An AI receptionist that answers every call
It answers your business line, books appointments into your calendar and takes messages while you’re busy with customers.
For local businesses that customers call: trades, clinics, salons, shops and services.
Website and receptionist plan A$199 a month + GST First 30 days free once you’re live, then a 6-month minimum- Caller: Hi, our kitchen sink is blocked. Can someone come this week?
- Receptionist: Yes, we have Tuesday at 10 am free. Shall I book that for you?
- Caller: Yes please.
What you get
What your AI receptionist does
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Answers your calls
On your own number or a new local one. It uses your hours, services and the answers you approve.
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Books appointments
It checks your calendar, reads the time back to the caller and waits for a clear yes.
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Takes messages
Callback requests become tasks for your team, due within two business hours.
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Hands over to a person
It can put callers through to the numbers you choose when a person is needed.
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Writes every call down
Each call has a summary, the outcome and a transcript. Full transcripts are deleted after 90 days.
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Answers your way
You choose its answering hours, the questions it answers and when it passes calls to you.
How it works
Set up with you, then looked after
Tell us about your business
Your services, hours, prices and the questions callers ask.
Set up your number
Keep your number and forward calls to it, or use a new local number.
Try it first
Make test calls and change its answers before customers call.
Go live, and we keep checking
Every call shows in Bludge, and we help you improve the answers.
Ask for your free 30 days
Tell us about your business. A person from Bludge will contact you to set up your receptionist, usually within two working days. Your free 30 days start the day it goes live. There is no obligation.
Website and receptionist plan
A$199 a month + GST
- Your AI receptionist on a local number
- 150 answered calls a month, up to 5 minutes each
- Bookings, messages and callbacks in one place
- Your website, hosting and web chat
No setup fee. Your first 30 days are free, counted from the day you go live, and you don’t need a card to start. After that, the minimum term is 6 months, then month to month.
Ask for your free 30 daysQuestions about the AI receptionist
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What does it cost?
The website and receptionist plan is A$199 a month + GST. It includes 150 answered calls a month, up to 5 minutes each, plus your website, hosting and web chat. There is no setup fee, and the first 30 days are free from the day you go live. After that, the minimum term is 6 months, then month to month.
Is an AI receptionist worth it for a small business?
It helps most if you miss calls while you’re busy or after hours, because a missed call often goes to the next business on the list. Try it free for 30 days from the day you go live and see how many calls it answers for you.
What happens if I get more than 150 calls?
It keeps answering. We tell you when you reach 80% of your calls for the month. Extra calls cost about A$0.50 each, and we confirm the price before you start.
Can I keep my phone number?
Yes. Forward your existing number to the receptionist, or use a new local number from us.
Can it take payments?
It can email a link to pay a deposit, if you set that up. It never takes card details over the phone.
What happens to the call recordings?
You see a summary, the outcome and a transcript for every call. Full transcripts are deleted after 90 days. Summaries and bookings stay in your records.
Where is it available?
Where Bludge can supply a local phone number for your business. Ask us about your country before you start.
What doesn’t it do?
It only books times you have made available, never takes card details over the phone and only gives answers you have approved. Calls that need a person go to your team.
Stop missing calls while you work
Try the AI receptionist free for 30 days from the day you go live.