Houston in one of the most beautiful cities in the United States, with people from all over the world jumping to move there. That’s why it comes as no surprise that the average price to rent an office in Houston is about $37 per sq.ft. That’ll run you a little over $5,500 for a small, 150 sq.ft. office! Adding in a receptionist’s office, which average around 40 sq.ft., can take up more space than necessary, shoveling more money towards rent and less money towards your business.
Virtual receptionists at Smith.ai always work remotely from a quiet home office, saving you office space and putting money right back into your pocket. Learn more about the differences between a full-time receptionist vs. a virtual receptionist.
Popular cities like Houston often demand a higher wage for workers than the national average. Salaries for traditional in-house receptionists in Houston can cost anywhere from $34,000 to $42,000 annually. When you factor in costs for direct benefits, such as healthcare and 401K’s, and side benefits, such as commuter reimbursements and paid holidays, a full-time, in-house receptionist can cut deep into your budget.
The cost for a full-time, 24/7 receptionist at Smith.ai, however, starts at as little as $285/month, saving you up to $38,000/year on salary alone! Smith.ai adjusts to fit your business needs, not the other way around. Review Smith.ai’s flexible monthly plans and pricing.
Located in the southern midwest of North America, Houston, Texas is one of the most populated cities in the United States. Houston is widely known for its warm weather and thriving restaurant scene as well as it’s iconic, historical sites, such as NASA’s astronaut training and space control complex and the renowned Houston Grand Opera.
The city is often recognized as a worldwide leader in the space exploration industry and is considered a bustling epicenter for culture, fashion, news, finance, and technology. Houston has and continues to be one of largest and most influential metropolises in the nation.
Unfortunately, in-house receptionists can only do so much. Most receptionists multitask, balancing their call answering responsibilities with other receptionist duties, like mail distribution or file organization. Even with multiple receptionists, phone calls can and will be missed when they call in sick, need time off, or are preoccupied with other projects. As much as 25% of calls come in after-hours and on weekends, so even beyond these regular interruptions to call answering, there are real numbers that affect your business.
Barring office restocks and coffee runs, virtual receptionists can do everything an in-house receptionist can, and then some. Smith.ai even offers 24/7 answering, so when your office is closed or your team is busy, your business will never have to miss out on another call, or another lead, again. Why not try it to see for yourself risk-free with our 14-day money-back guarantee?
From important client meetings to regular day-to-day office tasks, your team stays busy, but that doesn't stop calls from rolling in. How can you ensure that your clients’ calls are answered without adding more to your teams' workload or neglecting your administrative demands? Simple: Take call handling, appointment scheduling, and other tedious tasks off of your teams' to-do list entirely with Smith.ai. Our 24/7 live agents will capture and screen callers, schedule appointments, and input details directly into your CRM and calendar so no matter how busy your team may get, you can rest easy knowing your customer support demands are being met and your callers are receiving quality service.
Building reliable customer service in Houston doesn’t have to end when callers hang up the phone. Our virtual receptionists make sure that your team stays up-to-date on clients’ information with daily call summaries, a convenient online dashboard, and comprehensive call recording and transcription services. We also offer text and email follow-up messages to nurture leads who call and even make outbound calls to leads who complete your web forms online. Just let us know who to call or forward your phone call tasks to us and we can use your business number as our caller ID so it always looks like we’re in-house and calling from your Houston office.
Your clients’ don’t just use the phone to chat with your business, so we don’t just answer the phone. Smith.ai uses live web chats and text messages to connect with your clients so no matter how they reach out, you can always connect with a live, friendly agent. It’s especially important for businesses with VoIP phones that have texting enabled and websites that attract potential clients to allow clients more than one way to have their questions answered. Our multi-channel coverage makes it easier to scale sales communications under a single provider – no more messing with one vendor for chat, one vendor for texting, and one vendor for calls. It’s all handled under one roof at Smith.ai.
Make better business decisions with real-time call data, visualized in every Smith.ai client dashboard. Every call summary is enriched with metadata including actions completed, caller disposition, priority, relevance, and more. See the big picture with historical tables and charts to predict business growth, costs, and ROI with superior accuracy. Learn more.
Smith.ai receptionists make calls on your behalf, improving your speed-to-lead and unburdening staff who need to reach out to clients. We'll call-back online leads who complete web forms, contact donors for donation renewals, chase down payments on unpaid invoices, and more. We'll even send follow-up emails and texts after every call to ensure a connection is made. Learn more.
The best virtual receptionist and chat services do much more than pick up phone calls, answer live chat inquiries, and take messages for you and your staff. At Smith.ai, we provide professional live agents who are capable of a wide range of services from call handling, to appointment scheduling, to lead intake, to website chat, and more. Whether you need a live person or staff on duty 24/7, during daytime hours, for overflow support only, or just after hours answering services (nights and weekends), here are the answers to the most common questions we receive about our 24/7 answering services, specifically.
Even our most expensive plan, the Pro plan, is tens of thousands less than the yearly salary of an in-house receptionist, and we still have capabilities they likely don’t. But if you’re not considering a receptionist, you might not have considered the real cost of all your daily interruptions.
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No problem. Just tell us what hours you want us to answer, and calls outside your set answering hours can go to a number you choose, or to voicemail. Or, if you're using something fancy like RingCentral, you can set up your forwarding to only forward during those hours.
The great thing about per-call pricing is that it doesn't matter if we answer calls for you 24/7 or 2 hours a day— the pricing is the same.
Nope. We’ll simply ask you a few questions about your business and how you would like your calls to be answered. Our receptionists will handle all your calls in an unscripted, natural manner.
We customize call handling according to your business and the type of caller. After a personalized greeting, we can screen leads using your questions, take messages, book appointments on your calendar, or transfer calls to your line.
It’s no easy task running a business in Houston, from managing daily sales tasks and overseeing marketing projects to attending business conferences and networking events. You may not have the time to give your clients what they expect: friendly, fast responses to sales and service questions. Thankfully, Smith.ai is Houston’s premier receptionist answering service. Our experienced virtual receptionists provide memorable, personalized customer service to each of your callers, so that even after-hours, your business never stops running. Our staff works around-the-clock to build a better relationship with your new and existing clients by providing immediate responsiveness, knowledgeable assistance, and friendly service. Let Smith.ai’s live, professional agents be there to assist your callers any time of day and represent the very best your company has to offer.
Our reliable 24/7 virtual receptionist services provide businesses across the local Houston area with high-quality, professional support, every hour of the day. Smith.ai’s virtual receptionists even capture and qualify potential clients by making outbound calls and converting website leads so that your business can keep growing. You decide how and when our receptionists can assist you and we handle the rest. Whether you’re a small business looking to provide quality answering services to your clients or an established agency hoping to discover and qualify new leads, Smith.ai’s virtual receptionists can help. Try risk-free today with our 14-day money-back guarantee!