It might be best to sign on with a service. To make your own custom serivice you will need people to answer the phone and some call center equipment.
This depends on the size of the business and the technical requirements of the answering service. An international business would pay much more than a small business.
Best service online for any custom business supplies is from Vista Print. They have very low prices and cheap shipping and handling. Your custom business card holder would be at your door 3 to 4 days.
You will need telephone answering equipment, which is available for purchase or lease. You'll also need a cell phone, computer, internet connection, and business cards.
An answering service is a service provided by a third party company where a live person sceens your calls and provides you with messages at a later time. More detailed information can be found online or with the specific company providing the service.
A buisness would need to pay for a call answering service for a number of reasons. Large companies may be specialized in one area and not have any employees that answer calls.
There are many different phone answering services. You would need to research and find the best option for you. Most phone answering services are for the business consumer. There is one that seems to be good for home phone service, and that is answeramerica.com.
It depends on where you are located, and what type of business you are running. I would suggest calling your local phone company and asking them for recommendations.
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I would suggest Verizon. Even though they might be a little bit expensive they have very good service. I believe they also can do custom lines with your buisness.
www.specialtyansweringservice.net is the best source. they have really good answering service and one can locate that readily on this site.
The good ones are Verizon and Time Warner cable are giving good phone answering service again its all depends on your type of service i would go for Verizon.
One of the best solutions would be to use a service that only charges per call answered. One such service is Answering Service, who charge only $1 a call.