Establish Your Business Reputation.

First impressions are crucial—especially in a competitive business market. Consumer expectations are higher than ever before. The reputation of your business is the most important element of your success.

Successful and established companies all have appealing images. Owners of successful businesses have had years to perfect a vision of their business in order to attract interest. They use effective marketing strategies, including toll free phone numbers, to create the type of image necessary to draw new clients and to hold onto their existing customers.

A simple and inexpensive way to improve the image of your company is to include a 1-800 number on all your advertisements, websites, brochures, and business cards. When you offer a free phone call to your customers, you create the perception of a legitimate business and you eliminate and dispel any negative concerns a customer might have about dealing with a business they have not dealt with previously.

A permanently assigned toll free number from a carrier like Tollfreenumber.Org provides standing for your company. These numbers boost customer confidence and secure brand recognition. Customers will associate the free phone call with the product.

When getting a new 1-800 number, always be sure to sign on with a toll free carrier that can offer you full ownership of your phone number. Renting or leasing a number can be risky if you want your number to stay with you indefinitely. Call 1-800-951-9411 and ask about Tollfreenumber.ORG’s variety of affordable plans and features.

A toll free number lends credibility to any business and establishes a solid reputation for even the newest companies. 1-800 numbers will enhance your customer service, and immediately increases customer confidence. Secure your reputation by offering a toll free number for all your valued customers to use.

Tracking Phone Calls

Have you heard of the call-capture feature available through some toll free phone service providers? It’s a popular and innovative feature that allows subscribers to obtain a list of everyone who has called them—even if the call came from a blocked number.

Through a service called Real-time Automatic Number Identification, some toll free providers (Tollfreenumber.ORG is one) can track every incoming call and can “unblock” blocked phone numbers. This nifty feature is offered for no additional charge.

Aside from the obvious business benefits—leads on who calls, what areas of the country are responding more, or less, to advertisements etc—this option can also help prevent harassment problems.

Imagine getting repeated nasty calls from competitors or from personal adversaries—if they have a blocked number there is little you can do stop the behavior. But if you have a toll free plan that includes this tracking feature, then you can find out what number or numbers these calls are originating from. Providers like Tollfreenumber.ORG can help you trace whoever might be harassing you.

I’m always amazed at the ever-expanding level of technology available through toll free phone service. It gets better every year. This feature is particularly appealing because it can help promote business and has the added benefit of helping protect personal safety.

Using Vanity Numbers

A memorable word or phrase attached to a 1-800 number is one of the easiest ways for anyone to permanently recall the number.

Known as a “vanity’ these connections produce a consistently higher rate of customer response than most other forms of advertising. A vanity number can identify your brand and your image. Once a potential customer sees the number, they are very likely to remember it.

In addition to a higher response rate, a vanity number creates an established, stronger identity for any company and increases word of mouth referrals. Recalling a seven-digit numerical sequence can be difficult for anyone. Remembering a toll free pre-fix attached to a word or catchy phrase is much easier. (Think 1-800-FLOWERS) The majority of successful, large-scale businesses and most of the Fortune 500 companies have toll free numbers because they are so effective.

Toll free phone service, with or without a vanity number, is easy and affordable to obtain. Service providers like Qwest and Tollfreenumber.ORG have access to the database of available numbers and they can match any subscriber up with a perfect 1-800 number.

Recently, vanity numbers have grown popular with the large number of people signing on for toll free phone service for personal use, Vanity numbers are perfect for parents who want to keep in touch with their children. Use your last name, a nickname, a pet’s name, or street name for easy recall. This is a good option for elderly parents too. Often on a limited income, elderly parents can reach their grown children or caretakers at no charge through a toll free number.