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Missed call text service
for photographers
A photographer can be genuinely uncontactable for an entire working day. You are shooting a wedding from morning prep to the first dance, and there is no version of that day where you stop to answer an unknown number. Meanwhile someone is ringing round three photographers about a date next summer, and whoever gets back to them first is usually the one who gets the booking.
Why photographers miss so many calls
On a shoot you are working continuously for eight or ten hours with a camera in your hands. In a studio you are mid-session with a client and a lighting setup. Even on an editing day you are deep in a cull or a colour pass. And enquiries do not arrive during office hours — people plan weddings and shoots in the evenings and at weekends, which is when you are most likely to be working.
The maths
What one missed photography enquiry is worth
A wedding package is a four-figure booking, and you can only sell each Saturday once. A commercial client can be worth considerably more across a year of repeat work. Because your availability is finite and dated, a missed enquiry is not just lost revenue — it is a date that may now sit empty in a peak month.
TextTheCaller is £6.49 a month. Set against the value of the work above, it only has to keep one caller from ringing the next name on the list to have paid for itself several times over.
What to write in your text
You write the message once and it goes out on every missed call. Here's one that works for photographers:
Thanks for calling Iris Lane Photography. I'm on a shoot and can't answer. Check date availability and packages: irislane.co.uk/enquire
It sends from your business name
The caller sees your business name, not a phone number — so there's nothing for them to reply to. Give them something they can act on instead: a booking link, an email address, or a time you'll ring back.
160 characters
One SMS segment. The example above fits with room to spare, and we'll show you the count as you write so nothing gets cut off.
How it works
No app, no new number, no contract.
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Sign up with your mobile number
Enter your number, pick your network and set your business name. No password — we email you a magic link.
About 30 seconds
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Dial one code from your phone
We give you the exact code for your network. It tells your network to send unanswered calls to us.
One time only
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Write your text-back
Use the example above or write your own. Next time a call rings out, the caller gets it within seconds.
Change it any time
It works on your existing number on every compatible UK network, and only ever triggers on calls you don't answer. Pick up as normal and nothing happens at all.
Questions from photographers
Not at all — that is the scenario it is built for. The text is sent by us on the network side, so it goes out whether your phone is in a bag, on silent, or completely out of battery.
Yes. There is no contract, so you can cancel and restart around your season. To stop the forwarding itself, dial ##61# from your phone.
Most photographers link to a packages page instead, since 160 characters is not much room and pricing usually depends on hours and coverage. A link lets someone rule themselves in or out before you spend an evening on the phone.
Also built for
Every missed call is a job someone else gets
Keep your number. Two minutes to set up. Cancel whenever you like.
7 days free, then £6.49/mo. Cancel any time.