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AI voice agent for appointment booking: setup, costs, pitfalls
A practical guide for salons, clinics and service businesses that want to automate their booking phone line.
1) Setup essentials
Successful voice agents start with clean service data, calendar rules and a clear FAQ list. We map services, durations and buffer rules before we script the voice flow.
- Service catalog
- Calendar logic
- FAQ + escalation rules
2) Typical costs
Costs include setup, monthly operations and tool subscriptions (calendar, automation, voice minutes). A pilot can start small and scale after proof.
- One-time setup
- Monthly operations
- Tool subscriptions
3) Common pitfalls
Most failures come from unclear rules, outdated calendars or missing staff buy-in. We avoid that with documentation and monitoring.
- Unclear booking rules
- No-shows without reminders
- No monitoring dashboard
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