A Small Office Phone System May Make or Break Your Business

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Business )



Setting up a small office phone system may sound easy enough for you, but try starting the task and you run straight up into a brick wall of technological complexities. Those in charge of selling these types of equipment would tell you that it is simple enough. But without proper knowledge on the basics of how such equipment works and the different kinds of small office phone systems, you just might find yourself up in the middle of the creek without a paddle.

As always, before you start an endeavor, there are some things you ought to consider. How many calls does your office get in a day? How much will this increase in the near future? How many people handling calls are there in your small office space? How many will there be in the near future? Is there a need for voicemail? Will you need to upgrade your small office phone systems in the future? And last but not the least, how much money are you wiling to invest?

It goes without saying that you must extensively prepare and plan for the setting up of your small office phone. You must learn to plan the details of the implementation, and the uses of the small office phone system you are trying to install. There are several kinds of phone systems. Choose the one that best serves your office’s needs. Study each small office phone system carefully as there are also several choices to choose from among the different kinds. If you can, try to ask for a tour on small offices that have these phone systems installed so that you yourself can be the judge of how effective these small office phone systems are. Ask as many questions as you can. It’s better to ask questions now than later when you have already paid for the equipment.

Next, take a tour of your own personal small office space and learn what each and every employee does in a day. How many calls do they take? What kind of calls do they make? Is speed dialing a necessity? Where are the phones located? At this stage, you should get to know what each and every phone in you small office space does and what each and every phone needs.

Finally, it comes down to writing down your plan in a paper and doing some research on the net to learn more about the things you know as well as the one’s you don’t such as the pricing and the brands of these kinds of small office phone systems.

As demanding as the setting up of your small office phone sounds, do not despair or cut corners. The small office phone may be the biggest investment you make to get to the big leagues.


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