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AI · September 2, 2026

AIssie

AI voice and chat receptionist for service businesses

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What it does

Most small businesses lose work to a ringing phone. We called 180 Australian tradies and 60% of calls went unanswered. AIssie answers every call and chat 24/7 in a natural voice, qualifies the job, books it straight into the calendar, sends reminders and chases unpaid invoices. It plugs into Xero, ServiceM8, Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, WhatsApp, HubSpot amdpre. Australian-built, data hosted in Australia, live from day one. No hiring, no training, no missed jobs.

A 24/7 AI receptionist and answering service for Australian small business. AIssie answers every call, replies on SMS and social, and books the job. Try free.

Your AI receptionist and answering service: AIssie picks up every call, replies to messages on SMS, website chat, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, books jobs straight into your calendar and follows up on overdue invoices — so you do not have to stop working to do it. AIssie answers in a natural Australian voice, day and night, including weekends and public holidays. It answers real questions about your services, pricing, hours and service area, captures the caller’s details, and books the job into Google Calendar, Microsoft Calendar or ServiceM8 during the call. Urgent calls are transferred to you on rules you set, and every call is transcribed. The same assistant covers your written…from aissie.com.au

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