A business phone number provides more than a direct line to your company. It also demonstrates your local marketing, national and international presence. Even if the vast majority of your customers are unlikely to call, the simple existence of a phone number presents a level of credibility that customers oportunities. You can easily accomplish this with local phone numbers, toll-free (1-800) numbers, and easy to remember vanity numbers. Some of these options are available free of charge, while even the more expensive options are typically priced below $50 per month. Obtaining a phone number for your business doesn’t have to be difficult  just follow the steps below your career.

How Do You Get a Business Phone Number?

If you have a business address, it’s easy to get a local number that’s assigned with the area code associated with your address. A quick call to your local phone company is one way to implement a single landline, and you may be able to receive a bundled discount on your broadband internet plan. If you already have a U.S. based mobile or landline phone number, you can sign up for a local number with Google Voice. Looking for the right business phone system? Fill out the below questionnaire to have our vendor partners contact you about your needs.

A more popular option is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or a virtual phone number. Most of the available cloud based business phone systems provide the option of local, toll free, and personalized or vanity phone numbers, along with a vast suite of advanced features for communication and productivity. With VoIP, adding new numbers is easy through the phone

First and foremost, your company should always provide a way for customers, clients and vendors to reach personnel by phone during regular business hours. For your new business, you may want to separate your personal calls from your business calls. This separation gives you a better work-life balance, and keeps your professionalism with clients, vendors and accounts.

A business phone system provides a long list of advanced calling features  such as custom greetings, call forwarding and auto attendants to ensure your callers get the information they need in the most efficient and courteous way possible. Many of these phone systems offer native integrations with popular productivity tools and top customer relationship management (CRM) software that helps make the most of every customer interaction. See more details about customer interaction.