How to start a VoIP Business
The first thing to do is decide what part of VOIP marketplace you want to serve; some possibilites are:
- Prepaid Cards
- VoIP consulting
- PBX sales and service
- Call Center Solutions
- Independent Sales/Service Agent for existing VoIP service providers
- VoIP Provider services
- etc.
Within each category there are many choices. For example, for Prepaid Cards:
Some general suggestions:
- Pick an area that plays to your strengths. For example, if your strength is sales and marketing, pick an area where you can leverage those abilities
- Learn all you can about the marketplace
- Attend industry tradeshows
- Read industry magazines, blogs, forums, etc
- Read books
- Do market research - talk to your potential customers
- Ask questions
- Test the waters to the extent possible try before you buy before making large commitments of time or money
Article by voip-info.org
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