Phones and calls
How to test an AI receptionist before forwarding customer calls
A natural voice is only the beginning. Run the same fictional calls, check what reached your team, and compare the bill at your own volume.
Field notes
Plain guides for running a trade business
The phone, pricing, getting customers and starting out, written for plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing shops. Every number links to where it came from.
Phones and calls
Pricing and money
Getting customers
Starting out
Free tools
All toolsNo sign-up. Each one does one job.
Free line check
What does a customer hear when I can’t pick up?
Voicemail greeting generator
What should my business voicemail greeting say?
Missed call calculator
What are missed calls costing my shop?
Local Services Ads missed-call calculator
What will Google charge me for calls I miss?
Labor rate calculator
What should I charge an hour?
Markup and margin calculator
What do I charge for a part, and what do I keep?
Templates
All templatesFill one in on the page and save it as a PDF. Nothing you type leaves your device.
Phone setup guides
Keep your number and send only the calls you miss.
Comparisons
Side by side, from each company’s own pages, with the date we checked them.
Somebody’s always awake.
Try it on your own phone tonight. About ten minutes, and $0 today.
Hear it answer