Author: Carolyn Lyden

In home services a no-show costs more than an empty appointment slot — it costs drive time, fuel, a paid technician hour, and the job you could have booked instead.

An AI receptionist answers your business calls, understands what the caller needs, and books the job. Here’s how it works, and what it still can’t do.

Cost per lead is what you pay for one inquiry. In home services it runs from tens of dollars for referral and organic traffic to several hundred for competitive paid channels in high-ticket trades.