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Pick up while you are busy
Give callers a way to ask questions and share what they need, even when your team cannot get to the phone.
AI receptionist
A warm welcome. Without the wait.
Meet your AI front desk. Answer calls, collect customer details, and help callers take the next step using the services, hours, and instructions you provide.
7 days to try it Cancel anytime
Enable appointment scheduling to let your receptionist offer available times.
Inside Auto-Respond Product walkthrough
Inquiry Conversation Next step
24/7inbound call coverage
Your rulesservices, pricing, and instructions
7 daysto try it with your business
One platform. The channels you already use.
Keep doing what you do best
A front desk that keeps up.
Keep serving the customer in front of you while your next caller gets an answer.
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Your business. Your answers.
Set the services, pricing, hours, and service area the agent should use. Keep the conversation grounded in your business.
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Give every conversation a next step
Collect job details, offer appointments when scheduling is enabled, and keep the call context ready for your team.
A front desk with your instructions.
For everyday questions
Give callers useful answers about your services, coverage area, and hours. Update the business information when something changes.
For appointment requests
Enable scheduling and configure availability so the conversation can move toward a time that works. Your team can review the customer details afterward.
See the actual product
From setup to first response.
Watch the product walkthrough, then try it with your own business.
Recorded with a demo business. A walkthrough of the product, not a customer result.
Simple to start. Yours to control.
Your business knowledge.
Your AI response.
Tell Auto-Respond what you do and how you want to respond. Test the experience before turning it on for customers.
Set up my business- 01
Sign up at app.auto-respond.com
Create your account. The 7-day free trial includes the full voice agent.
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Provision a dedicated phone number
Pick a local number for your service area. $10/month per number.
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Paste in your business basics
Services offered, pricing ranges, service area ZIP codes, hours, emergency policy. The AI grounds every answer in this.
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Forward your existing business line
Most carriers allow conditional forwarding - forward only when you do not pick up, or after 2 rings, or 24/7. Pick the rule that fits.
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Set live-transfer rules
Define which calls warm-transfer to your cell (emergency, high-value, caller request) and the destination numbers.
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Test and go live
Call your own number, test the flow, fix anything that feels off, then leave it running. Done.
Clarity for your team
The call ends. The context stays.
Review what the customer needs, what was discussed, and what happens next. Your team can pick up the conversation with the details already in front of them.
Know the price before you start
A clear plan.
A real trial.
Try the response flow with your business. Review the conversations, see how it fits your day, and decide from there.
- Business-specific instructions
- Inbound call answering
- Call history and summaries
AI receptionist
$10/month per number
Plus $1 per minute of talk time.
Start with a 7-day free trial.
See how it works for your business.
Start my free trial No setup fee. No long-term contract.A few things you might be wondering
Good questions.
Clear answers.
The details to help you decide.
Explore the help centerWhat is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is a software phone agent that answers your business calls, qualifies the caller, and books appointments without a human picking up. It runs 24/7, handles unlimited concurrent calls, and never asks a customer to "hold one moment."
How fast can I get an AI receptionist live on my line?
On Auto-Respond, most service businesses go live the same day they sign up. Provision a number, paste in your services and pricing, set up call forwarding from your existing line, and the agent is answering in minutes.
How is this different from a generic AI phone bot?
Generic phone bots are trained on nothing in particular. Auto-Respond grounds every answer in your knowledge base - your services, your pricing, your service area, your emergency policy. Callers get accurate answers, not LLM hallucinations.
What does it cost to run an AI receptionist?
Pay-as-you-go: $10/month per dedicated phone number, $1/minute for actual call time. For example, 60 calls in a month at 90 seconds each is billed as 120 minutes (each call rounds up to 2), or $130 including the number. No setup fee, no per-call fee, no minimum.
Will the AI book directly into my calendar?
Yes. Auto-Respond connects to Google Calendar and Microsoft 365. The AI checks real-time availability, books the slot, and sends a confirmation text to the caller and a job summary to your phone.
What happens if the call needs me personally?
The agent live-transfers. You configure escalation triggers - emergency keywords, high-value job indicators, explicit caller request - and the agent warm-transfers to your cell with a quick spoken summary so you do not start cold.
Can callers tell it is AI?
Most do not realize. The voice sounds natural, responses are instant, and the agent handles interruptions and clarifying questions like a trained human. Where state law requires AI disclosure (California, Florida, others), the agent discloses up front.
Will it work for after-hours calls?
Yes - and after-hours is where the math gets compelling. A large share of service-business calls land outside 9-5. Without 24/7 coverage every one of those becomes a voicemail, then becomes a competitor booking.
How does it handle voicemail-only callers?
If the AI is busy on every concurrent line (rare - capacity is virtually unlimited), the agent takes a structured voicemail with the caller details and immediately texts them a callback link. No "we will call you back" black hole.
Does the AI receptionist integrate with Yelp and Thumbtack?
Yes. The same Auto-Respond account that runs your AI receptionist also handles Yelp Request a Quote, Thumbtack messaging, Facebook Messenger, Facebook Lead Ads, and Google LSA leads. One platform, every supported channel.
Can I keep my existing business phone number?
Two options: port your number into Auto-Respond, or keep it where it is and forward calls to a new Auto-Respond number. Both work - most businesses start with forwarding because it requires zero downtime.
How do I tell if it is doing a good job?
Every call is recorded, transcribed, and dispositioned. The dashboard shows pickup rate, average call length, qualification accuracy, booking conversion, and live-transfer rate. You can listen to any recording and tweak the persona or knowledge base.
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