6 Signs to Look for When Hiring a Virtual Answering Service for Your Business

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Deciding if your business needs a virtual answering service might not be a difficult choice but choosing a call center to provide your needed services sure can be! That is why Always Answer wanted to bring you our handy list of the 6 signs you should be looking for when hiring a virtual answering service. … Read more

Answering Service vs Virtual Receptionist: Are They the Same? (3 Differences You Need to Know)

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Both answering services and virtual receptionists offer over-the-phone support in many ways for your clients, customers, or potentials. But there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding their differences and how you should go about choosing one over the other. Many articles on this topic have a clear leaning – telling you that the service … Read more

10 Reasons You Really Do Need a Live Virtual Receptionist Service

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Though Always Answer has many services with many features, and works in numerous industries, we wanted to be clear, concise, and transparent about the biggest benefits that a live virtual receptionist service provides. Because, though we will cater to your specific needs and create the perfect unique package for you, some benefits are universal and … Read more

3 Pros & Cons of Hiring an Answering Service

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Answering Services can be highly helpful for many small businesses, especially those who don’t have the staffing power to have 24/7 coverage or an in-house receptionist. But if answering services were perfect for everyone, well, then everyone would utilize them, right? So, why doesn’t every business with a phone line have answering services? Because there … Read more

13 Call Features You Need for Your Small Business

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The beauty of working with a veteran, tested and true call center and live answering service company like Always Answer, is that we have the experience and expertise, knowledge and foundation, history and varied services to meet any needs you may have. Are you in a specific industry? Need a specific service or feature? Are … Read more

Staying in the Loop After-Hours with Always Answer

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Always Answer wants your business to thrive, and we want you to be able to stay in the loop, even after-hours. That means we want to support your business, clients, and customers to the very best of our ability. Supporting you takes long-standing experience and a great team, along with the right technology and tools. … Read more

New Year Knowledge: What is a Virtual Receptionist Service?

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Your company shouldn’t ever have to miss a call, but what about when you are closed or when there just aren’t enough people to answer phones and help your customers at the same time? How do you choose between future and potential customers on the phones, and the current customers in your business right now? … Read more

Client Education: What is a Virtual Office Call Answering Service?

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Always Answer gets a lot of questions about our services, packages and what each service means. In fact, many clients have difficulty distinguishing between answering services, a virtual office, or a marriage of the two – virtual office call answering services. If your business wants to know more about virtual office call answering services, or … Read more

24 Hour Answering Services: Handle Customer Support when Your Business is Down

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A storm rolls through your city and while you’re watching in awe and marveling at the cracks of lightning and rolling thunder, your business could be down. Whether your business is down because of a downed power line, debris-filled roads, or a lack of staffing, your customers need support even when your business isn’t able … Read more

Business Continuity: Staffing During Inclement Weather with Live Receptionist Services

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Let’s set the scene: it’s a windy, rainy afternoon, a storm for the books and suddenly, with nothing more than a flicker and a zap, your power goes out. Pitch black, no telephones, no internet. What do you do? For a typical household, this marks an inconvenience and bustling about to grab the candles and … Read more