Fax Number
by Matt Gerchow
A certain ad currently airing on one cable TV channel focuses on the impression created by a well-designed business card. Yet, it does not pay to create a good impression, if a possible customer lacks access to the Internet, and so wants to try faxing some questions. He or she should have the fax number for your company or office. Those numbers should be printed onto all of your business cards.
Get the most out of a fax number
Now sometimes, a small business does not have a separate line for receiving and sending faxes. It utilizes the phone line. There are a couple ways to go about offering a fax number, in such a situation. One method takes a more business-minded approach the other favors adding a sense of humor.
Both methods rely on utilization of the telephone. The person who plans to be faxing some information is given the phone number of the appropriate office. Upon receiving a call that a faxed document is on its way, the office workers will know not to answer the phone again. Instead, those workers will watch for the expected document.
Tips for sharing that contact number with clients and customers
Now the notification given to any client or customer can be made in a either a serious or a light-hearted way. This writer has seen both approaches used. This writer has received an email that included instructions on faxing a signature to a particular business. Those instructions gave the telephone number to use, in order to announce the impending arrival of a faxed paper.
This writer has also seen a businessmancomedian talk about the high-tech nature of his operation. That was a prelude to his admission that he uses a single line, for faxing and making calls. The reader can decide which approach he or she feels most comfortable using.
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Get the most out of a fax number
Now sometimes, a small business does not have a separate line for receiving and sending faxes. It utilizes the phone line. There are a couple ways to go about offering a fax number, in such a situation. One method takes a more business-minded approach the other favors adding a sense of humor.
Both methods rely on utilization of the telephone. The person who plans to be faxing some information is given the phone number of the appropriate office. Upon receiving a call that a faxed document is on its way, the office workers will know not to answer the phone again. Instead, those workers will watch for the expected document.
Tips for sharing that contact number with clients and customers
Now the notification given to any client or customer can be made in a either a serious or a light-hearted way. This writer has seen both approaches used. This writer has received an email that included instructions on faxing a signature to a particular business. Those instructions gave the telephone number to use, in order to announce the impending arrival of a faxed paper.
This writer has also seen a businessmancomedian talk about the high-tech nature of his operation. That was a prelude to his admission that he uses a single line, for faxing and making calls. The reader can decide which approach he or she feels most comfortable using.
Test drive RingCentral and fax free for 30 days