Cost
6 min read
What a missed call actually costs a home-service business
One formula, one calculator and ten worked examples for what missed calls cost a home-service business, plus a way to find your real number this week.
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Practical notes for owners who miss calls.
What a missed call costs, how to set up forwarding, what callers do after hours, and the real numbers on your options. No scare statistics: where we cite research, we link it and say what it doesn't show.
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Setup
6 min read
How to set up call forwarding on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
The dial codes for forwarding only the calls you don't answer on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, how to test them, and how to switch them off.
After hours
5 min read
After-hours calls: what customers do when nobody answers
A reasoned look at what callers do when nobody answers after hours, and a five-minute test you can run tonight to see your business the way they do.
Pricing
7 min read
Answering service vs. voicemail vs. hiring: the real numbers
Voicemail, a receptionist, a human answering service and automated answering priced side by side from published sources, with the arithmetic shown.
Speed to lead
6 min read
Speed to lead: why the first business to respond wins
What one large study of web leads did and didn't show about response speed, why the effect is plausible for phone calls, and how a small business can respond faster.
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