{"id":69,"date":"2012-10-30T05:38:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.a1callcenter.com\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2024-04-08T19:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:00:27","slug":"dont-take-your-phone-answering-service-for-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a1callcenter.com\/blog\/dont-take-your-phone-answering-service-for-granted\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not take your Phone Answering Service for granted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of our clients never acknowledged the role of phone answering when their business was booming. And they overlooked <!--more-->it when they were analyzing the reason of our business failure. We at A1 Call Center have observed that Phone Answering seems to be one of the last priorities for most businesses.<br \/>\nThat is why this blog lists out 4 concrete reasons why your business must opt for professional phone answering services:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Because you or your staff can\u2019t double up as Receptionist<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of the small businesses, especially start-ups, don\u2019t employ a dedicated person to respond to customer\u2019s calls. Therefore you find that the company owner or other staff are actually receiving all the calls and as a result not able to do other important managerial, or strategic functions.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Because your small business can\u2019t afford an employee just to take calls<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hiring a full-time receptionist is costly! You will have to shell at least a couple of thousand dollars per month. And then also account for their sick leaves. On the other hand, you can easily get a virtual receptionist which charges you only a few dollars per call. And you can get a dedicated virtual receptionist for less than a thousand.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong> Because you can\u2019t take calls 24x7x365<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a1callcenter.com\/phone_answering_services.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-70\" title=\"Phone Answering Services\" src=\"http:\/\/www.a1callcenter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Phone-Answering-Services.jpg\" alt=\" Agent A1callcenter\" width=\"225\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A virtual receptionist will work when your staff is sleeping or holidaying too. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.a1callcenter.com\/phone_answering_services.html\">professional phone answering services<\/a> are available round the clock. They can answer calls on your behalf on all days of the week, so that you can relax and enjoy the weekend party.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Because your business can\u2019t afford to lose customers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One call mishandled is equal to five customer turned away forever.<br \/>\nAs the unsatisfied customer will definitely share the experience with others which will lead to adverse word of mouth publicity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So don\u2019t ignore the importance of quality answering service in your business growth. It is indeed indispensable for your business growth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our clients never acknowledged the role of phone answering when their business was booming. 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