Aroha AI

An AI receptionist for tradies on Fergus.

Aroha answers the calls you miss and books around your Fergus jobs. Fergus syncs both ways with Google Calendar, so once each staff member connects Google in Fergus and you connect the same calendar in Aroha, your jobs are busy time and Aroha’s bookings show in Fergus.

Connect Fergus

  • In Fergus, each staff member connects their Google Calendar.
  • In Aroha, connect the same Google Calendar.
  • Forward the calls you miss to your Aroha number.

What Aroha does

  • Answers missed and after-hours calls in your business’s name.
  • Offers times that do not clash with your Fergus jobs.
  • Texts you the caller and the job straight away.

What it does not do yet

  • Bookings show in Fergus as calendar events, not jobs. You turn them into jobs.

Source

Fergus help: https://help.fergus.com/en/articles/3341897-syncing-with-google-calendar

Questions

Do I need to change my phone number to use Aroha with Fergus?

No. Keep your number and your carrier. Forward the calls you miss to your Aroha number with a short code, and your phone still rings first. See the codes for your network.

What does it cost?

Start free with your own number: Aroha answers up to 60 minutes of calls in your first 14 days, then about 10 calls a month for free. After that, pay as you go at NZ$0.59 a minute or choose a plan from NZ$79.99 a month. See every price.