Do I need to answer calls 24/7?

No. You need something to answer 24/7—AI, answering service, or automation.

How much does 24/7 coverage cost?

AI solutions like Fixly: $1/job booked. Traditional services: $200-500/month.

The phone rings at 8pm. You're at your daughter's soccer game.

By the time you check, there's a missed call and no voicemail. That was a $400 job. Gone.

Home service calls don't follow business hours. Problems happen at 7am (no hot water), 6pm (AC dead), 10pm (toilet overflowing).

Your customers have problems around the clock. But you can't work around the clock.

Work 24/7: Burnout. Impossible to sustain.

Hire staff: Expensive ($3-5K/month). Hard to find reliable people.

Answering service: Can't actually book into your calendar. Monthly fees.

Voicemail: 80%+ don't leave messages.

AI voice agents book directly into your calendar. Not "take a message"—actually book the job.

Customer calls at 8pm

AI answers, understands the problem

AI checks your Google Calendar

AI books the slot

You get a text notification

You never left the dinner table. The job is secured.

Without 24/7 booking: ~$240/day from after-hours calls

With 24/7 booking: ~$1,440/day from after-hours calls

Difference: $26,000/month

Fixly does this for $1 per job booked. No monthly fee.

The setup takes an hour. The payoff lasts forever.