Raise The Profile Of Your Business - Small Home Based Business

When you install a 1800 number, you raise the profile of your small, home-based business and make potential customers feel comfortable about your level of professionalism. If you are looking to connect to an Australian 1800 number, there are a lot of Telco companies that can help you out. For a large scale corporation, this number lets clients reach your offices, anytime and anywhere. With its comprehensive range of features, this is one versatile communication solution that is ideal for any business.

Payment of Call Costs

Unlike a 1300 call cost which is split between the caller and the owner of the number, a call made to a number that is 1800 is free for the person dialling. Also known in trade circles as a toll-free/free call number, the cost for calls made are solely for the account of the business holding the 1800 number. From any fixed landline in Australia, it is considered a free phone call. However, when dialling from a mobile phone, costs will vary depending on the person's mobile phone service provider.

How a 1800 call is made

A 1800 number is also known as a "virtual phone number", which means it does not require a separate physical phone line. Once a call is made to your virtual number, it's immediately forwarded to a destination number, such as a landline or mobile phone, where it can be received and answered. Callers can still reach you directly on your landline. However, when calls are made to your toll-free line, it will be received as if the person dialled your landline number directly. The use of this number is limited only to inbound calls. You can only dial out using your normal phone number.

Widely accepted

Since more Australians accept and regularly use these numbers, there has been an increasing demand for new 1800 numbers. From the last survey taken in 2006 by Roy Morgan Research, there has been an 88 per cent increase in number use. Further studies have also shown that 84 per cent of current internet users rely on product or service information to make purchases. For that alone, any business that features this number prominently in its internet advertisements or website will greatly improve their success and response rate.

If you want to take your company up a notch, why not invest in Australian 1800 numbers? A lot of businesses that utilise this, from large corporations to small start-ups, have seen great improvements in client response and customer awareness to their product or service.


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James Knight has a marketing background and writes useful information for businesses. To find out more about how to get a 1800 number for your business, visit Flash Numbers for lists of double and triple digit easy to remember 1800 numbers and phone words