Not too long ago a stay-at-home mom or dad was assumed to be unemployed and in charge of all hard work at home. That’s not our reality anymore. The number of professionals and entrepreneurs working from home has increased for a number of different reasons. A home office allows schedule flexibility, no commute and no commercial lease. But according to World At Work, while 87% remote workers are at home, 41% work from clients’ businesses and 37% connect from a car. And according to Forrester telecommuters will become 43% of US workers.
It shouldn’t be a shocking percentage if we think of the number of available devices for remote working. Also a reality, business owners leaving big offices because of the high rent rates and recurring to virtual offices to keep working.
If you’re among those numbers or considering switching offices or getting some home-based operations going, it might be time to start thinking about decentralizing business phone systems.
There are VoIP services and cloud phone systems that allow remote business to be made with all features a big business would have. Let’s think of a few reasons to join the home cloud phone system trend:
- It’s software based, which means all changes are made on the system and not to the actual devices. In other words, if you change locations there will be no need to set a new phone system for the new office. You can keep your own.
- It’s wireless, since it’s software based, you won’t have to rewire every time you want to switch the phone’s location. Also, you can easily add another device to your cabling free phone system.
- It gives you remote access to connect from different places. A hosted IP PBX allows remote phone extensions from the same phone system. So if you have employees or partners working from their own homes, each of you can have an extension like you would at the office.
- No server is needed when you set a home cloud phone system. Hosted phone services are managed and stored by the service provider. Home or small offices probably don’t have the budget or space to install a server, so the cloud system is a very practical option.
- VoIP rates are cheaper than regular phone lines. The voice over internet protocol doesn’t use your land-line or mobile phone line. So the budget you would allocate to the phone bill can be destined to another project.
- VoIP systems are highly customizable, so you can adjust it to your business needs. This means that you will not have to pay for features you won’t use just because they come as a package.
There is no reason why home or small offices can’t set hi-tech business phone systems, nor will you have to fear your clients failing to contact you if you switch locations. Start thinking of decentralizing your business communications and be ready for any changes the future might hold.
Has the cloud telephone system bug bitten you yet? Feel free to let us know and consider all of your options.
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