If you have a Verizon phone and an online business, you can download Verizon ringtones that will assist you in making your business run more smoothly. Does that sound like a sales pitch? It can actually be done with any phone (Sprint ringtones and Cingular ringtones will work just as well) but Verizon is a popular choice for business phones so it makes the most sense to start there.

Here is how you can use Verizon ringtones to make your business more organized:

• Input the phone numbers of all of your major clients into your Verizon phone. Download one ringtone that you’ll use to identify this group of people. Every time that you hear that tone, you’ll know that it’s a call that you want to take.
• Do the same thing for any clients, investors or others that you hate dealing with on the phone. You’ll always know when not to answer.
• Assign different ringtones to family and personal calls so that you can make a split-second decision about whether or not you have the time to take the call when it rings.
• Make use of alarm functions on your phone. Choose ringtones that will get your attention and then set the alarm to keep you on task while operating your online business.

The key to using ringtones for business is to make sure that you keep the number of them low enough that you’ll always recognize who the ring represents. This allows you to decide without finding the phone if it’s a call that you need to take or a call that can wait. You’d be surprised how much time this can save you in the long run.