AI Receptionist for Small Business: Never Miss a Call While You're on the Job

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An AI receptionist answers your phone like a real front desk, so you don't have to stop work to pick up.

If you run a small business, you already know the problem: the phone rings while you're under a sink, on a roof, or with another customer. You can't answer, and the caller moves on to the next business on the list. For a small business, a missed call is often a lost job.

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What an AI receptionist does for a small business

AI Front Desk is an AI voice receptionist you don't have to hire, schedule, or train. When a call comes in, it:

  • Answers in plain conversation. No phone menus, day or night. Callers just say what they need.
  • Books the appointment. It writes straight into your calendar during the call.
  • Handles emergencies. Urgent calls transfer to a live person instead of waiting in a queue. You decide what counts as urgent.
  • Keeps you in the loop. Every call is recorded, transcribed, and summarized in one portal, and every caller becomes a lead you can follow up on.

For a closer look at everything it handles, see the full feature list.

Easy to start, with no long-term contract

  • Keep your number. Bring your existing business number or get a new one.
  • Don't start from scratch. Accounts launch with pre-built questions and business rules for your industry, so setup isn't a blank screen. Here's what setup actually looks like.
  • Try it free for 15 days. Unlimited minutes during the trial. After that it's your plan's monthly rate, with no long-term contract.

Built for home service businesses

Plumbers, electricians, roofers, HVAC companies and other contractors all share the same problem: the work happens away from the phone. AI Front Desk is built for exactly that. Hear it for yourself by calling the live HVAC demo at (858) 947-0102, or see the HVAC demo page.

Not sure it fits your trade? Contact us and we'll tell you honestly.

How to choose an AI receptionist for your small business

Plenty of tools say they do this. For a small business, a few questions matter most:

  1. Does it book appointments, or just take a message?
  2. Can it tell an emergency from a routine call?
  3. How much work is setup, and can you keep your number?
  4. Is the price clear, and are you locked into a contract?
  5. Is there a real path to a live person when a caller needs one?

More detail in 5 questions to ask before choosing an AI receptionist, and a plain-language comparison with how an AI answering service works.

What it costs

Plans start at $99/month (AI Starter, 600 minutes included) and go up to $399/month (AI Enterprise, 5,000 minutes included). Every plan has a 15-day free trial with unlimited minutes. Calls beyond your included minutes are billed at $0.15 per minute after the trial.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It's an AI that answers your business phone like a front desk: it talks with callers in plain conversation, books appointments, transfers emergencies to a live person, and records every call in a portal, without you hiring or training anyone.

Yes. You can bring your existing business number or get a new one, managed in your portal.

No. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial with unlimited minutes. After that you pay your plan's monthly rate, with no long-term contract.

Urgent calls are transferred to a live person right away instead of being booked like routine requests. You control which situations count as an emergency.

AI Front Desk plans start at $99/month (AI Starter, 600 minutes included) and go up to $399/month (AI Enterprise, 5,000 minutes included), with a 15-day free trial.