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In this section we'll attempt to describe the wealth of features built into your national 800-number voicemail service ...

Welcome to Action800!

You've just discovered the nation's best deal in 800-Number VoiceMail! Specializing in marketing tools for small business with big ideas, we give you big 800-VoiceMail at low prices, with Internet 'call-detail' reporting included. So you get the FREEDOM TO MOVE in the world, and for business managers, the easy way to stay IN-TOUCH AND ON-TOP of your business.

Who is Action800 Nationwide VoiceMail?
We're specialists in telephone message-taking, in business since 1977. With local voicemail, we serve Northern California customers in Sonoma County, Marin county, San Francisco, the East Bay, and San Jose.

And we've also discovered a way to give you a low-cost 800-Number-your own private unlisted number-with automatic message-taking or order-taking. Go anywhere you want, you're still in control of the whole system, from any touch-tone phone. The name for this type of service is "Voice Mail", because it's like putting a voice letter in a telephone mailbox.

If you're not familiar with VoiceMail, if you'd like to find out how it works, and the unusual features we give you that are not available from any other company, then you've come to the right place.

Our Offer

If you are interested in Expanding your Markets Nation-Wide, here's our package of a time-tested method which can Super-Charge your advertising ...

** SIMPLE THREE-PART PACKAGE**
We'll give you your own 800 Number. Callers will hear your voice because you record your own out-going message. They can place an order or record a message. You just pick up these orders and messages from any touch-tone phone. Use it for sales or message-taking.

*Experts say an 800 Number can TRIPLE the response from your advertising. That's the "Insider's Secret" which so greatly boosts sales!

*Your recorded message can be a sales presentation, working like your round-the-clock salesman, delivering your message to every caller, just the same way.

*You just call in to pick up your messages (or orders) when convenient. It's easy and efficient, and gives you more control over the entire process.

** BEST LONG-DISTANCE LINE QUALITY FOR CLEAR SOUND **
Your calls come in over the high-quality "Digital-Fiber" telephone lines of IXC, which was named "best overall provider of long-distance" according to an extensive 1997 survey of customers of all long-distance carriers in America. Better known to industry insiders than the general public, IXC owns one of the five nation-wide digital networks, with service second to none. This network spans over 20,000 miles, providing coast-to-coast clarity, with split-second re-routing capability to ensure reliable service on every one of your calls.

** CHOICE OF RATES FOR BEST DEAL **
In business since 1977, we're the original company to offer you your own 800 number, and also offer you a choice of rates so you can choose the best deal depending on whether your needs are for straightforward message-taking service, or our more elaborate and professional "Audio Brochure." Although discounts, extras, and special package combinations are detailed in the 'Prices' section, just look at these rates!

* includes 'call-detail' report with
listing of every caller's phone number
and time billed in 6-second increments.

** IT'S EASY TO SET UP SERVICE **
What does it take? First, we need to collect a payment. If you choose the 'Professional 800-VoiceMail,' for example, we'd need a one-time set-up fee of $20, plus first and last month's service. So , we'd collect a total of $39.90 on your credit-card to start you up.

Second, we'll ask a few questions to verify your credit and set up your account the way you want.

Third, we'll immediately give you your 800 number and go over how to set it up. The whole process takes only seven minutes by phone, or use our simple Internet Sign-Up form for email signup (see 'Setup' section).

** GET THESE EXCLUSIVE REPORTS -- FREE **
Available here on this website for immediate download is our 33-page User's Guide and Two big reports called the "Sales Power" Package -- free!

Your first report is "Power Tips of the Radio Pros: How to Record a Professional Telephone Script in Five Simple Steps." One client said, "Your tips sounded too simple, but I tried them ... and WOW! I sound so professional!"

You also get "Profitable Phone Persuasion: How to write Telephone Scripts that Grab More Dollars." This report is stuffed with guide-lines, sample scripts, how to reassure your customer, logical vs. emotional appeals, how to ask for the sale, "hot-words", "time-limiters", handling the competition, how humor can booby-trap you, and more.

It's full of proven information, over fifty type-set pages, and only available from Action800!

** UNIVERSAL GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION **
You also get our "Universal Guarantee." You can't lose. Try our service for up to ten days. If less than delighted for any reason -- any reason whatsoever -- pay only for minutes used. Your set-up fee and monthly fees will be quickly refunded, no questions asked.

Remember, your project is your dream. Dreams matter. You don't want to rush into things, but if your plan is a sound one, if it's a good plan, don't put it off. Don't give up on your dream! If it's a good plan, if it's your dream, then reach for it! You can only win big if you try big.

** A LIMITATION OF ACTION 800 SERVICE **
We have set up our equipment for print advertising. We have a large recorded-message capacity, and a moderate number of incoming lines. A half-dozen or more people can call your 800 number at the same time, and all will hear your sales message.

Advertise in magazines or newspapers, brochures, business cards, circulars, and direct mail. We can take thousands of calls for you during the month, with almost no busy signals.

But we're not set up for high-volume radio or television -- what is called "spike" advertising -- where all the calls come at the same time. If needed, we'll refer you to another company which is set up for broadcast ads. They can't give you our low rates, because all those incoming lines cost more, to handle the sudden "spike" response of many people calling at the same time, but you'll just have to pay more to handle radio or TV advertising.

** WE CAN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER **
Call us today, and you'll get your own 800 number to boost the pulling power of your advertising, plus deliver your sales message to every caller, and you'll feel more in control than ever before! So if you'd like to get started and put your User's Guide to work (and also "Power Tips of the Radio Pros" and "Profitable Phone Persuasion"), just call our business office now at (800) 310-1490. Sign up with a credit card on the phone, or try our easy Internet Sign-Up form in the "Sign-Up' section.

** WHY NOT REACH FOR YOUR DREAMS? **
Don't forget, you get IXC's high-quality digital-fiber long-distance network for clear sound, your own 800-number to supercharge your advertising, and Action800's complete Sales-Power materials package to make you a triple Winner!

So why not join hundreds of businessmen, families, and direct marketers who are using Action800 service for greater profits? Why not reach for your Dreams? Why not call today?

Because it costs so little, you can easily afford our unique package of a time-tested method to boost your sales. Act fast and get moving now! Call us! The world is waiting to hear from you.

The Action800 Advantage

If you're a careful customer, it's not enough to say "Hey, Action800 sounds great!" You also want to stop and think, "Am I getting the best deal?"

If you've examined our prices, you realize that they're lower than other companies. But we actually give you a better service than any other company offering 800 VoiceMail, in three different ways:

Action Advantage Number One
Action Advantage Number One is ... We give you heavy-duty Expanded Capacity voice mailboxes with every service, even our cheapest one!

Now this is important. If you've ever called any other voicemail company, they usually offer a low rate only IF you don't get your own phone number, or IF the voice mailbox can only hold a few messages, and usually they're automatically erased in only a few days. I mean, unless you leap around like a lizard you've lost your messages. And if more than a few friends call on the same day, some of them can't leave messages because ... the mailbox is already full.

And also, with other companies your out-going sales message can be maybe two minutes, and often that's just not long enough for a decent sales presentation.

But none of that didly-squat business with Action800 VoiceMail. Every voice mailbox is heavy duty, Expanded Capacity. That means it can take up to forty messages. Not ten, not twelve. FORTY! And let's say you're out of town. Your Expanded Capacity voice mailbox can hold the messages for up to two weeks! Not two days, but TWO WEEKS!

And how long an out-going greeting do you get with us? With our 'Professional' package (used for message-taking), your out-going greeting can be up to three minutes. And for your sales presentation? Try our 'High-Capacity' package, with an out-going greeting up to SEVEN MINUTES!

Voice Mail Capacity

	Length of your Greeting can be		3 to 7 minutes
	Length of incoming Messages can be		4 minutes
	Number of Messages it will hold is		40 messages
	Length of time it holds New Messages		2 weeks
	Length of time it holds Kept Messages		3 days

So you see, the mailbox capacity is quite generous. As we say, it's a completely professional, heavy-duty voice mailbox. And now, perhaps you're becoming curious about -- what is Action Advantage Number Two?

Action Advantage Number Two
Action Advantage Number Two is … our "Universal Guarantee!" It's simple. Here's how it works:

Action Advantage Number Three
Action Advantage Number Three is … major money savings! Our bookkeeping system is streamlined, permitting us to give you lots of service with full 'call-detail' reporting delivered to you via email, and all at surprisingly low rates. But there's more ...

Smart date & time
Built into your Action800 VoiceMail service is a smart Date & Time system. It always tells you "just enough" so you know exactly when the message was left, but it conserves your time. For example, when you pick up ...

... a message left today	...	you hear the time
... left earlier this week	...	you hear time and day of the week.
... left before this week	...	you hear time, day and date.

'Memory-Easy' Commands
Built into your Action800 VoiceMail service you get 'memory-easy' commands, using the first letter of a word, like "Press 'P' to 'P'lay the message ... 'K' to 'K'eep the message ... or 'D' to 'D'iscard the message." In a couple of days, you'll know these commands with no effort on your part, and then you can go at your own speed-you don't have to wait for the voice prompt. (But if you're ever unsure, voicemail tells you with a spoken voice just which keys to press.)

Easy-to-use touch-tone controls! What could be simpler? That's why we say ... if you can operate a touch-tone phone, you've already mastered voicemail!

Quick-Keys (fast-forward & instant-replay)
Built into your Action800 VoiceMail service you get special playback controls. For example the 'Star' key (*) will jump back just a bit, so you can repeat a phone number or an address ('Instant Replay'). Or use the 'Pound' key (#) to jump forward, for example if you want to skip over a section in the message ('Fast Forward').

It's easy and it's useful. You'll never again have to replay a whole message just to make sure of a phone number!

Set-Aside (keep for later)
Built into your Action800 VoiceMail service you get the ability to set aside a message if you don't want to deal with it right now. Just press the 'K' touch-tone to 'K'eep the message for later.

In fact, as you play your messages, you can keep or discard them in any order. It makes life easy to have more control over your messages-you get to arrange your life more conveniently!

Greeting Bypass
If you have regular customers who call your 800-VoiceMail, to stay in touch or to place recurring orders, you can make their call quicker and easier. Because every voice mailbox has a 'Bypass' feature built in. For example, just tell your customers "To bypass this greeting, just press One on your touch-tone and ..." This feature is included free.

On-Line Documentation
In the 'Library' section of this website, you'll not only find an entire business and marketing library available for immediate, free download. You'll also find your 33-page User's Guide, containing full and complete information about every aspect of 800 VoiceMail.

So even if you're on the road, all you need is a bookmark in your laptop to immediately access a complete reference guide for anything you might need to know!

All four Credit-Cards accepted
People are sometimes surprised when they're signing up, that in addition to MasterCard and Visa cards, we also can accept Discover or American Express. So no matter what card you like to use ... no problem.

Refer-a-Friend credit -- One Free Month!
Some years ago, when we noticed that a lot of people referred friends to Action800, we realized that we'd hit on a winning combination of service and price. So we dreamed up the 'Free Month' credit as a way to say 'Thanks!' for referring your friend to Action800. After all, if we'd had to buy more advertising to get that new customer, it would cost us as much as a free month of service, so why not give that benefit back to you?

So that's just what we do. It's a standing offer. When you refer a friend and they sign up, we'll put a free month service credit on your account toward your next renewal.

It's funny. We have a few customers who haven't had to pay for any service for months at a time ... because they have so many friends!

Advanced VoiceMail Features

These are advanced features. Some features are optional, and may have additional cost. Others are included free.

Tollsaver
This is a very popular money-saver among customers, and is available -- included free -- on Professional 800 VoiceMail service.

'Tollsaver' is a way you can save money when you're calling to check messages. For example when you call in, if you have no new messages you can escape the charge for the call when you know the secret. And nothing could be easier. When there are no new messages to be picked up, our voicemail computer will make the sound of ringing.

So if you hear ringing, immediately hang up. You not only save your time, but the call is free! How do we do it? Telephone magic!

Message Relay
Your 800-VoiceMail can call you up at your predesignated home or business number, and play your messages for you. Password-protected, of course, so that nobody else can receive your messages. A powerful way to stay always on top of your affairs, without requiring a pager. See pricing in 'Prices' section.

Paging Service
Do you carry a pager? If so, we can page you whenever you nave new messages waiting. Shop for your best deal on a pager in your city, or you can (in some locations) obtain one from us.

Callers Menu
Your callers will appreciate this advanced message-taking system, if you wish to offer it to them (it's included at no extra charge). While they're leaving their message for you, they can replay their message to make sure they've said it right, add on if they forgot something. If it's all wrong, they can even redo the whole thing. It takes the worry out of leaving a complete message.

'Call-Detail' reporting
Your 800-VoiceMail includes (free) a monthly report sent to you via email, with a detailed listing of each call into your voice mailbox(Es). Your detailed report shows the time and date of each call, the elapsed time (measured in 6-second increments), and the phone number of the party who called you!

What a powerful marketing tool! Even if they do not leave their phone number as a message, you can follow-up whenever you like!

Group Features
If you have the imagination to consider getting a whole bunch of Voice Mailboxes so everyone in your group has their own, Action800 gives you an easy way to stay In-Touch and On-Top of your business.

Here's how it works -- Let's say you and Al and Bill and Carl and Dave all start a company together. Al and Bill are technicians, they have to travel around to your customers all over town, maybe all over the country. Carl's the Sales Manager, and Dave is a salesmen, and you're the Big Cheese.

Guys like you have got to talk all the time, to pass information back and forth, to stay on top of fast- breaking deals. But on the other hand, everybody's away from the phone, and so are your customers and so is your banker and accountant and lawyer. Sound familiar? Now there's something you can do about it.

You give everybody their own Voice Mailbox. Now anyone can leave a detailed message for anyone else, pass along important information when it's needed, regardless of the time of day. And you can just press 'A' to 'A'nswer a message, or press 'G' to 'G'ive the message to somebody else, along with your comments. You can even broadcast a message to 85 salespeople all at once.

It works fine even if your offices are in different cities, or different time zones. And yes, if you need an Audio-Brochure, it can be integrated into your group of Voice Mailboxes too!

Other Features
We can also provide 'Directory' service (where caller can touch-tone in the first few letters of your staff names to go to the appropriate voice mailbox), listing of your 800-Number in the 800 Yellow Pages, and 'Rotational' boxes (to distribute sales leads evenly among your members of group).

California Only:
If your headquarters is in California, especially Sonoma county or the San Francisco Bay area, we have some special offers that only apply to you:

Easy to Use and Totally Confidential
You might think that Voice Mail might be complicated to use, but it's easy. Your mother could work it, because ... if you can use a pushbutton phone, you've already mastered Voice Mail. It's as simple as pressing 'P' for play, 'D' for discard, and 'K' to keep a message. The Voice Mailbox tells you with a spoken voice just which keys to press.

And if everyone in your group gets a Voice Mailbox, each of you can have message-taking PLUS you can pass messages back and forth. You might think-with all it can do-that Voice Mail would be expensive, but it's not. It costs a fraction of the phone company's charge for a residence phone.

When you add it all up, you can see how we give you the Freedom to Move in the world. Go anywhere you want, you're still in control of the whole system!

When you consider how 800 VoiceMail can give your activities a supercharged engine, and the many ways to use this simple and powerful tool, you'll see why we say Action800 can help keep you In-Touch and On-Top of your business!

And to examine our amazingly affordable rate packages, and full details on our 'Universal Guarantee' which lets you try Action800 service risk-free for ten days, just click here for prices!

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