Every call that rings out while you're on the tools is a job that goes to whoever answered. Put in your average job value and see the yearly figure for your business, not somebody's marketing stat.
Plenty of receptionist companies quote scary industry statistics about missed calls. We don't, because most of those numbers come from the companies selling the fix. This calculator only uses what you tell it: your job value, your missed calls, and one assumption you can disagree with (that 8 out of 10 callers won't leave a voicemail).
Even on cautious numbers, one saved job a month usually covers an answering solution several times over. The real question is which solution: office help, a message-taking service, or a receptionist that answers, quotes and books the job while you stay on the tools.
Your missed calls per week, times 4.33 weeks in a month, times the share of callers who hang up rather than leave a voicemail, times your average job value. We use your numbers, not industry claims. Change the sliders and the maths updates live.
Most callers who reach voicemail simply hang up and ring the next tradie in the search results. The calculator assumes 8 out of 10 do. If you reckon your customers are more patient, mentally halve the result and the number is still usually bigger than a receptionist costs.
No. The calculator is free and the result shows instantly on this page. You can share the link with your own numbers in it.
Three options tradies use: hire office help (costs the most, handles everything), a human answering service (roughly $300 to $400 a month, takes messages only), or an AI receptionist that answers, quotes from your price book, and books the job into your calendar. Ours is $99 a month with the whole toolkit included. Try it by ringing the demo line before you decide anything.
Ring the demo line and pretend you're a customer with a job. The AI answers, quotes and books it, exactly what your callers would get. Then decide.
