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Set up your AI receptionist in an afternoon

Most business software promises to save you time and then asks for a week of setup first. We wanted the opposite. You should be able to sign up in the morning and have a working assistant answering calls by the afternoon.

Step 1: Tell it about your business

Open the iOS app and chat with the setup assistant in plain language. Describe what you do, your hours, and how you like calls handled. There is no form to fill in and no field you have to understand.

Step 2: Give it your knowledge

Add your pricing, common questions, and any documents you have. The assistant reads all of it and answers grounded in what you provided. It will not invent details it does not know.

Step 3: Connect your number and calendar

Point your existing number at By Your Side, and connect your calendar if you want it to book meetings. Nothing new to install, no hardware to buy.

Step 4: Take it live

Make a test call, hear how it answers, and adjust the tone if you want. When it sounds right, you are live. From the first real call it books, transfers, and takes messages, and sends you a summary of every conversation.

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