If you’re like the typical business owner or manager, you’re focused on finding new ways to keep costs under control. You may look for tips on how to make operations more efficient, improve productivity among your staff and cut in areas where you may be spending more than you realize.
In the process, you may find opportunities for improvements in your communications spending. While staying connected is essential to your success, have you taken a good look at the capabilities you have now to determine whether or not you’ve made the right investments? Yes, you need a lot of the features you’ve come to enjoy, but if VoIP and VoIP monitoring aren’t on your list of activities, you may be missing out on some key benefits.
A recent Long Island Press article provided tips on how to increase profitability through seven cost saving strategies. These tips included making a move to EMV credit cards to offer better protection in the event a card is stolen; getting new bids on insurance and changing providers if a plan offers better features at lower prices; bartering to acquire products and services over time; the creation of monthly financial reports to identify money-saving opportunities more frequently; cloud computing to get away from capital-heavy investments; leveraging strategic alliances; and the use of VoIP.
While VoIP monitoring at its core is focused on monitoring the technology to ensure legitimate use, quality and so forth, the concept can also be applied in the business environment for cost saving purposes. Take a look at VoIP in use within corporate environments to get a better understanding of how it can streamline processes and reduce the cost of staying connected. Plus, you don’t have to jump through hoops with the phone company – you simply partner with a proven provider, configure through a Web interface and start making and receiving calls.
Plus, if you’re supporting mobile and remote employees, they can easily benefit from the same system. You don’t have to run lines everywhere you want to reach. As long as the user has access to the Internet, they can have access to your VoIP connection. Separate offices can be connected in an instant. If you need to change locations, just plug in your phone when you arrive and it acts like an extension. It also enables your cell phone to function with your laptop in the creation of the virtual office.
All of this is possible without deploying your IT professionals to a new location, buying new equipment or signing long-term agreements. While you may want to invest in softphones to support your VoIP connections, you have options that can fit within your budget. Just be sure to use VoIP monitoring to protect your connections and keep access under control. At that point – enjoy the connectivity and the savings.