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Route every booking to the right franchisee and every candidate to the right call.

A resident in Whitefield searches for AC service on a hot Saturday and taps the first brand with a clear number. The call centre takes the pincode, but the franchisee for that area is already out on two jobs, so the booking sits unassigned.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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In one paragraph

A home service franchise network is a brand whose franchisees send technicians to homes for pest control, cleaning, AC repair, plumbing, appliance repair or similar jobs, booked through one number or app. The work is routing: a booking must reach the right territory and a franchise candidate must reach the right person. GullySales builds both routes.

The customer has dialled two others by the time it is picked up. For a network, that lost booking is a routing failure, not a marketing one.

The other side is the franchisee. A person with a van, a small team and a few lakh to invest is looking at four brands with the same promise of leads from the brand. They ask how many bookings the brand actually passes, how territories are cut and what happens when two franchisees overlap. The brand that answers with its routing rules, not its slogans, signs the territory.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

How buyers decide

How home service franchise networks are chosen.

A franchise candidate in this trade is a technician, or the head of a small crew already working for others. The decision turns on territory size, how bookings are passed, what the brand charges per job or per month, and what training and tools are given. Candidates also speak to technicians and customers in existing territories, not only to partners.

A customer chooses on speed and trust. A visible price for a standard job, a technician with an ID who arrives when told, and a warranty on the work. Google reviews carry weight, and so does a brand number that answers. Because the customer remembers the brand and not the franchisee, one weak territory damages the others.

The problem

What usually goes wrong for home service franchise networks.

What owners tell us on the first call, in their words.

  • “Bookings come in by pincode and wait for a franchisee to accept”

    The call centre can see the booking but not who is free. The customer calls another brand.

  • “Franchisees complain that leads are poor or too few”

    The brand cannot show what it sent, what was answered and what was won, so the argument has no facts.

  • “A franchisee's own advertising uses the brand name badly”

    Territories run their own search ads and listings with different prices and numbers, and the customer meets three versions of the brand.

  • “Service quality varies by territory”

    One area's technicians turn up on time and another's do not. The one-star reviews carry the brand's name and spread.

  • “Territory disputes slow franchise sales”

    A candidate asks which pincodes are free and the answer takes days, because maps live in different people's files.

  • “Repeat work is left to chance”

    An AC serviced this summer, a termite treatment due next season and a deep clean after Diwali all need reminders. Nobody sends them.

What we do

What we do for home service franchise networks.

Everything included for home service franchise networks.

  1. Booking route that follows the pincode

    A rule for which franchisee gets which booking, who is next if the first does not respond, and what the customer is told meanwhile.

  2. Territory page for candidates

    A map or list of open and taken areas, with the support terms your team approves, shown on the franchise page.

  3. A franchisee view of the brand's leads

    A simple report per territory showing bookings passed, answered and won, built from your own records.

  4. Brand rules for local advertising

    A short guide on number, price band, logo use and claims for territory search ads and listings, plus ready-made creative.

  5. Service pages and listings by territory

    Pages for each service and each area covered, with matched Google listings, technician photos and a review request after each job.

  6. Repeat-work reminders

    Plain WhatsApp or SMS reminders for seasonal and periodic jobs sent from the brand's number using customer consent.

How the result is measured

  • Bookings received, answered and assigned by territory
  • Bookings lost to no response
  • Franchise enquiries by source and by area asked for
  • Territories signed from each campaign
  • Repeat jobs from reminder messages
  • Review score by territory

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Worth a page and a campaign of their own

Booking route by pincode to the correct franchisee · A missed-booking alert and re-route rule · Territory map and availability for franchise candidates · One brand number and one price list across territories · Google Business Profile per territory · Technician ID, warranty and review pages · Seasonal reminders for repeat work · Franchisee dashboard of bookings passed and won

Priority campaigns

Campaigns for what home service franchise networks most want to sell.

Each one planned around when your buyers decide, and measured against the baseline.

  • Territory franchise campaign

    Search and Meta ads aimed at technicians and small business owners looking for a home service franchise, with a page for open territories.

  • Summer AC and pre-monsoon pest drive

    A seasonal campaign by service and area with the same price band and booking number in all territories.

  • New territory launch

    Local search ads, a new listing and a message to apartment associations when a territory opens.

  • Annual maintenance contract drive

    A page and a call routine offering yearly service plans for flats and small offices at a price your team approves.

  • Technician recruitment push

    Ads and a simple application page for technicians in cities where a territory is short of staff.

Beyond search

Where we reach buyers of home service franchise networks, beyond Google.

Search matters, but it is rarely the only way this industry's buyers find a supplier.

  • Technicians and crew leaders ready to run a business

    People already doing the work who want a brand, reached through search, Meta and WhatsApp communities of trades.

  • Small business owners looking at service franchises

    Owners with capital and a vehicle who are comparing home service brands, reached through franchise portals and LinkedIn.

  • Residents booking through search and apps

    Flat and independent-house residents who search "AC service near me" or "pest control" on a hot Saturday and call the first number that answers.

  • Apartment associations and facility managers

    Secretaries and facility managers who book pest control, water-tank cleaning and lift-lobby upkeep for whole buildings, approached with a presentation sheet.

  • Small offices and shops

    Clinics, tuition centres and shops that need pest control, floor cleaning or AC care on a contract, approached by phone with a one-page plan sheet.

Who it is for

This is written for these home service franchise networks.

  • Pest control franchise networks
  • Home cleaning and deep cleaning franchise brands
  • AC and appliance repair franchise networks
  • Plumbing and electrical on-call franchise brands
  • Home painting and renovation franchise networks
  • Water purifier and RO service franchises
  • Sofa, carpet and mattress cleaning franchises
  • Multi-service home care brands with territory franchisees

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

How the work runs for home service franchise networks

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Trace a booking

    Bookings are followed from the first click or call to the technician's visit, and the points where they stall are noted.

  2. 2

    Fix the routing

    Pincode rules, the fallback franchisee and the message to a waiting customer are written, then connected to your tools.

  3. 3

    Make the brand consistent

    One number, one price band and one listing standard apply in every territory.

  4. 4

    Open the candidate route

    We build the territory page and the follow-up for franchise enquiries.

  5. 5

    Show each territory its numbers

    Each franchisee receives the view of bookings passed and won, and head office reads the same view to see where training or marketing is short.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

GullySales builds every engagement from three pieces of sales work. This page is not one of them, but the same three steps apply to the business behind it.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions home service franchise networks ask before they call.

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Can you connect our call centre and our franchisees' phones?
We work with the tools you use already, or help you choose a simple one. The routing rule is written down with you first, so your call centre and each franchisee read the same sheet.
Can the brand show one price when costs differ from city to city?
Show a price band for each standard job and confirm the final price after inspection. Your team sets the band once for every territory. Rules on advertised prices and consumer claims differ by state, so check with your own adviser.
Can franchisees run their own ads?
Yes, within a short brand rule on numbers, prices and claims, which we draft with you. We also supply creative so they do not have to design their own.
Do you manage technician quality?
No, that stays with your operations team. We build the review routine and the reply process, which show you where quality is slipping.
What if two territories overlap on a pincode?
We set a clear rule, such as the nearest franchisee or the first to respond, and put it on the territory page. The rule is yours to choose.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile are the quickest to show, because the enquiries already exist. Ads can follow soon after follow-up is in place. SEO and content take longer. How long each takes depends on your business, and we tell you which applies to you after we have spoken. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
To start, last month's enquiries in any format and time with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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