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What an answering service should actually do
Most businesses hire an answering service for one reason: they don't want callers hitting voicemail. That solves the phone ringing out, but not the real problem, which is that an unanswered request is a lost booking.
A modern answering service should resolve the call whenever it can. For most calls, like "can I come in next week?" or "can I move my Thursday appointment?", that means booking or rescheduling on the spot.
