Senin, 10 Maret 2014

How To Choose A Small Business Phone System

By Lisa Williamson


Some people may be cynical about using a small business phone system. However a company of any size in Boston MA can benefit from being more efficient. As with any investment in your company it is about making the right choice and knowing what is most appropriate for the needs of you, your customers and your employees.

The first thing to consider is who is using the phones in your company. The people who have to use it are going to be using it every day. Therefore you need to be sure that it is user friendly and that anyone who has to transfer calls or use any other feature of the system can be confident while doing so.

A lot of people are used to dealing with automatic menus when calling up a company. For small companies who are just starting out it is often an effective way of establishing your business. Equally it can also mean that you can filter out any unnecessary phone calls as you can use automated messages to deal with any enquiries that keep coming up.

The good thing with technology is that it can solve common problems. For example one thing that commonly frustrates people when calling a company is when they want to talk to someone and they are not available. Unfortunately this can result in people continually transferring them for a long period of time before confirming this fact.

However phone systems are not just useful for people who work in call centres. For example you may get a phone call from someone who needs to talk to someone in your office. Offhand you do not know if they are in or not or if it is their day off. This can result in someone being on the phone for an unnecessary amount of time and they can get frustrated, potentially losing you business in the process.

Another example of how useful this can be is on the shop floor. A customer may come in and ask if you have an item in stock. Before this kind of technology a person would have to go to the stock room and spend long periods of time checking through in order to see whether or not an item was available. With the right system people can quickly check this at a glance.

This type of system also allows for better access to data. As cloud technology becomes more ubiquitous access to data becomes more and more important. Therefore allowing employees to have access to information can make it a lot easier to use that information to make your company more efficient.

There are a number of companies in the Boston MA area that can supply phone systems. It is best to compare at least three. This will give you an idea of who has the best experience and who is best suited to supplying an installed system that will work best for the needs of you, your customers and your employees. It is also worth checking online for feedback from previous clients as this will make it easier to make the right decision for your business.




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