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Every call answered. Every job written down.

A managed AI receptionist built around your services, your hours, your qualifying questions and your rules about when a person takes over.

The phone goes while you’re under a house, driving, or already talking to someone. It rings out. They don’t leave a message — almost nobody does. They ring the next number on Google, and by the time you see the missed call at two o’clock, it’s gone.

If that sounds familiar, this is the system that fixes it. Here is exactly how it works.

What you get

Answers using information you’ve approved
Asks your qualifying questions in order — job type, suburb, urgency, access
Handles the same six questions you answer forty times a week
Books it, takes a message, or transfers, depending on your rules
Sends you a structured summary after every call

The workflow, step by step

What kicks it off

A call comes in while you’re on the tools or driving

What gets written down

Greeting, then job type, suburb, urgency, access and contact number confirmed

What runs on its own

Books it, takes a message, or transfers based on your rules

Where you step in

Structured summary sent to you after every call

Where it ends up

Lead added to your pipeline with all details

Made-up example. The real one gets built around your business.

Example in practice

Diagram showing an AI receptionist answering a call, asking qualifying questions, and creating a callback task in the CRM.

What this does NOT do

  • It won’t improvise answers outside the information you’ve approved. If it doesn’t know, it says so and takes a message.
  • It won’t quote a price or commit to a time unless you’ve told it to.
  • It won’t handle every unusual situation. Complaints, safety issues and anything involving money above your published ranges go to you.
  • It should never be the only path for a customer in genuine distress.

About the cheap options

There are flat-rate services around $99 a month with unlimited minutes. They give you a generic receptionist that works fine for straightforward businesses. This is configured around your services, your suburbs, your qualifying questions and your escalation rules, then tested against real scenarios before it ever answers a customer. If the generic one suits you better, use it. You'll save money and we'd rather tell you that now.

Pricing

Setup and configuration$450
Managed service$297/month
Call usageAt cost (~$0.18–$0.35/minute)

Setup and configuration $450 one-off. Managed service $297/month. Call usage at cost, typically $0.18 to $0.35 per minute. No long-term contract. A $99 flat-rate service gives you a generic receptionist. This is configured around your services, your suburbs, your qualification questions and your escalation rules, then tested against real scenarios before it answers a customer. If a generic one suits you better, use it.

A $99 flat-rate service gives you a generic receptionist. This is configured around your services, your suburbs, your qualification questions and your escalation rules, then tested against real scenarios before it answers a customer. If a generic one suits you better, use it — you will save money.

What changes the quote

  • Expected call volume
  • Number of scripts and call flows
  • After-hours vs business-hours only
  • Integration with booking or CRM tools

All prices are in AUD and exclude GST. Telephony, SMS, advertising spend and third-party software are charged at cost and confirmed in writing before any work begins.

Questions about AI Receptionists & Voice Agents

What does the caller hear first?
Your greeting, in a voice you’ve picked. Whether it identifies as AI is your decision and we’ll talk it through.
Does it work with ServiceM8 or Simpro?
We connect through Zapier and Make, which handles most actions. That is not the same as a native integration built by the software vendor. If you need a job created inside ServiceM8 mid-call, there are providers who do that better and we’ll tell you so.
What if two calls come at once?
Both get answered. That’s the main advantage over a person.
After hours and public holidays?
Configured per your hours. Different scripts for different times if you want.
Are calls recorded?
Only if you choose to. If so, that has to be disclosed and handled properly — we’ll cover it in setup.
What’s in a call summary?
Caller name and number, job type, location, urgency, anything unusual, and the action taken.

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