Recording voicemail greetings for your business or personal life requires a separate list of priorities, because they are being used for two distinct purposes and will be heard by two very different types of callers. I have a friend with two cell phones - one for work, and one for personal calls - and if you call both lines, you would never know it's the same person. While the message on his personal line might not be ideal, he took the time to record a professional voicemail message for his business phone, which makes it stand out.
To get the most out of your voice mail it’s important that you properly set up your personal mailbox. Press the voice mail button on your phone and enter your password (0 0 0 0 by default). Press 5 from the mailbox menu. Press 1 to assign your no answer greeting Press 2 to edit the greeting, begin recording when prompted. A typical greeting says “Hi, you’ve reached Mitch Scott. I am currently on the other line or away from my desk. Please leave your name number and a brief message and I will return your call as soon as possible.” press # when finished. Press 1 to set this as your active greeting Press 5 to edit mailbox greetings Press 7 to record your mailbox greeting and follow the prompts to record your mailbox greeting (You can repeat the greeting you used in step 3). Press # when finished. Press # from the main menu Press 7 for personal administration Press 2 to record your name “Mitch Scott” press # when finished Press # from the main menu Press 7 for personal administration Press 3 to enter your directory name Press 2 and follow the instructions to enter your name in the directory Press # from the main menu press 7 for personal administration Press 1 to change your password Press 2 and follow the instructions to change your password.

If your carrier supports the iPhone voicemail feature, you can retrieve and listen to your voicemail right from within the “Phone” app and call your contacts back by simply tapping their messages. That type of functionality is pretty neat and useful, because it saves you actual time. If not supported by your carrier, you will not be able to see the visual overview of your voicemail inbox and use any of the related features. Tapping the “Voicemail” tab in your “Phone” app will simply call the number associated with your voicemail box. So let’s get going with creating our custom voicemail greeting on iPhone! How to record your own Voicemail on iPhone Phone → Voicemail → Greeting → Custom → Record → Save
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