Guide
How Do I Stop Missing Calls?
Missed calls cost more than any single marketing spend. Here's how to fix it this week.
The cost of a missed call
In trades, hospitality and health, a missed call is usually a lost customer — not a callback. They ring the next business. If you're missing 30 calls a month and 15% would have converted at $500 average job value, that's $2,250 walking out the door monthly.
The fix, in order of cost
1. Missed-call text-back — cheapest, deploys in days, recovers 30–50% of missed calls. 2. AI receptionist — handles the call instead of missing it. Deploy time 5–10 days. 3. Human overflow team — expensive fallback if you want a human safety net.
Frequently asked
Which do I deploy first?+
Text-back. It's fast, cheap, and covers you while the receptionist is being tuned.
What if we already use a call answering service?+
AI reception typically outperforms and undercuts human answering services, especially outside business hours.
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