Google Voice and Real Estate – Top Three Reasons to Sign Up
Google Voice has just been released to the general public and all the real estate agents out there can go sign up for free. Why should you get Google Voice you ask? Well, I am not to sure since I never was lucky enough to get a beta key, so I recruited a buddy of mine to explain to us why he thinks it’s a great tool for real estate agents. Greg has had the product for about 8 months now and uses it extensively.
This will be our first intro post about Google Voice and just covers the top three reasons to sign up for your free account
. Don’t worry, we will have more in-depth posts in the near future. Enjoy!
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I’ve had a Google number from day one and if you want the Google number but want to keep your original cell number and gravitate to the Google number. You can set up a voicemail through Google for your original cell number and your clients won’t know the difference. Then all you have to do is market your new number. One more thing to mention and that is because the voice transcription isn’t perfect on your voicemail you may want to tell your callers to speak clearly and then tell them it’s because their message will be transcribed. Plus this makes you seem pretty Tech Savy.
Thanks. Just got mine.
A terrific, informative video! I signed up for Google Voice many months ago but haven’t heavily marketed the number until recently. When I got it I had some foreign clients and Google Voice’s voice transcription really made mincemeat of the caller’s message. That being said, I love the features of Google Voicemail and have seen other transcriptions that were nearly flawless. I plan to make greater use of Google Voicemail over time by giving it to title companies, other agents, etc. Between GV and Slydial I can limit who I really want to speak with…clients, prospects, and other tech savvy agents!
I have Google Voice for a long time now. I have not done much with it because I use Skype mostly. I have a local Skype phone number from which I can call any land line or cell phone. The person on the other end does not have to have Skype for me to talk to them. I also have the phone set up with my Skype #, a Skype phone that is used just like any cordless phone. You can even have extensions. I can forward calls and use the voicemail. I am wondering what is the difference between Google Voice and Skype then?
I have been using voice for a long time.
I use Google apps as a primary communication along with Chrome Browser.
I can just type the name and hit hit enter to dial.
Phone numbers in the Chrome Browser (voice extension added) are hyper links. I just click a number and I am good.
I love the ability to text from my PC. It is great for setting up showings.
Voice mails that come in, you can add a note ie the property address, that is now searchable.
Other functions not mentioned is for teams.
You can create a duty roster. Having agents on duty by scheduling their ph to ring at certain times.
I’ve been looking for something like this. It sounds similar to YouMail but w/more features. I’ll try it. Thanks!
I have been a Google Voice user since it was in beta. I think it is a great product. I love that my voice mail goes to an inbox, I can send/receive text from my computer, and I added my GV number to my friends and family, so I hardly use any cell phone minutes.
Google Voice is fantastic for real estate. Not only did we incorporate Google Voice with our website (as well as Skype) for instant connectivity, we’ve decided to incorporate Google Voice for our primary agent telephone numbers. We’ve developed our own software to seamlessly blend Google Voice with our existing PBX system. The results are amazing. Our agents love being reachable at one number, regardless if they are in the office, or on the road. As a bonus, agents can call clients from their mobile phone, while displaying their work number on their caller id. This is great for agent privacy. Not to mention, visual voicemail and transcription can’t be beat. If you haven’t looked into Google Voice, do it today. The only downside to Google Voice is its lack of API access, API for mail, docs and calendars work great.