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Front desk assistant

The same five questions, answered day and night.

A front desk assistant answers common questions on your website and by text (hours, directions, prices, what to bring), takes messages, and hands anything real to your team.

Watercolor illustrating front desk assistant for a Gulf Coast small business

Why it matters

Your front desk answers “Are you open Saturday?” and “Where do I park?” all day long. Those questions deserve a quick answer, but not your team’s full attention. Let the assistant handle the repeats and pass along the conversations that need a person.

How it works

How the front desk assistant works

  1. We collect your answers

    Hours, services, prices you’re happy to share, parking, policies, the questions you hear most.

  2. The assistant goes live

    On your website chat and, where set up, by text. It sounds like your business and stays on topic.

  3. People get handed to people

    Anything it’s unsure about, or anything personal, goes straight to your team with the conversation so far.

Clinics and service businesses need different things

For clinics

For clinics, the assistant sticks to office questions and never gives medical advice. It doesn’t ask for health details and points people to call or book for anything clinical.

For trades & home services

For home services, it can answer service-area and pricing questions, collect the job details and offer the next opening, so you wake up to a list of real leads.

What you get

What’s included

  • Website chat in your colors
  • Answers written and approved by you
  • Hand-off to your team by email, text or chat
  • Message taking after hours
  • Monthly review of what people asked, and updates
  • Founding clients get 30-50% off the first few months in exchange for a testimonial.

We handle your business’s texting registration with the phone carriers as part of setup. It usually takes 1-3 weeks before texts can go out.

Price: this is included in the Pro plan at $700/mo. One-time setup is $500-1,500. Founding clients get 30-50% off the first few months in exchange for a testimonial. Pricing details.

Sample chat

A conversation might go

Do you take walk-ins on Saturday?

We’re open Saturday 8 to noon and take walk-ins until 11:30. Want me to save you a spot for 9 am?

Works with what you have

Any website, plus your email and phone. Texting is added once the business texting registration is approved.

Good questions

Front desk assistant: common questions

What’s the difference between an answering service and this?
An answering service is people taking messages by phone. This assistant answers the common questions instantly in chat or text and passes real conversations to your team. Many businesses pair it with missed-call text-back.
How much does a virtual receptionist cost?
The plan and setup price are listed above, under What’s included.
Will it make things up?
It only answers from information you approve, and hands anything else to your team. We review conversations with you monthly and fix anything that’s off.
Can it book appointments?
Yes, if you also use online booking. Otherwise it takes the details and your team confirms.
Does it replace my receptionist?
No. It takes the repetitive questions off their plate so they can focus on the people in front of them.
Is it safe for a medical office?
It’s set up to avoid health details and medical questions, and to hand those off. We review the setup with you before it goes live.

What are the five questions you answer every day?

Bring them to a free 15-minute call and we will show you how the assistant would answer them, in your words.