Good news for Jenny – she can now register 867-5309 as her Skype number.
Setting up a Skype number lets someone call you from a landline or mobile phone, and you pick up the call on Skype – just as it would for a Skype-to-Skype call. The Skype Workspace Blog outlines some of the features and benefits of setting up a Skype number – and how to get one.
This is of particular note to small business owners who – whether they’re rural, urban, or on the road – may do business with customers all over the world (and rack up long-distance charges as well). Skype provides a low-cost way to not only call out, but now receive calls dialed to a personalized number, from people far and wide.
In seconds you can set up a new number that you can share with business contacts, colleagues, clients or anyone else who needs to reach you from a traditional phone. Many small business owners now use a Skype number as their main business line.
“I don’t keep a landline anymore and I wouldn’t like giving my cell phone out for business,” says Kelly McCausey, founder of Solo Smarts. “Having a Skype Number is the perfect solution. I can take calls anywhere I am, on my iPhone or my computer.”
Check out the Skype Workspace Blog for this and other ways that businesses large and small can use Skype to save time and money.
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Jennifer Warnick
Microsoft News Center Staff