Telephone answering service New York - Virtual Receptionists
Looking at starting a business in New York? Getting yourself a telephone answering service can be a really cost effective way of giving your business the flexibility that it will need as it grows. Virtual Headquarters is a local US based telephone answering service that offers a broad range of packages for small and medium sized organisations. Let Virtual Headquarters focus on answering the telephone calls while you focus on building your business.
How our answering service works
1. You sign up for our FREE 7 Day Answering Service - Get a number instantly
Customers who register for our 7 Day no obligation FREE Trial will be allocated with a telephone number for the city of your choice. If you don't want a local number then you alternatively you can get a Toll Free number instead.
2. Either use the phone number in your business or forward calls to it
Once you have your allocated telephone number you can either make use of the number as one of your business numbers or alternatively you can forward your current business number to the phone number that has been provided. It is really quite flexible!
3. Let us know how you ant your customers greeted
When you first set up your account you will let us know how you want us to greet your callers when we answer your calls. This greeting can be changed at any time by logging into our portal via a PC or our iPhone or Android Apps. You will also need to tell us how we should send you your messages, ie by SMS or email.
4. Pretty much instantly we can start answering those calls!
You are ready to go! VHQ can start answering your incoming phone calls. Our team of professional virtual receptionists will answer with the greeting have provided to greet your callers and if necessary (ie, if you are unavailable) they will take note of the callers details and any message prior to emailing or SMS'ing that message through to you.
Telephone Answering Service
Getting a telephone answering service for your small business makes really good sense. These days small business owners are constantly being bombarded with email's telephone calls, SMS messages as well as physical mail. A virtual receptionist gives you the opportunity to outsource the answering of all those distracting calls to a third party. Think of all of the extra work you will be able to get done when you have a professional receptionist answering your incoming calls.
How Do Answering Services/Virtual Receptionists Work
If you break it down to it's simplest form, a telephone answering service is an external business that you forward your incoming calls to, they then interact with your callers, take a message and forward that message through to you or one of your staff via email or SMS. Here at Virtual Headquarters we offer far more than a basic answering service, our answering service lets you switch our service on and off via an app, our service lets you change your greeting at any time and also lets you put in multiple numbers that we can try you on if you are unavailable on your main number. If you are off travelling for business or pleasure you can either let us know the direct number of your hotel or you can simply nominate other staff members to take your calls. It is erally like having your own receptionist on call but they are virtual.
Telephone Answering Services
Something to take account of when picking a virtual receptionist partner for your New York business is the method used to charge for calls. In the telephone answering industry you will find that companies either charge by the minute or by the call. This creates a problem for new customers when comparing the plans offered by different suppliers. Here at Virtual Headquarters we charge by the call. To help you with comparing us with other suppliers the average length of the calls that we answer here at Virtual Headquarters is approximately 1.5 minutes. Therefore, if you are comparing our plans with a competitor who bills by the minute then our 100 call plan would be roughly 150 minutes. We believe that by billing in calls we take away a lot of the risk for the customers. You have a good idea of how many calls you get and consequently should be able to estimate which package would suit you best.
There are plenty of reasons why you should choose Virtual Headquarters as opposed to our competitors. These include that we won't lock you in to a long term contract, the fact that our software has been developed in-house by telephone answering experts, the ease with which you can make changes to your account, upgrade or downgrade your plan, add additional phone numbers or change your greeting.
Your Business Will Be In Good Company
Here at Virtual Headquarters we have thousands of small business customers. Our customers operate in a range of different industries including Attorneys, CPA's, IT Professionals, Medical Consultants, Internet Entrepreneurs, eCommerce Businesses, Funeral Directors plus lots more. Getting an answering service really makes good business sense if you are have just started out your business has limited financial resources. A Virtual Receptionist Services can also make sense for SMB's that only operate between the hours of 9 and 5. With a virtual receptionist service from VHQ we can cover your phone calls 24/7 365 days per year. Our dedicated team of receptionists can help you to grow your company and take things to the next level.
Why not test drive our Virtual Receptionist Service for 7 days at absolutely no cost to you. There is absolutely no obligation to take things further after the trial. We do not take your credit card details when you sign up and we will not bombard you with emails afterwards. What have you got to lose, we could be answering your telephone calls in just minutes from now!
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Doing Business In New York
In our modern hectic business world starting a new business can be a hectic process with regulations, licensing and tax registrations etc. One of the most important decisions you will make in terms of operating your US business is which state are you going to physically locate this business in. With online trading and sophisticated delivery systems it is possible for small businesses to have customers across the USA and across the world however you will still need to settle on a local US state to have as your headquarters and to use for your business registration.
New York is known to be one of the greatest cities in the world. The reason it has become what it is today, is mainly due to the global forces, and of course New York’s outstanding traditional strengths. New York counts with an impressive 9.5 million inhabitants, making New York City the largest city in the united states of America. Thanks to the leading and influential role in commerce, finance, media, public relations, art, fashion and education it is one of the major world cities and influences much that happens in the international business world.
Doing business in New York can be a bit of a challenge however if you can get it right then the opportunities are amazing. In New York state there are in excess of 2 million small businesses registered. While many of these are one and two man operations there are others that are growing rapidly and dealing with people all over the world, with small businesses contributing more than 50% to New York’s export income. To some extent New York state is a magnet for small businesses given that more than 99% of businesses in the state of NY are classified as small and employ upward of 4 million people. (sba.gov)
Setting up business in the big apple is not all rosy. NY state has a number of regulations that could be called complex. If you do decide to set up your small business in New York then it is advisable to consult a local CPA and a local attorney prior to getting started. The attorney should hopefully be able to help you with any permits or licenses that may be required to operate your chosen field of business in New York.
Answering Service New York NY, USA
New York City NY Main Zip Codes
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New York NY Area Codes
Here are some of the main telephone area codes in New York, NY 212, 315, 332, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917 and 929.
