If you are just starting out or has a small business in Australia, it is only advisable that your business should be equipped with 1300 number for the simple reason that your business needs recognition.
What are 1300 numbers in Australia?
1300 numbers are virtual numbers that do not have their own physical lines instead calls are routed to your designated answering points such landlines, mobiles phones or answering machines. In a single 1300 number you can have multiple answering points. This could be your landline in the office wherein your calls will be directed during business hours. After office hours, your designated mobile phone will now answer the calls made to number and you can also assign that your calls be redirected to your answering machine if both your landline and mobile phones are busy when the call was made.
If however, you have branches in the different major cities of Australia, calls made nearest to the branch office will be routed there. For example if the call was made in Geelong, the call will be routed to your Melbourne office. The good thing about this number is it will go with you whenever you relocate your business since you now own the number. This also means that if you want to change the number carrier, you can do so without even changing the number.
The Importance of 1300 numbers in Australia
First of all, it gives more flexibility in answering the calls because you can answer the calls on your designated numbers and the number is yours for life. A small business equipped with this business number will give the impression the business is big and at the same time they wouldn’t know the location of your business. It will give the impression that your business is running nationwide which only means that you will be getting calls for your business nationwide.
The 1300 number carrier can give you detailed report on the calls made to you showing the time and date the calls are made which you can use in your marketing campaign. You will see which place needed additional marketing strategy.
The Cost of 1300 numbers in Australia
The caller will have to pay the local call rate made on the landline and the rate set by the mobile carrier if the call is made from a mobile phone. The owner of the business number will have to pay a monthly fee ($20 being the lowest depending on the carrier) and then a very minimal amount of per minute rate applies after you consume the first 20 minutes local calls which are at no cost.
The caller will have to pay the local call rate made on the landline and the rate set by the mobile carrier if the call is made from a mobile phone. The owner of the business number will have to pay a monthly fee ($20 being the lowest depending on the carrier) and then a very minimal amount of per minute rate applies after you consume the first 20 minutes local calls which are at no cost.



















