5 Tips for Choosing an Answering Service
Here are some tips to help you make an educated answering service selection:- 1. Features – all answering service providers vary in features offered, due to resource limitations; try to find a provider that suites your specific, customized needs.
- 2. Referrals – an unbiased opinion is always a welcome tool in the decision-making process. Referrals from current and former clients can be eye-opening and helpful.
- 3. Superior Staff – strong, dependable staff selection is important for an answering service. Superior staff interactions and response times can make all the difference between an exceptional experience and a poor one.
- 4. Buy Smart – spending a little more on an answering service may be recommended, depending on your needs. Responsive Answering offers affordable services.
- 5. Interest in Daily Operations – inquiring about daily operations and locating the source accountable for service/system administration.
- • 24/7 Answering & Message Delivery: Over 60% of consumers will not leave a voice message when calling a business, so having around-the-clock agents increases sales, retention and customer satisfaction.
- • Appointment Scheduling: Appointment scheduling answering services allow an operator to schedule your appointments for you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- • Call Screening: Provide us with a list of allowed numbers, and call screening service operators will only transfer calls from those numbers to you. All other callers will be asked to leave a message.
- • Dispatching: Service dispatchers can help you take orders and process them all year round, as well as fulfill sequential processes such as fraud checking and lead capturing.
- • Registration Services: Registration Answering Service agents can handle your outbound registration campaigns, driving increased attendance to your trade show or conference.
- • Virtual Receptionist: Live receptionists can take care of your calls, while also providing office and administrative support.