Your number is in a lot of places. One receptionist answers it.
Over the years your phone number ends up everywhere: Google, Apple Maps, Bing, Yelp, Facebook, HomeStars, PagesJaunes, the sticker on a customer's furnace. You can't watch all of them. You can make sure the phone gets answered.
Where calls come from
Maps. Google Maps, Apple Maps and Bing all show a Call button. People use them when they need someone nearby, now.
Review sites. Yelp, HomeStars, Houzz and others. These callers have read about you and are ready to compare.
Directories. PagesJaunes and other business directories still send calls, especially from people looking for a local trade.
Social pages. Facebook pages, Instagram profiles and neighbourhood groups like Nextdoor.
Old places. A flyer from three years ago, a fridge magnet, a van that's been sold. Calls keep coming from places you forgot about.
Why one receptionist for all of them
Every caller gets the same answers about your hours, your prices and your openings, wherever they found you. Every call ends up in the same inbox. You don't need a different tool for each platform, and nobody falls through the gaps between them.
Keep your listings consistent
Directories and maps trust a business more when its name, address and phone number match everywhere. The easiest way to use AlloPlace is to keep the number you already have on every listing and forward it. Nothing changes online.
When your hours change, update them in AlloPlace and on your main listings at the same time, so callers don't hear one thing and read another.
Good to know
- AlloPlace answers phone calls only. Messages, quote requests and bookings made inside a directory still arrive in that directory.
- AlloPlace isn't affiliated with any of the platforms named on this page.