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Phonesheet.Com Introduces Phone Message Manager

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 12:00 CDT

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- DROP THAT STICKY NOTE! In an effort to free desktops and workspaces of stacks of phone message slips, random pieces of scrap paper, and layers of sticky notes stuck to one's computer monitor, Phonesheet.com today introduces the phone message manager.

Unlike an online contact manager geared towards sales professionals, Phonesheet.com is the only secure, Web 2.0 portal designed to aid in the organization of phone calls and messages for anyone that relies on telephone communication.

Making and receiving telephone calls are a necessary part of a work day. Amazingly, calls and messages are still managed using phone message pads, spiral notebooks and sticky notes, upon which call information or important details extracted from a voicemail message are handwritten by administrative or personal assistants, business colleagues, or us. Phone message slips can quickly pile up and efforts to make four phone calls can easily result in four voicemails (voicemail tag). Mental checks of calls made, messages left, and calls that still need to be returned swim in our heads alongside ever- expanding professional and personal to-do lists-- making the management of daily 'phone work' a tedious, inefficient and disorganized process. In a day of technological innovation, a paradigm shift away from the handwritten phone message is afoot with the introduction of the online phone message pad.

With no complicated set up, no large manual to review, and no software to install, Phonesheet.com is a tool designed to alleviate multiple telephone challenges by providing amateur and savvy computer users alike a web-based method of managing, sorting and storing phone messages. Once entered into the spreadsheet-style application, calls and messages are displayed as a color- coded overview -- allowing immediate identification and sorting of calls that need to be made, calls that have already been made, and new messages received. Anyone that relies on telephone communication can leverage Phonesheet.com's 'virtual phone message pad' which securely stores contact information and archives phone messages-resulting in a personal, online phonebook for each user that is accessible anytime and anywhere in the world where Internet access is available

"Phonesheet.com solved the problem of always trying to find my phone call note sheet and allowed me to keep track of my calls anywhere I might be working," said Jim Gabriel, director of Michigan-based St. Hugo of the Hills. "I've been recommending it to everyone."

Why Voicemail Isn't a Failsafe Solution

When known or expected callers leave a message in our voicemail box, response is easy as many of us submit phone numbers to memory or program them directly into our landline or wireless phone. Yet, should a message be left by an unknown or unexpected caller, we're left reaching for a pen and piece of paper to draft a handwritten and ultimately disposable message. From a point of innovation using voicemail, we return to an antiquated method of managing our messages. To maintain progress towards innovation, Phonesheet.com augments voicemail by digitizing phone messages, streamlining message management, and eliminating wasted paper-a nod to the environmentally-conscious.

Phone Message Manager Can Become an Assistant's Most Used Application

Many businesses today employ administrative professionals or personal assistants charged with scripting and maintaining a daily inventory of phone messages for one or multiple team members. Phonesheet.com insures that messages taken are in one location rather than scattered across cluttered desktops or pasted amid swarms of sticky notes atop hidden computer monitors. The US Department of Labor and the International Association of Administrative Professionals report that in 2006, 4.2 million administrative assistants and secretaries were employed. This figure is expected to grow an additional 362,000 by 2016. Administrative professionals are not being replaced by technology or voicemail. Rather, technology which aids these professionals and those they support becomes more relevant.

"After struggling to keep track of more than 80 calls a day, I went in search of an application to help me organize calls and messages," said Jan Zands, founder of Phonesheet.com. "Sadly, no available software or phone message service fit my needs. There seemed to be a hole, and Phonesheet.com now fills it."

Professionals in finance, broadcast media, real estate and business consulting, through synagogues and small business owners, use Phonesheet.com. "The business of being a broker in a top Dallas commercial real estate firm requires an extraordinary amount of focus and communication with a large clientele," said Collin Curtis of Harvard Companies, Inc. "When making hundreds of calls a week, Phonesheet.com becomes an invaluable tool."

The Phonesheet.com service is immediately available for US $15/month or $160/year. A free 30-day trial and online tutorial are available at http://www.phonesheet.com/.

About Phonesheet.com

Phonesheet.com is the premier online phone message manager. Through its secure Web 2.0-based portal, users can track phone calls, messages and call history in real-time when at their desktop or when working remotely. Phonesheet.com simplifies the management of phone calls and messages and helps to eliminate stacks of phone message slips and sticky notes stuck to one's computer monitor. The company, based in Los Angeles, was founded by an entertainment industry veteran seeking an easier way to manage a high volume of phone work. More information and a free trial of the service can be found at http://www.phonesheet.com/.

Phonesheet.com

CONTACT: Wendy Bulawa for Phonesheet.com, +1-978-994-1447,wendy@imageprofessors.com

Web site: http://www.phonesheet.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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