Phonebooth Free featured on Mashable.com
Christina Warren from Mashable posted a great article on Phonebooth Free as an Alternative to Google Voice for Small Businesses. We now offer the perfect solution for small businesses, freelancers and independent professionals:
“Phonebooth Free is, from what I can find, the only free VoIP-based phone system that will give you a local number with up to five extensions, offer call forwarding to multiple sources, voicemail with transcription, and the ability to let users connect with you from the web (like the Google Voice widget) for free.”
To read the full article, please visit Mashable’s Phonebooth Free: An Alternative to Google Voice for Small Businesses.
Phonebooth Free featured on TechJournal South
TechJournal South posted a nice article about our new Phonebooth Free for Small Businesses. Phonebooth Free provides the perfect business solution for small businesses and independent professionals who need a flexible phone system that fits their flexible work life:
“Phonebooth Free comes with Contact Us Plus, a dynamic, clickable widget that businesses can install on their “Contact Us” page. Additionally, Bandwidth.com announced the general availability of Phonebooth On-demand, a full-featured, phone system that comes with unlimited local and long-distance minutes, 24×7 business class support and support for HD office phones for $20 per month per user.”
To read the full article, please visit TechJournal South’s Bandwidth.com offers Phonebooth Free to Small Businesses.
Phonebooth Free featured on ReadWriteWeb
Frederic Lardinois from ReadWriteWeb posted a great article on Phonebooth Free as an Google Voice Alternative for Startups and Small Businesses. Phonebooth Free provides the nationwide phone system your current business needs and offers the ability to adapt with your changing needs as your company grows and expands:
“Starting today, Phonebooth will offer a free service geared towards individuals. The company also announced the general availability of its $20/month/user option, which offers a fully featured phone system in the cloud. One of the advantages of using Phonebooth over similar services like Google Voice or Grasshopper is that the company allows users to upgrade their phone system over time. Once your company outgrows Phonebooth’s basic plan, you can easily switch to a higher-end phone system (Phonebooth on Demand) with hardware IP-based phones.”
To read the full article, please visit ReadWriteWeb’s Phonebooth Launches Free Google Voice Alternative for Startups and Small Businesses.
Phonebooth Free featured on VentureBeat
Anthony Ha from VentureBeat posted good article about how Bandwidth.com’s Free Phone System Helps Your Business Sound Professional. Our newest offering, Phonebooth Free, provides free business phone systems to help small businesses and independent professionals sound more professional:
“It’s normal for a startup nowadays to use personal cell phones for all calls. But there are probably many companies that would rather not, either to appear professional or protect their privacy. That’s where Phonebooth Free comes in. Think of it as either an office phone system for a virtual office, or as a version of Google Voice that’s designed for businesses rather than a single user.”
To read the full article, please visit VentureBeat’s Bandwidth.com’s Free Phone System Helps Your Business Sound Professional.
Building a Community…One Picture at a Time
@Phonebooth here.
For the folks in Raleigh that attend social media, marketing or networking events, you may have run into me recently (literally). As I am a growing brand and I anticipate making a big splash this year, I like being involved.
Most recently, you may have seen me at the Raleigh MediaLeaders event hosted by The Hive (@busybeecafe - 1/26) or at NCTA (1/29). Although I’m not the most agile person in the world, I try to make it out as much as possible and even ventured up two flights of stairs this past Monday (and won the limbo contest with the door).
I have a lot to offer and look forward to adding value to your business. Be on the lookout so we can get a picture together. This may seem small, but it actually helps me meet people with similar interests, wants and needs and that isn’t ignored. If a product has my name on it, it has to meet customer needs.
To learn more about me, visit Phonebooth.net or follow me on Twitter - @phonebooth. MORE ->
Bandwidth.com at ITEXPO and the Launch of SIPSTATION.com
The ITEXPO kicked off today and Bandwidth.com is in the building. We will have a presence at the SIP Trunk Summit, so be sure to say hello.
To track the IT EXPO in real-time, follow the #ITEXPO hashtag on Twitter.
Bandwidth’s own Sean Rivers is pictured here discussing “The Service Provider Perspective.”
Today also marks the launch of www.sipstation.com - making SIP trunks available with a few clicks. If you need SIP trunks, this is the place for you.
Bandwidth.com, Cisco, Google, Skype, & Avaya: VoIP in 2010
Alex Williams from ReadWriteWeb posted a great article on 5 Enterprise Trends to Watch for in 2010. Bandwidth.com was featured in the VoIP section, along with Cisco, Google, Avaya & Skype (we’re in good company!):
“VoIP will move deeper into the enterprise. The days of closed, siloed telephony systems are coming to an end. The freedom of web-based communications will be far more clear to the enterprise customer this year as the sheer volume of applications and features enter the market. Again, this trend in many ways stems from the move to WOA in the enterprise. The move is to the web. Voice will also heed the call.”
To read the full article, please visit ReadWriteWeb’s 5 Enterprise Trends to Watch for in 2010.
How @bandwidth listens to customers on Twitter
Jeffrey L. Cohen posted a nice writeup of how @Bandwidth uses Twitter to monitor and reach out to customers. Through a team effort from multiple departments including Marketing and Customer Service, customers are provided with a better experience.
“…Social media outlets, and especially Twitter, have become a communications tool for customers to reach out to their vendors. It has become publicly acceptable to complain online about your experiences. And make sure to use the proper Twitter account in your complaint. Sometimes it is venting to feel better, while other times it is done to warn others about the experience. But from the vendor side of things, this is some of the most important listening that you do.
The following example comes Bandwidth.com, a business phone and data provider in Cary, North Carolina…”
Phonebooth How-to: Set-up Find Me, Follow Me
“Find Me, Follow Me” is a Phonebooth feature that allows one number to route to multiple phones, based on rules that you set-up. We thought about calling it “Stalk Me”, but legal didn’t like that name. This is extremely useful for mobile workforces, or for people who may want to appear to be “working” while out of the office (on your boat, at the golf course, driving in your Maserati…wherever).
Configuring Find Me, Follow Me with Phonebooth is as easy as it gets. MORE ->
Happy Holidays from Bandwidth.com!
It has been a great year for Bandwidth.com and we hope it has been a great year for you as well! In 2009, we’ve seen successful launches of Phonebooth OnDemand, FlexNetwork, and FreePBX v3.
Thank you all for your support and a special thanks to those who interact with us on our blog, our Twitter accounts (@bandwidth, @phonebooth, and @freePBX), our Facebook and other social networks.
Happy Holidays! Images after the jump. MORE ->
