Texts & updates

Appointment texts that do more than remind people.

Live Today an AI assistant drafts the appointment text and you send it from your own phone. Consent and STOP work now. Preview SureShow sending reminders, confirmations, and status texts is not on yet. The examples below describe that preview.

Preview When live texting turns on, confirmations, on my way, running late, access notes, and "where is everybody?" will stay on the visit, not in a side thread.

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Transactional appointment texts. Reply STOP to opt out. No app for guests.

Reminder vs confirmation

A reminder says “remember.” A confirmation asks “are you ready?”

Plenty of tools can ping a phone. Fewer help you see who actually replied — and what changed after that.

Typical reminder

“See you tomorrow between 1 and 4.” One-way. No structure. If life changes, the update still ends up on your personal phone.

SureShow text Preview

When live texting turns on, SureShow will ask for a confirm, catch on my way and running late, answer status questions from the latest known status, and show needs attention on the board.

Reminders vs confirmations →

Example · pest control

Pets, basements, and “please text first.”

Example: Quarterly exterior spray. The customer wants a heads-up so the dog is inside. The tech has a tight route. A plain reminder does not capture “text 15 minutes out” or “gate latch sticks — lift then pull.”

When live texting turns on, SureShow will keep the note on the visit and let simple status texts update the board so the office is not retyping instructions all morning.

Exterior pest service tomorrow 10:00–1:00 at 9 Cypress. Please keep pets inside. Reply C to confirm. Reply STOP to opt out.
C — text before you spray the back fence
On my way — 10 min
Latest known status: tech on the way, about 10 minutes. Pets note on file.
Deep clean · 1200 Harbor #4B · Thursday 1:00–4:00. Alarm code on visit. Reply C if you’ll be out. Reply STOP to opt out.
C — I’m out; spare key with front desk
Arrived — front desk has key
Done — trash at chute, alarm set

Example · cleaning crew

When the customer will not be home.

Example: Deep clean while the client is at work. Access is the whole job. “Done” and “alarm set” are status events the office wants on the visit — not buried in a group chat with three cleaners and an office manager.

What the texts support

Built for real appointment language. Preview

Confirmed On my way Arrived Running late Waiting Needs attention

Before the visit Preview

When live texting turns on: reminders and confirmations, access notes, and who will be there.

During the day Preview

When live texting turns on: on my way, running late, arrived, left, and status questions from customers.

Compliance basics Live

Today STOP is honored on drafts you send yourself. HELP replies from a SureShow number are preview, for when live texting turns on. Not cold marketing blasts.

On the board Live

Today the shareable page shows status you record. Preview Green light from incoming texts is not on yet.

Honest limits

We will not claim texts magically prevent every no-show or replace live GPS. What they can do is end the black hole — so people are not guessing in a four-hour window.

  • Not marketing blasts
  • Not emergency services messaging
  • Not a guarantee of attendance
  • Preview Clearer confirmations and status by SMS, once SureShow sends texts

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