How To Choose A Business Phone Provider

| Thursday, May 31, 2012
By Jason D Pearlington


When you first start a business you will be thinking of many things that are all exciting. However one of the points you may over look till the last minute is how you are going to effectively communicate with your clients and customers. This is going to be key to the success of your business so this article is a must read!

Effective communication is only possible with a good phone system. Yes it is boring but it is true. It isn't just a case of getting a phone anymore because there are so many options available. Below is the considerations to this about when choosing your provider.

1. Look at several cost options. Many companies will move prices if you are not what they want so shop around and compare.

2. Choose a company with a good service level agreement. Not all companies promise to deliver the same level of service.

3. Check to see how reliable the company is and if they have recently experiences any problems or downtime.

4. Try to speak with their current clients. Make sure you don't use the ones from their websites and try to locate your own references.

5. Location is key and if at all possible try to keep it local or at least within your own country.

6. Try to get the company to provide the equipment and make them responsible for it, this way if they provide the phone and if goes wrong you will have one less thing to worry about.

7. contract lengths aren't like they used to be. At least for land line phones you can now get monthly rolling contracts that are ideal for new businesses or those business parsing through uncertain times.

It is a common fact the lack of communication with customers and clients can only serve to do damage to your business so make sure you shop around and look at the options. Cheap may not always mean good so make sure you compare.




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