
Route confirmations back to the record
Log a yes reply directly on the job so the crew can see it was confirmed.
Confirmed status should be visible to whoever is dispatching the next morning.
- 5
Flag non-replies by a cutoff time
Set a time, such as eight the same evening, after which unconfirmed jobs get flagged.
A clear cutoff prevents jobs from slipping through unconfirmed overnight.
- 6
Follow up flagged jobs with a call
Have a person call any customer who did not confirm before the crew is dispatched.
A phone call catches issues a text never will, like a forgotten appointment.
- 7
Update the schedule on reschedule replies
Move any job where the customer replies to reschedule into an open slot right away.
Filling that slot quickly protects the crew's day from a late gap.
What good looks like
- Every job gets a confirmation request the night before.
- Confirmed status is visible on the schedule before crews leave.
- Unconfirmed jobs get a human follow-up instead of being ignored.
- Reschedule requests are handled before the morning rush.
Common mistakes
The ways this goes wrong in setup, and what to do instead.
Sending confirmations too early›
A message sent two days out gets forgotten by the actual appointment day.
Do this instead: Time the confirmation for the evening directly before the job.
No follow-up for silence›
A customer who never replies is treated the same as one who confirmed.
Do this instead: Flag non-replies by a cutoff and have someone call before dispatch.
Manual sending›
Confirmations get sent some days and skipped on others depending on workload.
Do this instead: Automate the send off the booking record for every scheduled job.
Ignoring reschedule replies›
A customer asks to reschedule but the crew still shows up at the original time.
Do this instead: Route reschedule replies into an immediate update of the schedule.
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