They rang. Nobody picked up. They rang someone else.

The phone rings while you're up a ladder, in the kitchen, or halfway through a job. It rings out. A caller who gets no answer rings the next place on the list — no voicemail, no missed-call text, no record it ever happened.

More people are asking AI assistants to find and contact a local firm. If nobody answers, the assistant tries the next one.

Google has announced that its AI will ring businesses to make bookings on a customer's behalf — starting in America, with home repair, beauty and pet care first. It isn't here yet. When it is, the booking goes to the business whose phone gets answered.

• AI answers the phone when you can't — it gives your business name, takes the booking and the details, and texts you the lot.
• Or a missed call gets a text back within a minute, and the AI carries the conversation from there — with your customer, by text, from your number.
• Every quote you send gets followed up. The chase happens whether you remember or not.
• The monthly report shows the calls caught and the quotes chased.

Growth

£300 a month

£495 setup, one-off. Leave whenever you like — your number ports out with you and your contact list comes with it.

• Everything in Core — the site, the listing, your facts kept right
• AI answers the phone when you can't — takes the booking, the details and when they want you
• Or a missed call gets a text back within a minute, and the AI carries the conversation from there
• Every quote followed up
• The monthly report shows the calls caught and the quotes chased

You own everything from day one — domain, site, listing, your facts, your number. If you leave, it all goes with you.

The answering runs on your own account — your contract, your card. I set it up and keep it right.

• Whose number is it?

  Yours. The number and the account it runs on are in your name — your contract, your card. I set it up and keep it right. If you leave, the number goes with you.

• What do the calls cost?

  Calls and texts are billed at cost, itemised on the invoice, and capped at £40 a month before I ask. I don't mark up your minutes.

• Do I need Core too?

  Yes — Growth is everything in Core plus the phone. One bill: £300 a month, with the £495 setup at the start. Leave whenever you like — your number ports out with you and your contact list comes with it.

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