The Best Virtual Phone Number Services and Technology for Small Business

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Introduction to Virtual Phone Numbers

A series of information about virtual phone number services for personal use and small business.

What is a virtual phone number?

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A virtual number, also call a virtual private number, forwards incoming calls to any pre-designated phone number.

Typically a virtual telephone number can be set to forward based on different day parts. For example, it may forward during the hours of 9-5 on week days, utilize Do Not Disturb during the evening, and forward to a mobile phone number on the weekends. Sometime it is called a "follow-me" number.

A virtual number is in fact a phone number with no specific phone line connected to it. This "floating" or "virtual" number can be associated with phone line - land line or mobile phones.

Many times virtual numbers are used by small business or home office professionals. Virtual numbers can be purchased as Toll Free numbers, 800 numbers or local numbers allowing for a local phone call and local appearance for any business.

Often small businesses will use a mail forwarding service and virtual numbers in conjunction with other remote service providers. By setting up a business address, local phone number and 800 number many companies can market their services and appear to be local as they create access customers in local markets. Other companies use virtual numbers to outsource technical support, call centers and to remote employees.

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Top Sites to Get Virtual Phone Numbers

Virtual Phone Numbers, Voice Mail, Anonymous Calling

The list of great solutions for low cost, easy to use personal and small business solutions. Get virtual phone numbers for any area code. Virtual PBX extensions, toll free numbers and anonymous calling.

Register with craigslist PVA using these services (phone verified accounts).

Forward all your calls to one phone, or route all your calls to any phone.
Phone Dynamo - Virtual Phone Numbers, Call Forwarding, control caller ID
Phone Dynamo sells virtual phone numbers that include services for call forwarding, call routing, custom greetings, private voice mail and works with Craigslist PVA. Control your caller ID, know who is calling you and get call anonymity.
LetsCallme - Manage Your Privacy - index
Benefits of LetsCall.me - Accept calls anonymously without revealing your phone number, No caller id blocking - always know who's calling, Block unwanted callers, # Great for Craigslist and other internet sites
iNumbr - virtual phone numbers, privacy calling, call forwarding
Use iNumbr for virtual phone numbers, call forwarding and call routing. Service includes custom greetings with private voice mail for each number. Works with Craigslist PVA (phone verified accounts). Keep your phone number anonymous.

Benefits of using Virtual Phone Numbers For Faculty

Voice solutions for Faculty, Teachers and Consultants

Faculty & Teachers

Be accessible to students
and protect your security

Know when a student is calling you

Control when students can call you

Customize recorded messages to students

2nd phone number that calls your current phone number

Only $6.99/ per month

PhoneDynamo

PhoneDynamo

Phone Systems for Small Business

Virtual PBX

Start Up Nation and small businesses that utilize a sales force, remote employees or employ a virtual office are great candidates to migrate to a "Virtual PBX" solution for their team.

The Virtual PBX supports call forwarding to phones as direct lines or extensions. No hardware to buy, no exchange to install. Just total flexibility.

It works like this:

Sign up for a service that provides virtual PBX using virtual phone numbers.

- Set up a main line and assign it to ring through to any phone
- Set up extensions from the main line by linking them to any phone

You can add extensions for any purpose - multiple extensions can even ring to the same phone. Administration is easy, as users can add lines and link them to a phone in seconds.

Typically the service includes directory service and individual messaging and call routing with each phone number that is assigned.

Now your whole team can:
-share a business number
-have it ring to their phone based on assigned extension
-have the business line calls pre-announced
-receive live routing options for each call
-have dedicated greetings and voice mail

PhoneDynamo.com is a new entrant into the small business market that offers entry level systems for $9.99/month (1 direct line + 3 extensions), with options to add additional phone lines for as low as $2.99/month. It is very competitive pricing to anyone in the small business / phone systems / virtual PBX market.

It is worth seeing if it will work for you and your needs. Hey - some of us are a small business unto ourselves... salesman, entrepreneurs, consultants.. www.phonedynamo.com also offers a solution for professionals. For a different post.

Control All Your Phone Numbers With One Phone

Low Cost Phone Systems

Phone Dynamo transforms any phone into two or more phones for a few bucks a month. The call management and caller ID features improve on what is available for most people today. This is a great solution for independent professionals or small business/home office. It's a low cost way to get professional phone service and control your calls. A lot of people are also using our virtual phone numbers as privacy numbers for dating or Craiglist. Anyone who manages a more than one number or a small business can use this service. Lower cost, more flexibility and great features.

Phone Numbers for Small Business

Where to Get a Phone Number

Get More from your Voice CommunicationsPhone Dynamo was created with small business users in mind.

No up-front costs or hardware to buy. No installations or long term contracts.

Get immediate phone service ringing to any phone. Add additional numbers or extensions to your system at any time.

Add and subtract numbers easily as your team or sales staff changes.

1 virtual number - $6.99
Add virtual numbers - $2.99/each
Pro Plan with 4 virtual numbers - $9.99

All numbers come with voice mail and features to manage your inbound call flow. These are the best prices for a very complete service. See: www.phonedynamo.com/features.

Marketers

Use Virtual Numbers for Marketing Online

Get a bundle of expiring numbers that you can use for marketing purposes.

1. Attach a unique DID or extension to each ad campaign for tracking calls
2. Get local area codes to enhance your marketing

Each phone number has a "profile": its own voice mail, greetings, call routing defaults, call history and call details. Easy to set up and use for a variety of marketing purposes.

Etsy Sellers - Improve Sales

Why Online Sellers Need a Phone Number

The research based facts indicate that online sites that provide a phone number improve sales dramatically. The credibility of a seller increases automatically in the eyes of a customer. A direct phone number for questions and support is perceived as a customer benefit, even if it is never used.

Impulse buyers can be sated by the option to talk to someone directly, and personal buyer-seller connections that are made improve the relationship and future sales.

Virtual numbers are perfect for these small business operators who want to provide a number at a low cost that can ring to their existing home or mobile phone. The number provides an announcement - e.g. "You have a call from an Etsy customer" - and the option to accept the call, play a message or send it to voice mail.

This is an easy way to improve service, save customers, increase customers and still control access to you as a small business owner.

As low as $6.99/month, this is a legitimate business expense (write-off). If you consider or use an e-mail specifically for managing your customer e-mail, once you add a virtual number with to your site, you'll never want to remove it.

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