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Field notes on SMB automation.

What we're learning as we install AI systems for home services, medical, legal, and more.

Industry insights

The math of missed calls: what your business actually loses every month

100 inbound leads. 30% miss rate. $3,500 average deal. The number at the end is why you're reading this.

Hunter Arthur · Apr 22, 2026 · 7 min

How we build it

What actually happens in the first 14 days of an Atlas Integro engagement

Before the first automated call goes out, we spend two weeks doing one thing: making sure your baseline is locked, your systems talk to each other, and every handoff works. Here's the play-by-play.

Hunter Arthur · Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min

Performance-fee explained

Why we waive the $2,000 audit fee (and when we don't)

The $2,000 audit fee isn't a marketing gimmick. It's a filter. Here's who we waive it for, why, and what it says about our business model.

Hunter Arthur · Apr 22, 2026 · 5 min

Industry insights

The 3 numbers every service business should measure monthly (most don't)

Every service business has a phone, a calendar, and a CRM. Almost none measure the three numbers that actually predict revenue. If you don't know these, you don't know your business.

Hunter Arthur · Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min

Home Services

The after-hours revenue leak: what every home services business loses at 6pm

27% of home services calls go unanswered. Fewer than 3% of callers leave a voicemail. Here is what that costs — and how to close the leak.

Hunter Arthur · Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min

Legal

The legal intake bottleneck: why 40% of law firms lose cases before they start

40% of law firms don't answer the phone. 33% don't respond to email. Clio's 2024 data explains why high-value cases walk out the door before anyone picks up.

Hunter Arthur · Apr 22, 2026 · 5 min

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