AI on the phone in The Dalles
An AI receptionist for The Dalles that answers every call and routes it as your rules say.
The Dalles trades get a phone line that answers and books appointments for $179 a month, with no contract and no setup fee.
- Every call, open or closed
- A person when the rules say so
- A booked appointment, not a message
Calls start with a search
Searches for local trades in The Dalles each month
270
searches a month
- plumber the dalles170
- pest control the dalles40
- electrician the dalles30
- landscaping the dalles30
Source: Google Ads keyword data, average monthly U.S. searches. "Under 10" = below Google’s reporting floor.
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Businesses
we’ve worked with
Businesses we’ve worked with
- Willard Power Vac
- Sarkinen Plumbing
- Robinson Restoration
- Town & Country Glass
- Dixie Glass
- Byers Septic Service
- F&W Fence Co.
- Drake’s 7 Dees
- Rickabaugh Construction
- Hillsview Building
- Dozer Dave
- Mt. Hood Pro Painting
- On-Target Landscape
- Atiyeh Bros Carpet
- Lovett
- Westmore Construction
- Northwest New Homes
- Porter Sealcoating & Paving
- RescueHero Restoration
- Panda Plumbing
- Biermann Plumbing & Heating
- Ballistic Junk Removal
- Smart Doors LLC
- Peak Performance Roofing
- Deluxe Heating & Cooling
- Lifetime Exteriors
- Bruce Johnson Construction
- Madrone Painting
- Smart Tree Service
- Premier Gutter Cover
- NW Pacific Electric
- Universal HVAC
- Lenny Martin Painting
- Next Level Decks & Exteriors
- Prodan Construction
- Smooth Rollin’ Sealcoating and Paving
- Lovett Restoration
- Greenlight Titles
- G.W. Hartley IV
- Advanced Coatings
- Thomson Equipment
- MyADU
The call that pays for itself
What an answered call is worth in The Dalles
"Pest control the dalles" clicks average $18.44, and a click that ends in an answered call is the one that pays for itself. Lithium Marketing runs a managed AI receptionist for service businesses in The Dalles, so a call gets answered, qualified and booked while the customer is still on the line, and a caller who needs a person goes to the number your rules name.
The receptionist is $179 a month, fully managed, with no contract and no setup fee. Lithium sets up the voice, the knowledge base and the call rules, and the line answers the same way on a Tuesday morning, a holiday weekend or a Sunday evening, because a call is a customer whether the shop is open or not.
Trade searches behind the calls
Where the calls start in Wasco County
"Plumber the dalles" draws about 170 searches a month, and each of those can become a call that a person has to pick up. Price the phone line against one new job, and a monthly fee stops looking like a phone bill.
A caller can be standing in the room with the problem, so the answers have to be short enough to hear once. The receptionist answers in your brand voice with your hours, your towns and your service list, and the details land in a text or a booking.
| Search | Cost per click |
|---|---|
| pest control the dalles | $18.44 |
| plumber the dalles | $13.86 |
| electrician the dalles | $5.16 |
Source: Google Ads keyword data, average monthly U.S. searches. "Under 10" = below Google’s reporting floor.
- Map Pack
- The first thing on the page
- Search ads
- None recorded
- Local listing reviews
- 12 to 137 Google reviews each
- Directories in the top 10
- Facebook, MapQuest, Yellow Pages, Yelp
- AI Overview
- Shown above the results
- People also ask
- Not shown
Source: one Google results page for “plumber the dalles”, as Google showed it to a searcher located in The Dalles. Search ad counts exclude sponsored local listings. Results shift by searcher and day.
The houses behind the calls
Older houses, longer answers
The Dalles' median home was built in 1964, and 61.6% of Wasco County's housing was built before 1980. A house from that era brings its own questions, and the knowledge base carries your answers in your words, so a caller gets a straight answer before a visit is booked.
Wasco County's median home was built in 1973, and the county population is 26,310. A call can come from anywhere in it, so the address is captured on the call and the booking goes to the calendar that covers that town.
- residents (2025 estimate)
- 15,745
- residents (2025 estimate)
- population change, 2020 to 2025
- -1.7%
- population change, 2020 to 2025
- housing units
- 6,964
- housing units
- of occupied homes owner-occupied
- 63.2%
- of occupied homes owner-occupied
- of homes built before 1980
- 69.7%
- of homes built before 1980
- median home value
- $360,800
- median home value
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 population estimates, ACS 2020–2024 and 2023 County Business Patterns.
Trade counts and call rules
Thirteen plumbing and HVAC contractors, four roofers
13 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors work in Wasco County, and 4 roofing contractors do the same. A burst pipe cannot wait for a callback, so the rules for those trades have to say who gets reached and how fast.
Landscaping is the other shape of call, with 16 landscaping services in Wasco County. "Landscaping the dalles" draws about 30 searches a month, and the person on that call is usually planning a project, not a repair. The receptionist takes the project, the address and the timing, then puts the estimate on the calendar.
County Business Patterns
Trade and home service businesses in Wasco County
Establishments by industry, 2023
- New home builders16
- Landscaping services16
- Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors13
- Residential remodelers8
- Electrical contractors7
- Excavation and site preparation contractors7
- Roofing contractors4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS establishment counts).
Set up
What gets built before the first caller hears it
The rules come from the calls you already take, and you approve every answer before a real caller reaches the line.
List the calls you already get
We sort the calls that need a person from the ones that can be booked and the ones that only need a text back.
Write the answers down
The services you sell, the towns you cover and the answers your staff gives every day get written into the knowledge base. You hear the voice before it is switched on, and there are 30 to choose from.
Hook up the calendar and the transfers
Bookings land in the calendar you name, and the calls you want a person to take ring the number you choose.
Listen, read and correct
You hear the recordings and read the transcripts, and an answer that sent a caller the wrong way gets rewritten.
What the AI receptionist does on every call
The same eight parts go into every AI receptionist setup, wherever the business is.
- Answers every call, 24/7
- Qualifies the lead
- Books the appointment
- Answers common questions
- Sends follow-up texts
- Captures every detail
- Transfers to a real person when needed
- Connects to your CRM and calendar
Two AI builds, two scopes
A garage door line and a plumbing after-hours system
The plumbing company on the card had after-hours calls going to voicemail, so Lithium built the system that answers and triages them. Smart Doors LLC installs garage doors; Lithium built its website first, then added the AI receptionist.
AI phone project, plumbing company
3x
more leads
Around The Dalles
The towns on one phone line
One line covers every town you serve, and the Oregon page lists the rest of the state.
Published price
What the receptionist costs each month
$179
per month, fully managed
No contract and no setup fee, so you can cancel anytime. The voice, knowledge base, call rules and calendar and CRM hooks are all set up by Lithium. Custom AI automation is scoped after a free discovery call.
FAQ
Phone questions from The Dalles trades
Still curious?
Call (503) 766-5964 or email [email protected].
What happens to a call that needs a person?
It rings the number you name, so the caller reaches a person, not a menu. You decide which subjects go that way, and an emergency can go to a different number than a billing question.
How long does setup take, and what do you need from us?
A few days of setup, and most of it is writing down what your staff already says on the phone. You need the service list, the rules and calendar access, and you try the line yourself before a customer does.
What does the monthly fee cover, and what costs extra?
The $179 covers the managed receptionist: the voice, the knowledge base, the call rules and the calendar and CRM hooks, with no contract and no setup fee. Custom AI automation is scoped after a free call and typically built in one to two weeks.
Does the receptionist answer in our words or a script?
Your words. The knowledge base is written from your service list, your towns and the questions your staff already answers, and you approve every answer before it goes live.
Which jobs after the call can be automated?
That work includes the note in the CRM, the text after a visit, the review request and the link between a booking and the calendar. Each of those is scoped separately, and most builds run one to two weeks.
Free action plan
Hear the receptionist, then get a phone plan for The Dalles
Call the demo line first and listen as a real service call gets handled. Then the short video call with a co-founder covers your service list, the calls that need a person and the automation that would sit behind the phone.
What we’ll cover
- What’s working (and what isn’t) in your current marketing
- Site and funnel gaps that are costing you leads
- Local SEO and paid traffic opportunities
- Simple tracking and KPIs to measure success
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