For a long time, my thinking was simple: “More booked calls = more opportunities.” That turned out to be wrong. More booked calls actually meant: • unqualified leads • no-shows • long discovery calls going nowhere • founders spending time instead of selling The problem wasn’t Calendly. It was what happened before and after the booking. The real issue with lead booking (before tools) Most agencies treat booking as the finish line. Someone books → you show up → hope it’s a fit. That creates: • zero filtering • zero context before the call • reactive conversations • inconsistent outcomes Time gets burned after the call starts —which is the most expensive place to waste it. What Calendly actually does well (and where it stops) Calendly is excellent at: • availability management • time zone handling • reducing back-and-forth What it doesn’t do: • qualify intent • assess deal fit • route leads intelligently Calendly schedules time. It doesn’t protect it. What n8n + AI added (this is the upgrade) n8n became the control layer around Calendly. Here’s what changed technically: • Every booking triggered a webhook into n8n • n8n pulled form responses + metadata • AI evaluated: – use case clarity – company maturity – urgency signals • A confidence score was returned Based on that score: – high-fit → call confirmed + prep notes generated – medium-fit → follow-up questions sent automatically – low-fit → call politely deferred or redirected No human judgment wasted early. The actual workflow that changed outcomes Here’s the setup that worked: 1️⃣ User fills booking form (with intent-focused questions) 2️⃣ Calendly fires webhook 3️⃣ n8n structures the data 4️⃣ AI classifies fit + urgency 5️⃣ n8n decides: – confirm – request clarification – reschedule – or decline By the time a call happens: 👉 the lead is relevant 👉 the context is clear 👉 the conversation starts deeper Result 👉 Fewer calls, higher quality 👉 Shorter discovery, faster decisions 👉 Less founder fatigue 👉 Better close rates

Hey I’m Travis. Been in sales and marketing for almost 10 years for some big home service companies. I’m wanting to get away from big businesses and figured this would be a great way to earn a living helping small businesses compete. Looking forward to learning from you all. Cheers!

Hi everyone, I am new to this community and just started to test and try how to build a voice receptionist. Looking forward to learning lots from you all!

I found Brendan’s community after his great interview with Liam Ottley, so there was an instant level of trust and confidence that he knows what he’s talking about. Brendan’s experience resonated since I am just starting out a basic Voice AI Receptionist solution in GHL for Real Estate Agents. And at some point, I hope to gain tons of clients with greater needs, which would require using more advanced tools, such as Retell with N8N backend to link together systems with more powerful capabilities. So I’m still learning and growing. I have a couple realtors testing out my CRM but haven’t setup their Voice AI yet due to the cost and just working toward getting the CRM and automations dialed in better first. One step at a time.

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