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     <title>800 Toll Free Voice Mail Systems | FreedomVOICE Systems</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/blog/149170</link><description>Business tips for 800 toll free voice mail systemsMany small businesses can improve their professional image with a toll free 800 
phone number or automated toll free voice mail system. Having an advanced voice 
mail phone system can also help to increase your business. These virtual office 
tools&amp;nbsp;are also called virtual PBX phone systems.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; </description><atom:link type="application/rss+xml" rel="self" href="http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/rss/149170?"/><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2007 FreedomVoice Systems--All Rights Reserved -- This channel is part of the FreedomVoice Systems blogsite--Powered by MyST Blogsite(tm).</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:17:36 -0500</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:31:06 -0400</lastBuildDate><generator>MySmartChannels V3.0 (MyST Web Service Platform V5.00.0503)</generator><image><url>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/styles/blogsite/FreedomVoice/images/rss.jpg</url><height>31</height><width>88</width><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/blog/149170</link><title>800 Toll Free Voice Mail Systems | FreedomVOICE Systems</title><description>FreedomVoice Systems Blogsite(tm)</description></image>
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     <item><title>Home Business Marketing: Enhance Company Image With Virtual Phone Service</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/202919</link><description>Home based businesses and entrepreneurs can benefit from toll free services&lt;p&gt;I was working on a newsletter article last week and was trying to get in touch with an important source for the story. He is an attorney in his own small firm, and I was wanting to include his response to accusations aimed at one of his clients. I had heard from every other subject involved in the story but him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So I called and left him a message with a voicemail system, which I assume went directly to his own office. I didn&amp;rsquo;t get a response. I called daily for three days, only to finally get an e-mail from him, saying that he was overseas, had just checked his messages, and would not have time to get a statement to me before the article went to press. Unfortunately, I had already been forced to finish the article for press time, and his side of the story was left unrepresented.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m sure this attorney was busy, but I was amazed that it wasn&amp;rsquo;t easier to get in touch with him, and I was astounded that he obviously checked his messages the old-fashioned way. I&amp;rsquo;m fairly sure that his client will not be happy that a statement was not promptly made on his behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In today&amp;rsquo;s business world, you just can&amp;rsquo;t afford to miss phone calls or allow possible deadlines to get away, just because you can&amp;rsquo;t get your messages right away, or you have no way to communicate with clients or colleagues.&lt;br /&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s why I always recommend to home-based businesses and entrepreneurs acquiring the services of a virtual office system. When you sign on with someone that offers toll free services, you are given the opportunity to launch and grow your business, no matter how small.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies like FreedomVOICE can help enhance your company image while increasing productivity, which in turn helps increase your profits. You will be available to clients, inquiries and new audiences. This can help increase your bottom line. With the vast features available with such a service, you can enjoy 1 800 numbers, unified messaging and follow-me call forwarding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once you have these features working for your business, you can gain the look and feel of an established corporation, which can save you the expense of purchasing costly and complicated phone system equipment that you may or may not be able to maintain on your own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gaining the benefits of a virtual office system is a simple way that will show you immediate results. And you won&amp;rsquo;t get caught out of town with no resources available to respond to calls promptly. Having such a system on your side may just keep you in contact with important people &amp;hellip; like writers who need your input for a story. You never know who is trying to contact you.&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/202919</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:31:06 -0400</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Home Business Tips: Virtual Office Systems Provides Relief</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/202467</link><description>Home office professionals and entrepreneurs find accessibility with phone system benefits&lt;p&gt;Managing the day-to-day administration of paperwork, phone calls and accounting is one of the most difficult challenges of a home business professional. You don&amp;rsquo;t have the support system that you find in large corporations, with switchboards, trained customer service personnel and personal assistants. So when you&amp;rsquo;re running the show all on your own, you need help. It&amp;rsquo;s that simple.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the easiest ways to find help is to contact a virtual phone system provider, which can immediately make your life easier. By setting you up with a toll free number, and by providing you with the benefits that a competent provider can offer, you can propel your business to the next level. Here are some of the ways you&amp;rsquo;ll benefit:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Accomodations for travelers.&lt;/strong&gt; Some of us travel across town, the state or the country in order to meet clients and get our business done. That&amp;rsquo;s a lot of time on the road, and if you&amp;rsquo;re not reachable, you&amp;rsquo;re losing clients. With a virtual phone system you&amp;rsquo;ll never miss another call! You can get the &amp;ldquo;follow me&amp;rdquo; voicemail solution that will find you no matter where you are. The phone service can try as many numbers as you'd like until they reach you. They can even screen your calls, so that you can decide which calls you want to take and which ones you'd like to send to voicemail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consultant assistance.&lt;/strong&gt; With a phone service, you can create the important image of success a consultant needs to succeed, as well as serve your clients better and create more billable hours. Call forwarding will allow you to maximize your availability during working hours and free yourself from calls after hours. You can control the numbers where you can be reached as well as the times of day and days of the week you are accessible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home business management.&lt;/strong&gt; With a virtual phone system, you can present an image of success and professionalism that will give your customers a sense of confidence in your company. You will have a voicemail solution that allows you to work successfully from your home without sacrificing your personal life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a home office manager and entrepreneurs, finding help can be crucial for the success of your business. By finding a virtual office system that works for you, you can take a positive step in improving your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/202467</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:20:49 -0400</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Virtual Office Services: Work Teams And Small Office Benefits</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/202272</link><description>Toll-free virtual office services help entrepreneurs, global work teams and small business owners&lt;p&gt;On any given day, I travel the country by phone. I might talk to a client in California, Indiana or Texas within an hour. I might conduct a planning meeting with a PR professional in one city and then follow-up with a designer in another state, all working as a team to complete one project. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So what&amp;rsquo;s the point? Most of us who work out of our homes work with employers, employees and colleagues that are located every which way. We need to be able to communicate to all parties involved efficiently and productively. That&amp;rsquo;s why I always recommend the use of a competent virtual office service to get things done.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When working with an advanced and capable toll-free virtual office service, you&amp;rsquo;ll enjoy the benefits, no matter if you&amp;rsquo;re an entrepreneur or small business owner. You&amp;rsquo;ll find that&amp;nbsp; 800 voice mail services allow you to enhance your image, increase your productivity, and potentially increase your profits significantly. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studies have shown that 800 phone numbers alone have an impact on how your business is perceived; consumers perceive a business with a toll-free number to be more established and reliable, even if they're not calling out of the area. Here are a couple of segments that particularly benefit from these services:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally dispersed work teams.&lt;/strong&gt; You can give the impression of a single office no matter where your employees or partners may live. You can assign each of your employees or partners their own private extension where calls can be sent. You can even differentiate business calls from personal calls, so you know how to answer the phone. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Small Office.&lt;/strong&gt; Obtain your own unique toll free number that will ring into your automated call center, where you can direct your customers to multiple mailboxes. You will have your own custom greetings, and you will decide whether you want to take your calls live or you would rather have your customers go to voicemail. You can also get on-hold music, the ability to receive faxes on your toll free number, the ability to have all of your faxes and voicemails sent directly to your e-mail.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conducting business in a professional way is vital to the growth and success of your business, no matter how big or small it is. By utilizing a virtual office service, you can present the best of what your company has to offer to all of your clients.&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/202272</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:03:51 -0400</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Virtual Office Solutions Improve Company Image</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/201882</link><description>Home business owners and entrepreneurs see benefits of toll free numbers, voice mail system&lt;p&gt;Last week I met a public relations professional who works out of her home. She asked me to call her in order to discuss a possible project coming her way, and to see if I would want to join forces and take the job together. So I called her this morning, only to have a humorous and lengthy discussion with her six-year-old about the latest episode of &lt;em&gt;Sponge Bob Squarepants.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;About five minutes into the conversation, I hear the voice of the woman I was trying to reach, saying something like, &amp;quot;What are you doing? When did the phone ring? Is it for me? Get off right this second!&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; So she got on the phone, obviously flustered, and apologized profusely. This little episode did not sway me from discussing the project, but it did leave an unprofessional taste in my mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The question is this: could this happen to you, or has it already? If so, I have only one thing to say: FreedomVOICE Systems.&lt;br /&gt;Whether you have a small or home based company, you need to present yourself to callers as professional, competent and ready to do business. FreedomVOICE Systems can help you accomplish this. After all, none of us can afford to lose a client or customer just because we aren&amp;rsquo;t able to juggle phone calls, keep track of messages and provide the best of customer service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By taking advantage of the benefits offered by such a virtual office service, you can enjoy:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;One number voice mail system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A Smart 1 800 number&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unified messaging&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Professional Image&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Powerful 800 number automation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Automated qualifying and marketing procedures&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;ve been considering whether or not to branch out and get some help in order to grow your business, maybe now is the time to take action. You won&amp;rsquo;t be sorry.&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/201882</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:49:36 -0400</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Nationwide Toll Free Telephone Numbers Serve Small Businesses Well</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/201352</link><description>Toll free phone numbers are easy to obtain, provide instant business benefits&lt;p&gt;If you run a business out of your home, at some point you&amp;rsquo;re going to both want and need a toll-free phone number. It&amp;rsquo;s a given. You really can&amp;rsquo;t be available to a wide range of customers, appear professional, and be service-oriented unless you have one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the point that you begin investigating your options, you&amp;rsquo;ll probably do a search on the internet, and then become overwhelmed with choices - companies touting how their services are better than any of their competition.&lt;br /&gt;So what&amp;rsquo;s important when you do your search, and are ready to sign up with a provider? Keep your eyes out for the following benefits, as they will be important when gaining an 800 number:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;You will want your own private number, and not just an extension.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sign on with a&amp;nbsp;service that doesn&amp;rsquo;t require you to have a dedicated line. Your toll free number can ring on your existing phone line.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make sure your customers will not ever get a busy signal. Your service should automatically route calls to one of your other numbers or go to voicemail.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;See whether your toll free number will be yours to keep, even if you change services.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consider getting a toll free vanity phone number to increase attention and make your company memorable! The benefits of getting a toll free phone number are great, as you will appear even more competent, professional and accessible. Finding the right provider will help you make the switch with ease.&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/201352</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:10:07 -0400</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Virtual Phone Systems: Benefits Are Higher Business Productivity, Time Saving Features</title><link>http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/200917</link><description>On-the-go small business owners can be in touch with phone system benefits&lt;p&gt;I was walking through the airport the other day, and I became fixated on how many business travelers I could spot on their laptop. I don&amp;rsquo;t know why, but I was keeping a running tally in my head. Maybe I was just trying to avoid thinking about my to-do list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, at one gate alone there were ten professional-looking people focused on their screen and typing away. As I rushed to my own gate, I lost track at around 57. I&amp;rsquo;m wondering, &amp;ldquo;How did we ever get anything done before laptops and cell phones?&amp;rdquo; I&amp;rsquo;ll save this musing for another day. My point today is that if you&amp;rsquo;re one of those types that need to get as much done as possible while on the road, then you need to have a little help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are so many choices when it comes to the services you use and the techniques you employ to help yourself be a better, and more productive, small business owner. If you also use a virtual phone system (and you should), then one of the features that you&amp;rsquo;ll need and want is a WebLINK personal internet control panel. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With this feature, you can turn your system into a virtual PBX through the WebLINK web access system. WebLINK allows you to check voice and fax mail from any computer. It lets you change your call forwarding settings, add or remove numbers, as well as change the times of day you'll be called. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are other benefits you&amp;rsquo;ll experience with such a system:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Web Voice &amp;amp; Fax Message Delivery &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;E-Mail Voice &amp;amp; Fax Message Delivery &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mailbox Access and Control &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Online System Setup &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Voice Blaster &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Account Access and Administration &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Call Analysis and Reporting &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;All of these benefits can help you get more done, say, when you&amp;rsquo;re sitting at your gate at the airport, or in the VIP lounge upstairs, dealing with plane delays and flight cancellations. You&amp;rsquo;ll have that much more time to play an exciting round of solitaire!&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusinessblog.freedomvoice.com/public/item/200917</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:19:30 -0500</pubDate>
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