How A Virtual Receptionist Saves Tradesmen £20k+ A Year
If your average job is £600 and you miss two calls a month that convert, that's £14,400 a year. A virtual receptionist costs a fraction of that and recovers most of it.
Missed calls are the single biggest sales leak in most trade businesses. Industry research suggests 60–80% of callers who hit voicemail simply call the next tradesperson on the list — and never come back.
The maths is brutal. If your average job is £600 and you miss two converting calls a month, that's £14,400 of revenue gone. If your average is £2,000, it's £48,000. For most trades, even one recovered job a month pays for a live call answering service several times over.
VA365's call answering service runs from £299/month. A real UK receptionist answers your business line in your company name, qualifies the enquiry against your rules, books the job straight into your diary or takes a clear message. Urgent calls patch through to you live.
Most trade clients recover 1–3 missed-call jobs in the first 60 days. After that, the service tends to pay for itself many times over — and you stop returning calls at 9pm.