5 unusual but practical uses for conference calling


January 7th, 2014

Like most people, our first thought when it came to conference calls was to simply connect lots of business individuals so that they could have a conference on the phone. But after we discovered Con-Flab and really started to think about it we began to realise just how useful a conference could be even when… read more


Basic guide to custom recordings


January 6th, 2014

One of the most common questions we get on customer support is, “How do I change the messages my customers hear when they call me?” Therefore we thought we would give you a helping hand in getting your automated messages set up with this quick overview and tutorial of custom recordings.   What are custom… read more


Disaster Recovery – Protect your business with SwitchboardFREE


January 3rd, 2014

About the only thing you can guarantee in life is that nothing is ever going to go quite as planned. The only thing a business owner can do to ensure the unplanned problems don’t cause them trouble when they really don’t need it is to prepare your business as best as you can for the… read more


Reduce some last minute Christmas stress


December 18th, 2013

Christmas is almost here and if you’re like everyone we know, you’ve left your Christmas shopping until the very last minute. After a bit of frantic shopping around, here are our top 10 last minute Christmas gift ideas for our business associates: Of course rather than the fun, the silly and the somewhat ridiculous, maybe… read more


It’s never been easier to take your business mobile!


December 15th, 2013

Christmas is upon us and it’s almost time to relax. Because of that we have made it even easier to take your business mobile over this busy period. Since the launch of Unlimited Mobile Redirects more than 3000 of our customers have made their business mobile ready. This means that they never miss a call no… read more


Make your company look even more professional this Christmas


November 25th, 2013

Even before you’ve written all your Christmas cards, SwitchboardFREE can help you and your customers to get in the Holiday mood and put a smile on your callers faces. Take a look at our ‘festive features’ to help you stay one step ahead of the competition this Christmas. Update your on-hold music Nothing gets you… read more


7 Years 7 Facts – A SwitchboardFREE Infographic


September 11th, 2013

SwitchboardFREE has been supplying our customers with free call management for more than 7 years now and to celebrate that we have created the below infographic with an interesting fact for every year SwitchboardFREE has been in business. We hope that you find these facts just as interesting as we do. To see a larger and higher… read more


Google Places for Business puts you on the map & gets your phone ringing with new business!


August 5th, 2013

So, you have signed up for a SwitchboardFREE account, your business has never enjoyed such a professional phone presence and your calls have never been this organised. Now how can you use your new numbers alongside Google Places for Business to attract new customers? See the quick guide below and use the handy links to… read more


The low down on Geographical Numbers


July 18th, 2013

I honestly can’t remember the last time I used my home phone apart from when my parents call me. They still think that mobiles can only call mobiles. That aside, I only see that small beige BT box that sits in my lounge as a gateway to the internet.  The popularity and sheer fanaticism for… read more


We put your feedback into action


July 11th, 2013

At SwitchboardFREE we always welcome hearing from our customers about what they like and dislike about our system. We know that the only way we can improve our website is by listening to what our customers want and doing our best to make their wishes a reality. With this in mind we recently sent out… read more