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# Create your account

Sign up, verify your email and phone, and what the free trial includes.

## Sign up

1. Go to [app.limecall.com](https://app.limecall.com) and choose **Sign up**.
2. Register with Google or with an email address and password.
3. Confirm the verification link sent to your email.

If you registered with an email address, you must click the verification link before you can buy a number or publish a widget.

## Verify your phone number

LimeCall asks for a phone number you control. This is the number used for:

* test calls while you set things up,
* the fallback destination if a call cannot reach anyone,
* caller ID verification if you later want to show your own number on outbound calls.

You will receive a code by SMS or an automated call. Enter it to complete verification.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Verification is required before outbound calling is enabled. This is a carrier requirement, not a LimeCall setting, and it exists to prevent number spoofing.
{% endhint %}

## Tell LimeCall about your business

The onboarding flow asks for your company name, website and industry. This is not a formality — the answers seed your AI receptionist's knowledge:

* Your **website** is scanned to pre-fill what you do, your services and your opening hours.
* Your **industry** selects a scenario template (home services, dental/medical, legal, real estate, auto/dealership) with sensible questions already written.

You can edit all of it afterwards under **AI Receptionist → Knowledge**.

## What the trial includes

The trial gives you a working account with a limited allowance of calls, AI minutes and messages so you can test every product end to end. Specific allowances and their duration are shown on your **Plan** page, since they change with promotions.

During the trial you can:

* install and publish the widget,
* create and test an AI receptionist,
* make and receive test calls,
* connect integrations.

Buying or porting a phone number requires a paid plan.

## Next

* [Quick start: Callback widget](/start-here/quickstart-callback.md)
* [Quick start: AI Receptionist](/start-here/quickstart-ai-receptionist.md)
* [Quick start: Virtual number](/start-here/quickstart-virtual-number.md)