How Virtual Landline Can Solve Your Office Communication Issues

How do I Get a Professional Landline Phone Number?

You do not need a landline to use a virtual landline number. You can pick from a variety of numbers including London numbers (02) or even free to phone numbers (0800) and any calls will be directed to whichever contact number you choose. Using our free Virtual Landline app this can also be managed from devices like tablets or laptops. Making it quick and easy to set up your professional cloud-based phone system

How do I Keep my Current Business Phone Number?

If you have an existing business number that you prefer then there is the opportunity to port the number. If you are considering porting you should first check with your current service providers whether porting your number is allowed or if you will incur charges. Once you have confirmed that this is A. what you want to do and B. doable then you can register for a virtual landline and choose 'port an existing one' when prompted, the process is simple and for more information continue here.

VoIP is Cheaper

VoIP uses the internet for its calls, no new connection needs to be made, phone lines need to be wired into the house before landline calls can be made and received, this installation service alone can be expensive.

For main providers, the cheapest monthly deal you can get is £18.50 and that's not including any extra charges from international calls etc. With a virtual landline, you can be set up and making calls from £6.50 a month.

Managing Voicemail

Our voicemail to email feature will help you manage your calls even when you are not there. This handy feature allows you to have voicemails audio files sent to your email so you can make sure you never miss out on business, ideal for small businesses.

Portability

Due to the virtual landline being a VoIP system it means you can work from anywhere, your house, the café down the street, the airport… As long as you have an internet connection you can make and receive calls from your business number, giving you the portability and flexibility a new/progressing business needs.

7 Ways to Communicate Important When Working from Home

Encouraging Morning Meetings

Setting up a morning meeting every other day can also keep remote workers in the loop of what's going on within their team and around the business. The reason we suggest a morning meeting every other day is that a daily meeting may become tedious and pointless when people are only mentioning what they have done with their previous day.

Virtual Team Building Exercises

One disadvantage of hosting an entire team remotely is that the opportunity to build the teams' cohesion in person is lost. Ensuring that your business is still instilling the same values virtually as it is in person is imperative to keeping a remote team's morale high. Having multiple team meetings each week and praising team members for their work can help keep people productive and growing.

Have a Good Line of Communication

Having a good line of communication is key when dealing with anybody, but this becomes paramount when interacting with a remote worker. Ensuring that remote workers understand what is required of them and when by can make everyone's day easier and productive.

Having excellent communication tools such as a strong internet connection and a high-quality virtual phone number can improve internal and external communication across the business.

Create Virtual Work Events

As remote workers are on the rise, businesses have to find a way to replicate winter holiday events, or summer BBQs to maintain morale across their teams, so what events can a business put on virtually?

One idea you could implement is creating a bi-monthly quiz that the entire team can take part in. Making a quiz on Google Slides can allow your remote workers to come together to answer light-hearted, general knowledge questions.

Be Aware of Video Calls

When you have a large team that are all working from home, it is natural for some employees to try and avoid video calls whenever they can. This is fairly common practice with employees that work remotely and shouldn't be discouraged.

If a business persistently requests for cameras to be turned on in all meetings, the business could receive backlash, complaints or even a drop in morale around meetings and gatherings.

Take Advantage of Group Chats

Having a group chat for each team within the company can be valuable in building relationships internally. This can be a place where general chit-chat is made and does not have to be specifically for work, but can also be used as a place where people request assistance from their team members, bolstering everyone's skill sets.

This can also be a great way for managers to understand what their remote team members are doing throughout their day, and allows them to check in when they feel it is best to.

Conclusion

There are many ways in which you can improve the communication of your team and yourself, but it is important to find the ways that work best for you. If you want to learn how Virtual Landline can help you improve your communication skills, be sure to contact us today.