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Grow your small business by using a toll free business phone number. A toll free phone number can have many uses, but most small business do not utilize them. This can be a bright spot for your business. Just having a toll free phone number will give customers the impression that you have a large and reputable company. Using a toll free business phone number for marketing is a secret to large business growth. Many businesses that start locally and receive orders from all over the country due to having a toll free phone number. Imagine having a website that only worked within your state, you get the idea. Create a marketing system that uses a toll free phone number and you will notice a difference. You may wonder, if toll free numbers are so great why doesn't every business use them? The perception is that a toll free phone number creates additional expense, since the receiver pays for the call. As a small business owner, you'll want that expense and love it when using your toll free phone number for marketing purposes. Let's assume that the cost of an inbound toll free call costs you .25 cents and you receive 100 calls. Your bill for those calls would amount to $25. At 100 inbound calls, lets assume that your sales conversions are lousy and you convert 1% of the 100 inbound calls. You would have made 1 sale. Based on your average profit per sale, would you have gained or lost money? Had your team converted 5 sales your cost per sale would have been $5. Perhaps the greatest benefits are not the sales alone. With a toll free phone number you'll receive a monthly statement that itemizes each call that you paid for, which will include the callers phone number. The opportunity to target market the 95 + non-converted sales is worth more than $25. You can determine based on the callers area code or local prefix where your advertising dollars are paying off. Your business can follow up with customers that initially called you. It's a warmer call to make, especially if you're having a sale or better offer. Start using a toll free business phone number this month to increase your small business sales. Include it on all printed marketing materials and your email signature line. The Discount Business Association provides a free phone trial that enables small business owners to use a toll free business phone number for 30 days at no costs. Try it today and your phone will ring. |
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