Resources for Prepaid Phone Cards

It’s important to know that prepaid calling cards can be very useful to saving your business money. You will save more if you take into consideration how the phone card providers you examine tally minute usage, because there are often small details that you may overlook. Additionally, make sure you look at expiration dates, the ability to renew minutes without purchasing a new card, and the different rates for each country you call.

Once you decide which of the phone card companies you will go with, consider the many ways of using prepaid phone cards to benefit your business. Some of your options include the following:

1. Use prepaid international calling cards to stay in touch with overseas clients.

2. Give employees a prepaid phone calling card to use on business trips.

3. Start a prepaid phone cards business all your own.

Contact clients overseas with international prepaid phone cards

The rates that calling cards provide are typically much cheaper than the rates you get with a typical long-distance service. So, if you have clients, contacts or even offices overseas that you need to contact, you may want to consider using prepaid phone cards for those long-distance calls. Not only will you save money, but it will also help you manage business expenses better, since you purchase the calling time before you use, instead of getting a bill after the fact.

Call your home or office with prepaid phone cards on business trips

Take calling cards on your overseas business trips to save from extra charges on your hotel bill when you call home. Additionally, you can provide employees with prepaid phone cards when they go on a trip for the company so that they can call home and check in at the office without using up all of their personal cell phone minutes or trying to depend on coverage availability.
Federal Trade Commission for detailed facts about prepaid long-distance phone cards. ZapTel offers information and tips for first-time calling card buyers.

Distribute wholesale prepaid phone cards to customers

Grocers, travel agencies, convenience stores and other businesses provide calling cards for customers to purchase. Consider adding prepaid phone cards to the products offered at your store. You can purchase cards in bulk from wholesalers and get a discounted rate. Most wholesalers require you to purchase a certain amount each month in order to maintain those discounts, so be sure you can keep up before committing.

• Prepaid cell phone cards are also available. These services give you the opportunity to use a cell phone without committing to a contract. Simply purchase minutes and, when they're gone, purchase more. It's a great way to limit cell phone usage and expenses when you provide your employees with mobiles.