Jacek Adamczyk

Virtual receptionist

Answers your customers while you're busy working

A customer writes at 9:40 pm and asks about the price and a free slot. They get an answer within a minute, not the next day, and they're booked right away. In the morning you see a new appointment in your calendar instead of an unanswered message.

Answers around the clockBooks in your calendarHands tricky cases to youOne-month trial
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  1. Hi, how much is a sports massage? And do you have anything free this week?
  2. Hi! A sports massage (60 min) is $90. This week I have Thursday at 5:00 pm and Friday at 9:30 am. Which one works for you?
  3. Thursday at 5 is great
  4. Booking Thursday, 5:00 pm. Could I get your full name and phone number? I'll send a reminder the day before.
  5. Anna Nowak, 500 000 000
  6. Done, you're booked: Thursday 5:00 pm, 12 Example Street. Wear something comfortable. If anything changes, just reply here.
A sample conversation. The receptionist takes prices, times and the address from your price list and calendar. She doesn't make them up.

Sound familiar?

  • A customer wrote in the evening asking about a slot. You replied in the morning, and they'd already booked somewhere else.
  • Your phone buzzes in the middle of an appointment and you can't pick up, so you call back in a break you don't really have.
  • For the tenth time this week you're retyping your prices, your address and how to prepare for a first visit.
  • Someone didn't show up because they forgot. That slot is gone, and it could have gone to someone on your waiting list.
  • Instead of relaxing in the evening, you're catching up on messages across three different apps.

Each of these is a customer who had to wait. And a customer who waits often books with whoever replied first.

What it does for you

01

Books appointments

Checks free slots in your calendar, suggests two or three, books the customer and collects the details the visit needs. She also handles rescheduling and cancellations.

02

Answers questions

Prices, opening hours, directions, parking, how to prepare, what to bring. She answers only from the knowledge we write down together, in your tone of voice.

03

Hands cases over to you

A complaint, a medical question, an unusual request or anything that isn't in her knowledge: she tells the customer she'll pass it on, and sends you a short summary with their contact details.

04

Reminds people about appointments

The day before, she sends a reminder in the same channel the customer booked through. Anyone who can't come cancels on the spot, and the slot goes back into your calendar.

Where it replies

  • WhatsAppOn your business number, through the official WhatsApp Business API.
  • MessengerMessages sent to your Facebook page.
  • InstagramDirect messages on your business profile.
  • EmailReplies to inquiries from your inbox or the form on your website.
  • TelephoneAnswers calls and talks by voice, in English or Polish. A good option if your customers call more often than they write.optional

You don't need all of them. We start with the channel most of your customers write to you on, and add the others once the first one works.

Limits

What it won't do, even if a customer asks

  • She doesn't make up prices, times or rules. If something isn't in her knowledge, she says she'll pass the question on, and does.
  • She doesn't give medical, legal or financial advice, even if the customer really asks for it.
  • She doesn't pretend to be a person. If someone asks whether they're talking to a bot, she tells the truth.
  • She doesn't take control away from you. You can step into any conversation and reply yourself at any moment.

A receptionist on payroll vs a virtual one

Working hoursA person at the front desk: Usually 8 hours, on weekdaysVirtual receptionist: Around the clock, including weekends and holidays
Reply timeA person at the front desk: From a few minutes to the next dayVirtual receptionist: A few seconds
Several conversations at onceA person at the front desk: One, the rest waitVirtual receptionist: As many as customers write
Vacation and sick leaveA person at the front desk: You have to find coverVirtual receptionist: Doesn't apply
A tough, emotional conversationA person at the front desk: A person is better hereVirtual receptionist: Passes it to you

The point isn't to replace people. The point is that you or your team stop answering the same question for the hundredth time and have time for the conversations where a person is needed.

What the setup looks like

  1. 01

    A conversation

    30 minutes on how you handle customer contact today: where they write, what they ask most often, how you book appointments.

  2. 02

    We write down what you know

    Your prices, services, cancellation rules, the most common questions and the way you write. I pull most of it from your website and old messages myself, and you just correct it.

  3. 03

    Tests on your own messages

    Before the receptionist replies to a single customer, I run real questions from the last few weeks through her. You see every answer and tell me what to change.

  4. 04

    One-month trial

    We switch her on in your channels, and for the first month we tune how she works and how she answers together. I read the conversations, fix the tone and answers, and add any missing knowledge. You tell me as you go what you like and what to change.

Questions people ask most

Will customers know they're talking to AI?
Yes, if they ask, and we can also say it outright in the first message. In my experience customers care about a quick, clear answer, not about who wrote it.
What if she gets something wrong?
She answers only from the knowledge we wrote down together, and passes anything outside it to you. During the trial month I read the conversations and fix whatever needs fixing. You can also take over any conversation at any moment.
What does the trial month look like?
The receptionist already works with real customers, and we tighten the details: tone, length of replies, when she should hand something to you, what she still doesn't know. The first version is never perfect, and it doesn't have to be. After a month she answers the way you would.
Which calendar does it work with?
Google Calendar and most booking systems that let you connect from outside. If you use something less common, I'll check it on our call before I promise anything.
What about customer data and GDPR?
The receptionist collects only what's needed to book an appointment. We sign a data processing agreement, and conversations aren't used to train models. The details are on the Privacy page.
How long does setup take?
Usually one to two weeks. Most of the time goes on testing with your real messages, and that's time you shouldn't cut short.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the number of channels and whether you need phone handling. I give the price after our call, once I know exactly what she needs to do. It's usually a fraction of the cost of hiring someone for the front desk.

More about how data is handled: Privacy and data.

Let's see if it would work for you

Half an hour on how you reply to customers today. If a virtual receptionist doesn't make sense for you, I'll say so straight.