AI Front Desk · Australian Trades

Stop losing jobs to the calls you can't pick up.

Your AI receptionist answers every call and web enquiry, quotes the standard jobs, and books the work straight into your calendar — while you're under a sink, up a ladder, or finishing the last job. You see a working version on our first call.

Answers 24/7 Speaks like your business Books into your calendar SMS follow-up

Working prototype on the first call. Live in 7 days. Month-to-month.

~1 in 3
calls to the typical trades business go unanswered and hit voicemail
Industry estimate, range 25–40%. Source: Aussie AI Agency, 2026
~62%
of callers who reach voicemail hang up without leaving a message
$8B+
estimated lost revenue per year across Australian small businesses from unanswered calls
Industry estimate. Source: AutopilotGenie

The job didn't go to the best tradie. It went to the one who answered.

When a customer's hot water dies on a Saturday, they don't leave a voicemail and wait. They call the next name on the list.

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One person, one phone, ten jobs. You can't quote a kitchen, answer a call, and stay on the tools at the same time — so calls slip to voicemail during your most billable hours.

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Voicemail is where leads go to die. Most callers hang up rather than leave a message, and the ones who do have usually already booked someone else by the time you call back.

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After-hours and weekends are wide open. Emergency and urgent jobs — the highest-value work — come in exactly when no one is at a desk.

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A human answering service reads a script. It can't quote your standard call-out, check your real availability, or text the customer a booking confirmation. It just takes a message.

What's included

A front desk that never misses, never sleeps, never quits.

01 · ANSWERS EVERY CALL

24/7 voice agent

Picks up on the first ring, day or night. Greets callers in your business's name and voice, handles the conversation naturally, and never lets a call hit voicemail.

02 · QUOTES & QUALIFIES

Knows your jobs

Trained on your services, call-out fee, service area and standard pricing. It qualifies the job, gives an indicative quote, and flags emergencies for priority callback.

03 · BOOKS THE WORK

Calendar booking

Checks your real availability and books jobs straight into your calendar (Google / Outlook / your job-management tool), then sends the customer an SMS confirmation.

04 · CATCHES THE WEB LEADS

Web + form follow-up

Replies to website and form enquiries within seconds by SMS, so the lead is engaged before it goes cold.

05 · YOU STAY IN CONTROL

Instant summaries

Every call is transcribed and summarised to your phone and inbox. You see who called, what they wanted, and what was booked — without listening to a single voicemail.

06 · TUNED TO YOU

Ongoing tuning

We refine the script, pricing and rules every month based on real calls, so it gets sharper at booking your kind of work over time.

How fast

Working prototype on the first call. Live in 7 days.

1

The first call

20 minutes. We learn your services, pricing and service area — and build a working voice agent live on the call so you can hear it answer.

2

Days 1–5

We connect it to your number, calendar and SMS, load your real pricing and rules, and test it against real call scenarios with you.

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Day 7 — live

Your AI front desk goes live on your business line. From that day, no call goes unanswered. We tune it monthly.

Pricing

One job a month covers it.

Simple, month-to-month. No lock-in contract — if it isn't booking you work, you walk.

Starter
$1,990 setup
+ $349/month
  • 24/7 AI voice receptionist on your line
  • Call answering, qualifying & message capture
  • Calendar booking + SMS confirmations
  • Call transcripts & summaries to your phone
  • Monthly tuning
Best for sole traders & small crews

Pricing is per single-location trades business. Call/SMS carriage charges (a few cents per minute/message via the underlying provider) are billed at cost or bundled — confirmed on the first call. Setup is one-off; the monthly retainer covers hosting, the AI usage, monitoring and ongoing tuning.

Questions

Straight answers.

Will it sound like a robot? +
No. It uses a natural conversational voice and is trained to talk the way your business does. Most callers are simply booking a job — they get a fast, helpful answer instead of a voicemail beep. Anything it can't handle, it takes the details and flags you immediately.
What happens with a complex or unusual job? +
It captures the full detail, gives the caller a clear next step, and sends you an instant summary so you can call back warm. You set the rules for what it books directly versus what it routes to you.
Do I have to change my phone number? +
No. It works on your existing business number. We set up call forwarding so the AI answers when you can't — you can still pick up first if you're free.
Does it really work with my calendar / job software? +
Yes — Google Calendar, Outlook, and the common trades tools (ServiceM8, Tradify, AroFlo and similar) on the Pro tier. We confirm your exact setup on the first call before you commit.
What's the catch with "live in 7 days"? +
There isn't one, provided you give us your pricing, service area and calendar access promptly. The build is fast because we've productised it — you're not paying for a custom project, you're configuring a proven system for your business.
What if it doesn't work for me? +
It's month-to-month with no lock-in. If it isn't earning its keep by booking you work, you cancel — you keep your number and your data.

Book a call

See it answer your phone — on the first call.

20 minutes. We'll build a working version of your AI front desk live, while we talk. No slides, no obligation.

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Statistics on this page are industry estimates from the sources linked beside each figure; actual missed-call rates and revenue impact vary by business. Vantage AI is an independent automation provider and is not affiliated with any job-management or telephony vendor named above.