Month: June 2020

It’s a beautiful quiet thought right?

Something doesn’t feel right. It’s too quiet. Your cell phone hasn’t rung in at least two minutes. What’s going on? Oh wait, that’s because you’ve delegated all your call answering to a professional live receptionist service.

Go ahead and feel smug.

That’s what it feels like when a professional receptionist takes care of distractions.

In this guide, we’ve outlined 10 simple questions. If you answer ‘yes’ to at least one of them, it’s likely that you will benefit from a live receptionist service. Let’s get started.

 

How Do I Know I Need a Live Receptionist?

1. Are you losing sales or not connecting with prospects because you miss important calls?

   Unfortunately, for busy entrepreneurs this happens all too often. Live Receptionists can respond to inquiries quickly so that potential leads become paying clients in no time.

2. Do you frequently ignore or miss calls because you’re in meetings or otherwise preoccupied?
   Ignoring calls is one of the worst things a growing business can do, and leads to disgruntled clients and lost leads. Live Receptionists are trained to handle calls on your behalf when you’re too busy to get to the phone.
3. Do you get lots of calls from telemarketers, solicitors and robocallers?
   A Live Receptionist will handle time-wasting calls on your behalf. They can be blocked, diverted to voicemail or forwarded to another line, depending on how you want to deal with them.
4. Do you feel you don’t convey the right level of professionalism when answering calls?
   If you find yourself answering calls hastily but not necessarily in a professional manner, pass the responsibility onto a Live Receptionist. They are trained professionals who answer calls in your company name, on brand, every time.
5. Are you spending so much time answering your phone that it distracts you from other business priorities?
   This is a common problem for startups and entrepreneurs — and it’s one of the most common reasons why business owners sign up to a Live Receptionist service. Place your trust in a Live Receptionist who can handle that side of the business for you.
6. Are you frequently in your car or in another noisy area when you answer your phone?
   It’s a situation we all find ourselves in, and it’s far from ideal. Live Receptionists can dedicate their full attention to your clients and make sure nobody slips through the net.
7. Are you often multi-tasking when you answer the phone?
   Entrepreneurs wear multiple hats, and distractions are commonplace. But when clients don’t get your full attention, you place valuable relationships at risk. By delegating your calls to a Live receptionist, your clients receive a superior call experience that’s 100% focused on their needs.
8. Are you constantly deleting old messages because voicemail on your cell phone, landline or VoIP phone is full?
   If yes, then a Live Receptionist will make sure that every call is answered promptly and dealt with according to your instructions. If you don’t like listening to voicemail, your Live Receptionist can take messages and forward them to you for a small fee.
9. Do you dislike talking to people on the phone?
   Some people prefer emails and messages rather than speaking on the phone. Live Receptionists, on the other hand, take it all in their stride. Their telephone manner is second to none and they’ll take care of every call and handle it per your instructions — even if that means taking a message and emailing it to you.

   As you can see, there are many different ways a Live Receptionist service can support your business, and help you win back more of your valuable time.

   It’s our Office Alternatives’ mission to help you become more productive by saving time and working more flexibly. You can’t do that when you’re tied to a desk or a cell phone. So with our plans, you get affordable month to month service with no obligations. Our Live Receptionist service is a cost-effective and flexible way to support your business growth plans, every step of the way

Have a business plan – As the saying goes, if you fail to plan then you plan to fail. Have a succinct and clear business plan which should include points such as sales forecasts, identification of competitors and an outline of how your money will be spent. Having a plan will not only enable you to monitor your business’s success but it will also prove useful when asking outsiders for funding. Conversely, don’t be beholden to the plan, we all know that the pace of change in any business is rapid so make sure you are able to adapt – the joy of entrepreneurship is often the ability to make decisions on the fly.

Home Office AND Virtual Office Services – In the early days of your business, cash flow is king, so forget about wasting precious resources on renting an office and all of the overhead involved with that idea. Save as much money as you can by setting up your base from home. Your accountant can ensure that part of your electricity bills and even part of your mortgage expenses are offset against your tax bill. Utilize a Virtual office provider for a Virtual mail package so you can use a professional class A or B building for your business’ official address and a place to receive mail and packages. Also these providers, such as Office Alternatives, offer other services to help your business appear larger and more established even when it’s brand new.

Keep track of your finances – Hopefully the money will be flowing in in no time. However, don’t get too carried away, always keep good track of your financial status. Do you have savings that can be invested, and will these be enough? If you don’t, approach potential investors and lenders early-on. Don’t rule out considering government-backed funding too. Investigate the many business incubator services that are on hand to advise you, and in some cases offer financial backing. Use a bookkeeper and/or Quickbooks online to ensure accurate complete books.

Don’t go it alone – Taking on the weight of a business all by yourself might be too much, especially if you have a family. Try and find a business partner who has the same goals as you, but with different skills and knowledge to you, then you’ll both complement each other. Join a networking group and make friends with other business owners.

Create a Buzz – If you don’t shout about your new business, who will? Make the most out of free tools such as social media to spread the word. Similarly, something as simple as asking your customers to tell their friends and family about you can have a big impact. Also, make sure to network – this doesn’t have to be at a specialist ‘networking event’ but in your day to day activities – just keep telling people about your service and you may find yourself talking to someone who knows someone or something of use!

Image is everything – A good business name, business cards and a professional website all contribute to how your business is perceived by the public. But don’t underestimate the power of the telephone number and reception service also. By setting up a separate local and/or national number such as an 800#, your business projects the image of being a bigger enterprise, with national reach. Office Alternatives’ Virtual Telephone Reception service can provide an affordable team that answers your business’ phone and greets each prospect and client with a professional live answer service again without actual overhead.

Grow in stages – Working from home has its downside. Barking dogs, ringing door bells, and screaming kids are a few. Consider taking up office space at a coworking facility or executive office suites rental company. For instance, Office Alternatives has a wifi coworking lounge at its West side locations that’s free with their Virtual mail package – super affordable way to have a quiet place to work. Or consider one of their fully loaded executive office suites at either location. Fully loaded with all of the amenities you need to office there.

Don’t give up – Learn from your mistakes and adapt accordingly. Be prepared to continue refining your business methods as you encounter new hurdles. No one successful ever launched with the finished product, so keep tweaking and adding. You’ll learn so much from your first few sales and customers to help you refine the way you do business and make things easier for you going forward. Overall keep motivated and don’t lose sight of why you started the business in the first place.

Save your business by lowering overhead – Downsizing your Office Space

Perhaps your lease is nearly up or you’re going to be breaking it, a Coworking or Executive Office Suites rental place is a great way to get all-inclusive office space without the overhead and long commitments. Executive office suites have everything you need available to you 24/7. This means you can scale back your overhead and save not only on lease space, but utilities, copier contracts, phones, receptionist headcount, internet and more. Some clients find that they can reduce operating expenses by $35-48,000 per year. That’s a great way to save your business.

Want to Get away from the house but play it safe?

Executive office suites and coworking places have onsite fully-loaded private office suites which are typically available 24/7 by the renters. The unlimited access would allow you to come and go on “off hours” to have a private place to work without distractions from kids and pets, but limit contact with others.

Moving your business to “work from home” for good without giving up the image you have a good-sized operation

Many virtual office providers, such as Office Alternatives, provide virtual services that make it look like you work from a Class A office building with your own staff even if you are a one-man or woman show. If you had to downsize your staff, and find it to be quite overwhelming, a company like ours, can provide virtual services giving your business a professional address, so you have the use of it on your website and you My Google Business listing as well as all of your marketing collateral. It also gives your business continuity so even if you move residences several times over the decade, your business address listing is always the same. Your business obtains a safe place to receive mail and packages that you can check whenever you feel like 24/7. And when you need office space, you can rent hourly offices and conference rooms at a fraction of the non-member pricing. Many virtual offices also provide reception service for your business as well as light administrative help by the hour.

Give up keeping up with your phone

Let the professionals of Office Alternatives’ Virtual Receptionists team, our PROS team, answer your business line with a quick forward 1, 2, 3 to the number we assign you. Our team will answer your business calls so you are freed up to work without distractions. We’ll handle your calls how you instruct us, screening them, routing important calls and even taking emailed messages. This avoids missed sales altogether and the frustration that is growing because companies are not answering with a live person these days. Clients are frustrated with long wait times, unreturned calls and emails. Office Alternatives can also handle your calendar bookings/appointments and light administrative work making it easier to downsize your staff and save operational costs. This means more money in your pocket as you try to save your business and begin the daunting tasks of growing. Easy peasy – it’s as if you gained a full-time 8-5pm receptionist but don’t have to pay a salary or manage them

Nonprofit organizations are unique in that any profits are designated for reinvestment in the organization’s cause. This model creates a long list of challenges, and nonprofits must have a creative approach for sustainable success.

Virtual Office and Shared office space providers such as Office Alternatives present a perfect opportunity for nonprofits to tackle those challenges by cutting overhead costs, increasing operational efficiency, and making a bigger impact on their chosen mission. Here’s how a virtual office is a perfect fit for your organization.

Lower Costs

The most significant challenge that nonprofits face is a lack of funding, and they must maintain disciplined budgets to account for this challenge. Rising Commercial Iffice leasing rates have left them with limited choices for nonprofit office space. A virtual office provides organizations a cost-effective solution without sacrificing location, capabilities, or reputation.

Office Alternatives offers professional office space with modern amenities, including a Class A building, tasteful reception and lobby area, premium telecommunications systems, meeting rooms, and more. And perhaps most importantly for nonprofits, Office Alternatives services are on-demand, which means you only pay for what you need, when you need it.

Organizational Infrastructure

It’s a common misconception that all nonprofit employees are volunteers. Most nonprofit organizations hire full-time employees, but strained resources and even federal regulations limit how much and how many employees are paid. This puts tremendous stress on the infrastructure of a nonprofit organization, forcing individuals to fill multiple roles.

Office Alternatives offers administrative assistant services that provide professional, reliable assistance without the costs and scrutiny of hiring a full-time employee. Our receptionists answer calls, managing schedules, and connecting donors and clients with the appropriate contacts at your organization.

Boost Professional Image and Credibility

There are plenty of myths and skepticism surrounding nonprofits, and the perception of many organizations operating in good faith suffers from the misdeeds of a few bad apples.

Working with Office Alternatives is a savvy way of combating this unfortunate perception. Organizations can build trust with potential donors or clients by inviting them to face-to-face meetings in a reserved meeting room, board room, day office or training suite. Our professional spaces and staff will help alleviate any fears they may have, and you can show them that your organization is a reliable outfit that’s invested in making a positive impact.

Get In the Action

Nonprofit employees and volunteers are usually drawn to the field out of a sense of duty. That duty usually includes getting out of the office and into the action, where they can help people directly.

Office Alternatives services give organizational leaders the opportunity to get off the phone and reconnect with their original inspiration. Our phone answering professionals are not randomly assigned placeholders. They are trained extensions of your team that you can rely on while you get back to the work you truly care for.

Meetings are designed to produce results, but without the proper meeting venue, you’re likely to fall short of those results. Virtual office meeting rooms establish a professional, cooperative environment that is most conducive to a successful meeting for all parties involved.

Scheduling a meeting might seem like a simple task. You find an open time for both parties, put it on the calendar, and off you go. But every meeting has context, and schedulers should take that context into consideration. Location, time, invitees, room size, technology — all of these details work together to create an appropriate setting for a meeting. Renting a meeting room at a virtual office company, such as Office Alternatives, is an easy and affordable way to check all of the boxes — creating a neutral environment for all parties. Here are a few scenarios when a meeting venue matters.

Trying to Win or Conduct Business

The goal of a professional meeting with a prospective client is to win business. A meeting room at a professional office allows both parties to assess one another from a neutral point of view. There’s no worry about privacy. There’s no worry about finding a seat or an outlet, nor the awkward moment when both parties wonder “who is going to pay.” For the price of two lattes, you can rent an hourly space and cover all bases.

Negotiations

Conducting a negotiation meeting is meant to satisfy the objectives of all parties involved. The meeting venue is extremely important if both sides are to reach a deal. Any complications could derail a session and even put a final agreement in jeopardy. A virtual office meeting room provides a neutral setting where both parties can establish expectations and operate in good faith, avoiding any “home-court advantage” for either side.

Depositions

Attorneys often find virtual office services helpful, including meeting rooms for depositions. A deposition is a formal part of a legal trial where witnesses give oral statements under oath, but do so outside of the court room. Finding a neutral environment for these meetings is crucial as witnesses must be comfortable if they are to provide as much information as possible. The information presented in these meetings is of the utmost importance and potentially guides an attorney’s legal strategy. A neutral meeting room offers the best environment to ensure a deposition is accurate and thorough. Office Alternatives even offers witnessing services at a small fee.

Remote Employees Basecamp

Virtual office meeting rooms can be a valuable asset for remote employees. In the case that these employees need to meet face-to-face with a teammate or client, a meeting room environment is often preferable to a home office or public space. Virtual office meeting rooms from Office Alternatives are located in the Albuquerque’s best locations and in professional buildings. Establishing a professional meeting environment can put both parties at ease and even improve the discourse.

Law firms have been seeing that the traditional private office structure, which has been the typical law office design for decades, seems to have run its course. Shared Executive or temporary office space, or coworking space, is allowing lawyers to operate a more lean and mobile operation with little overhead without sacrificing the corporate executive appearance.
There are many benefits shared or virtual office spaces can provide to your firm, such as:

Cost Savings

With more firms shifting towards a value-based work structure, office cost savings is becoming a huge factor in the law industry. Executive office space, rented month to month or even by the hour, allow for a huge reduction in overhead costs, such as the amenities needed for day to day work like reception, furniture, and wireless internet. At OA, these necessary amenities are included, along with a flowing supply of coffee to keep you energized through your workday.

Image

Many law firms are choosing a more mobile lifestyle. They often want to work from home or from any location. Having a membership at Office Alternatives allows them to still provide a class A professional image on a dime and “office when and where they want to.” Virtual Mail and Virtual Telephone packages afford the use of a professional business address in Journal Center and/or the West side as well as a live receptionist to answer the firm’s phone during busy business hours. The hourly rentals of conference rooms and day offices provide an executive environment to meet clients with high speed internet, a receptionist to greet the client, free coffee and other amenities for a low cost per hour. This enables you to book space only when needed yet still appear to have a pretty smooth operation going.

Security

A Virtual mail company such as Office Alternatives, provides a secure place to receive mail and packages as well as act as a drop-off hub for your clients dropping paperwork off or picking up something you’ve left for them. Some attorneys need to shield themselves from client access due to the types of law they cover. Meeting at OA means the clients do not have access to a home address or a brick and mortar building whereby they can blindside you with an unexpected turn up.

Low Overhead Offices

OA has fully loaded Executive office suites onsite month to month. This enables you to set up that law practice you’ve always wanted without the overhead thus maintaining more income in your pocket. With a live receptionist to greet your onsite clients, there’s no need to hire your own thus saving $35k per year or more. Add a Virtual Telephone Reception package and now your law firm never misses a phone call. Of course high speed wifi, coffee, janitorial, utilities, and pest control are all included keeping your costs only to one month to month OA bill.

Individual CPAs, as well as CPAs working for accounting firms, can take full advantage of a virtual office setup. Here’s how Office Alternatives is perfectly suited for a CPA on-demand office this tax season and beyond.

Office Alternatives provides a practical, professional space for CPAs. First and foremost, Office Alternatives provides physical office space in a great location at a fair price; CPAs only would pay for the space and time they actually use. Commercial leases often require long-term commitments at steep prices, but a virtual office delivers a flexible solution for savvy CPAs who know what they’re looking for.

Our locations are equipped with all of the modern tools required for business operations. From office furniture to premium telecommunications service and more, Office Alternatives provides the resources for CPAs to host customer meetings and manage workloads – all while reinforcing your professional image to customers and prospects.

Office Alternatives gives CPAs the flexibility needed for an unbalanced schedule. Tax season, which traditionally runs from January through April, creates a hectic schedule for CPAs. For many CPAs, such a schedule requires additional resources, including office space and assistants. We even have “Pay per Click” copy, print, scan and fax services less expensive then big box retail. Office Alternatives’ services are on-demand, which means you only pay for the services you need, when you need them. When tax season rolls around, you know you’ll be more than prepared with Office Alternatives.

The terms Virtual Office,” “Virtual Reception,” or “Virtual Mail” can be confusing in today’s age. What does “virtual” mean? Is there an actual office? A real receptionist or a robot? Is real mail involved with Virtual Mail? Office Alternatives would like to outline 6 Benefits of Virtual Office Services helping New Mexico Small Business or Independents grow and succeed.

Here are six things you didn’t know about virtual offices.

Virtual offices are real. A virtual office is a physical, brick-and-mortar location that features all of the modern amenities of a typical office, including professional on-site staff. Virtual Mail affords you to use this professional address as if it’s your company’s place of business when you might actually work out of your home. This becomes important when you’re setting up Google My Business (a must do!) and a geographical presence to be used with all online advertising. Google will not take a PO Box and why would you want your personal home address publicized and associated with your professional business? Office Alternatives has 2 physical locations providing business owners with day-to-day infrastructure and mail packages allowing the small business owner to expand the geographic reach of their business. OA will have a 3rd Uptown location soon to launch in 2019 and plans for Santa Fe in the next 2-3 years.

Virtual offices hourly conference rooms can be rented for as few as 30 minutes. One of the primary benefits of using a virtual office is the low level of commitment. Gone are the traditional leases and overhead associated with a traditional office infrastructure. Whether you need a long-term home for your business or a short-term site for an emergency meeting, virtual offices are an efficient solution. Office Alternatives rents meeting, conference, boardrooms and even training rooms as few as 30 minutes and as low as $10 an hour for members. Virtual offices are designed to be flexible tools for businesses. It’s space when you need it and no cost when you don’t.

Virtual offices offer full-service administrative services. All Office Alternative locations have on-site staff that greet and accommodate you and your guests, offer free coffee with ceramic mugs and real half and half. Most importantly, our trained receptionists offer billable administrative assistance services billed by the minute not hour such as printing, copying, scanning, and mail-forwarding.

Virtual offices offer reception services. All Office Alternative locations have on-site staff that greet and accommodate you and your guests, offer free coffee with ceramic mugs and real half and half. Most importantly, our trained receptionists offer billable administrative assistance services billed by the minute not hour such as printing, copying, scanning, and mail-forwarding.

Virtual offices can prevent missed sales and missed $$$ Business owners often feel like they can’t step away from their business duties to answer phones. Yet every missed potential client is a missed sale. If a business owner makes $75-$100 per hour, one missed client is missed revenue. What if you missed 1 client per day? Statistics show 89% of all potential clients move the next company on the Google or Bing listing if they do not get a live answer. Virtual Receptionist Phone service, by Office Alternatives, provides the big-business infrastructure that allows business owners to have live-answer phone service even when on vacation. From answering phone calls and taking messages while you’re gone, and even scheduling appointments, customer interactions will be professionally handled with your specific instructions.

Virtual offices allow business owners to go on vacation. Business owners often feel like they can’t step away from their business. Virtual Receptionist Phone service provides the big-business infrastructure that allows business owners to take a break. From answering phone calls and taking messages while you’re gone, customer interactions will be professionally handled with your specific instructions.

Virtual offices are full-scale, professional facilities. The benefit of being a virtual office customer is the ability to conduct business at prestigious upscale full-service offices as if the infrastructure was your own company’s entirely. Office Alternatives’ locations include professional lobbies, meeting rooms, executive day offices, break rooms, conference equipment, high-speed internet, and more. Our locations are equipped to meet the unique needs of every business for a fraction of the cost of other long-term solutions.

Office Alternatives is a growing New Mexico company with two locations in Albuquerque, NM currently and a 3rd coming in 2019. We can provide virtual telephone reception to any company in the Mountain time zone currently even outside of the state. Call us Monday-Friday at 505.796.9600 for a free consultation.

If you are a small business owner, you wear many hats. In addition to being the owner you may also act as your own salesperson, webmaster, accountant and marketer. You are busy doing what you do best…… and you don’t want to also be your own receptionist or worse, miss important potential clients. Having someone to answer the phone when a current or potential customer calls is critical to keeping and landing new clients. One easy solution is to use a live answering service also known as “Virtual Telephone Reception Service” for small businesses. Unlike traditional phone answering services, Virtual Receptionists act as they are part of your face to face team and never say “we’re just an answering service.”

There are 3 top reasons to get a Virtual Reception Service today:

1. Never Miss a Call: An answering service means you are always open for business – even when you are in client meetings, on the road, or attending to the million and one small tasks that go along with running your own business. If you hire a virtual reception service, they will politely and professionally answer your calls, forward them directly to you (if that’s what you choose) or take a message. The alternative is missed calls that go straight to your voicemail. Unfortunately, recent studies show that almost 89% of callers hang up when they reach voicemail – meaning unless a business owner is available to answer every call as they come in, he or she is losing out on a lot of potential customers.
2. Save Money: Some small business owners have already realized the importance of not missing a call, but struggle with finding the budget to hire a receptionist to work at their office, if they even have a physical office due to all the costs involved. Hiring a full-time staff member to answer the phone will cost a typical business $2,500 – $3,500 a month in salary alone if not more. Any extras, such as a desk, phone, computer, etc. will add more to that cost. Small business answering services like our Office Alternatives’ Virtual Telephone Reception service offer reasonable rates starting at only $149 monthly, which makes hiring your own virtual receptionist one of the easiest decisions you will ever make as a business owner. If you think about how much
   one missed client or sales costs you on average, it’s a no-brainer to get this valuable service.
3. Project an Image of Professionalism & Success: Many small business owners frequently run their business from their smart phone – making and receiving calls, answering emails and checking their calendar to see where the day will take them next. They need to answer calls wherever they receive them – which could be while driving, running errands or heading into or out of a meeting. As a result of not always working at a traditional office, they may not always be able to convey a sense of professionalism due to background noise or other distractions. a Virtual Reception service solves those problems. The dedicated virtual receptionists are fully trained on your company and will answer calls promptly and politely from the quiet of a physical office as “part of your company’s team.” A Virtual Receptionist will also give the appearance to the caller that they are actually sitting at your place of business when they answer the phone. This instills confidence in the caller that they have reached a successful, even larger than reality, business, and will make them feel comfortable working with your company. Lastly, the receptionists are able to “screen” your calls and when you’re not wanting to talk with a particular person, you can instruct them to tell the caller a very calculated and reasonable “excuse” that softens the blow of not taking the call. For instance, you may say, “tell him I’m in meetings all week and to call me next Monday after 10:00” instead of what would happen without the receptionist: repeated voicemails to your cell phone which makes you appear rude.

If you are ready to boost your business all the way around, give Office Alternatives a call today at 505-796-9600. Signing up is simple, quick and affordable. Month to month commitments with no long-term obligations.

The terms Virtual Office,” “Virtual Reception,” or  “Virtual Mail” can be confusing in today’s age. What does “virtual” mean? Is there an actual office? A real receptionist or a robot? Is real mail involved with Virtual Mail? Office Alternatives would like to outline 6 Benefits of Virtual Office Services helping New Mexico Small Business or Independents grow and succeed.

Here are six things you didn’t know about virtual offices.

Virtual offices are real. A virtual office is a physical, brick-and-mortar location that features all of the modern amenities of a typical office, including professional on-site staff. Virtual Mail affords you to use this professional address as if it’s your company’s place of business when you might actually work out of your home. This becomes important when you’re setting up Google My Business (a must do!) and a geographical presence to be used with all online advertising. Google will not take a PO Box and why would you want your personal home address publicized and associated with your professional business? Office Alternatives has 2 physical locations providing business owners with day-to-day infrastructure and mail packages allowing the small business owner to expand the geographic reach of their business. OA will have a 3^rd Uptown location soon to launch in 2019 and plans for Santa Fe in the next 2-3 years.

Virtual offices hourly conference rooms can be rented for as few as 30 minutes. One of the primary benefits of using a virtual office is the low level of commitment. Gone are the traditional leases and overhead associated with a traditional office infrastructure. Whether you need a long-term home for your business or a short-term site for an emergency meeting, virtual offices are an efficient solution. Office Alternatives rents meeting, conference, boardrooms and even training rooms as few as 30 minutes and as low as $10 an hour for members. Virtual offices are designed to be flexible tools for businesses. It’s space when you need it and no cost when you don’t.

Virtual offices offer full-service administrative services. All Office Alternative locations have on-site staff that greet and accommodate you and your guests, offer free coffee with ceramic mugs and real half and half. Most importantly, our trained receptionists offer billable administrative assistance services billed by the minute not hour such as printing, copying, scanning, and mail-forwarding.

Virtual offices offer reception services. All Office Alternative locations have on-site staff that greet and accommodate you and your guests, offer free coffee with ceramic mugs and real half and half. Most importantly, our trained receptionists offer billable administrative assistance services billed by the minute not hour such as printing, copying, scanning, and mail-forwarding.

Virtual offices can prevent missed sales and missed $$$ Business owners often feel like they can’t step away from their business duties to answer phones. Yet every missed potential client is a missed sale. If a business owner makes $75-$100 per hour, one missed client is missed revenue.  What if you missed 1 client per day? Statistics show 89% of all potential clients move the next company on the Google or Bing listing if they do not get a live answer. Virtual Receptionist Phone service, by Office Alternatives, provides the big-business infrastructure that allows business owners to have live-answer phone service even when on vacation. From answering phone calls and taking messages while you’re gone, and even scheduling appointments, customer interactions will be professionally handled with your specific instructions.

Virtual offices allow business owners to go on vacation. Business owners often feel like they can’t step away from their business. Virtual Receptionist Phone service provides the big-business infrastructure that allows business owners to take a break. From answering phone calls and taking messages while you’re gone, customer interactions will be professionally handled with your specific instructions.

Virtual offices are full-scale, professional facilities. The benefit of being a virtual office customer is the ability to conduct business at prestigious upscale full-service offices as if the infrastructure was your own company’s entirely. Office Alternatives’ locations include professional lobbies, meeting rooms, executive day offices, break rooms, conference equipment, high-speed internet, and more. Our locations are equipped to meet the unique needs of every business for a fraction of the cost of other long-term solutions.

Office Alternatives is a growing New Mexico company with two locations in Albuquerque, NM currently and a 3rd coming in 2019. We can provide virtual telephone reception to any company in the Mountain time zone currently even outside of the state. Call us Monday-Friday at 505.796.9600 for a free consultation.