Don't know if you guys have seen this or not, but Google Voice just opened their doors (to me at least) and I can't wait to jump on in. Google voice is a product available by invitation only, and I don't know how often they are handing out invitations. But what is does is awesome. If you let it, it can become the only phone number you ever need for your new law firm. For work. For play. For everything.
First, you get to pick your own phone number. The one I picked was decent. Then, you can set different voicemails for different users, forward certain numbers to certain phones, and take care of it all from your computer. Since I just signed up today I obviously don't have all the details nailed down, but I'm excited to see what it has to offer. Oh, and it takes voicemails, transcribes them, and emails and texts the to you!
UPDATE - 10/7/09: I've been using Google Voice now for a couple of months, and I must admit, it is pretty amazing. As with most Google products, it performs perfectly as advertised, and it is 100% free. If you read below you'll see that I have a phone.com number. I still have it, but am transitioning over to the Google Voice number. I highly recommend this service. It is guaranteed to help you save money and be more productive (the number can be set up to ring your office and mobile phone simultaneously).
Right now I use phone.com for my phone needs. It acts as a virtual receptions, answering my calls and forwarding them to me wherever I am. And I've been very pleased with them. Their customer service is excellent. And the bill runs about $27 a month. Not bad for what the service offers.
Okay, I'm taking off for the weekend. I'll let you know on Monday how my flea market law firm marketing experiment worked out, if anybody came to talk to me, and if I helped anyone out. Have a great weekend. And keep working toward starting your law firm.
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