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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Phone Providers For Your Business

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 when you have a phone provider that knows what they are doing, charges the right amount and can provide a reliable service. Below are the most important points to consider when choosing a new phone provider for your business.

1. Cost! Yes it might be obvious but it is the first place to start.

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. Are they going to provide the phones or are they just providing the line, if they are providing the phones then what type of phones and who owns them at the end of the contract?

7. Not all companies have the same contract length and many are now doing some very good rolling monthly deals, however you will get discounts for keeping yourself int he contract for longer periods.

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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