Turning 45 Unanswered Yelp Leads Into Paying Clients With Zapier Automation
Alfa Towing was missing Yelp leads because their owner was too busy on the road to respond. We built a Zapier automation that auto-replies to Yelp chat leads and routes them into phone calls, closing 10+ new clients from leads that used to go unanswered.
The Challenge
Towing is a one-man-on-the-road operation. When the owner of Alfa Towing is hooking up a car on the 60 freeway, he's not checking Yelp messages. But that's exactly when potential customers are reaching out — someone's stranded, they search Yelp, they send a message, and they expect a fast response. When they don't get one, they move on to the next company. Alfa Towing had 45 unanswered Yelp leads sitting in their inbox. Every single one of those was a potential customer who needed a tow and was ready to pay — but got silence instead. The owner knew he was leaving money on the table but didn't have time to sit and monitor Yelp chat while running jobs across Southern California.
Our Solution
We built an automated lead response system using Zapier that connects directly to Alfa Towing's Yelp lead flow. When a new Yelp message comes in, the automation fires immediately — sending a professional, personalized reply that acknowledges the customer's request and directs them to call Alfa Towing directly. The goal was simple: convert a text-based Yelp chat into a live phone call, because phone calls close in the towing business. The automation handles the initial response within seconds — faster than any competitor replying manually — so the customer feels acknowledged and has a clear next step. No lead sits unread. No customer gets ghosted. The owner stays focused on his current job while the system handles the first touch.
What We Delivered
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