Ran into a Venice shop owner last week who said she loses about 2-3 jobs a month just from missed calls during busy hours. No bad service, no bad pricing — just silence for 4 hours after a missed call, by which point the customer already called the next name on Google.

Here's the fix, and it takes less time to set up than making a coffee:

The moment you miss a call, fire off a text like this:

"Hey! Sorry I missed your call — I'm mid-job right now. What can I help with? Happy to call you back at [time] or you can grab a slot here: [booking link]"

That's it. No CRM, no missed-call software subscription. Just a saved text template on your phone (or a Claude prompt that writes one tailored to your business in 10 seconds).

We workshop stuff exactly like this at The Gatherings — free/cheap morning meetups in Venice for non-technical business owners who want practical AI wins, not hype. If you want the actual prompt template plus 4 more like it (review replies, quote follow-ups, a week of content in one sitting), they're free in The Vault here in this community.

What's your biggest lead-leak right now — missed calls, slow quotes, or no-show follow-ups? Drop it below and I'll turn it into a skill for next week's Vault drop.