When a Real Estate Agent’s Phone Service Shut Down Suddenly, AccessDirect Was There To Help
At AccessDirect, one of the first question we ask prospective customers is “what are your specific needs?” We recently were contacted by a real estate agent with an extremely urgent specific need – to find a new virtual business phone service to replace his previous one, who went out of business with no warning and had stopped responding to calls and emails.
To avoid losing the years of brand equity he had built up in multiple states with his business phone number, he had to find a solution fast. Thanks to AccessDirect, he was able to quickly solve this frustrating and potentially costly situation. We were even able to make his phone system better with more features and self-management options than he had before. Read on to find out more about this business’s situation, and how AccessDirect was able to help.
- The Issue: Old Service Provider Goes Out of Business – With No Warning
A real estate agent with properties in four states suddenly found themselves without a phone service provider. Their previous host went out of business with no warning and would not return his calls or emails. After many attempts, he was finally able to reach one of their representatives, who gave him mere weeks before he would lose not only his phone service, but his business phone number as well.Now on top of trying to run a busy real estate firm, he had to find a new virtual phone system with the old features he needed and new features he wanted – including the ability to update information about his listings on the fly. After contacting AccessDirect and explaining his specific needs, we went to work to get a solution ready for him quickly. - How We Helped: Porting existing numbers, custom-built solutions, and meeting specific needs – fast!
Our first, most important step was to save the sweat equity the real estate agent had built up over the years with their phone numbers. Working quickly, we were able to help him retain his numbers by porting them and becoming their new host. While we waited for the port to complete, we worked with the agent to build the system he needed according to his exact specifications.Custom submenus were built for each of the four states he operates in, listing the available properties in each area. We then programmed options allowing callers to repeat a listing’s information, allow them to return to the properties available in a specific state, return to the system’s main menu, or leave a voicemail for the agent. Messages left for the agent are converted immediately and emailed to him as an MP3 file along with a computer-generated transcript, allowing him to respond quickly to potential buyers.The agent also loved the free professionally recorded greetings we offer at no additional charge, sending us scripts for each of his listings. Needing an option to update greetings himself when necessary (immediately after a property become available or was sold to a buyer, for example) he also wanted a way to create recordings himself and then have an AccessDirect recording artist re-record those later. We showed him how to use our convenient online dashboard and mobile app to change those greetings himself on the fly. Now he can update his greetings as needed and contact us to put a more professional voice to those recordings afterwards. - The End Result: A better, more professional phone system, customized to meet his specific needs
By porting his existing numbers to AccessDirect, the agent saved thousands of dollars on the potential expense of reprinting advertising and marketing materials, as well as preventing callers from hearing “out of service” messages that would affect his reputation. With our online dashboard and mobile app, he has a convenient and easy way to update his system on the fly as needed. Best of all, his callers now have all the information they need about properties at the push of a button, and the agent can focus on running his business instead of screening phone calls.
AccessDirect has been providing affordable virtual phone solutions to businesses of all kinds – from real estate to retail to medical and more – since 1997. We can build a custom solution for you just like we did for this real estate agent, with all but the most complicated systems ready to try out within a business day. Contact us to find out how we can help your business sound better and more professional today!
