Personal assistant service, minus everything but the phone calls
A personal assistant service sounds like something for executives with corner offices. Most people do not need someone to run their diary, sort their inbox or pick up the dry cleaning. They need the four phone calls on their list to be made by somebody else.
That is the only part we do. Tell us who to ring and what you need. A real person makes the call and texts you what they said. No contract, no monthly fee and nothing to manage. One call at a time.
The problem
Why a full assistant is more than most people need
You pay for hours you don’t use
An assistant, in person or virtual, usually comes as a block of hours or a monthly plan. If all you really have is a handful of calls a month, most of what you pay for is somebody waiting for you to think of work.
Someone to manage
Hiring help means briefing them, giving access to your accounts and checking the work. That is a job in itself. For a few phone calls, the setting up can take longer than making the calls would have.
The calls are the part you hate
Be honest about what you would hand over first. It is rarely the calendar. It is ringing the kennel, chasing the fencing bloke and finding out whether the caravan park has a site. The phone is the bottleneck.
Doing nothing is the usual alternative
Because a full assistant is too much and the calls are too annoying, they simply do not get made. The quote goes unrequested, the booking goes to someone quicker, and the list gets a little longer every week.
The fix
What you get with just the phone calls
One call at a time
There is nothing to sign and no plan to choose. Fill in the form when you have a call you do not want to make. It is free while we are getting started, with up to three free calls per person.
No briefing, no logins
We don’t need your passwords, your calendar or your life story. We need a name or a number and what you want to find out. If you can describe it in a text, we can ring about it.
A written result
The answer comes back as a plain text message with the names, times and prices we were given. If you want more, ask for the recording and a written transcript. We tell the business it is being recorded.
An example
What it looks like
You tell us
Three calls I keep putting off. First one: can you ring Saltbush Boarding Kennels and ask if they have room for one medium dog from the 22nd to the 29th, and what they need from me?
We text you back
Saltbush Boarding Kennels has room from the 22nd to the 29th. They need a current vaccination certificate and they like dogs dropped off before 10 am. The nightly rate they gave us is in the next text. They will pencil you in until Friday if you want the spot.
An example only, with made-up names, to show the kind of answer you get.
Three steps
How it works
- 1
Tell us who to call
The business or person, and what you want to ask, book or find out. Thirty seconds on the form below.
- 2
We ring them
A real person makes the call and says they are ringing on your behalf. No answer? We try again until there is one.
- 3
We text you the result
What they said, in plain words, sent to your mobile. The recording and a written transcript too, if you asked for them.
Good to know
We only make phone calls. We don’t run errands or manage your inbox or diary. We can’t ring banks, the ATO, Centrelink or anyone else who needs to confirm who you are, and we don’t handle medical or legal matters. We never pay for things or give card details, and the decisions stay with you.
Free while we’re getting started
Who do you want us to ring?
Give us the who and the what. We make the call, keep trying if nobody answers, and text you what they said.
- A real person makes the call, not a robot
- We say we’re ringing on your behalf
- No answer? We try again, and again
- The answer lands on your phone as a text
Leave it with us.
We’ll make the call and text you what they said. Now go and do something better with your day.
Questions people ask
Is this a virtual assistant?
Not really. A virtual assistant takes on a range of ongoing tasks. We do one thing, which is make a phone call you would rather not make and tell you what was said. If that is all you need, there is a lot less to set up.
Who makes the call?
A real person, not a robot or a recorded voice. They say they are calling on your behalf and give your first name. They never pretend to be you, and they ask the questions you gave us.
Can you take over all my calls?
Not at this stage. For now it is up to three free calls per person while we find out what people actually want handed over. If you would use it more than that, tell us in your request.