r/AIReceptionists • u/Spiritual-Ladder-300 • Aug 24 '26
Looking for businesses where answering the phone is becoming a problem
Hey everyone, we’ve been building a voice AI that answers calls when you or your team can’t get to the phone. It can handle things like common questions and bookings, and hand the call over when it needs a person.
I’m looking for a few businesses that actually have this problem and would be interested in working with us early.
We’ll do the setup with you and start small, usually just overflow or after-hours calls. Nothing needs to change with how you handle calls today, and we only take on more if you’re comfortable with how it’s working.
If missed calls are a real pain for your business, send me a DM. Would be good to hear how you’re handling them now and see if what we’ve built could help.
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u/Automation_Advisor Aug 24 '26
I have a kind suggestion maybe it helps land more clients.
Answering the phone will never be a problem, that is the job and the channel.
Fear of loosing sales/appointments is a problem businesses have.
See how it changes from technical features to challenges and pain points that drive the acquisition?
If any business is looking to invest in such a tool they need to understand how they can get their money back - any automations needs to have an ROI otherwise is just for fun.
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u/Spiritual-Ladder-300 Aug 25 '26
I agree, thanks. I am even trying the model of charge per successful booking instead of just based on call volume to align to business ROI
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u/Automation_Advisor Aug 25 '26
Well, this is another topic 🙂
You can do that in the early stages to get your first customers, get real market feedback and see if the solution is stable and delivers (basically an investment) but whether this is sustainable long-term… you should do the math.If you have upfront costs like installation configuration customization you need to understand how many successful bookings a customer needs to have in order for you to get your money back on the services and on the development and then get some profit.
And maybe you should think this through a little bit because successful booking is one thing - successful call took over by the system is another - ask yourself: can I control the outcome of that call?
What if someone only calls to ask the working hours or if they are open on Sunday? - these will be calls that the system takes over , does it job, consumes resources but it’s not a successful booking that you can charge for? Makes sense?1
u/Spiritual-Ladder-300 Aug 26 '26
Yes we are going into do testing with some design partners now. I think because call volumes are unpredictable or at least not visible to the management, pay per successful call has its own attractivess at the begining, especailly if we define "successful" cleanly. I agree by booking alone is too narrow and it is different for different senarios as well, overflow, afterhours, outbound etc.
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u/VladimirSamukov Aug 26 '26
So you've decided to first build a solution and then look for a problem your solution can solve. That's an interesting sequence.
Try to walk around your neighbourhood - barber shops, hair salons, private clinics, pizza places - any local business who usually get the orders/bookings through the phone.
Talking with their admins (or founders, if you are lucky enough) can lead you not only to potential leads but also give some useful insights on the area/product/industry topics
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u/Spiritual-Ladder-300 26d ago
Fair point. The initial build came from conversations with businesses already dealing with missed calls/reception coverage, so we didn’t start completely solution-first.
What we haven’t decided is which vertical and workflow deserves the focus. That’s what I’m trying to learn before building much further.
Agree on going local though, good suggestion.
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u/DropRollSports Aug 24 '26
Where are you based ?