Choose Toll Free Instead of Second Phone Line
March 6, 2009
When you have a small business that you operate from your own home, it certainly is important that you do everything you can to save on expenses and keep overhead low. Since many small businesses still require top-notch communication abilities, many businesses will have to install a second phone line to keep up with calls.
One way to avoid having to incur the costs of an expensive phone line is to incorporate a toll free 800 number into their business. The toll free number allows not only for more customer contact because it is free, it also cuts out the expenses of a second phone line through your phone company.
Having a toll free phone number, you also get features of the virtual PBX phone system, including voice mail, call forwarding, music on hold, and extensions. These features can be very useful for a one-person operation to keep up with calls and essentially operate their businesses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Calls can be forwarded from your one office line to your cell phone or even home phone line. You don’ need to worry about expensive installation charges and all of the control is at your fingertips through the online management tool. Your business ends up only paying for the calls received and accounts can easily be replenished online. You no longer have to pay each month for services you might not even use.
Redirecting calls to the phones you are already paying for makes perfect sense for the small business owner who must remain on the go to get business done. You also have the added incentive that the toll free number makes your small, at-home business compete with the bigger companies. Toll free numbers give your business a professional image and flexibility you just can’t get with a local line.
Posted in Benefits of Toll Free Numbers, Starting a Small Business
