Medical Transcription - Phone lines

Do I Need a Separate Telephone Line for your secretarial business?

A separate phone line is not an absolute necessity but there are several advantages:

- Gives you extra credibility.
-Gets you a free listing in the Yellow Pages.
- Makes you eligible to purchase Yellow Pages advertising.
- Prevents your husband or kids from picking up the phone and answering unprofessionally. Or worse, not giving you messages from clients.

In some areas, phone companies offers "Ring-Mate", "Ring-Master", or "Identa-Ring." These service provide a second number to the same phone line, distinguished by a different ring pattern (usually a double ring).

As your business grows, it will be harder to change your phone number. So, it's best to get a separate phone line right away.