Get More Custom with Gold 0800 Numbers

May 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Telford, Shropshire, UK: “It is a well known fact that 0800 numbers can generate more custom for your business simply because they are freephone numbers for people calling from a landline” says Richie Williams, Director of Business Development at Gold 0800 Numbers. “This is particularly the case in tough economic times. For individuals and for businesses, it is still the case that every penny counts at the moment. So if individuals or businesses are having to call round lots of different companies, and those companies use premium rate numbers, then those calls start to build up, and people can face a hefty bill at the end of the month. However, if they see that a company is using a freephone number, they’re not afraid to pick up the handset and make that call. Obviously that might not translate into a sale, but there is no chance of there being a sale if the potential customer is put off from getting in touch because of the cost of the phone call!”

On top of that, if you’re a company that advertises on TV or radio, then a memorable number can make a big difference to you. It can also be hugely beneficial if you have your number on the side of a vehicle such as a van or a lorry. Generally when people are watching the TV, or listening to the radio – particularly in the car – they don’t have a pad of a paper and a pen ready for jotting down phone numbers. The same is true if they go past a vehicle on the road or motorway. A memorable number therefore helps them to remember the company for long enough for them to get a pen and paper, or if driving for them to stop somewhere and jot it down.

Having an 0800 number will also give your business more of a corporate feel. An 0800 number is a national, non geographic number, so rather than you appearing just to be based in one small town somewhere in the country, you will appear to be a national company wherever you advertise in the UK.

Finally, many of the extra features available with Gold 0800 numbers can help to give you more business. The Gold Voicemail feature, as well as acting as a normal voicemail, will send you an email with a recording of the voicemail message left for you. However, it will also send you the phone number of anyone who calls you but doesn’t leave a message, allowing you to call them back, and thus ensuring that you don’t miss any potential customers. Features such as “Golden Greetings” welcome the customer, making sure they don’t hang up when nobody is immediately available to take their call, and the “Golden Queue” function plays music to customers whilst they wait, but then gives them the option to leave a voicemail asking for a call back if they are in the queue for too long, meaning they don’t just get exasperated and put the phone down. Golden Search means that if a customer calls your office and you’re not there or busy, the call can be routed to up to 5 other numbers to make sure it isn’t missed, and Gold Time Based Routing means that calls to your 0800 number can be routed to different phones at different times of the day, so that you never miss a customer.

“Therefore, there are a large number of reasons why having a Gold 0800 number can help your business” says Richie Williams. “All of these are very minor changes, but can have a big impact on your sales”.

To find out more about Gold 0800 numbers, visit their website: http://www.gold0800numbers.co.uk/

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....along with a range of more cost effective numbers if memorability is not a big issue.