Every unanswered call from a new customer is a job that may go to the next business on Google. This calculator estimates what missed calls cost you, so you can judge whether an answering solution pays for itself.
Missed Call Revenue Calculator
How much money do unanswered calls cost your business each month?
Check your phone log; after-hours calls count
$4,547/mo
Estimated revenue lost to missed calls.
65Missed calls per month
13Lost jobs per month
$54,558Lost per year
58×Loss vs AI receptionist cost
A month has about 4.33 weeks. This is an estimate of opportunity, not a guarantee; an AI receptionist recovers calls only if it answers well and books reliably.
Where to find your numbers
- Calls per week and % missed: most business phone systems and mobile carriers show missed calls in the call log. Count a full week, including evenings and weekends.
- New customers: a share of missed calls are existing customers or spam. Be conservative.
- Would have booked: not every caller is ready to buy. 30 to 50 percent is a reasonable starting point for service businesses.
- Average job value: your average invoice for a new customer.
Ways to stop missing calls
- AI receptionist: answers 24/7, books jobs and texts you a summary, usually $30 to $200 a month. Compare vendors with the AI receptionist cost calculator.
- Human answering service: good for complex calls, but usually several times the cost.
- Call forwarding to a team member: free, but depends on someone always being free.
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