Why You Should Consider Virtual Geographic Numbers For Your UK Business

Written by on March 29, 2011
Categories: Business Marketing

If you are a national company but want to attract customers in Worthing, Shoreham or Brighto, you should think about using geographic numbers, also known as STD Codes, Local Area and UK Area Numbers for your business.

Geographic numbers are phone numbers associated with a particular town, city or area, for example in Sussex, and they all start with the prefix 01 or 02. There are fixed geographic 01 and 02 numbers and virtual ones.

With fixed line BT geographic numbers, it is usually not possible to choose what you want. By purchasing virtual numbers, you have the choice from literally thousands of combinations of digits, including memorable combinations (which will come at a premium).

Obviously, a memorable phone number is useful for marketing purposes, especially radio advertising, where such a combination will stick in the minds of listeners.

Getting a phone numbers with the selection of digits you want is one benefit, but another benefit of virtual geographic numbers is that a company can appear to have a local presence in a city that it doesn’t actually have a physical presence in. This can be useful for marketing purposes because many people like to see a local area code for the business they are dealing with.

When a customer dials the 01 or 02 virtual number the call is instantly routed to a specified number, whether that is an existing landline or a mobile. You can change the target at any time so you don’t need to worry about picking up the calls if you move offices or are out of the office for extended periods. Virtual numbers can be set up quickly and there’s no need to download or maintain any software or hardware.

You can confidently use the Local Numbers to advertise in the local media such as the Yellow Pages, local Directories and newspapers and your phone number won’t look out of place with all the rest. Potential customers will see a code that they recognise an trust and that can only be a good thing for you.

The great thing about the numbers is that you can keep them for life – no need to change the company stationary if you move offices.

In the event that your landlines go down, if you have a virtual number, you can simply get it pointed at a different number so you need never lose any business. Buying from a good supplier of phone numbers should ensure that the call handling is dealt with effectively.

Virtual geographic numbers are becoming increasingly popular, so why not see what virtual 01 and 02 numbers can do for you.

By Rebecca Twigg.

Virtual 01 numbers and 02 numbers can be bought from Windsor Telecom

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