Turn it on and edit the text
Open the texting settings
Select Inbox, then Texting settings. The same settings are under Texting in Booking settings.
Check the switch
Talk Back: text anyone whose call you missed is on from the start on Real Talk and Big Talk.
Edit the message
Change the Missed-call text if you like. {business} fills in your business name.
Save
Select Save texting.
Who gets a Talk Back text
Talk Back texts callers who hang up before your receptionist could help, like someone who hangs up during the greeting. Callers who got an answer, booked, left a message, or were transferred don’t get one.
- Each caller gets at most one Talk Back text every 12 hours.
- It goes out right after the call.
- It never texts your own numbers, or anyone who replied STOP.
When they text back
Replies land in Inbox, and you answer from your business number. See text with customers.
If your online booking page is on, its link is added to the end of the Talk Back text, so callers can book right away.
Texts to customers start once your texting registration is approved. Apply for texting registration.
Questions
Is Talk Back on Small Talk?
No. Talk Back is on Real Talk and Big Talk.
Does it text people who called while I paused my receptionist?
No. Paused calls ring your phone and don’t send a Talk Back text.
How long can the message be?
Up to 480 characters, but shorter is better: one text holds 160 plain characters. Check yours with the SMS character counter.
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