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  <updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated><author><name>DealsFlow</name></author>
  <entry><title>ChatGPT and Claude for phone calls: connect them to your AI receptionist</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/chatgpt-and-claude-for-phone-calls/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/chatgpt-and-claude-for-phone-calls/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T12:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code or Cursor to your AI receptionist with MCP: setup steps, which access to choose, 20 things to ask and the safety rules.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Business voicemail greetings: 42 examples you can copy</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/business-voicemail-greeting/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/business-voicemail-greeting/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>42 business voicemail greeting examples to copy: professional, after-hours, holiday, trade and Spanish scripts, plus a simple formula and recording tips.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>How to answer the phone professionally: scripts and call flows</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/how-to-answer-the-phone-professionally/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/how-to-answer-the-phone-professionally/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>How to answer the phone professionally: a greeting formula, 12 greeting examples, the five parts of a business call and sample scripts for six businesses.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Phone etiquette for small businesses: 25 rules and a checklist</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/phone-etiquette/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/phone-etiquette/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>Phone etiquette for small businesses: 25 rules grouped by moment of the call, say-this-not-that phrases, a front-desk checklist and a one-week training plan.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Google Local Services Ads: how LSA works in 2026</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/google-local-services-ads/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/google-local-services-ads/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>How Google Local Services Ads work in 2026: pay per lead, which calls are charged (now including missed calls), how LSA ranking works and how lead credits work.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Google Guaranteed in 2026: what changed and how to get Google Verified</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/google-guaranteed/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/google-guaranteed/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>Google Guaranteed ended in November 2025 and Google Verified replaced it. What Google checks, who qualifies, what it costs and how to get the new badge.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Legal intake services: a guide for small and solo law firms</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/legal-intake/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/legal-intake/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>How legal intake works from first call to signed engagement letter: who does each step, questions by practice area, a call script and intake services compared.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>What is an AI receptionist?</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/what-is-an-ai-receptionist/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/what-is-an-ai-receptionist/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>What an AI receptionist is, how it handles a call step by step, what it can and can&#x27;t do, how it compares with answering services and how to set one up.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>How much does an AI receptionist cost in 2026?</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/ai-receptionist-cost/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/ai-receptionist-cost/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>What an AI or virtual receptionist costs in 2026: per-minute, per-call and per-caller pricing, named vendor prices, a worked estimate and hidden costs.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>AI receptionist vs answering service vs human receptionist</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/ai-receptionist-vs-answering-service/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/ai-receptionist-vs-answering-service/</id><updated>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>AI receptionist, live answering service or in-house receptionist? Honest trade-offs, cost per call from named vendors and a decision table for small businesses.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Missed call statistics for small businesses (2026)</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/missed-call-statistics/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/missed-call-statistics/</id><updated>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>Sourced missed call statistics for 2026: how many business calls go unanswered, what callers do next, and which popular figures have no traceable source.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>How to forward your business calls to an AI receptionist</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/how-to-forward-business-calls/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/how-to-forward-business-calls/</id><updated>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>Forward business calls to an AI receptionist on Verizon, AT&amp;T, T-Mobile or a landline: codes for all or unanswered calls, testing and troubleshooting.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Best AI receptionists for small business in 2026</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/best-ai-receptionist/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/best-ai-receptionist/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>A sourced comparison of AI receptionists and live services for small business in 2026: who each fits, billing model, entry price and notable limits.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>Cheapest AI answering services in 2026 (and is there a free one?)</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/cheapest-ai-answering-service/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/cheapest-ai-answering-service/</id><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>The cheapest AI answering services in 2026, free plan included: entry prices, real monthly costs at 30, 100 and 300 calls, and the hidden costs to check.</summary></entry>
  <entry><title>What is a virtual receptionist? Human vs AI virtual receptionists</title><link href="https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/virtual-receptionist/"/>
    <id>https://julius.dealsflow.ai/guides/virtual-receptionist/</id><updated>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2026-10-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary>What a virtual receptionist is, how live services like Ruby and Smith.ai compare with AI receptionists, answering services and IVRs, and what each costs.</summary></entry>
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