A second number for your side hustle, answered during your day job.
2Line.AI gives freelancers and side hustlers a second phone number for clients on the phone they already own, so their personal number stays private. Mia by 2Line.AI answers while they're at their day job, asks what each caller needs, their timeline and budget, and texts them what happens next.
“Hi, you've reached Dana Brooks Design, this is Mia. How can I help?”
You don't want clients on your personal number, and you can't answer during your day job.
What Mia asks your callers
- What they need
- Their timeline
- Their budget
- Best time to call back
Calls from your existing clients come straight to you.
What a busy day looks like for a freelancer
You're in a team meeting at your day job when a bakery owner calls the number on your design portfolio. Mia answers in your business name, asks what she needs, the deadline and the budget, and tells her you'll call back after five. The bakery owner gets a text saying what happens next, and you read the slip on your lunch break without stepping out of the office.
A made-up example. Names and places are fictional.
How Mia handles a call for freelancers and side hustlers
An example of a call to a fictional business. Mia uses your greeting, your questions and your rules, and you can take the call any time with Hand to me.
After the call: the caller gets one “what happens next” text, and you get the slip above.
The calls freelancers and side hustlers get, and what Mia does with each
New project inquiry
Mia asks what they need, the timeline and budget, and sets up a call back.
Discovery call request
She books a call inside the hours you set, like evenings or weekends.
Existing client with a question
Calls from clients you're working with can come to you.
Price for a standard package
She quotes your package rates and can send them by text.
Recruiter or agency
She takes their name and what they're offering.
Spam and robocalls
Likely spam is labeled before it rings, and you block it in a tap.
You choose when Mia answers: always, after hours, or only when you don’t pick up. Take any call yourself with Hand to me.
What to teach Mia as a freelancer
Mia drafts this from your business name or website. Check each item, put in your own prices and rules, and change any of it later in the app.
Before your first call
- What you offer, in plain words
- Your starting prices or packages
- When you're available for calls (evenings, lunch, weekends)
- Projects you turn down
- How long a typical project takes
- Questions to ask: deadline, budget, how they found you
What it costs
Say Mia answers 8 calls for you in a month, about 3 minutes each. That’s 1,224 credits. The cheapest way to cover it is two 150-credit packs ($4.99 each) and one 950-credit pack ($19.99), $29.97 in all, on top of your plan. Your real calls will differ.
| Mia, 3 minutes | 48 × 3 = 144 credits |
|---|---|
| AI summary | 1 credit |
| “What happens next” text to the caller | 8 credits |
| Each call | 153 credits |
| 8 calls | 1,224 credits, about $29.97 in packs |
| If you answer yourself | 8 credits a minute, so a 3-minute call is 24 credits. Missed calls and ring time are free. |
Plans are $19.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Your plan’s 100 starter credits (once) cover about 2 minutes of Mia, or 12 minutes of calls you answer yourself. Credits don’t refill each month; you add a pack when you need one. See all rates.
Set up in 4 steps
- 1Pick your numberChoose from 4 local US numbers with area codes near you. It rings in the 2Line.AI app on the phone you already have.
- 2Start your plan$19.99 a month, or $99.99 a year with a 3-day free trial. Your plan starts with 100 credits, once.
- 3Teach Mia your tradeType your business name or website. Mia drafts your greeting, hours, services and prices for you to check. Tell her what counts as urgent, for example: calls from your existing clients come straight to you.
- 4Turn on notificationsSo you see each slip the moment a call ends, and urgent calls reach you. Then make a test call to hear Mia.
Phone and follow-up tips for freelancers and side hustlers
- 1
Set your hours to match your real life
If you can only take calls after six, set your business hours that way. Mia books discovery calls only then.
- 2
Never put your personal number on a portfolio
Portfolios and directory listings get copied. Use your 2Line number so your personal line stays private.
- 3
Ask for a budget on the first call
Knowing the budget early saves both of you a long call that goes nowhere.
- 4
Use voicemail to text
Some clients prefer to leave a message. Voicemail to text lets you read it in a meeting.
- 5
Turn the line off for vacations
Set quiet hours or let calls go to voicemail when you're away. Your number stays yours.
What freelancers and side hustlers use most
Second phone number
2Line.AI gives you a second US phone number that rings in its own app on your iPhone or Android phone. You pick a local number in about a minute, call and text from it over Wi-Fi or mobile data, and Mia, an AI receptionist, answers the calls you miss.
Learn moreVoicemail to text
Every voicemail on your 2Line number shows up as text you can read in seconds, with the audio next to it and a one-line AI summary of what the caller wants. Reply by call or text in one tap.
Learn moreSpam call blocker
2Line.AI labels likely spam before your phone rings, lets you block or unblock any number in one tap, and can let Mia screen unknown callers so only real customers reach you.
Learn moreRead next
Meet Mia, the AI receptionist
What she does on a call, what she costs and how she learns your business.
Read moreHow to Get a Second Phone Number for Your Business
Four ways to get a second business phone number in the US, what each costs, and how to set one up on the phone you already have in minutes.
Read the guideHow to Keep Your Personal Number Private From Customers
Simple ways freelancers and small business owners can keep their personal cell private: a second number, caller ID, quiet hours and screening.
Read the guide2Line.AI vs Google Voice
Compare 2Line.AI and Google Voice for a business phone number: AI receptionist, appointment booking, missed-call text back, pricing and setup.
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Can I turn the line off during my day job?
Is it cheaper than a second phone plan?
Do I need a separate phone for client calls?
Will clients know it's a second number?
Can I text clients from it?
How much does 2Line.AI cost for freelancers and side hustlers?
Keep your own number to yourself.
Yearly comes with 3 days free. $19.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
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