AnswerBot

How Much Are Missed Calls Costing Your Business?

The average service business loses $50,000 to $200,000 per year from unanswered calls. Each missed call is a potential client going to whichever competitor picks up first.

Use this calculator to see your actual revenue leakage based on your call volume, job value, and conversion rate.

Lead-loss calculator

How much is missing the phone actually costing you?

Most owners we talk to are losing more in a month than AnswerBot costs in a year. Move the sliders to your numbers.

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140
$400
$100$3,000

Calculated as missed calls × average job value × 52 weeks. Even if only some would have closed, the math is uncomfortable.

Potential revenue, ringing through to voicemail
$166,400
per year
per week$3,200
per month$13,867
AnswerBot pays for itself
The Growth plan is $99 CAD/month. It covers itself with 0.25 saved jobs a month (less than one).
At risk, per month
$13,867
AnswerBot Growth
$99

Why missed calls matter for small businesses

Studies show that 62% of calls to small businesses go unanswered, and 85% of callers who reach voicemail never call back. For service businesses like HVAC, plumbing, auto repair, and real estate, every missed call is a potential client worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. The caller moves on to whichever business picks up first.

How AnswerBot recovers missed call revenue

AnswerBot automatically texts back every missed caller within 30 seconds. The AI handles the conversation, captures what the caller needs, and sends you a lead summary. You follow up when you are ready. At $49/month, most businesses only need to recover one extra client to cover the cost of the service.

What the numbers mean

The calculator above multiplies your weekly missed calls by your average job value and your conversion rate. The result is how much revenue walks out the door every year because no one answered the phone. Even recovering 10-20% of those missed calls can add tens of thousands in annual revenue.