How much business am I actually losing to missed calls and slow follow-up?
Australian small businesses miss between 22% and 47% of inbound calls, and fewer than 1 in 10 voicemails turn into a conversation. If you take 20 enquiries a week and a customer is worth $500, even a 30% miss rate is roughly $150,000 a year walking to a competitor who answered first. Our audit puts a real number on it for your business in week one.
What does AI implementation cost for a small business in Melbourne?
Far less than a new hire. Our systems typically cost a fraction of a part-time receptionist and work around the clock. Pricing depends on which system you start with and your enquiry volume; we quote fixed, in plain English, after the audit. You pay for outcomes, not licences you don't use.
Will the AI sound like a robot to my customers?
No. Every system is trained on your own past messages and tone before it goes live, and you approve sample replies until you're satisfied. Most customers simply think you've become very fast at replying. Anything unusual is flagged to you instantly rather than answered badly.
How long does it take to go live?
Most businesses are live inside two weeks: a half-day audit in week one, voice training and your approval in week two. There's no software for your team to learn; the system plugs into the phone number, inbox and calendar you already use.
Which industries do you work with?
We build industry-specific suites rather than generic chatbots. Today that's real estate (buyer matching, vendor reporting, open-home follow-up, 24/7 booking) and dental practices (patient recall, cancellation backfill, treatment-plan follow-up), with legal, trades, fitness, beauty and accounting handled through our advisory engagements.
Do you only build AI chatbots, or can you handle other automation and consulting?
We're consultants first. If a process in your business is manual, slow, or falling through the cracks, whether or not AI is involved, we'll map it, design the fix, and build it: custom quoting tools, reporting dashboards, CRM cleanups, integrations between systems that don't talk to each other, or a straightforward operations review with no software at all. Property and Dental are our two packaged suites; everything else is a scoped advisory engagement.