Office Productivity
Have you GotVMail?
Published December 8th, 2008 by Jennifer LeClaire
You’ve GotVMail – or you could. In our quest to keep you up to date on the most useful technologies and services for entrepreneurs and small business owners, today we’re taking a look at GotVMail. The company bills itself as the entrepreneur’s phone system.
In fact, two young entrepreneurs who needed a radically different kind of phone system launched the company. Today, it’s racked up all sorts of awards and recognition, including the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 “Rising Star” award for 2007 and the 66th Fastest Growing Company in Inc. Magazine’s annual ranking of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the country.
These guys wanted a single toll free or local number that would make their small business sound more professional but would allow callers to reach them and their employees anytime, anywhere. They also wanted flexibility to control it all online or by phone without having to buy telecom hardware.
Since they couldn’t find it, they created it. Now it’s the market leader.
The service starts at only $9.95 a month and packs a powerful punch for the home office-based entrepreneur. Here’s how it works: You get one number – either an 800, 888 or local number. You get unlimited extensions. And you get a laundry list of features, like a cool voice-overed custom greeting, on-hold music and a dial-by-name directory.
What’s really cool is all the discounts you get when you sign up. You get major discounts and free trials with the likes of FedEx Kinkos, Business Plan Pro, BizFilings, Logoworks, Homestead website development and hosting, iContact and cwerty. This company is on the cutting edge.
It’s no wonder GotVMail is getting so much ink lately. You can read stories about the company on MSNBC, PC magazine, SmartMoney.com, TechCrunch, BostonHerald.com, and others. And that’s just in the past couple of months.
I could see serviced office providers partnering with GotVMail to provide their clients a well-rounded, affordable PBX service. I expect to see more strategic alliances formed in the executive suites industry in the months ahead.
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Melanie Jones December 9th, 2008 at 7:10 am
I thought the idea of strategic alliances in the serviced office space was intriguing. Let’s say a serviced office space provider in, Chicago wanted to differentiate itself from the other dozens of executive office rentals in and around the Windy City. Tapping into a service like GotVMail, or perhaps becoming one of those vendors like FedEx Kinkos, Business Plan Pro, etc., that GotVMail is pushing on its website could drive traffic. One office rental group in Chicago could get the exclusive. There are all sorts of possibilities for complimentary products and services. GotVMail is already proving that.
Kent Logan December 9th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Yeah, but the downside to the strategic alliance approach is that it’s an option limiter. Like unified communications. There’s a lot of buzz about getting your PBX, phone service, internet service, and cell service all from the same place, but that sounds like a terrible plan to me. I want to be able to piece together the different companies I most want to work with, and having ‘exclusive discounts’ I generally put under the same category as discounts for year-long contracts. It’s great in theory, but I just don’t like it. I’d rather go with someone who offers better features of QoS for the hosted PBX itself.
Rob Zeus December 9th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
When a company gets this much buzz, it’s worth a look. I’ve used a couple of different 800 number services. When I saw what GotVMail had going on, it made me consider switching providers…Melanie is right. There are some synergies between 800 services and executive office suites, or at least virtual offices. I would think virtual office providers would want to tap into a trusted, known service like this one rather than reinventing the wheel or going with another service that’s not as well regarded. GotVMail has very competitive pricing.
Elizabeth Sanchez December 10th, 2008 at 6:46 am
GotVMail…it’s interesting that I hadn’t heard of this company yet. Goes to show you the power of the blogosphere, I suppose. This virtual PBX system seems to be poised to become the leader in its field. I’ve used a few of its competitors and I find there are hidden charges involved, so you end up paying for bogus calls that never came in to you. I’d be interested to learn from GotVMail how they handle those issues for virtual office entrepreneurs.
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