An AI receptionist for Houston tutors
Parents call about tutoring after school and after work, which is exactly when you are teaching. Puff Voice answers, finds out what the student needs and books the first session.
Where Houston tutors lose calls, and what Puffly does about it
Parents call during your sessions
Late afternoon and evening are your teaching hours and also the only hours most parents can call.
What Puffly does: Puff Voice answers when you cannot, finds out what the student needs help with, and books a first session or a call back into your calendar.
Test season comes all at once
Before STAAR, finals and college entrance exams, inquiries arrive in a wave that one person cannot return quickly.
What Puffly does: Every call leaves a transcript and a summary, so you can see each family's need and reply in order.
Families who asked and went quiet
A parent asked about rates, said they would talk it over, and the semester moved on.
What Puffly does: Keep the family as a deal in the free CRM. On a paid plan, Puff drafts a follow-up for you to approve.
How Puff Voice answers your line
- You choose when it answers: every call, only calls you do not pick up, or only after hours.
- It answers from your own services, hours and FAQ, and takes a message when it does not know.
- It books into your calendar and texts the caller a confirmation.
- You get a transcript and a summary of every call.
- It can hand the call to you when the caller asks for a person.
Puffly is built in Houston.
What it costs
The CRM is free. Puff Voice and Puff Text are paid add-ons, billed monthly. Twilio bills its own call charges to your Twilio account.
Puff Voice
Starter: $99/mo, 200 min
Pro: $249/mo, 600 min
Max: $499/mo, 1,400 min
Puff Text
Starter: $49/mo, 500 replies
Pro: $119/mo, 1,500 replies
Max: $249/mo, 4,000 replies
Questions from Houston tutors
Can Puff say which subjects and grades I teach?
Yes. List them in your services and FAQ, and Puff answers from that.
Can parents text instead of calling?
Texts are handled by Puff Text, a separate add-on. It answers from the same services and hours and books from the thread.
What does Puff Voice cost?
Puff Voice is a paid add-on. Starter is $99/mo with 200 min, Pro is $249/mo with 600 min, Max is $499/mo with 1,400 min. Puff Text is a separate add-on: Starter is $49/mo with 500 replies, Pro is $119/mo with 1,500 replies, Max is $249/mo with 4,000 replies. The CRM itself is free.
What happens after the included minutes?
Extra minutes cost 20 Puff credits each. With no minutes and no credits left, calls ring your phone as before.
Does the caller know it is an assistant?
Yes by default. The greeting says it is an automated assistant, and you decide whether to keep that on.
What do I need?
A Twilio number connected in Settings, Phone. Twilio bills its own call charges to your Twilio account.
Does it quote prices?
Only when you allow it, and only as a usual range from your service list.
Puff Voice for other Houston businesses
Start with the free CRM.
Create a free workspace, add your leads, and switch on Puff Voice when missed calls start costing you jobs. No card to start.
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