THE 1-MINUTE SPIEL

Think of your recording as a radio commercial. Since callers have short 
attention spans, and are used to hearing radio and tv spots that are not 
more than 1 minute long it is advisable that you limit the length of your 
message to about 1 minute, 2 minutes tops!

GETTING THE CALL & COLLECTING PAYMENT

Whatever it is you are selling, and by which you are using your answering, 
your primary challenge will be in two areas: (1) How you can advertise and 
make your telephone number known to a lot of people, and (2) How you are 
going to collect payment for whatever it is you are selling. One of the most 
popular topics sold on "answering machine schemes" is information abourt how 
people can make money with their answering machine. This is worn out and 
very unimaginative. More than likely, your caller will feel insulted and 
not order whatever literature, report or booklet you want them to order.
Remember, if you want to have a recorded sales message over the telephone, 
use a voice mail service, which may cost you around $8 a month.