Save money in 2011 on Telecommunications

I believe that this subject is near and dear to the hearts of many of our readers. We must have phone and fax lines in order conduct our business, yet each phone line is an expensive fixed cost, and in the case of Fax Machines, there are also equipment and supplies cost, and perhaps some maintenance cost as well.

Virtual Fax Lines For many of us a conventional fax line is going to cost about $40.00/month, plus long distance charges, the cost of a fax machine, paper, toner or ink cartridges, and more. The cost can easily hit $60 to $80 /month. If you have a new year’s resolution to save your businesses a few hundred dollars per year, then we all need to look into Fax to Email services. For as little as $5.00/month I get a virtual toll free fax number that I can send and receive faxes by email. There is still a small charge for usage but I rarely go over my plan limits. Best of all if you already have a fax number you may be able to port your existing number over to the virtual phone service thus saving you money on re-printing your stationary.

Virtual Voice Phone Lines I also have a virtual Toll Free Phone number that costs me only $2.00/month plus usage. If you are a business that has clients that are out of town you owe it to your clients to provide them the convenience of inbound toll free services. My toll free number rings through to my cell phone so I am always in contact with my clients, but I can forward the number as need be to any phone number as my requirements dictate.

Many of us are mobile service providers, and frequently we are the receptionist as well as the service provider. I have just recently come across a service that now allows you to receive your calls at all of your phone numbers simultaneously, if you do not answer, an automated attendant takes a message and the message is transcribed and emailed to you in addition to being stored in a traditional voice mail service. The advantage is that you can publish just one phone number on your business stationary and be assured you will always get your calls even when you are away from the office, or even at home. The cost for a service of this type starts at $12.95/month and includes a professional automated attendant, and you can have multiple extensions.

In addition to traditional phone numbers your business must also consider new communication types such as Skype.

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