Set up your receptionist

You can have your receptionist answering calls in a few minutes. You get a phone number through Whitmore, tell it the basics about your business, and switch it on. From there it picks up your calls and helps every caller.

Get a phone number

• Grab a number through Whitmore — pick one and it's ready to take calls right away.
• Or keep your current number — forward your existing business line to your Whitmore number, so callers still dial the number they know.

Tell it the basics

• Set your business hours so it knows when you're open and can handle after-hours calls the way you want.
• Set your service area so it can help nearby callers and turn away jobs outside where you work.
• Write a greeting — the first thing callers hear when they reach your line.

Turn it on

• Switch it on when you're ready, and it starts answering.
• Change anything anytime — update your hours, area, or greeting whenever your business changes.

Good to know

• You can start simple and add more details later.
• Every call is summarized for you afterward, so you always know what happened while you were busy.