Hey Brian, put your thinking cap on. "2) Hire a secretary. Not practical at this point. I can't afford to hire anyone yet, and being without a mate, that's not an option either." Maybe being without a mate is a GOOD reason to hire a secretary! ;-) Just kidding, and not meaning to be too sexist! Just a nice thought. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Trout" <btrout@desupernet.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 9:11 AM Subject: Re: Re:caller ID callback > Hi Patrick, > > This is an excellent question, and one I've been thinking about posting for > quite some time. I have caller ID as well, and sometimes wonder if I should > call people back who don't leave messages. (I never have, but I've thought > about it.) > > I've also had several instances where someone has called and left a message > asking me to call them about getting their piano tuned. On a few of those > occasions, we will play answering machine tag, but more frequently, I'll > call back when I get in from my day's service calls, and find out they've > already scheduled with someone else. > > Options... 1) Call forwarding to my cell phone. Might work in some > locations, but cell coverage in my area is still somewhat spotty, and I > might not be able to receive the call anyway. 2) Hire a secretary. Not > practical at this point. I can't afford to hire anyone yet, and being > without a mate, that's not an option either. 3) Hire an answering service. > I've not found one locally that was satisfactory to me, but are any of you > using one successfully? If so, I'd like to hear about it. 4) Keep on going > with the answering machine / voice mail. > > Most people do either call back later or leave me a message to call them, > and we do connect shortly thereafter. But those people that I miss out on > serving because they don't reach me immediately still bug me. It may very > well be a fact of life for the smaller operators out there. > > Any thoughts, out there? I'd be interested too. > > Best wishes, > > Brian Trout > Quarryville, PA > btrout@desupernet.net >
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