Anchor Co Media / Front Office
AI receptionist, St. Louis
An AI receptionist for St. Louis businesses that miss calls.
You're under a sink, on a roof, or with a customer, and the phone rings. Front Office puts an AI receptionist behind your existing number. It picks up the calls you don't, says it is an AI assistant, and emails you who called and what they need.
Front Office from $99/month; with the AI receptionist $249/month. One-time $297 setup, month-to-month. No sales calls.
Why a missed call costs more than the call
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What the AI receptionist actually does on a call
Your calls forward to it when you are busy or don't pick up. Your number stays the same and your phone still rings first.
It greets the caller as an AI assistant for your business, asks what they need, takes their name and callback number, and answers basic questions from the services, hours and service area you give us. When the call ends you get an email with the caller's name and number, the time, the reason for the call and a short written summary.
What it does not do: quote prices, promise a time slot, or book on a calendar. It collects the details so you can call back with a real answer.
Why St. Louis service businesses lose calls
The jobs that pay best, a failed furnace, a burst pipe, a roof leak, are also the calls where the owner is least able to answer. Callers do not wait. Search results are one tap away, and the next company on the list takes the call.
The point of an AI receptionist is not to replace you. It is to make sure a caller who reaches voicemail reaches something that takes their details instead.
How Front Office handles it
Answers when you can't
Forwarding sends it only the calls you miss or send away. You keep taking the calls you want.
Tells callers it's an AI
No pretending. Callers hear that they've reached an AI assistant, which is also the safer way to run it.
Summary in your inbox
Name, number, time, reason and a short written summary after every call. Follow-up is a call or text from you.
AI receptionist or a live answering service?
A live answering service puts a person on the line, which is better for a complicated or emotional call. It also usually bills by the minute or the call and runs on the service's hours and scripts.
Front Office is a flat monthly price with 300 answered minutes and no overage fees. If you need a person to triage every call, a live service is the right tool. If your problem is that calls go to voicemail, the AI receptionist covers that for less.
Serving businesses in:
- St. Louis
- St. Louis County
- St. Charles
- O'Fallon
- Chesterfield
- Kirkwood
- Webster Groves
- Wentzville
- Florissant
- Belleville IL
Questions
How much does an AI receptionist cost in St. Louis?
Front Office with the AI receptionist is $249 a month plus a one-time $297 setup, month-to-month, with 300 answered minutes and no overage fees. A website alone is $99 a month and website plus AI chat is $179.
Does it replace my phone number?
No. You keep your number and forward unanswered calls to the AI receptionist. Most mobile carriers, landlines and business phone systems can do this. If your carrier can't, we tell you before you pay.
Can it book appointments or quote a price?
No. It never quotes a price or promises a time slot. It collects the caller's details and what they need so you can call back.
How fast does it start?
We set up your receptionist within 2 business days of your intake form, then email step-by-step forwarding instructions. You switch forwarding on from your phone.
Is a call recorded?
We do not download or store call audio ourselves. We keep the transcript in your account behind a private link. Missouri is a one-party-consent state, but callers can be in other states, so the receptionist opens by telling callers it is an AI assistant. This is general information, not legal advice.
See where your phone and site leak leads
The free audit takes your website and phone number, scores six checks, and emails you the report. We don't call, text or submit your forms.