(EMAILWIRE.COM, August 31, 2009 ) Phoenix, AZ – The self-employed often push themselves too hard. There is sometimes a mentality that the freelancer or consultant has to do everything themselves. While this do-it-yourself style can help them overcome financial shortcomings during the startup phase by saving money on outsourcing, there comes a time when they do need help. That's where answering services like those from answering service firm AnswerNow! come in to help the self-employed regain more time for themselves, get more done, and still increase billable time.

“Freelancers can feel overworked, working long days and up to seven days a week," says AnswerNow! President Margo Soll Weiss. “They have to maximize their billable hours and avoid burnout at the same time. Sometimes it just isn't feasible to stop what they're doing to take calls from clients or prospective clients, especially for creative professionals who can't afford to have their train of thought interrupted."

Working with an answering service frees them up to take and return calls when it's more convenient, allowing them to focus on the client projects they're working on and cut down on their overall administrative time. That means more of their working hours can become billable hours.

"Often freelancers don't consider outsourcing answering services or other projects because they fear it will be unaffordable," says Weiss. "But the truth is that outsourcing to an answering service can more than pay for itself. Not only does cutting down on administrative work mean the freelancer has more time to devote to billable projects, but our answering service works for them to answer questions from potential clients and help them land more sales. It's ideal for those freelancers and consultants who may not be comfortable trying to 'sell themselves' over the phone when calls come in."

AnswerNow! offers answering services for the self-employed as well as small to mid-sized businesses 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. "When they work with an answering service, freelancers and consultants will finally feel less guilty about taking a day off or going on vacation," says Weiss. "They'll know their clients won't be left hanging." Bilingual answering services are also available, helping the self-employed stay in touch with their Spanish, French, German, and Italian speaking markets as well as English.

About AnswerNow!

AnswerNow! has over 30 years’ experience in the answering services and telemessaging industry, offering state-of-the-art technology solutions in bilingual answering services, credit card processing, call center services, and further virtual office assistance. The business understands the importance of growth, having gone from a one person shop to employing over 90 people to help clients across various industries grow with the help of custom virtual office solutions.

For more information about AnswerNow! or the company's answering services and call center services, please visit www.AnswerNowInc.com or contact Michelle Weiss at 1-800-226-0491.

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