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Jenny Forbes, Head of Marketing at Organic Numbers, explains the difference between 0800, 0845 and 0844 numbers.
We have recently been enjoying a glorious spell of lovely weather, and it has been a fantastic time for getting out in the garden, having a good root and branch clear up and tidy up, shaking off the last effects of winter and giving everything a good spring clean. The rows of Bank Holidays for Easter, the Royal Wedding and May Day, coupled with the hot sunshine, have made it a truly fantastic time to get out in the garden.
At the same time, we have finally started to see a few positive signs when it comes to the economy. The first green shoots of recovery after a long, harsh, bitter winter. As businesses start to bounce back and people start to spend money again, now is a good time to consider something else that is green and organic: Organic Non-Geographic Numbers.
Different non-geographic numbers can benefit different businesses in different ways, depending on their individual needs. Three of the key non-geographic numbers are 0800 numbers, 0845 numbers and 0844 numbers. Jenny Forbes, Head of Marketing at Organic Numbers, explains the difference between them.
“For the sake of simplicity, I am talking purely about non geographic numbers that are pointed to landline phones rather than mobile phones. An 0800 number is a freephone number for the person calling. They don’t pay anything to make the call, regardless of how long the call lasts. Instead, the person receiving the call pays for it, 4p + VAT per minute. This is a good incentive for people to call your business, as they don’t have to worry about getting a large phone bill for making the call. An 0845 number is the middle option – you don’t pay to receive the calls, and your customers pay a low call rate. With an 0844 number, your customers pay more again to phone you, but you receive a 1p per minute rebate, meaning that the more calls you have and the longer they last, the more money you get back. All of these numbers are non-geographic numbers, and so hide your location (eg which part of the country you are based in), hide where exactly the number is pointed at (for example to a mobile, a home number or an office), and give your company an air of professionalism.”
For companies wanting to do the opposite (are national but want to appear to be local), then Organic Numbers also offers a wide range of virtual local numbers, with nearly 500 different area codes, allowing companies to have a different “local” phone number in every area they want to do business, all pointing to the same phone, thus giving the impression of a national company, when actually they are based somewhere else. This can be handy for companies that want to operate in more than one area, but cannot afford to have business premises with staff in all of those areas.