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800 number?

Liberty SoftWash · Dec 8, 2011

i am using Kall.com 1-888-767-0202/5.50$ a month

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Roof Cleaning By A&E wrote:
i am using Kall.com 1-888-767-0202/5.50$ a month

Eric - is there a per call charge or a per minute charge with that plan? If not, that's a great deal!

Liberty SoftWash · Dec 8, 2011

no charge just5.50 a month and when they call you get a email that someone call you,so you never hear it ring you just get a email that you have a voice mail. I like it for 60 a year

Apex Roof Cleaning · Guest

I don't get it? you never hear it ring? well what is the point of having a phone if you can't hear it ring? You just get a voicemail after you missed the call?

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Dec 8, 2011

That is what I was thinking. I get that now for free with my Google #. But at least with that I can send it to any or all of my phones.

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I use Ring Central. I don't remember the pricing, but I have been ecstatic with the service. Full functioning company. Mine is 1-888-WASH-360. Brian

Roof Cleaning West Chester PA · Premium Member Roof Cleaning Institute of America

I use Ring Central also ... paid $300 for the year

Apex Roof Cleaning · Guest

wow $300 a year, or 5.50 a month? something is wrong? you guys ever hear of one box ?
Is ring central good, with call forwarding or ringing to multiple phones?

Roof Cleaning West Chester PA · Premium Member Roof Cleaning Institute of America

The $300 includes everything, all the bells & whistles and the service is good ... sounds like a lot and you could probably find something cheaper, but it's less than $6 a week which isn't really that expensive when you look at it that way.

Why are you planning on getting an 800 number? I had initially planned on doing a lot of business in NJ as I have friends/family there. That idea lastedabout 2 days and I hardly get any calls from it, maybe 3-4 calls all year if that.

The only time I find it useful is if you're advertising commercial and corporate headquarters are out of state. Also, it portrays a more professional presentation.

When I started I liked the idea of doing something like 800-xxx-WASH, but since so many people only use their cell phone the corresponding letters aren't on the keypad so that's a marketing technique that's becoming less and less popular and will soon become obsolete.

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Roof Cleaning West Chester PA wrote:
The $300 includes everything, all the bells & whistles and the service is good ... sounds like a lot and you could probably find something cheaper, but it's less than $6 a week which isn't really that expensive when you look at it that way.

Why are you planning on getting an 800 number? I had initially planned on doing a lot of business in NJ as I have friends/family there. That idea lastedabout 2 days and I hardly get any calls from it, maybe 3-4 calls all year if that.

The only time I find it useful is if you're advertising commercial and corporate headquarters are out of state. Also, it portrays a more professional presentation.

When I started I liked the idea of doing something like 800-xxx-WASH, but since so many people only use their cell phone the corresponding letters aren't on the keypad so that's a marketing technique that's becoming less and less popular and will soon become obsolete.

You are a very wise man. The only reason I wanted the 800 number was to look more professional. Rather than just calling a local number, your calling a business. I also wanted to use a number like 800-xxx-Apex. Anything to get the customer to remember the number, or remember the name for a google search, but I think your right about people using cell phones. and that technique becoming obsolete.

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I use Grasshopper, they work pretty good for me. My bill has never been over $25 a month.

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The only real purpose for an 800 number is a vanity number. It makes it very easy and recognizable for the customer. 888-WASH-360 is much easier to remember than 610-842-2104 when you see my yard sign, post card (as it is getting thrown away), truck lettering ect. It is a part of every piece of advertising I do because people can easily remember the vanity number. Even if they don't remember it when they are ready to call, they will recognize it when they are looking for it online or in a piece of advertising that has other exterior cleaning companies in it.

The more times I put that number in front of people, the more likely it is that they will call it.

Brian

Apex Roof Cleaning · Guest

Ya I hear you Brian, that's the whole reason I want the 800 just so people will recognize it. I'm still for The cheapest place to purchase it.

gutterdog · Dec 23, 2011

Do 800 # work? lol!!! Not knocking it but sounds like yellow page chit.

gutterdog · Dec 23, 2011

Yea now still, way less, way less, 800 numbers.. Dont see the value.

I've been a real dick here lately.

Appologize.

I got a catchy phone #. Kinda easy to remember, or More Important, To Recognize!!! I think that about the best you can ask of a phone #.

gutterdog · Dec 23, 2011

Ive had previouse customers search a different service and see us! We got the job no questions! Name phone #? What did they recognize? The colors of our company??? What Felt safe to them?

Liberty SoftWash · Dec 25, 2011

Roof Cleaning By A&E wrote:
no charge just5.50 a month and when they call you get a email that someone call you,so you never hear it ring you just get a email that you have a voice mail. I like it for 60 a year

It was a setting now when they call the phone rings not bad for 5.50 a month. I have had some people use the number and gor a job from them so it has paid off.

Liberty SoftWash · Dec 25, 2011

Roof Cleaning By A&E wrote:
Roof Cleaning By A&E wrote:
no charge just5.50 a month and when they call you get a email that someone call you,so you never hear it ring you just get a email that you have a voice mail. I like it for 60 a year
It was a setting now when they call the phone rings not bad for 5.50 a month. I have had some people use the number and got a job from them so it has paid off.

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