Comments on: Easy Cost Savings for Small Businesses http://www.womenonbusiness.com/easy-cost-savings-for-small-businesses/ Leading Site for Business Women Around the World Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Merrin Muxlow http://www.womenonbusiness.com/easy-cost-savings-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Merrin Muxlow Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:50:49 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1149#comment-1222 @ Allen: Sorry for the confusion, I didn't mean to imply that hosted services always use an auto-attendant, just that you can choose to route calls this way- it's a pretty popular option for many businesses, as you mentioned. Thanks for the info about the benefits of hosted services! @ Allen:

Sorry for the confusion, I didn’t mean to imply that hosted services always use an auto-attendant, just that you can choose to route calls this way- it’s a pretty popular option for many businesses, as you mentioned. Thanks for the info about the benefits of hosted services!

]]> By: Shany http://www.womenonbusiness.com/easy-cost-savings-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Shany Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:40:28 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1149#comment-1185 I agree. VoIP is a great way to go to cut costs. We wrote about this on Open Road to Savings, a blog for small and medium sized businesses that are looking for tips on how to save money. www.openroadtosavings also looks for submission on how companies are coming up with creative ways to save money and we can share with our readers. If you have any other ideas, feel free to share with us! I agree. VoIP is a great way to go to cut costs. We wrote about this on Open Road to Savings, a blog for small and medium sized businesses that are looking for tips on how to save money. http://www.openroadtosavings also looks for submission on how companies are coming up with creative ways to save money and we can share with our readers. If you have any other ideas, feel free to share with us!

]]> By: Allen Porter http://www.womenonbusiness.com/easy-cost-savings-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Allen Porter Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1149#comment-1132 You wrote: "You can also choose a hosted service, where calls are routed through an auto-attendant before being routed to your office ..." A hosted service doesn't mean that the calls go through the auto-attendant. Simply saying, a hosted service is when you don't need to install all the equipment on your premises - because it's all done remotely by the provider. If you use a hosted service then all you need is either an adapter (so called ATA) or a router or an IP phone. For most small businesses a hosted solution is a lot easier because there is no maintenance and configuration to worry about. Auto-attendant is an additional service that you can usually add to your phone service. Practically it's an automated operator that lets the caller dial by name, dial by extension, listen to business hours, etc. The cost of these services are amazingly low. I use Voip.com but there are many other providers that offer similarly affordable solutions (e.g. Jive, Packet 8, Speakeasy). You wrote: “You can also choose a hosted service, where calls are routed through an auto-attendant before being routed to your office …”

A hosted service doesn’t mean that the calls go through the auto-attendant.

Simply saying, a hosted service is when you don’t need to install all the equipment on your premises – because it’s all done remotely by the provider. If you use a hosted service then all you need is either an adapter (so called ATA) or a router or an IP phone.

For most small businesses a hosted solution is a lot easier because there is no maintenance and configuration to worry about.

Auto-attendant is an additional service that you can usually add to your phone service. Practically it’s an automated operator that lets the caller dial by name, dial by extension, listen to business hours, etc.

The cost of these services are amazingly low. I use Voip.com but there are many other providers that offer similarly affordable solutions (e.g. Jive, Packet 8, Speakeasy).

]]> By: Matt Lloyd http://www.womenonbusiness.com/easy-cost-savings-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Matt Lloyd Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:28:54 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1149#comment-1106 This is great information. VOIP has turned into one of those terms that can mean so much. Most companies can think of VOIP in two terms. Services outside your business, like VONAGE, and systems inside your business, an actual phone system. There are many systems that you can buy for your business that are very inexpensive and have all the features the "big name" systems have. Usually you can get into a good VOIP system for under $1000 plus the cost of the phones. These systems can plug into standard Analog lines, (AT&T POTS lines) or VOIP lines from another provider. There are many systems out there so do your homework. Matt Lloyd Owner Magic Apple Technology LLC This is great information. VOIP has turned into one of those terms that can mean so much. Most companies can think of VOIP in two terms. Services outside your business, like VONAGE, and systems inside your business, an actual phone system. There are many systems that you can buy for your business that are very inexpensive and have all the features the “big name” systems have. Usually you can get into a good VOIP system for under $1000 plus the cost of the phones. These systems can plug into standard Analog lines, (AT&T POTS lines) or VOIP lines from another provider. There are many systems out there so do your homework.

Matt Lloyd
Owner
Magic Apple Technology LLC

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