Who answers your calls when you are on a job?
You have four realistic options: let it ring out to voicemail, pay a person to answer, ring everyone back in the evening, or have an AI receptionist answer and book the job for you. Voicemail is the most expensive of the four, because most callers do not leave one - they ring the next business on the list.
The four options, honestly
Voicemail. Free, and it costs you the most. A caller with a leak does not leave a message, they ring the next plumber.
A person. Best quality, highest cost, and they still have to be there. Most one-van businesses cannot justify one.
Ring back in the evening. This is what most trades actually do, and it means the job goes to whoever picked up first, and your evening goes on admin.
An AI receptionist. It answers every call, and a good one books the appointment while you carry on working.
Related questions
Can I have it answer only when I do not pick up?
Yes. That is called overflow. Your phone rings first, and if you cannot get to it, the call goes to your receptionist rather than to voicemail. You can also set it to answer only after hours.
What about emergencies?
A leak is not a message. Callso puts urgent callers through to your mobile and texts you the details, so you decide whether to break off the job you are on.
Brenda answers your phone. And books the job.
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