Is Your Telephone Working for Your Competition?
Yeah...that's a major problem, John admitted. My wife is supposed to answer the phone but she’s often over at her mother;s or tied up with our two young kids.
Okay. How about a telephone system where a call from a client or prospect is always answered and there is never a busy signal?
So who answers the phone? John asked.
Well, you have several choices. You can have the call answered by you, a receptionist at your toll-free telephone service or your own voice mail. Plus, there's one other option. Let's say you're going to be at a client's office all morning. You can have your calls forwarded to the client's number or your cell phone.
That sounds like I’ll end up spending a lot more than $14.99 a month.”
I know. It sounds too good to be true. But you haven't heard about some of the other features. For example, the messages you receive on your voice mail are recorded as wav files and immediately emailed to you? That way you can retrieve them anywhere at anytime on your computer or laptop. Or, of course, you can hear them over any phone by tapping into your voice mail system.
Also, think about this. Let’s say you're expecting an important call or fax. When it arrives, a text message will be instantly sent to your cell phone or PDA to let you know.
John shook his head.This sounds pretty unbelievable. Particularlysince I always thought only big and successful companies had toll-free numbers.
A lot of people think that way. So what happens? People start seeing you as a big and successful company. Plus, it's a great advertising tool.”
So if I sign up with one of these services, how does that affect my home phone? That’s my primary communication tool right now.