Showing posts with label Cloud Business Phone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cloud Business Phone. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Mobile Phones For Business Work Best With A Cloud Receptionist

If you've been trying to configure a phone system for your business that offers mobility, a professional answering and call routing menu for callers, a local or toll free number and an affordable monthly plan, you should consider using a cloud phone system to offer all of this and more.

Mobile phones for business work best with a cloud receptionist because it integrates with your existing serviced phones. This means that you don't have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on new phones, expensive PBX hardware or new mobile contracts to start routing incoming calls in your organization intelligently.

This can be done by creating individual extensions, departments or by offering other prompts that offer directions to your location, your business hours or other pertinent business information. Other features include individual or departmental voicemail boxes, incoming call management, the ability to use your mobile phone to answer incoming phone calls for your small business.

This makes doing business - especially when you're away from your desk - a whole lot easier.

And if you're at your desk, that works too because a cloud receptionist can also be deployed to work with your land line as well. Just add the routing rules and you can start taking incoming phone calls practically immediately.

To find out how a cloud receptionist can help benefit your small or growing business, be sure to visit CloudPhoneSystem.net to learn more!

Monday, April 30, 2012

SaaS Is Changing The Way Business Is Done

Unless you've been ignoring all the technology trends going on today, you're probably familiar with SaaS - or Software as a Service - and how this is revolutionizing the way that business is being done.

 Here are a few ways that SaaS is a game changer for businesses of all sizes:


  • Reduces the need for local computer storage. Since SaaS runs on cloud infrastructure, this greatly reduces the need for local storage on your network computers for whatever application SaaS is being used to run.
  • Reduces risk of data loss. While owning your own computers is a great idea, you don't necessarily want to use them to store all of your key data. While no one ever wants to think of the worst case scenario, if your computers are ever stolen, lost, breached or the hard drive goes bad you're about to have a really bad day trying to restore this information from no where.
  • Reduces costs. By shifting data and applications to cloud infrastructure, you won't be required to download software programs that take up valuable disc space on your computer. Further, SaaS software is always being updated, so you don't have to worry about having outdated software programs saved on your computer.
  • Provides accessibility. Since most all SaaS programs are designed to be accessible from anywhere that has Internet access, you can access your products or services from virtually anywhere - even if you're not using your primary business terminal. This offers flexibility to any business owner that's frequently away from his desk or a salesperson that's on the road closing business deals.
Software as a Service is now being used to provide a myriad of business products such as Web Presence Builder which empowers small business owners to quickly design a great online Web Presence without the need for expensive web designers. 

Other advancements include Cloud Phone Systems that allow small businesses to have an enterprise style phone system, complete with a local, toll-free or vanity phone number without needing to purchase an expensive PBX system to route phone calls. This works in conjunction with already existing phone lines so there's no need to spend additional money on new phones. Just pick your plan, your phone number and start taking incoming phone calls immediately!

I hope that you've found this post helpful! If so, please take a moment to share it with your friends or colleagues and spread the word about just how great Software as a Service really is!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Cloud Phones Can Improve Your Small Business Communications

The move towards cloud phones is likely to continue.  Cloud phones, make of use of Hosted PBX technology to create a fantastic user experience.  Clients can login to a simple to use control panel and manage all the functions of their cloud business phone, with a minimum of hassle.  Let's look at how these features can help anyone grow their business.

A cloud receptionist will answer incoming phone calls, and then route them based on rules you specify.  That means you can set up virtual extensions that 'ring up' your salespeople based on rules.  This is great for any organization that boasts an extended sales team or support personnel in multiple locations.

Not only that, but the cloud receptionist sports other features you'd expect from a PBX system.  This includes features like 'music on hold' and round robin dialing.  If one of your sales people is busy, the receptionist will move on to the next one.  This makes your inbound calling highly optimized for success. You can organize all your inbound sales efforts in an extremely efficient manner, which can help you increase sales.

For new businesses, starting with a cloud receptionist can really help improve your image to clients.  No one likes to call a business and get no answer.  By smartly routing phone calls to the best person each time, you can greatly enhance your appearance to potential customers.