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62% of calls to small businesses go unanswered. Use this calculator to see how much revenue you're losing - and what AI phone answering would save.
Missed calls/week
6
Customers lost/week
2
Lost revenue/month
$2,000
Lost revenue/year
$24,000
CallHush cost
$49/mo
ROI
3,982%
Based on 62% miss rate, 50% real customers, 60% lost to competitors, and $250 avg job value for other.
This calculator uses conservative industry data to estimate the revenue impact of missed calls on your business. Here's the methodology:
62% miss rate - Research shows that 62% of calls to small businesses go unanswered. This includes calls during busy periods, after hours, weekends, and any time you're away from the phone.
50% real customers - Not every call is a potential customer. Roughly half are spam, existing customers with quick questions, or non-revenue calls. We only count the ones that could turn into paying work.
60% lost to competitors - When a real potential customer can't reach you, about 60% of them call a competitor instead of leaving a voicemail or trying again later. They go with whoever answers first.
Industry-specific job values - The average job value varies dramatically by industry. A salon appointment averages $85. A roofing job averages $8,000. We use industry-specific averages based on published data and trade association reports.
These numbers are conservative. They don't account for repeat business (a new dental patient is worth $3,000-$5,000 over their lifetime, not just $850), referrals from satisfied customers, or the compounding effect of negative reviews from people who couldn't reach you. The real cost of missed calls is almost certainly higher than what this calculator shows.
AI phone answering captures 95% of calls that would otherwise go to voicemail. Instead of 15% of missed callers leaving a voicemail (the industry average), 95% have a real conversation, get their details captured, and receive a callback. The numbers above represent the gap between those two scenarios.
CallHush costs $49/month for 100 calls with a 3-minute cap per call. No per-minute billing. No contracts. No hidden fees. For businesses receiving 10-50 calls per week, the service typically pays for itself within the first day of the month.
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