Saturday, December 1, 2012

800 Numbers Are Important For Your Clients And The Image Of Your Business

By Benshon R. Anderson


800 Numbers available for your customers to call whenever and wherever they need to contact your company is one item that every business should have. If your business can be contacted without having to pay long distance charges with the availability of toll-free numbers your existing customers as well as your new customers are happy Prospective clients as well as existing customers appreciate any money saving opportunities that can be made available in today's economy to help them.

The telephone provider that you elect to use will be very happy to explain the many plans and options that are available for your business, including the availability of 800 numbers and the associated rates and charges. Your business and your customers will experience benefits and rewards from these inexpensive plans that often don't result in a lot of out of pocket expense for your business. Your business phone number also can utilize a variety of tools and services that you are sure to find very helpful. One example of these is voice mails and the ability to have them forwarded to a business email account which will permit for easy access.

Another advantage of 800 numbers is the ability to choose a custom number that somehow reflects or can be easily associated with your business. When you select a phone number that is easy to remember or spells out a particular message your customers appreciate it. You can create a word or phrase of your choice by selecting numbers that correspond to the letters on a telephone keypad to accomplish this easily. This is not only useful for advertising reasons but additionally helpful for your customers to remember the number.

So toll-free numbers can not only be fun, but also strategical. And the number that you choose can stay with you even if your business finds it necessary to move to a new location thanks to number portability that allows you to move your unique number. Additionally, if you discover it inevitable to change providers most will allow you to use your 800 number through them which will help avoid any hassle.

Another incredible tool that is useful and convenient for not only your business, but also your customers is Direct Inward Dialing, which is also known as DID numbers. This feature can be used to assign a special extension number to individuals in your company that requires a number. This feature allows clients to directly call a particular employee without having to deal with a receptionist or an auto-attendant to transfer their call. This is a definite plus for your business that benefits less work and less hassle for everyone.




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