Comments on: A Better Voice Mail Greeting

By: Garrett

Garrett — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:23:00 +0000

i also have a tip for small business owners. Set up an automated voicemail system where callers can qualify themselves as customers, employees, potential employees, potential business partners. This way you can prioritize your calls and reduce your work load.

Also my business (http://proudvoices.com) creates custom voice mails for businesses to add a little bit of extra professionalism.

By: Kelly Harris DiLauro

Kelly Harris DiLauro — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:17:00 +0000

Hi Michael. Any tips on voicemail for the company directory, such as Sales Dept, Order Dept.?

By: Tarja Phillips

Tarja Phillips — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:29:00 +0000

Hello I just discovered your blog. It is great idea changing your voicemail greetings everyaday, it shows that you care and have concern for people calling you. Thank you.

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Business voice mail greeting — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:25:10 +0000

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By: jossecarr

jossecarr — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:47:19 +0000

The cordial and professional business phone greeting can create a very good and lasting impression from callers. Making you sound big in the competitive world of business.

By: Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:05:10 +0000

What is really the point in changing it everyday if you are changing it to the same 5 different greetings? Why not be MORE CREATIVE?

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voicemail greeting — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:43:26 +0000

Voice mail greeting is the front liner in the business. So, making a professional and courteous greeting can drive in callers. Thus increasing response rate which would led to generation of additional sales. My recent post Customize Your Number and Build Your Brand

By: marc

marc — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:17:26 +0000

hey,
nice article. Try our free cell phone voicemail service that allows you to customize greetings for individual callers and even create groups.

By: VoxxMail

VoxxMail — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:25:17 +0000

A Better Voice Mail Greeting

[Source: From Where I Sit] quoted: Because I want people to know that I am on top of my messages and their message is important to me. Whenever I discover a recurring activity like this, I try to template the process.

By: Jim Gerkin

Jim Gerkin — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:48:56 +0000

Michael, Right on target again. I try to do the same but always seem to get behind so I have taped the scripts to my visor with reminder to do it before I get to work. I am using a headset for my Moto Q for listening to books so this should be a much easier task with speed dialing my cell and my office extensions.

PS Don’t ever quit blogging, A while back you slowed way down for a short while and I went through withdrawals. I have met and emailed at least 10 to 15 people I would have never had contact with without reading your blogs.

Index to my first book has also been recorded on paper. I have been using your suggestions and recommendations on writing in my material. I hope to get it published someday soon; it’s about teaching other men about being a great husband and father. Not a new concept, but I do approach it with a new eye and have been told it is and I am entertaining and on target. I work full time as speaker and trainer and use that opportunity as a sounding board for some of my ideas.

Have a great 2007!

To your Success,

Jim

By: Stacy L. Harp

Stacy L. Harp — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:05:07 +0000

I don’t think it’s too long at all :) and I just implemented this practice on my cell phone, and it’s interesting because I also now feel more compelled to follow through on returning my calls. I do anyway, but somehow doing the voicemail daily makes it seem like I’m more accountable.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:26:33 +0000

Lin,

Great input. I thought it was a little long, too. That’s why I added the “press 1″ by pass. However, I like your suggestions on using simpler words. Now if I can just retrain my brain!

Thanks,

Mike

By: Lin

Lin — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:06:50 +0000

This reinforces the value of blogging. By suggesting not dictating this procedure, I think that several people will make it a part of their daily practice. This creates positive change within the organization. In addition, it opens up your “Personal Procedures” for suggested improvements.

Now for that critique … My initial reaction was this is a long greeting. I’ve made a effort to minimize the words in my own standard greeting. There appears to be some words that could be removed. Something as simple as mail instead of mailbox or skip instead of bypass to improve speech speed & continuity.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:39:12 +0000

No, I just do this on the weekdays. Thanks.

By: Stacy Harp

Stacy Harp — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:37:11 +0000

Mike, this is a great idea. Do you do this on weekends too?

Thank you also for the tips in the previous post, I will attempt to try tweaking the code again.