Cloud Net - A business phone system in the hierarchy of desirability
Posted by Cloud Net on Wed, Jun 02, 2010 @ 05:02 AM
In business a professional telephone system is the single most
important tool you can have - and yet many small companies try to rely on just having a mobile. As we have said many times before, providing your customers with a mobile number gives the impression that you are small, unprofessional and don't care about your customers costs or opinions.
I recently reviewed the options available to a small business and this is how they look:
If you really are strapped for cash your first option is the Cloud Net virtual phone. For just £2.00 per month you get all the Cloud Net control panel options, including call divert, call recording, and voicemail, which must make it bargain of the century! You simply pay to divert your calls to any number you like - less than 1p per minute, if it's a landline - or free to a Cloud Net phone.
If you have a slightly bigger budget then consider the full Cloud Net Connect system which include a free phone and full PBX functionality for £8.50 a month. You get all of the benefits of the virtual phone but with the addition of a truly powerful handset and the ability to make outbound calls directly.
You may be coming to the conclusion that the more you pay, the better it gets. For an additional £22.00 per month Cloud Net broadband gives you superior broadband designed for voice traffic - whilst still allowing you to surf the web with unlimited data download.
There is also an option for a high-specification handset - a Siemens cordless DECT which has numerous extra features, such as the ability to wander from office to office without missing a single call. The handset is still free but there is a slight increase in the monthly charge.
If you want even more from your telephone system, then why not bolt on Cloud Net's live answering service which enables all calls to be answered professionally, by a real person, in your name using the details you have provided. The beauty of this valuable bolt-on is that it carries no extra subscription just a charge per minute which is considerably lower than the 118 charge.
And finally you can upgrade to business class broadband for even greater capacity to connect phones and surf the web.
All of these options come with the power of Cloud Net's iconic switchboard in the sky which is simply the most compelling PBX on the planet. It doesn't require any maintenance, it's never out of date and there are no sneaky additional charges or fees.
These are the choices and so the decision on how far to upgrade your business phone system is now up to you.