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November 3, 2007

What’s the phone number on your business card?  Your local office line?  Your mobile phone number?  Don’t you want to take your business beyond your home town?

If you want to compete with the bigger businesses, you’ve got to establish yourself.  One of the easiest ways of looking “important” and established is to get yourself an 800 number;  or any of the toll free number variations, like 866, or 888 phone numbers.  The bottom line is, you want to give your customers a way to call you from just about anywhere in the US or Canada and not have to pay any long distance phone charges.  A toll free number eliminates one of the barriers a prospective customer might have to calling to find out more about your business services or products.  Once they realize they can call you for free, they don’t have as many excuses to prevent them from picking up the phone to contact you!

Toll Free Number Benefits to Small Business Owners

In addition to looking professional and giving your prospective customers and existing customers a free way to contact you, having a toll free number offers a variety of benefits to small business owners.  It doesn’t matter if you’re a solo-preneur or a team of ten- having a toll free number provides you with useful benefits that will more than compensate for the few cents a minute you pay to accept incoming calls on your toll free number.

• Take the calls with you – a toll free number is completely portable, since you forward the calls to whatever number you choose, even your cell phone.
• Customers never have to receive your voice mail since you can choose to forward the calls wherever you are!
• Unlike a cell phone or business phone, a toll free number does not require a credit check because you are going to prepay for your service, in the amount you select (and as small as $25)
• You will never receive a surprise bill in your mailbox.  You prepay and as calls are made to your toll free number, the cents per minute are subtracted from your balance.
• You can forward your calls internationally if you are traveling out of the country.
• You are not required to meet a monthly minimum of calls, minutes, or price.  Use the toll free number as little or as often as you need.

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