February 2nd, 2010

From Kristina Brooke: Use Skype for your business calls

Like many web designers and social media addicts, I spend a exuberant amount of time on my computer. I usually tell people “if you want to get in touch with me- skip the phone and email me instead.” After all, talking on the phone requires that I stop doing whatever it is that I am doing and focus on the phone. Even if I can put a person on speaker, it is sometimes too cumbersome to use and you often lose sound quality.

Now, unlike most people, I don’t have a cell-phone. Actually, my husband and I share a cell-phone. I work from home so spending a lot of money on a mobile phone seems silly when my home phone is cheap, contract-free, and has the best quality service around. The thing is that I need a business line- a way of allowing clients to get in touch with me without giving out my home number on business cards or on the net.  {read more}