| Small business phone systems options used to be | | | | productivity.o Go green: By doing video conferencing |
| pretty cut and dry. In the 'old days' there was simply a | | | | you are actually going green. Because you can bring |
| rotary phone or a touch pad phone that could place | | | | people together that are in multiple locations online you |
| calls on hold in one location on site and route those | | | | will reduce the need of your staff to travel significantly |
| calls to another location on site. Those days, though | | | | and thus you can tell your customer that you are going |
| not so long ago, are long gone and now small business | | | | green. This will also save you big money on travel |
| phone system options are almost unlimited. | | | | expenses which is a nice green to keep in your |
| Today small business phone systems can be linked | | | | pocket.o Give customers more options: Today's small |
| into your company's network can be patched in online | | | | business phone systems allows customers more than |
| and can route calls to the appropriate department or | | | | one way to reach you. Customers can now call you, |
| person, no matter where that person may be, whether | | | | fax you, video conference you, or even get into an |
| they are on or off site. | | | | online chat with you. This allows for faster and more |
| Here are some of the options that are now available | | | | enhanced service of the customer which leads to a |
| to help your small business compete with the big | | | | fatter bottom line for your small business.o Go virtual: |
| boys:o Enhanced technology: Combine the power of | | | | Getting what is known as a virtual 800 number allows |
| the phone with the power of the computer and data | | | | your customers to contact you no matter where they |
| networks and you no longer have to rely on voice | | | | are and never have to be charged. This results in your |
| alone to communicate. Now it is possible to video | | | | customers assuming you are much bigger than you |
| conference via the web and bring people in several | | | | are and no one but you and your workforce will know |
| different locations together for a business meeting to | | | | that your business is not a multi-national one. |
| help make decisions faster.o Unchain your workforce: | | | | With all the advances in technology today, there is no |
| You no longer have to keep your workforce close to | | | | reason that a small business can't compete directly |
| the vest in order for them to be ultra productive. Now | | | | with a larger one. Now any business no matter what |
| you can let them roam where ever it is they need to | | | | the size can have the look and feel of a corporate |
| be and still keep them in touch. Now workers can | | | | giant when simply implementing some of the many |
| have a call routed to their home phone, cell phone, | | | | different options that are now available for small |
| hotel room phone, or any other phone they desire. The | | | | business phone systems. |
| result is no lost connections and an improved overall | | | | |