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Re: Will Google Hang Up on Voice?

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Post by meritt » Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 7:56 PM UTC

Samuel_Michon wrote: post #25

rgbrenner wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much money do they make off of voice? I was a (paying) postini customer and they shut that down... So paying them is no guarantee

Google gets 95% of its revenue from advertising, so nothing else is essential.

That's funny, Google shut down Google Affiliate Network yesterday which drives a decent amount of advertising revenue.

http://googleaffiliatenetwork-blog.blogspot.com/2013/04/an-u...

Re: Will Google Hang Up on Voice?

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Post by fn » Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 8:22 PM UTC

jaytaylor wrote: post #19

cpursley wrote: post #2

On this topic, what's a good Google voice alternative? Something for business that will ring my cell phone. Preferably a 1-800 # with answering ability and phone tree capability.

Full disclosure: I work at SendHub SendHub ( https://sendhub.com ) will give you a virtual business line (SMS+Voice) for free that you can access from the web or from your iPhone/iPad/Android device. I know we support 1-800 numbers on paid plans, just hop on support chat and they will take care of you.

Does it work with Canadian area codes?

Re: Will Google Hang Up on Voice?

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Post by Samuel_Michon » Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 8:23 PM UTC

meritt wrote: post #31

Samuel_Michon wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google gets 95% of its revenue from advertising, so nothing else is essential.

That's funny, Google shut down Google Affiliate Network yesterday which drives a decent amount of advertising revenue. http://googleaffiliatenetwork-blog.blogspot.com/2013/04/an-u...

Decoding the marketing speak, I'd say Google makes more money off its other programs, so Google is axing Affiliate Network in favor of those. Publishers are expected to move to AdSense CPC/CPI, and given how little competition there is, few customers will leave.

“we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Google Affiliate Network and focus on other products that are driving great results for clients.”

Re: Will Google Hang Up on Voice?

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Post by mikebracco » Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 8:41 PM UTC

jaytaylor wrote: post #19

cpursley wrote: post #2

On this topic, what's a good Google voice alternative? Something for business that will ring my cell phone. Preferably a 1-800 # with answering ability and phone tree capability.

Full disclosure: I work at SendHub SendHub ( https://sendhub.com ) will give you a virtual business line (SMS+Voice) for free that you can access from the web or from your iPhone/iPad/Android device. I know we support 1-800 numbers on paid plans, just hop on support chat and they will take care of you.

SendHub team - I'd try to get the developer behind GrowlVoice (http://www.growlvoice.com) to support your service or come up with simular Menu Bar interface. It's been one of the most popular paid apps in the Mac App Store for a long time. They provide best way to quickly interface with GV from your Menu Bar on your Mac.

Re: Will Google Hang Up on Voice?

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Post by jaytaylor » Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 10:57 PM UTC

fn wrote: post #32

jaytaylor wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Full disclosure: I work at SendHub SendHub ( https://sendhub.com ) will give you a virtual business line (SMS+Voice) for free that you can access from the web or from your iPhone/iPad/Android device. I know we support 1-800 numbers on paid plans, just hop on support chat and they will take care of you.

Does it work with Canadian area codes?

Try it out - some parts of Canada are supported.

Re: Will Google Hang Up on Voice?

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Post by cpursley » Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 5:26 PM UTC

jaytaylor wrote: post #19

cpursley wrote: post #2

On this topic, what's a good Google voice alternative? Something for business that will ring my cell phone. Preferably a 1-800 # with answering ability and phone tree capability.

Full disclosure: I work at SendHub SendHub ( https://sendhub.com ) will give you a virtual business line (SMS+Voice) for free that you can access from the web or from your iPhone/iPad/Android device. I know we support 1-800 numbers on paid plans, just hop on support chat and they will take care of you.

Thanks - that's the sort of thing I'm looking for.