Do you hate listening to voicemail? Play the message, listen to it, scribble down the caller’s name and number. Call person back. Toss message into garbage. Waste yellow sticky notes, messages pads and the like.

Or come back to the office after a tough day in court only to find a bunch of notes on your desk. Spend a bunch of time figuring out what the heck they all say.

Pray the phone number was written down correctly.

If those scenarios ring true, then I’ve found the answer to your problems. It’s called SimulScribe, and I’ve been testing it for about month. The results are astounding. And I’m not easily impressed.

I heard about SimulScribe about six months ago and thought it was a waste. $40 to have someone write down my messages? What a dumb idea!

Then I was driving to court and called in to listen to my voicemail. A new client was on the line, leaving a rambling message. The caller left a phone number but it was so fast I couldn’t write it down. Plus I was on the highway and not really in a position to write down the number - so I had to commit it to memory. Of course, I mixed up the numbers and couldn’t call back for a few hours after I’d had the chance to re-listen to the message. It was a very good case - and someone else got it because the client didn’t get a call back from me quickly enough.

SimulScribe converts your voicemail into text messages, and sends it directly to your mobile phone or email address. The original voicemail message is attached to the email in mp3 or WAV format so you can play it back.

It’s one of those really simple, convenient solutions that makes you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that first?”

Try it by clicking here and you’ll get a free month of service when you sign up.

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