subject: Why Should I Use An Answering Service [print this page] It is interesting because so many feel that having someone else provides this service is too expensive, when in reality it is extremely costly to lose business because nobody answered when a prospective lead called your phone number. You may get your next big job as a result of having a 24 hour answering service with 24/7 professional service; rain or shine, weekends, holidays, or late at night. Make the decision for an answering service in order to be more accessible than your competitors. Word will spread of your reliability and that is sure to pay off many times over.