Tweet

Review of Grasshopper Phone Service

Guest post by: Jason Kay

Article Overview: Grasshopper phone service is what is known as virtual 800 number service. To the customer dialing in, they think they are calling a company that is big in stature, just due to the fact that they are dialing an 800 number. However, you can have only one phone and be the only person working for your company and still use a virtual 800 number to your advantage.

Review of Grasshopper Phone Service

Grasshopper phone service is what is known as virtual 800 number service. To the customer dialing in, they think they are calling a company that is big in stature, just due to the fact that they are dialing an 800 number. However, you can have only one phone and be the only person working for your company and still use a virtual 800 number to your advantage. Grasshopper phone service can use your existing 800 number, known as porting, or assign you a new one and before you know it you have an 800 number for all of your customers to call. You can even work with Grasshopper to create a vanity number, such as 800-GET-FOOD.

Grasshopper's services start at around ten bucks a month and depending on what you want and need out of your 800 number will of course determine what you will spend on it. Some of the added features that Grasshopper phone service has to offer besides just an 800 number are:

• Call Forwarding

• Multiple Call Conferencing

• Virtual Fax

• Live Call Transfer

• Connectivity with your BlackBerry or iPhone

• Call Routing

• Voice Mail

• Call greetings

• So Much More

In addition to your 800 number, Grasshopper can also take care of your local number as well. This means that you can handle both of your phone numbers with the same source.

Grasshopper phone service is available without having to sign a lengthy contract. In fact, there is no contract ever to sign, only a month to month commitment. So, if you are not happy with the service, you simply have to opt out of the upcoming month. This also allows you the opportunity to upgrade and downgrade your virtual 800 phone service as you see fit. There is never any penalties for doing so which means you can literally custom tailor your virtual 800 number to fit the needs of your business as it grows.

There are a number of testimonials that can be found on the home page of the website that go by on a streaming basis. But, keep in mind that these will likely all be positive since they are found on the actual website of Grasshopper phone service. To get a real feel for the service you may want to find some independent reviews online.

Grasshopper offers customer support on a 24 hour a day, seven day a week basis so you should never have any problems finding someone to help you should things go wrong. Additionally, they offer e-mail support as well, so help seems as though help is never too far away.

The company also offers a 30-day money back guarantee. If you are not happy with your service then you can contact customer support for a full refund. This gives you a sort of unofficial trial of the service.

You no longer have to run a Fortune 500 company in order to enjoy the benefits that come with an 800 number. Now, thanks to companies like Grasshopper phone service, it is possible for your business to look like a Fortune 500 company, even if you are running it out of your living room.

Related Articles
  Which are you, the Ant or the Grasshopper?
  Be Impressed, Grasshopper, Not Impressive
  How to Get an 800 Number without the Traditional Hassle and Cost
  What a Virtual Assistant Should Look For In a Phone System
  Bring the Four Swordsmen of Client Service With You
  The Top 3 Tips before you purchase your cell phone headset
  3 Simple Tips for Writing Your “About Page”
  Sales Training Tip of the Day: Focus on the Deal in Front of You
  Answering Service Employment Opportunities
  A simple call to action
  Customer Service Consistency
  Houston Apartment Search Tips - How to Find Low Cost Move in Apartment
  Answering Service Customer Service Agents
  The Value of Amazon Reviews
  Are Nice Customers Ruining Your Business
  Making Better Decisions for Your VoIP System
  Start a Phone Answering Service
  Compliance: Why Does Your Website Need a Phone Number?
  Phone Dynamics
  Entrepreneurs and the “Oh! No!” Trap

Article Tags: 800 number, grasshopper, phone service, virtual 800 number



Related Forum Posts
How do i answer the phone? - I learned this technique from a successful businessman who earns over a million dollars a year. He just uses his name like this... Phone rings... " This is Dwayne..." It kind of throws people off who have a preplanned script and gets right into it. Phone rings... " This is Dwayne..." No Hello, no good morning/afternoon/evening Phone rings... "This is Dwayne..."
Re: Service Or Product? - I agree with starting a Service-based Business in the economy. Here is what I think is critical: 1. Researching that your Service business has a market. 2. Marketing the Service with as much leverage as possible. 3. Product-izing the Service (aka Package Expert Knowledge). This will only help elevate you as "the" expert in your niche and make you accessible to people in different price points.
Re: Can you read body language and convert it into a sale? - I can definitely read their mood by how they speak on the phone. You can usually also tell by the way they respond to the things you are saying. Phone sales aren't as easy as when you see them in person, but I still believe their tone can tell a lot.
Re: Significance of Review Sites - Exactly! Review sites are very helpful for providing better understanding to a product or service.
Who Said Twitter Doesn't Work...? - Last month, the BBC World Service programme, The Strand, featured 21 year-old Icelandic pianist/composer Olafur Arnalds. Arnalds achieved extraordinary success through his internet-led project to compose 7 tunes in 7 days, post them on his website and then post links to it via TWITTER. As a result his website got thousands of visitors eager to listen to his music, catapulting him to fame and bringing his music to the attention of the BBC, who featured an interview with him on the World Service programme, The Strand! So who says Twitter doesn't work? (HINT: It does help if you have something uniquely your own that other people want to get hold of...)


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

Email Marketing Made Easy #11 - Avoiding Spam

Selling On Ebay The Good The Bad And The Ugly

Counselling - Who Needs It?

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.