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Erica Seppala

Editor & Senior Staff Writer

6+ Years At Merchant Maverick

Expertise: Accounting, QuickBooks, Payroll, Business Funding, POS

Education: AA Liberal Studies, Limestone University

Erica began writing on small business topics in 2008. She joined Merchant Maverick in 2018 and focuses on loans, accounting, and POS. She is a Certified ProAdvisor for QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Payroll. She has been cited in MSN, Reader’s Digest, Vox, U.S. News & World Report, and Real Simple. She is a graduate of Limestone University and resides in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Why Traditional Phone Systems Are Becoming Obsolete

There are several reasons why traditional phone systems are becoming obsolete. Ultimately, landline phone service is becoming outdated and expensive, while modern systems offer more mobility and features without needing the physical infrastructure of landline service.

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Aug 16, 2024 Filed under: VoIP
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What is a Virtual Phone Line?

With virtual phone lines, businesses are no longer restricted to overpriced and overcomplicated business phone systems. Keep reading to learn more about virtual phone lines, including what they are and how you can get your own.

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Aug 16, 2024 Filed under: VoIP

How To Get A Virtual Phone Line For Your Business

The beauty of a virtual phone line is that you don’t need traditional phone equipment. However, you may opt to use existing IP phones or analog phones with adapters. Your VoIP provider may also sell equipment, or you can shop from a retailer that carries VoIP hardware and equipment.

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Aug 16, 2024 Filed under: VoIP

How To Get A Toll-Free Number

Congratulations! If you’ve completed the previous steps, you’re now the owner of a toll free number. If you’re with a VoIP provider, you should be able to log into your account or dashboard to assign or route the number to a line. You’ll also be able to customize settings.

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Aug 16, 2024 Filed under: VoIP

The Evolution of Phone Systems: From Landlines to VoIP

For many businesses, it’s a smart move to switch to a modern business phone system. VoIP systems are affordable, easy to use, and provide plenty of features you won’t find with legacy systems. VoIP systems offer more mobility and are scalable to grow with your business. And if you’re still not convinced, the sunsetting of the PSTN will arrive before we know it.

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Aug 16, 2024 Filed under: VoIP

Best VoIP Phone Systems For Small Business

Today’s best business phone systems utilize the latest technology for reliable phone service, fewer dropped calls, better clarity, and features that make it easy to communicate with customers and employees outside of picking up the telephone. Best of all, VoIP service is surprisingly affordable.

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Aug 7, 2024 Filed under: Small Business, VoIP
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GoTo Connect Review

GoTo Connect is worth looking into for a number of reasons. It boasts a lot of great features, the system is easy to navigate, customer service is good, and you won’t have to worry about the security of your data.

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Oct 24, 2024 Filed under: VoIP Systems
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OnSIP Review

Overall, we give OnSIP a score of 4.1 out of 5. OnSIP offers a good service. Its VoIP system has plenty of features, customer support is great, service is reliable, and you can easily customize and scale your system to fit the needs of your business.

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Oct 7, 2024 Filed under: VoIP Systems
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Ooma Review

For many small businesses, Ooma is an excellent choice. Some VoIP providers run up monthly bills with additional fees for features, add-ons, and integrations. Ooma, on the other hand, has extremely competitive pricing for its plans, all of which have solid feature sets.

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Oct 24, 2024 Filed under: VoIP Systems