Never miss another call
An AI phone receptionist that answers 24/7 in your business's own voice, answers the questions callers actually ask, and books appointments straight into your calendar. Fully managed, I set it up and keep it running. For Pittsburgh specifically, see the AI receptionist in Pittsburgh page.
The problem it fixes
When you're mid-cut, mid-job, or just closed for the night, calls go to voicemail. Most callers don't leave a message, they call the next place on the list. That's not a phone problem, it's a lost-customer problem, and it happens quietly every week.
What you get
- Answers every call, 24/7. Days, nights, weekends, mid-appointment. No hold music, no voicemail dead ends.
- Sounds like your business. Trained on your real services, prices, hours, and the way you talk to customers, not a generic script.
- Books real appointments. Connects to Square or your calendar and puts the booking in while the caller is still on the line.
- Fully managed.I build it, tune it, and keep it current as your services and hours change. You don't touch a dashboard.
- Every message forwarded to you.Anything she can't handle, she takes a message and texts it to you right away with the caller's number and a short summary. Dropped or missed calls get texted to you too.
- Fast enough to feel human. About a second and a half to respond on a typical turn, tuned to stay under 2 seconds without giving up accuracy.
Live proof, not a demo
Lost Sheep Salon in Pittsburgh runs one today. It answers on the salon's own number, handles real questions about services and stylists, and books appointments straight into the salon's scheduling. The same setup works for any appointment-based business.
In her first twelve days she answered 46 calls for $4.30 and shut down about twenty scam calls. The full account is in I put an AI receptionist on a real Pittsburgh salon's phone.
What it costs
Human answering services start around $250 to $300 a month for a limited number of minutes or calls. See how the main options compare and answering service vs. AI receptionist.
Set up for your kind of business
The receptionist answers a little differently depending on what you do. See how it works for salons and barbershops, contractors and the trades, restaurants and food, and short-term rental hosts.
Common questions
How much does the AI phone receptionist cost?
A one-time build from $799, and it's yours. It runs in your own accounts, so the only required ongoing cost is usage billed at cost, usually $10 to $30 a month at real small-business call volume, with no markup from me. Optional: Trained & Tuned at $119/mo and texting at $99/mo.
How does that compare to a human answering service?
Human answering services like Ruby and Smith.ai start around $250 to $300 a month for a limited number of minutes or calls. The AI answers every call at once, books the appointment while the caller is still on the phone, and you own it outright instead of renting it.
Can you keep improving it after launch?
Yes, that's Trained & Tuned at $119/mo. Every day you get a summary of every call and anything that went wrong. I refine her answers from real calls, keep your services and prices current the day they change, and hold her response time under 2 seconds without giving up accuracy.
How fast does it respond?
About a second and a half on a typical turn. Callers start hanging up when a phone agent takes much longer than that, so every receptionist is tuned to stay under 2 seconds without giving up accuracy.
Can it text my customers too?
Yes, with the texting add-on at $99/mo. From your existing business number: missed-call text-back, appointment confirmations and reminders, review requests after the visit, and win-back texts to customers who haven't been in. Texting gets registered with the carriers first, which usually takes about a week, so it's filed at the start of the build.
Does it actually book appointments, or just take messages?
It books real appointments. The receptionist connects to your scheduling, Square, or calendar and puts the booking straight in while the caller is still on the phone. No callback needed, no message slip.
Is this actually running for a real business?
Yes. Lost Sheep Salon in Pittsburgh runs one today. It answers on the salon's own number, talks in the salon's voice, answers real questions about services and hours, and books appointments into the salon's scheduling system.
What do I have to manage?
Nothing during the build. I create the knowledge base from your real services, prices, and hours, and tune how it talks until it sounds like your business. After launch it's yours, and if you add Trained & Tuned, I keep her getting sharper every month while you just get the bookings.
What happens to calls it can't handle?
She takes a message and texts it to you right away with the caller's number and a short summary. If a call drops or goes unanswered, you still get a text with who called. No caller hits a dead-end voicemail and no lead disappears.
Hear it for yourself
She's not a concept, she's answering a real Pittsburgh salon's phone right now. Call or text me at 814-648-3217 and I'll run you a live demo call on the spot, then email you a real quote, usually within a day.