## How Call Forwarding / Call Diverts work

## 0800 UK Numbers

0800 UK Numbers are toll free for your clients to call - they are therefore more likely to call you than a company that is offering the same service without a toll free number. Your clients are likely to think that you really want their business, since you are willing to pay for them to contact you.

0800 Numbers give you a national presence so you can target clients outside your area of operation with one number.

0800 Phone Numbers may give confidence – 0800 numbers give your company national status with nationwide appeal, you can use one or many 0800 numbers to target your clients.

UK 0800 Gold Numbers – get an easy to remember gold 0800 number that your clients can both call for free and remember easily. You can also select a "dial a word" number that clients can more easily remember than your company name. You can divert this number to most phones both fixed and mobile, so you don’t have to worry about your phone number if you move premises.

## 0800 Number Call Handling options and extras:

UK 0800 Virtual Number – divert your 0800 number to your phone anywhere, you do not have to be in any specific geographic area. your calls anytime to your home line, mobile or voice mail.

UK 0800 Number with Call Forwarding – forward your 0800 number to any fixed line phone or to your mobile.

UK 0800 Number with Call Divert – divert your 0800 UK number calls to your office fixed line, home line or mobile phone.

UK 0800 Voicemail Number – don’t miss any more business when you are busy, use the voicemail option as an answering machine when you are busy.

UK 0800 VoIP Number - you can divert your calls using VoIP and save money on free diverts.

0800 UK Number with Switchboard – use the switchboard to handle your calls, with tone driven menus and many other features.

UK 0800 Number with Human Voice Answering – have a human voice answer your calls and take messages for you. You will be notified of messages via email or SMS.

UK 0800 Non-Geographic Number – use a non-geographic 0800 UK Number to target clients across the UK. Use one 0800 number for multiple areas to target your clients!

0800 UK Number with Online Web Control – logon any time of the day or night and change your call handling settings in minutes!

## Free calls lead to holiday sales bonanza

Our client - a company renting holiday apartments - has seen a significant increase in sales after choosing an 0800 number to use in its advertising. The cost of paying for customer calls has been repaid in extra profits - more than 20 times over.

The challenge

The company needed to be more profitable. Most calls would last 20 minutes - and half would result in sales worth around £167 each. But despite good margins, the company just didn't get enough calls from adverts. They needed to increase their 800 sales per year.

The solution

Using a {GLOS:connect} 0800 number costing 2.05 {GLOS:ppm} (the rate for their call volume), the company needed only a 1% improvement in leads to justify the extra cost. In fact, the results far exceeded their expectations.

Business benefits

- Sales increased by 15%, generating £20,040 additional profit.
- The cost of the 0800 number was just £933 for first year (gold fee £100, rental £5/month and calls at £64/month).
- Having an 0800 number gave the sales team more confidence in their ad campaigns.
- Customers no longer fretted about the cost of calling the company, making them more relaxed and likely to buy.

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