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AI receptionist for local service businesses

Your hands are busy. The phone still has to be answered.

Towing yards, salons, massage clinics, gyms, restaurants, vets, cleaners, landscapers, property managers, home care agencies and auto shops all lose the same call: the one that comes in while you are with somebody else. Find your trade below to see what Muse takes down for it.

7 days free, no card needed, 15 calls included. Pick a plan when the trial ends.

πŸ›» Towing & roadside

In this business, second to answer is not paid at all

They are on a shoulder at night with hazards on, calling every number that comes up. There is no voicemail in towing, the first human voice gets the job.

β€œHow fast can you get here?”
β€œHow much to tow to my house?”
β€œDo you take my insurance?”
β€œCan you boost me instead?”
βœ“Answered on the first ring, at any hour
βœ“Location and vehicle taken down accurately
βœ“The urgent ones flagged so you know which to run to
Second to answer is not paid at all. Can Muse just put the call through to me?

On Starter and above Muse can put a caller straight through to you (one number you choose), and takes a message if you can't pick up. On the rest Muse answers, gets the location and the vehicle down, and texts you the lead the moment the call ends, so nothing sits in a voicemail box.

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A scripted demonstration for towing & roadside, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

πŸ’… Nail & lash studios

Both your hands are busy, that is the whole problem

You are mid-set with a client. The phone rings and you physically cannot answer it. That was a booking, and it just became a booking at the studio down the street.

β€œDo you have anything today?”
β€œHow much for a full set?”
β€œDo you do fills?”
β€œCan I bring a friend?”
βœ“Every ring answered while your hands are full
βœ“Appointments booked without touching your phone
βœ“Answers in your clients' own language, English, Punjabi, Hindi, Spanish or French
My hands are literally in someone's set when the phone goes. Does Muse need me for any of it?

No. Muse answers on its own, reads out your price list, and books into your Google Calendar with a confirmation text to the client. The lead is texted to you the moment the call ends, so you read it between clients.

Hear one

A scripted demonstration for nail & lash studios, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

πŸ’‡ Hair salons & barbers

The phone rings when every chair is full

Saturday, every chair busy, the phone going constantly. You answer the ones you can. The rest ring out, and nobody ever finds out how many bookings walked away.

β€œDo you have anything today?”
β€œHow much for a cut and colour?”
β€œDo you take walk-ins?”
β€œWho is available this week?”
βœ“Bookings taken while you are cutting
βœ“The diary filled without stopping mid-cut
βœ“A record of everyone who called, not just the ones you caught
Someone calls about a reaction to colour, or gets hurt in the chair. What does Muse do?

Muse is a receptionist, not a clinician, and Muse will not pretend otherwise. Muse gives no medical advice about a burn, a reaction or an injury. If a caller describes an emergency Muse tells them to hang up and call emergency services, or reads them the instruction you typed in for exactly that.

Hear one

A scripted demonstration for hair salons & barbers, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

πŸ’† Massage therapists

Your hands are on a client when the next one calls

You are mid-treatment behind a closed door. The phone rings out twice. That was someone with a stiff neck and benefits to use before their plan year ends, and they booked with the next clinic that picked up.

β€œDo you have anything this evening?”
β€œDo you give receipts for my insurance?”
β€œDo you direct bill?”
β€œHow long are your sessions, and what do they cost?”
βœ“Calls answered while your hands are busy with a client
βœ“Appointments booked without stopping a treatment
βœ“Every caller's name and number written down, even the ones who do not book
Can Muse tell a caller whether massage will help?

No. Muse books and takes messages. Muse does not assess an injury, does not give treatment advice and does not promise any result. If a caller describes an emergency, Muse tells them to hang up and call emergency services or follow the emergency instruction you gave Muse at setup.

πŸ‹οΈ Gyms & studios

A membership enquiry has a very short shelf life

Someone finally decides to join a gym. They call at 8pm while the feeling lasts. Your staff are on the floor, the phone rings out, and tomorrow the feeling is gone.

β€œHow much is a membership?”
β€œCan I try a class first?”
β€œWhat are your hours?”
β€œDo you do personal training?”
βœ“Evening and weekend enquiries answered
βœ“Trials and tours booked on the spot
βœ“Every enquiry recorded, so nothing goes cold silently
Will Muse sign a member up and take payment?

No. Muse answers, tells them what you charge from your own price list, books the tour or the trial class and texts you the lead. Signing them up and taking money stays with your desk.

Hear one

A scripted demonstration for gyms & studios, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

🚚 Trucking & owner-operators

You can answer on Bluetooth. You cannot write anything down.

A broker rings with a load while you are in traffic. You take it hands-free, like always, but you cannot write the number down, you cannot check what the lane pays, and you are not saying yes to a rate you have not seen. The calls you truly miss come while you are backed into a dock, or asleep in your ten hours.

β€œI have a load for you, here are the pickup, the drop and the rate”
β€œWhere is my load, and when will it be there?”
β€œThis is about factoring, fuel cards or insurance”
β€œCan you take a message for dispatch?”
βœ“The load number, the pickup and the rate they quoted, written down and texted to you
βœ“Sales calls recognised and parked, not passed on as leads
βœ“Answered in Punjabi, Hindi, English or French, whichever they open in
Will Muse quote a rate?

No, and that is deliberate. Rates move with the lane, the season and what is already on the truck, so Muse takes the lane, the freight and the dates and hands them to you to price. A receptionist who guesses a rate costs you the load or the margin.

πŸ• Restaurants & takeout

Friday night rings out while the kitchen is buried

It is 7pm on a Friday. Two staff are on the line, the ovens are full, and the phone rings for the ninth time. Every unanswered call is a table left empty, or an order that goes to the app that takes a third of it.

β€œCan I book a table for six on Saturday?”
β€œAre you open on the holiday Monday?”
β€œDo you deliver to my area?”
β€œI want to order, can you take it down?”
βœ“Table bookings taken while the kitchen runs
βœ“Order details written down and texted to the counter in seconds
βœ“The call kept yours, instead of losing the customer to an app
Can Muse take a takeout order?

No. Muse books tables, answers what is on your list and takes messages. Muse will not read a menu back, take a food order or take a card number, so anything that ends in money still comes to you or to your ordering system.

🐾 Veterinary clinics

The after-hours call still has to go somewhere

It is 9pm and a dog has eaten something it should not have. The owner rings you first, because you are their vet. Your team went home at six, and the recording they reach tells them nothing about where to go now.

β€œAre you open, and who do I call tonight?”
β€œCan I get an appointment this week?”
β€œCan I book a vaccination or a wellness visit?”
β€œCan you refill a prescription?”
βœ“Every after-hours caller told where to take the animal tonight, in the words you wrote
βœ“Who rang, their number, which animal and what they said, texted to you and saved
βœ“Appointments, vaccinations and refill requests taken while the desk is three deep
Will Muse tell somebody whether it is an emergency?

No, and Muse says so out loud on the call. Muse is not the vet, Muse does not triage and Muse will not guess. Muse writes down what the owner described, puts it on the booking so the vet reads it first, and tells them to call the emergency line if it gets worse.

🧹 Cleaning companies

Quote calls come in while your crews are out cleaning

Someone wants a quote for a move-out clean this Friday. Your whole team is on site with vacuums running. Nobody answers, and Friday's job goes to another company.

β€œHow much for a move-out clean?”
β€œDo you bring your own supplies?”
β€œAre you insured?”
β€œCan you come weekly?”
βœ“Quote calls answered while every crew is out
βœ“Jobs booked into the schedule
βœ“Recurring clients set up without phone tag
Can Muse price a move out clean?

Muse reads the prices you typed in, so if your list prices by bedroom count Muse can give the caller that figure. If they describe something your list doesn't cover, Muse says the owner will call them back and takes the details. Muse won't invent a price to keep a caller happy.

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A scripted demonstration for cleaning companies, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

🌿 Landscaping & lawn care

You cannot hear the phone over the mower

Spring rush. You are on a mower with ear protection on and the phone in your truck. Six people called about spring cleanups today; you will hear about two of them.

β€œDo you do spring cleanups?”
β€œHow much for weekly cutting?”
β€œDo you do snow removal too?”
β€œCan you quote a yard?”
βœ“Every spring-rush call answered
βœ“Quotes and visits booked while you are cutting
βœ“Seasonal contracts captured instead of missed
Can Muse quote a lawn over the phone?

Only from prices you typed in, and only where your list actually covers it, like a flat weekly rate by lot size. Anything that needs eyes on the yard Muse books a quote visit for instead. Muse never makes a figure up.

Hear one

A scripted demonstration for landscaping & lawn care, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

🏒 Property managers & landlords

A 2am leak is your problem whether you answered or not

A tenant's ceiling is dripping at two in the morning. They ring the number on the notice in the lobby. Nobody picks up, and by morning it is water damage, an angry tenant, and a complaint with a date on it.

β€œThere is no heat, no water, or a leak”
β€œI want to view the unit that is listed”
β€œWhen is my maintenance appointment?”
β€œHow do I pay rent, and who do I speak to?”
βœ“An urgent caller is put through to you (one number you choose), or a message is taken if you can't pick up
βœ“Routine requests written up with the unit, the time and what was said
βœ“Viewings booked without the back-and-forth
Can Muse decide what counts as an emergency?

No. Muse asks whether heat, water or power is out and writes the answer down, and those calls come to you marked so you see them first. Muse will not tell a tenant a repair is urgent or that somebody is coming tonight, because that is the manager's call and not Muse's.

🏑 Home care agencies

The family rings the moment they decide, and they ring once

A daughter has spent a fortnight deciding her father needs help at home. She finally calls on a Sunday evening. If nobody answers, she does not try again on Monday, she calls the next agency on the list.

β€œCan you take on my mother, and how soon?”
β€œWhat does it cost an hour?”
β€œMy caregiver has not arrived”
β€œCan we change the visit times?”
βœ“The first family call answered, evenings and weekends included
βœ“A caller who asks for a person is put through to you (one number you choose), or a message is taken if you can't pick up
βœ“Every enquiry written down, so none is lost between people
Will Muse say whether we can take someone on?

No, and that is the point. Muse takes the family's details and what the person needs, and tells them the office will call back. Muse does not assess anyone, does not promise a start date and does not say yes to a client you have not looked at yet.

πŸš— Auto repair & body shops

The car is already on a tow truck, they are deciding where it goes

Someone's car will not start and they are calling shops from the roadside. You are under a hood with the impact gun running. The tow goes to whoever answered the phone.

β€œCan you look at it today?”
β€œWhat do you charge for diagnostics?”
β€œDo you deal with insurance?”
β€œDo you have a loaner?”
βœ“Answered over the noise of the shop
βœ“Drop-offs booked into the schedule
βœ“Make, model and problem written down before they arrive
Will Muse quote a repair?

No. Muse reads the prices you typed in, like your diagnostic charge, and Muse stops there. Muse never invents a number. Anything not on your list becomes a message, and Muse tells you afterwards which question Muse could not answer.

Hear one

A scripted demonstration for auto repair & body shops, not a recording of a customer call. The business, the caller and any prices in it are made up.

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