I'll admit it: I'm a bit old school. I prefer talking to a real person on the phone. But then I met Daisy.
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This is an actual transcript from a live call for Alterra Landscape Design. Their receptionist, Daisy, was custom built for them: her name, her personality, her intake questions, and even her opening line all came from Alterra's specs and our design sessions. Introducing herself as AI was Alterra's choice: some owners want that, some do not, and the decision always belongs to you. Judging by the review below, it served them well. Only the caller's contact details are redacted, in brackets; everything else is word for word.
Five minutes. Every detail captured and confirmed, one error caught and fixed, and the owner was sent a notification immediately after the call and called back twenty minutes later fully briefed. And none of it is a template: every Ascend Answer receptionist is designed with the owner. You set the opening line, the questions it asks, the services it represents, and the rules of the call before it ever answers for your company. Keep reading for what the caller did next.
He did not just accept the AI. He reviewed it.
Publicly. On Google. Five stars, with the receptionist thanked by name. The owner called him back twenty minutes after the call, fully briefed.
The caller left a five-star review. About the AI.
"I will admit it: I am a bit old school. I prefer talking to a real person on the phone. But then I met Daisy. To her credit, she clearly said right away that she was AI. Still, she sounded so warm and friendly that I thought I would give her a shot... I noticed my email was wrong. She responded kindly, saying, 'Thank you for letting me know. Let's get that fixed, please.' Twenty minutes later, Geoffrey gave me a call. He was completely in the loop about my project... And if you happen to talk to Daisy, please say hello for me!"
"The system works exactly as promised: it creates a professional first impression, captures important details accurately, and makes our follow-up calls more efficient. We are very pleased with Daisy and with the team that created her."
Daisy is not a product off a shelf. She was designed around how Alterra works: their services, their questions, their handoff rules, their voice. Your receptionist will be built the same way, from your specs and our expertise, and it will be yours alone.
You already paid to make that phone ring
Your SEO, your ads, your reviews, your truck on the road: every inbound call is an opportunity you funded. The ones that hit voicemail while you are on a ladder are the most expensive silence in your business. Run your own numbers.
What are missed calls costing your business?
No borrowed statistics, just your calls, your job values, your close rate. Slide and see.
Your week, honestly
Most owners guess low on missed calls. Check your phone log for last week before you answer honestly.
Daisy was built for Alterra. Yours will be yours.
Name, personality, intake questions, handoff rules: every Ascend Answer receptionist is designed with the owner, around how the business actually works. Even introducing herself as AI was Alterra's choice, some owners want that, some do not, and the decision always belongs to you. You set the opening line, the questions it asks, the services it represents, and the rules of the call before it ever answers for your company.
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Asked by every business owner
Will it sound like a robot to my customers?
What does it cost?
What happens with real emergencies?
Do I have to change my phone number?
What would catching that call be worth to you?
Ascend Answer can answer 24/7, starting at $497 per month plus $0.16 per minute. Compare that with one in-house receptionist covering a 40-hour week or a human virtual receptionist billed by usage—and see which fit makes sense for your business.
Your team still handles calls that need human judgment.