Entrepreneurs- Add Skype to Your Toolbox

For those of you interested in being a lean, mean entrepreneurial machine, read on.

You’ve just started your own company,  and now the bills start coming in. Rent, internet, computer, software, cell phone and more. Your cell phone is terrific. Good reception, a good plan and you are reachable all the time.

But every now and then you lose a call.

OR

The battery on your cell phone dies.

OR

Business is really good, and you are thinking about upgrading to an unlimited plan with all the minutes you need. Hello $200 cell phone bill.

Before you upgrade to that new plan, or put in a “land line” in the office. Take a look at Skype.

A $30 yearly plan is all you need to start saving money on your phone bill and start ramping up on efficiency.With a yearly $30 subscription you can make all the calls you need from your computer. If you’re in some sort of office at least three to fours a day, consider investing in it.

A couple things to keep in mind- If you have a bluetooth headset for your mobile phone,  this works nicely with Skype. Simply sync up your headset to your bluetooth-enabled laptop and you are talking through your computer. The reception is better than your mobile phone (no more dropped calls) and you can talk to your client ( hands free) while skimming through that powerpoint presentation, invoice, or pile of mail on your desk. Even better? You can sync your mobile phone with your skype account so that when you call, it looks like you are calling from your mobile phone.

Last time I checked, $30 for unlimited calls for an entire year wasn’t such a bad idea, was it?

Verizon, Comcast, AT&T and others have plenty of business customers.  Be a lean, mean and smart entrepreneurial machine.

Go give Skype your business.