Overflow answering service

Don't drop the next job because you're on this one

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Plans start at $49/mo · Keep your number

Live the same day

Hours, services, a number. Most businesses are answering before close.

Same price 24/7

From $49/mo. No night surcharge.

A human when it matters

True emergencies ring the on-call phone you set.

An overflow answering service picks up when your line is busy or unanswered. Elody is an AI receptionist that takes the second call while you're on the first, captures the lead, books the job on your calendar, and texts you the notes. Forward unanswered or busy calls. Keep the number on the truck.

Missed-while-busy is still a missed job

You don't need a full-time receptionist. You need the second call answered while you're on the first, on a roof, or in a crawlspace.

Bad option 01

Let it go to voicemail when you're busy

That's most of your day. That's most of your missed work.

Bad option 02

Answer it yourself mid-job

You rush, you forget the address, and the customer you're with waits.

Bad option 03

Hire a person to sit by the phone

Expensive for the number of minutes you actually need covered.

What Elody does.

Picks up when you don't

Forward unanswered calls, or when you're already on a line.

Qualifies while you work

Name, number, address, and what they need, waiting on your phone when you climb down.

Books the overflow job

If they want a slot, Elody puts it on your calendar. You see it when you can look at a screen.

Still escalates the ugly ones

A real emergency doesn't sit in overflow. It rings the on-call number you set.

Why businesses run Elody this way.

Trades lose jobs in 30-second gaps

That's the time it takes someone to dial the next name on the list.

Use it only when you need it

Overflow today, after-hours tonight, always-on next season. Same setup.

You see every overflow call

Nothing disappears into a voicemail you check at 9 PM.

Four steps to go live.

Tell Elody about your business

Add your hours, services, service area, and the questions callers actually ask. No scripts to write from scratch.

Set how it should handle a call

Greeting, urgent words, and the on-call phone for real emergencies. Test it before you forward anything.

Connect a number

Keep the number you already have. Forward after hours, when you're on a job, or always-on. Or buy a new Elody number.

Go live

Every call ends with a text and an email. Summary, transcript, and the appointment on your calendar. Urgent ones also page you.

Elody vs a traditional answering service.

What you get	Traditional answering	Elody
When it answers	Business hours, or extra for nights	24/7, same plan
What you pay	Often billed per minute, with after-hours premiums	From $49/mo, then $0.25/min overage
Knows your business	Generic scripts	Your hours, services, area, and FAQs
On the call	Takes a message for you to call back	Captures the lead and books the appointment
After the call	A callback list, if they left a message	Text and email with the transcript and summary
Language	English only, or extra for Spanish	English and Spanish, same plan
Emergencies	Maybe a transfer, if someone is on the line	Escalates to the on-call phone you set