Missed call. Text sent at 4:52.

Don't lose a customer because nobody picked up.

Same Day Reply texts back the calls you miss and answers your website visitors' questions, so more of them turn into real jobs.

An example of a missed call and the owner's alert. Made-up business and customer.

Two simple tools for local businesses

Built for barbershops, salons, HVAC companies and other local service businesses that can't answer every call or message the moment it comes in.

Missed-call texting

When you miss a call, the caller gets a text within seconds asking what they need. When they reply, you get their name, what they need and the best time to reach them.

Text to the caller: "Sorry we missed your call! What can we help with?"

See the missed-call demo

We're setting this up with a small number of businesses first, and it takes a couple of weeks to get the number approved.

Website chat

A chat on your website that answers questions about your hours, services and prices at any time of day. When someone is ready, it sends you their details. If it doesn't know the answer, it says so and hands it to you.

Customer: "Are you open Saturday?"
Chat: "Yes, 8 to 2. Want someone to call you?"

See the barbershop demo or the HVAC demo

How it works

You don't need to change how you run your business. Here's what happens to a customer, start to finish.

Missed-call textingWebsite chat
Customer calls Nobody picks up Text goes out Reply comes in Details sent to you Visitor has a question Chat answers Hands off if it's stumped Your phone Customer calls Nobody picks up Text goes out Reply comes in Visitor hasa question Chat answers Hands offif it's stumped Details sent to you Your phone

An example with a made-up customer. Missed-call texting is new, and we set it up with a small number of businesses first.

  1. A customer reaches out

    They call and nobody answers, or they visit your website with a question.

  2. They get a reply right away

    A text goes out, or the chat answers, using only the information you gave us.

  3. You get the details

    Their name, number and what they need arrive on your phone, so you can follow up.

Try the chat yourself

The chat bubble in the corner of this page is the same kind we set up for businesses. Ask it anything.

  • Ask what Same Day Reply does and who it's for.
  • Pretend you own a barbershop or an HVAC company and ask how it would handle your customers.
  • Ask a question it shouldn't know and see how it hands off.

Look for the chat bubble at the bottom right of your screen.

Who we are

Same Day Reply is a small AI consulting team of college students. We work with each business ourselves, and we're starting with a few local businesses so we can get each one right.

Talk to us

Tell us about your business and what slips through the cracks. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

hello@samedayreply.com

AI consulting for local businesses

Most small businesses don't need "AI." They need fewer customers slipping away. We start by finding where that happens in your business, then fix the spots where a tool actually helps.

Missed calls and after-hours

We look at how many calls go unanswered, when, and what the caller does next. Then we set up a text that goes out in seconds and passes you their name and what they need.

We'd ask: "What happens to a call at 5:30 on a Friday?"

Questions customers keep asking

Hours, prices, what's included, do you take walk-ins. We collect the questions you answer over and over and put the answers into a website chat that works at any hour.

We'd ask: "What are the five questions you're tired of answering?"

Booking

We look at how people book with you today, and whether a chat that checks your calendar and books the slot would save you the back and forth. This is newer, so we set it up with a small number of businesses first.

We'd ask: "How many texts does it take to book one appointment?"

Quotes and new leads

A lead that waits a day often goes elsewhere. We map what happens from the first message to the first reply and where a quick, automatic response would help.

We'd ask: "How long until a new customer hears back from you?"

Where AI doesn't help

Some problems are about staffing, pricing or the phone itself. If that's what we find, we'll say so and won't sell you a tool you don't need.

What it should and shouldn't say

You decide what the chat is allowed to talk about. It only uses the information you give us, and it hands anything else to you. We write that down with you before anything goes live.

How working with us goes

  1. A short conversation

    You tell us how customers reach you and what slips through. No cost, no commitment.

  2. A one-page plan

    We write down what we'd fix, what we'd leave alone, and what it would cost before you decide anything.

  3. We set it up

    We build it with your real hours and services, test it with you, and check in after it's live.

Want us to take a look?

Tell us what you run and where customers slip through. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

hello@samedayreply.com
Today, 4:52 pm
Hey, are you guys open? My AC just died.

Missed a call? We already texted them back.

Same Day Reply texts back the calls you miss and answers your website visitors' questions, so more of them turn into real jobs.

What do you actually do?

1. Missed-call texting

A text goes out in seconds. You get their name, their need and the best time to call.

See the demo

New, and set up with a small number of businesses first.

2. Website chat

Answers questions about your hours, services and prices at any hour, and hands off to you when it's stumped.

Try the demos

Who's behind this?

A small team of college students. We set up every business ourselves, so tell us what you run.