- I typically don’t answer calls from numbers I’m not familiar with. The do not call registry has little to no affect on a business number even if it’s a cell phone and I get a lot of telemarketers who call me.New potential clients: If you didn’t leave a voicemail, I didn’t call you back because I don’t know who you are or why you’re calling. Imagine calling an office back and not knowing who to ask for, it’s awkward and typically doesn’t go anywhere.
- It saves time. People typically leave shorter more concise messages when leaving a message than when they talk to someone. It also lets me look anything up that is necessary before returning your call.
Other reasons I may not have answered:
- I was in a meeting – I generally don’t interrupt meetings to take calls.
- I was really engrossed in working on something – sometimes it’s hard to switch back and forth between coding and talking to people.
- I was driving – my car isn’t quiet and trying to talk over the noise and deal with traffic is usually fairly useless.
- I was asleep – occasionally I stay up late (like 4am late) working on a project and sleep in the next day if I have no meetings. Though I do try and keep normal working hours (8am-5pm EST) most of the time, this isn’t always effective for me.
- You called at a really odd time – as I just mentioned, I try and keep normal working hours 8am-5pm EST Monday – Friday most of the time. If you called me at 11pm on a Saturday I’m probably not going to answer unless we are working a rush project with rush fees.