Why 0800 numbers are good for plumbers?

Tradesmen, especially plumbers can be called away at very short notice, only to find another caller needs their services. Gone are the days when there is dividing line between your home number and your work/out of office phone number. Now you don’t have to be tied to the house to wait in for telephone calls.

Lots of local tradesmen use their mobile number instead of an 0800 number because of this perceived dividing line between land and mobile numbers. Consequently plumbers do not need to advertise their mobile number and can manage the call to 0800 and then onto the mobile number much better.

It is also lowers the barrier to entry for individuals to call a plumber as the call is completely free if dialled from a landline. According to research conducted by the Henley Centre for Management in 2004, having an 0800 also increases the response rate on inbound calls. Individuals were 185% more likely to dial a free number than a chargeable one.

There are some great deals available to get bundled minutes package so all off-net calls from the 0800 to 07 numbers can be included and not chargeable.

With 0808 Numbers, it’s now possible to for the plumber to route your calls on the Intelligent network to a destination of their choice, typically a landline number, but equally it could be a mobile or even an international number. This is often possible using an online control panel.

0808 Numbers, are also able to deliver intelligent and meaningful call statistics on the number of received/missed and unanswered calls. This is especially useful for plumbers who may wish to measure their efforts. It’s also possible to gather the number (or Caller Line I.D.) of the missed caller, something which might help to increase business if the caller has not found the services they were looking for.

Other really useful features of 0808 Numbers are as follows:-

1. Non-Geographical Number presence;
2. Number for life;
3. Memorable numbers are available;
4. Portability of an 0800 number to different network providers;
5. Plumbers can relocate without having to change their business telephone numbers.

0808 Numbers, can also help to offer the plumber a very professional and rich customer experience by directing them to the relevant department or you can use it to announce the latest and greatest feature of their service, i.e. a selling tool.

It is clear 0800 numbers that offer plumbers very many benefits to plumbers.