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2014 - A fresh start! 2013 has come and gone, you've hopefully wrapped up the last of your projects and preparing for this year's new ones. Are you planning on doing anything differently this year? Did you feel you had enough time to finish everything you started? If you're like most people, chances are, you definitely wished you had more time to complete things. It happens to all of us: we're ready to hit the ground running on getting our work done, and about 20 minutes in, a distraction comes along and we get sidetracked.

Many times your distractions can actually be minimized. You can postpone checking your email first thing in the morning until you've actually completed your first few to-dos, scheduling in time to check things like social media, personal emails, your news feed, etc., and finding a productivity method that suits the way you work can put many distractions in their place!

Then there's the distractions we can't control, mainly, your ringing phone. If you don't have any sort of call management, you're stuck fielding non-important and interrupting calls that make you stop what you're doing and take away from your work at hand. Can you just send these calls to a voicemail with a script answering common questions? Sure, but you're stuck checking your voicemail every time someone leaves a message and you can miss a call that's truly important!

The best benefit of hiring an answering service is that a trained, courteous, and professional person answers every one of your calls, they will give out as much or as little information as you want, transfer the calls directly to you that are important, take a message from every person calling, and even deliver the rest of your messages at set times so your customers and clients know exactly when they can expect to hear back from you.

Taking phone interruptions out of your daily routine can really help maximize time spent on projects more important to you, and bring your new year's resolutions within reach that much easier! If you want to learn more about how A Better Answer can help you achieve your goals and minimize distractions, fill out our quote request form.