Should I use Podium phones? I already have a phone number for my business.

View a quick introduction to Podium Phones HERE. 

It is HIGHLY recommended to use a Podium number on your marketing materials (website, business cards, car wraps, etc). This will ensure you get the most out of the platform. Choose from one of four scenarios below to see how and why moving over to Podium makes sense!

1. I have a business phone number separate from my personal phone number, and the business phone number is on a VoIP phone plan.
2. I have a business phone number separate from my personal phone number, and the business phone number is on a cell phone plan.
3. I use my personal cell phone as my business phone number, and have a VoIP phone plan.
4. I use my personal cell phone as my business phone number, and have a cell phone plan.

I have a business phone number separate from my personal phone number, and the business phone number is on a VoIP phone plan:

• Switching to Podium is a breeze as VoIP plans have no restrictions when moving to Podium.  

I have a business phone number separate from my personal phone number, but the business phone number is on a cell phone plan:

• You will have to assign a new number to your current carrier plan in order to move the business phone number over. Once you obtain a new phone number for your current carrier, the business phone number will be freed up to allow the move.
• Once the business phone number moves over to Podium, one device can be used because the Podium phone number will ring through the Podium app.

I use my personal cell phone as my business phone number, and have a VoIP phone plan:

• Switching to Podium is a breeze as VoIP plans have no restrictions when moving to Podium.  
• Switching your business phone number to a Podium phone number means you can separate business versus personal calls and still use only one device.
• One device can be used because the Podium phone number will ring through the Podium app.
• If you want to keep your personal phone number, you would need to start fresh with a new phone number from Podium. Please consider that most of our new business comes from customers finding us online. Once a new number is established and forward facing online, that is the number customers will reach out to from that point forward. Repeat business is great, but accounts for a smaller percentage of sales. Those customers will still reach you on the personal line until or find your new number online. 

I use my personal cell phone as my business phone number, and have a cell phone plan:

• Switching your business phone number to a Podium number means you can separate business versus personal calls and still use only one device.
• One device can be used because the Podium phone number will ring through the Podium app.
• If you want to keep your personal phone number, you would need to start fresh with a new phone number from Podium. Please consider that most of our new business comes from customers finding us online. Once a new number is established and forward facing online, that is the number customers will reach out to from that point forward. Repeat business is great, but accounts for a smaller percentage of sales. Those customers will still reach you on the personal line until or find your new number online.