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Nights, weekends, public holidays, and while you're up a ladder. It never puts anyone on hold and it's never engaged.
AI Receptionist
Every call answered. Even the ones at 9pm.
A friendly AI voice that picks up your phone when you can't, answers the questions you get asked twenty times a week, books people in, and texts you the details the moment the call ends.
What it does
It's a receptionist, not a voicemail
Answers the usual questions
Your hours, your prices, whether you service their suburb, how long a job takes, whether you're taking new customers. Trained on your business, not generic waffle.
Books appointments
Connects to your calendar, offers the times you're actually free, and puts the booking straight in. No double bookings, no back-and-forth texting.
Takes messages properly
Name, number, what they want, how urgent it is. Not "someone rang about a thing" — the actual details you need to call them back.
Sends you a summary
A text and an email after every single call, with a short summary and the caller's number. You can read it between jobs in ten seconds.
Knows when to hand over
If someone needs you specifically, or it's an emergency, it can transfer the call or tell them exactly when you'll ring back.
Live demo
Have a go — it's answering my phone right now
This is the real thing, not a recording. Ask it what I charge, whether I work in your suburb, or ask it to book you a call. Try to trip it up, honestly — that's the best way to judge whether it's good enough for your customers.
Ready when you are
Your browser will ask for microphone access — that's how it hears you. Nothing is stored from this demo beyond what Vapi needs to run the call, and you can hang up at any time.
Rather not use your microphone? Call 0400 000 000 and the same assistant will answer.
Who it suits
Where it earns its keep
Any business where the phone rings while your hands are full.
Tradies
You're on the tools, in a roof cavity, or driving. Every missed call is a quote that went to someone else. It answers, gets the job details, and books the quote.
Cafés and shops
The counter is three deep and the phone's ringing about catering or opening hours. It handles the simple ones so your staff can serve the people in front of them.
Salons and barbers
Bookings, changes and cancellations, taken while you've got your hands in someone's hair. Fewer no-shows because it can confirm and reschedule.
Clinics and allied health
Appointment bookings and rescheduling out of hours, plus a clear message for anything clinical that needs a real person.
Cleaners and gardeners
Quotes for a specific address, regular or one-off, and the details captured properly the first time.
Anyone on their own
If you're a one-person business, this is the closest thing to hiring a receptionist without hiring a receptionist.
Pricing
What it costs
AI receptionist
Setup, from
$890
Then $149 per month. Cancel any time.
- Written and trained on your business
- Connected to your existing phone number
- Calendar booking set up
- Text and email summaries after every call
- Changes to what it says, whenever you need
Worth checking
The monthly fee covers the service and normal call volumes. Very high volumes cost a bit more — I'll tell you upfront if I think that's you, rather than surprising you on an invoice.
You keep your number. Calls can go to the receptionist all the time, or only after it rings out to you for a few seconds, whichever you prefer.
No lock-in contract. If it's not pulling its weight, turn it off.
Questions
The honest answers
Will my customers know it's an AI?
If they ask, it tells them — and I'd push back hard on any setup that lies about it. Most people don't mind at all once their question gets answered at 8pm on a Sunday.
What if it gets something wrong?
It's built to say "I'm not sure, I'll get Aryan to call you back" rather than guess. Anything it can't answer becomes a message with the caller's details, sent to you straight away.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. Your existing number gets forwarded, either always or only when you don't pick up. Takes a few minutes with your phone provider and I'll talk you through it.
Are calls recorded?
Calls are transcribed so you get a summary, and the assistant says so at the start of the call. You decide how long anything is kept. See the privacy policy.
How long until it's running?
Usually a few days. Most of that is me writing what it should say and you checking you're happy with it.
Stop losing jobs to voicemail
Fifteen minutes on the phone and I'll tell you whether this is worth it for your business. If it isn't, I'll say so.