SevaCall: Qualified Service Leads in 90 Seconds

Fast, efficient service leads has been a goal of numerous companies since the commercialization of the Internet. Richard Rosen and his team at FastCall411 pioneered the space seven or eight years ago, although their service was initially limited to hiring car service. The first car service to respond to queries would win the job.

Several new entrants have jumped into the space. ReachLocal has launched ClubLocal, a service that automatically sends out service pros to customers that send in a query. The pros, who provide discounted service, are sent out based on price quotes, reviews and other criteria.

Another new entrant is SevaCall (i.e. save a call), a five person startup based in Potomac MD that sends out leads to service providers, who can then automatically respond to customers – hopefully, within a 90 second window. The service allows up to three service providers to call consumers, who can do their own price and service comparison, set a service window, and hire who they want.

President and COO Manpreet Singh says the service, which raised $1.3 Million in first round funding, is filtering its leads to find the ideal service providers. It eventually will use call management software to filer leads based on pricing, job types done, ratings and reviews, and even inflection points.

Some service pros are being sent leads for free as an introduction to the service, but Singh tells us that the average lead cost is now $13. It is offering services in more than 50 categories, including taxicabs, florists and accountants. More than 6,000 zipcodes are currently being served, including zips in Atlanta, Boston and Kansas City.