o you operate a small business from home but don't yet want the cost of a dedicated business line? If so, here is a scenario that is probably all too familiar:

The phone rings but before you can get to it one of your children answer it. Immediately your caller knows you work from home.

Even if you get to the phone first, how do you answer it? If you use your company name, it sounds strange to your friends. Either way you may not be giving the right impression.

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Here's another problem:

When answering the phone you only have a few seconds to make the right impression, so it's vitally important to be able to put on your best smiling voice. And as a small business person you need to wear the right hat for each caller.

How much easier it would be if you could not only differentiate business from personal calls but also know in advance whether your caller was a potential new customer responding to an advertisement or an existing client needing customer service.

It may surprise you to know that I've solved both problems for myself and it hasn't cost me a penny.

The answer is to use a virtual switchboard that does all of the above and more.

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When the phone rings, a recorded voice whispers the call as a sales enquiry. This gives me time to put on my sales hat before pressing a button to connect the caller. It's easy for children too. If they hear the whisper they know to pass me the phone. I then press a number key to connect the call.

And because the service is free (the telco makes its money by receiving a portion of the cost of each call) I actually use several numbers, one for each "department". I can also use additional numbers to tag my advertisements so that I can easily track the response to each one.

If you are based in the UK and work from home or just need to track advertising response, I commend this service to you.

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How A Free Virtual Switchboard Can Help Increase Your Profit

What user's say:

"Our I.T. consultant introduced us to the switchboard and explained what it could offer us; we understood how we could benefit from this right away. Since using the Switchboard, we have been able to answer three times as many calls as we had anticipated.

We have also increased revenue from returning missed calls that we would have otherwise lost! We have expand faster than we thought possible with the help of the wonderful product"

Ryan Martin,
Managing Director www.EasyPostUK.com

"I spend most of my time explaining to clients why tracking the result of marketing is so important - without it you're just wasting money. Until now, I've never come across a practical way for businesses to track in-bound telephone responses.

This system has changed that. Not only can you run a powerful tracking system, you can access this technology with no expense. This will revolutionise marketing for businesses. It is is a must if you spend money on marketing and want responses by telephone!"

Nial Adams
www.Positive-Response.net

"Running a successful small chauffeuring business keeps me out of the office for long periods. With this service I never lose that important call! It's like having your own 24/7 receptionist! It really has helped us to grow our business."

Justin Rhys
Sterling Chauffeurs

"Foundation group has been using this amazing service since April '05 and we are extremely impressed. The system has simplified and transformed all of our multiple communication requirements.

We manage any changes we need to make from the web based client page, which is easy to understand and operate. Most importantly our clients are delighted with the service provided."

Huw Perkins
Foundation Group

"As a small consultancy every call counts and running a virtual office was proving difficult. This easy to use product has made the difference, keeping us in touch with our clients and ensuring we provide a much higher level of service."

Monika Kacela
MK Consulting