The online booking integration with Google Locals Services Ads gives customers the ability to see when you’re available so that they can book your services directly from your Local Services ad. To learn more about Local Services Ads by Google, click here.
Once a service is booked on your Google Local Services Ads, you will start getting jobs in your Job Inbox channel in Housecall Pro, so that you never miss a new opportunity.
To Connect the Integration:
You must be part of the Google Guaranteed program to use the Housecall and Local Services Ads integration.
Once you've been Google Guaranteed, then you can connect the integration.
2. Set up your online booking hours.
Go to Settings, and click on Business Hours
Configure your business hours and click Save
3. Enable the toggle on the LSA app card, and configure your Google Pricelist in your price book
Go to the app store, and click Learn More on the Google LSA app card.
Once you click the toggle, you'll be prompted to configure your Google price list
Click on Set Up Price Book Items. You'll see that a Google category has been added to each of your industries.
Once you click on your Google category, you'll see that all of you services have been automatically added. Configure your Google category so that the services listed reflect correctly on your Google Local Services Ads.
You can edit or remove services by clicking on the three dots on the right side of each service.
4. Link your Google account to Housecall Pro
Navigate to your Inbox tab located on the top banner and click on the Job Inbox channel. Then click on the Google Local Services channel group. Then click Connect to Google
You will be redirected to Google to link your account. Once you log in to your Google account, the account status will show as pending. If your account is in the pending status for more than a few minutes, it might be because you did not complete the process of getting Google Guaranteed.
How the integration works:
✅ Once you connect your Google LSA account, you will start getting jobs directly in your Job Inbox channel. This means that customers can book your services online and you will immediately see them on your calendar and in your Job Inbox channel group.
When you click Learn More, you can view the job details and contact information in order to chat with the customer. When you click Chat Customer Now, you will be redirected to the customer's channel group.
When you connect your Google Local Services Ads with Housecall Pro, you'll see your bookings directly in your Housecall Pro inbox.