Samir Sampat

In the cleaning business, most companies start small and handle a lot of their own administrative tasks at first. However, if things go well, there will come a time when you’ll want to consider investing in help for things like answering calls, scheduling services, fielding inquiries, and more. After all, if you’re doing your job right, you’ll have plenty of other things to do. A receptionist will be dedicated to managing the front desk and making sure that your visitors, clients, and others get the attention and service that they deserve.

For financial planners, the value of having the right strategies in place to manage the rest of your business just makes sense. You spend your career helping others plan their finances and prepare for their futures while still enjoying their lives now. It would only make sense that you’d set your firm up for success in the same ways. One of the things you can do is to invest in a quality receptionist that can handle administrative tasks and communications so that you don’t have one more thing to do.

Hiring the best receptionist for an insurance brokerage firm means finding someone who can handle high call volumes, represent your brand with professionalism, and free your licensed brokers to focus on selling and servicing policies rather than answering phones.

Real estate professionals are always on the go, on the phone, and on a mission to conquer their never-ending to-do list, no matter how much time and effort it takes. For those who have more to handle than they’re capable of doing alone, it may be time to invest in some assistance. You can do that by enlisting the help of a receptionist. Of course, that depends on making sure that you get the right person for the job.

Property management is an industry that already comes with tons of tasks and daily to-dos to keep you busy. In the meanwhile, who’s manning the phones, answering the Facebook messages, and making sure that tenants get everything that they need? Whether you’re in the business of commercial or residential property management, you need to have a staff of assistants and support to ensure that everything gets taken care of.

Every dental office needs the best person at the front desk. This is a place where a friendly face can make a huge difference in the way that patients and clients feel when coming to your office. Even in the virtual realm, you’ll want to have a dedicated “face” for your business in the way of a receptionist that can field calls, messages, and other needs that you have.

The new Smith.ai and Redtail CRM integration enables faster, more efficient, and better organized communication with leads, clients, staff, and more. When you connect Smith.ai with Redtail, your receptionist calls will now appear in your Redtail Activities tab. It's that simple! Financial advisors and staff will not only benefit from never missing a call, but they will also be able to quickly understand the work already completed, and then immediately identify and assign tasks for next steps.

In the business of event planning, you spend a lot of time communicating and handling routine admin tasks like scheduling, taking payments, creating contracts for events, and so forth. And then, you’re still tasked with spending time with your clients helping plan the events—you certainly can’t do it all. That’s where a receptionist can come in handy.

Many salon and spa owners staff their own front desk or have various stylists handle clients as they come, depending on who’s available. However, while this is convenient and affordable for your business, it’s not beneficial to clients, or your staff. You all have jobs already—if you’re answering phones or fielding emails, who’s taking care of the clients in the building? Ultimately, having someone dedicated to handling the receptionist duties will make all the difference in the success of your salon or spa.

Running a mobile business? Maybe you just need a greater degree of freedom than being tied to your desk for client communications. Whatever the case, you’ll find flexibility, financial savings, and even improved communications with VoIP phone systems that offer mobile apps. Not sure which ones are best? We’ve ranked the top 7 contenders to help you make the best choice.