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How it works

It is more than putting a voice model on your phone.

The useful part is the workflow around the conversation: your number, your rules, your calendar, your escalation path, and the systems where the work actually needs to land.

Chapter 1

Before the phone rings

  1. Copper telephone1

    Keep your number

    Start with the business number your customers already know. Calls can be forwarded or the number can be ported, depending on the setup.

  2. Branching call-flow2

    Build your call flow

    We map the calls you actually receive: new jobs, existing customers, emergencies, scheduling, vendors, and the situations that need a person.

  3. Connected calendar and systems3

    Connect the systems

    The receptionist can work with your calendar, field-service software, CRM, and other configured tools so the call does not end as a note you have to re-enter.

Private line first — then it goes live

We test greeting, edge cases, booking rules, emergency handling, notifications, and integrations before asking customers to call it. A receptionist that sounds great but books the wrong slot is not useful. See what setup includes →

Chapter 2

What happens when a call comes in

The receptionist sits in the middle. Everything around it is a configured action — not a generic phone tree.

  1. The call is answered as you

    Your number, greeting, knowledge, and rules.

  2. Greet in your name

    Not a generic phone tree.

  3. Qualify the call

    New job, existing, emergency, or needs a person.

  4. Book the work

    Real availability on your calendar.

  5. Capture job details

    Lands in the system you already run.

  6. Follow up

    SMS the caller and notify the team.

  7. Hand off when needed

    Follows your escalation path.

Copper tuning dial

Chapter 3

Keep tuning it

After launch, real calls reveal edge cases. The call flow can be adjusted as your team learns what callers actually ask. The map above is not frozen on day one.

Built around the business, not the other way around

A plumber, property manager, appliance repair shop, and professional services firm do not have the same call flow. The technology can be shared. The operating rules should not be.

  • Plumber
  • Property manager
  • Appliance repair
  • Professional services