Recording a professional sounding voice message to send out to your business, clients, friends or family can be a tricky task.

Today we are going to go over a few steps to help our members record the best possible voice message to use with DialMyCalls. The first thing you are going to need to do is sign up for an account with DialMyCalls – it's free and extremely easy!

Once you have signed up for your account, you are going to want to add some contacts that will receive the voice message you are about to record. To do this, just go to the My Contacts tab of your account and either enter them manually or from an Excel spreadsheet. Now that you've added your contacts to your account, let's record your message!

Our voice broadcasting service allows you to record your voice message in three very different ways. Below we will go over each recording method and give you tips on how you can make them sound as good as possible:

Voice Message Recording Options + Tips

• Using A Touch-tone Phone – This method of recording is the most popular on DialMyCalls as it is the quickest and easiest way to get a great sounding voice message. When selecting this option users will be prompted to enter their phone number so that our system can give them a ring. Make sure that you are answering the call on a newer phone that you can be heard clearly on. Once you answer our automated calling system, you will follow our automated prompts which will allow you to record your message.

  The trick to a perfect voice message using our touch-tone phone method is quite simple. Do NOT have anything playing in the background (music, television, screaming babies, pets). There is also a method in which you should hold the phone to your mouth – you don't want it so close that you are eating it but you also don't want it too far away. Another great tip for recording a voice message is to have a script that you can read off of – this will reduce the likelihood that you stumble on your own words.

• Upload An MP3 or WAV Sound file – Are you a tech savvy member of DialMyCalls? Do you have your own professional voice talent for your business? This option is for those who want to use their computer or a professional actor to record their voice message. With this method, the possibilities are limitless as you can add custom sound effects, music and other various cool features by using your computer and recording software. Should you choose to use this method, the big tip for you is to test your microphone volume before you record. Of course, as with the touch-tone phone method, you do not want any background noise going on while you are recording.

• Text-to-Speech Tool – Members of DialMyCalls who wish to opt-out from recording their voice message can use this simple method. Simply type the message that you want recorded and our system will generate a computerized recording – I don't recommend this method if you are after a professional sounding message.

• Professional Voice Talent – Don't have the perfect voice to record a great sounding voice message? DialMyCalls now offers a professional voice talent service in which you can choose from one of your 14 different voice actors and have them record your message for you! This service is an additional $25 per 30 second message and usually takes around 48 hours to complete.

Should you have any more questions regarding our voice broadcasting service or tips to record the perfect voice message, please feel free to contact our customer support!

DialMyCalls.com is proud to announce the release of our brand new voice API and SMS API.

Start growing your new or existing web applications by using our brand new voice API and SMS API. Easily integrate our mass notification system into your web app and start reaping the benefits of our extensive voice/text message capabilities.

Upon release of the DialMyCalls API the functions that are being supported are the following: voice broadcast, text message, polling, advanced call features, contact list / recording management, detailed call reporting, and two-way SMS.

Signing up for the new Voice and SMS API is extremely easy and we are offering $100 in free calls and text messages to help you start building your web application. Complete the following steps to sign up for DialMyCalls, access your API key, receive your free credits and start building your web application today:

1. Create a DialMyCalls account, it's free and only takes a couple of minutes.
   
2. Login to your newly created account and locate the "My Account Tab" from your user control panel.
   
3. Now click "My Account Information"? on the left side of the page.
   
4. Located at the bottom of the page will be your API key.
   
5. To receive for your free voice message and text message credits, email api@ontimetelecom.com with your API key - we will add the credits directly to your account.
   

For more information regarding the brand new voice API and SMS API, please read over the official DialMyCalls API documentation.

Our Jupiter Lighthouse webcam is officially live, sitting high atop our office in the wonderful Jupiter, Florida.

DialMyCalls.com is proud to present our brand new Jupiter Lighthouse webcam. Broadcasting 24/7, the weather camera is aimed directly at the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in Jupiter, Florida. Locals and tourists alike have a chance to take a look at history as well as the amazing scenery around which the lighthouse resides.

Last week we thought to ourselves, we have such a great view of the Jupiter Lighthouse, let's share it with everyone. Thus the DialMyCalls webcam was born and so far its bringing nothing but positive feedback. When you visit our Jupiter Lighthouse webcam you can expect to see a large image that updates every 60 seconds. On top of that, we have a time-lapse video that displays the previous day.

Check out our Jupiter Lighthouse webcam today!

DialMyCalls uses credits for our mass notification system, what exactly does a credit get you?

Call credits are DialMyCalls' automated calling currency. Have I lost you already? Basically, when you sign up for our voice / text message service, you have the option to purchase credits. One single credit is good for a 30-second phone call to one of your contact. Need more than 30 seconds to record your message; that will be one additional credit. Most people only need 30 seconds to record their desired message.

Do you want to send out a 30 second message to 60 contacts on your DialMyCalls phone list? That will cost you 60 phone credits; it's that simple. Another service that we offer is text message blasting which allows you to send thousands of contacts a text message, instantly. As with our voice message notifications, one text message will cost 1 credit.

Now with our premium service we offer several different calling options which take an additional 1/2 credit to use. The following options will cost you an additional ½ credit per call (making 30 calls using a premium call option will cost you...45 credits!):

Push To Leave A Message –

Allow callees to press a key and leave a voice message. These voice messages will be saved and be made available in your call report.

Push To Listen Again –

This allows callees to press a key to repeat the message they just heard. This is a great solution if your message contains important information, such as phone numbers or addresses.

Polling –

This option lets you ask callees a series of questions and then track their responses in your call report.

Push To Opt-Out –  

This option allows your callees to press a key to opt-out from any future calls.

Now that you I have explained exactly what a call credit will get you on DialMyCalls, check out our pricing options.