Do you run into a scenario like this in your work? You are out of the office and you are made aware of a situation that has resulted in an irritated client. You call the client to make things right, and you successfully smooth over the situation. A while later the client wants to discuss something with you and he calls your personal phone directly. You try to politely direct him to use your business line, but over time, he makes your personal line his business support number.

Now imagine a handful of customers making this their practice. Not great. There’s a way to prevent this.

Enforcement Policy

While it is a problem when work keeps interrupting you at home, these days it may not be unexpected. Also, you may want to record customer service phone calls so that you can review them if there are questions about what was said. We do this in our day-to-day operations.

Calling someone on their personal phone number for tech support is not the proper channel. I want to maintain accountability. If calls go through our phone system where I can pull up logs and recordings if I need to later, it makes it easier to manage.

Moreover, if anyone is going to call my guys when they are off the clock or on vacation, it’s going to be me, not a client trying to use them as a direct tech support line.

A Better Way to Communicate

There is an option that works both ways: VoIP. With a hosted Voice over Internet Protocol platform, my staff can still give personalized and tremendous technical support and customer service from their personal phones. 

If a tech’s extension rings, it rings on their smartphone. They can pick up and answer the phone, transfer it to other departments, conference others in, and do everything they can do with their desktop handset. It handles the call recording too. All from a single smartphone app.

The Perfect Solution for Remote Workers

If your organization has multiple locations, or you allow your staff to work remotely, your VoIP solution is an indispensable tool. If you have good wireless access, you have a reliable phone system. This extends the reach of our business, and provides opportunities for our techs to provide great support regardless of where they are.

If your organization is looking for a way to extend its reach, provide each member with a reliable phone solution that they can take with them, and have access to features that promote accountability, professionalism, and other positive attributes, then call us today at (610) 828- 5500 and ask about our hosted VoIP platform options. Your business will be better for it.