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Put booking, technician details and reminders on the app the resident already opens.

WhatsApp marketing for a home service network is the use of WhatsApp Business to take bookings, confirm visits and remind customers of repeat work. GullySales works on message flows and rules that keep the brand number in front of the customer and the franchisee out of their personal chats.

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

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What WhatsApp marketing means

WhatsApp marketing is sending updates, offers and reminders to customers on the app most Indian buyers already check daily. GullySales sets up business WhatsApp, writes the message templates and keeps the list consented and current.

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Sales and marketing for home service franchise networks, the overview.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For home service franchise networks

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The resident prefers a message to a call”

    Someone in a meeting or a lift will send a message with a photo of the leaking tap, where a call is impossible. A WhatsApp route takes that booking.

  • “Photos make the quote”

    A picture of the AC unit, the stain or the pest signs lets the franchise give a price band before the visit. Without a way to receive photos, the technician arrives unprepared.

  • “Franchisees use personal numbers”

    Customers save the technician's mobile and message them next time. The brand loses the relationship, and the franchisee's phone becomes the booking system.

  • “Broadcasts to the wrong list annoy people”

    A reminder about a service the customer did not buy, or a franchise pitch sent to a customer list, damages trust in the brand number.

What we do

What we deliver for home service franchise networks.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Brand number set-up

    A WhatsApp Business profile with catalogue of services, price bands, hours and greeting.

    Result: The resident sees the offer on opening the chat.

  2. Booking flow

    Questions for service, pincode, preferred slot and photo, ending in a confirmation and a booking reference.

    Result: A booking in chat reaches the territory list.

  3. Technician details message

    A message with the technician's name, ID and expected arrival window, sent once a franchisee accepts.

    Result: The customer knows who is coming.

  4. Reminder templates

    Approved templates for repeat services, with opt-in recorded at booking.

    Result: Reminders go only to customers who agreed.

  5. Franchisee usage rules

    A short rule on using the brand number for customer chats and keeping personal numbers out.

    Result: Customer chats sit with the brand.

How the result is measured

  • Messages delivered
  • Reply rate
  • Enquiries from WhatsApp

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

Read the full WhatsApp marketing and automation page

What to capture or send

Send and keep these on the brand's WhatsApp number for each job.

Photograph of the fault or the room
Received from the resident. The call centre uses it to give a better quote and to send the right technician.
Booking confirmation
Sent from the brand number with the pincode, the job and the territory's franchisee.
Technician details message
Sent before the visit with the technician's name, photograph and badge, so a resident opens the door to someone they expect.
Service reminder
Sent only to residents who agreed, for work that repeats, such as pest control or an RO service.
Consent to receive reminders
Asked at booking and recorded so the reminder list holds only those who said yes.

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.

  • Franchisees use their own numbers for customers, and chats would leave with them when they exit the network.
  • No one reads the brand number's inbox during booking hours, and a chat that waits loses the job.
  • You have not recorded consent for reminders, so a broadcast would go to residents who did not ask.

How it works

How the whatsapp marketing work runs

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

    Read the chats you already have

    We read how customers write to you, which questions repeat and where a chat goes quiet. The repeated questions decide what gets automated first.

  2. 2

    Sort the list and the permission

    Contacts who asked to hear from you are separated from numbers that only sit in a phone book. We agree the wording new contacts will see before they say yes.

  3. 3

    Choose the app or the API

    One phone and a small team can stay on the ordinary app. Several people on one number, templates or a CRM link need the API through a provider, which is its own piece of setup work.

  4. 4

    Write the replies and the plan

    The greeting, away message, saved replies and handover rule are written in your words and approved by you. The message plan and its templates follow.

  5. 5

    Connect the record and test

    Each link carries its source line and each chat lands in the CRM. We test on real phones, including a customer who asks for a person.

  6. 6

    Read the unanswered questions

    A question the first reply could not answer becomes a new saved reply or a fixed handover. Stop requests are watched too, with the number's quality rating where the API is used, since both show a message plan that has gone too far.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  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 · you are here

    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 owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Tell us what you need
Is the WhatsApp Business app enough?
For a small network it is a start. As bookings grow, the WhatsApp Business Platform with an approved provider handles routing and templates. Check the platform's current rules and fees.
Can we message customers about offers?
Only those who have agreed, using approved templates. Keep offers relevant to the service they bought, and give a simple way to stop messages.
Should the franchise sales team use the same number?
Use a separate number. Candidates and customers have different questions, and mixing them overloads the booking chat.
Should the franchise sales team use the same number?
No. Keep one number for residents and a separate one for candidates. A franchise enquiry mixed into a booking chat is easy to lose, and a resident should not read a conversation about territories. Name an owner for each inbox.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
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?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. 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?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
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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