Business Communications: It's a Numbers Game
What's in a business phone number?
Do you want a local phone number because you reach out and touch your local community? How about a national presence that invites toll-free callers? Of course, there's always getting the easy-to-remember phone number such as 1-800-GOT-JUNK? You may be surprised, but there's a science behind choosing the right business phone number.
Learning Series: Small Business Communication
There are many different factors to consider when starting a business. One of the most important - yet often overlooked - is how easy you make it for your customers to contact you. This includes choosing a business name they can remember, setting up a web presence that's engaging, and choosing the right phone number. Think about it. Unless you're the type of business that discourages contact from the outside world (that would be the spy business), you want customers to call you.
Calling you requires a phone and a phone number. With a virtual phone system, your phone can be your cell phone, your home phone, your computer, and - at different times - a combination of all three. As for your phone number, it can be a local number, an 800 number and even a vanity number. So what number would work best for your business?
There are pros and cons to choosing between a local number and a toll free number. One of the main factors is knowing who your target audience is and making it as convenient as possible for them to call you. Your business phone number is an integral component of your overall image. You want to promote something professional, not something kluged together at the kitchen table. An 800 number, particular a vanity number, can go a long way toward enhancing your brand, your image, and your name recognition.
...that Grasshopper specializes in helping start-ups, micro- and small businesses to communicate professionally and stay connected? By leveraging the power of the cloud for your business phone system, you can choose 800 numbers, local numbers, or keep your current phone number. Grasshopper is so committed to helping small businesses to succeed that they even have Webpreneur Awards to recognize successful start-ups. There's even a scholarship for college students starting their entrepreneurial journey."
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